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Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon, pictured in Timaru on July 8, 2020, 12 days before his resignation over allegations of sending an indecent image.
A scandal involving former Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon was a dominating feature of July’s news writes Doug Sail, as we continue our series looking back on the year that was.
Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon resigned in disgrace in July after it was revealed he had sent an indecent image to a young woman.
The 37-year-old National Party MP, elected to Parliament in 2017, announced in a press release on July 20 that he would not be contesting the 2020 General Election, citing a need to maintain his health and wellbeing.