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Youth parliament > Youth MPs > Middle North Island > Mr Martin Gallagher
Mr Martin Gallagher - Hamilton West Electorate MP
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Mr Martin Gallagher' Youth MP for Youth Parliament 2007 is;
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Chelsie Foley
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| Age: |
17
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| Home town: |
Hamilton
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| High school: |
Hamilton Girls High School
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An issue I feel strongly about:
One of the issues that I am personally very concerned about is the
driving age and how it affects young New Zealanders. I believe that 15
is too young to be driving unaccompanied, and the increasing number of
accidents on New Zealand’s roads reflect this. I was surprised to learn that many
young people support this perspective, suggesting ideas such as raising
the learner licence age to at least 16, enforcing compulsory driving
lessons and defensive driving courses and creating stricter licence
tests that really test the ability of the driver, not just their
knowledge of the road rules. With New Zealand’s liberal and social
drinking culture, we cannot afford to put our youth at an unnecessary
risk.
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