Career
Blanchfield represented the Westland electorate from 1960 to 1972, and then the West Coast electorate from 1972 to 1978, when he retired.
Blanchfield represented the Westland electorate from 1960 to 1972, and then the West Coast electorate from 1972 to 1978, when he retired.
In the 1978 Queen"s Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to the community.