Ian Peters was a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 politician of the National Party

New Zealand National Party

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He represented the Tongariro

Tongariro (New Zealand electorate)

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 electorate in Parliament from 1990 to 1993, when he was defeated by Mark Burton

Mark Burton

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. He stood unsusccessfully against Burton for the replacement seat of Taupo

Taupo (New Zealand electorate)

rightTaupō is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Taupō is Louise Upston of the National Party. She has held this position since 2008.The current Taupō seat was created ahead of the introduction...

 in 1996

New Zealand general election, 1996

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, for the New Zealand First

New Zealand First

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 party.

He is a brother of former MP and Minister Winston Peters

Winston Peters

Winston Raymond Peters is a New Zealand politician and leader of New Zealand First, a political party he founded in 1993. Peters has had a turbulent political career since entering Parliament in 1978. He served as Minister of Maori Affairs in the Bolger National Party Government before being...

 and former MP Jim Peters.

Another brother, Ron Peters. stood for New Zealand First

New Zealand First

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 in Hobson

Hobson (New Zealand electorate)

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 in 1993

New Zealand general election, 1993

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, coming third; and for Northland

Northland (New Zealand electorate)

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 in 1996

New Zealand general election, 1996

The 1996 New Zealand general election was held on 12 October 1996 to determine the composition of the 45th New Zealand Parliament. It was notable for being the first election to be held under the new Mixed Member Proportional electoral system, and produced a parliament considerably more diverse...

, coming second.