Gavan Herlihy (born 16 January 1947) is a New Zealand former politician.
In the 2002 election, he lost narrowly to David Parker of the Labour Party.
This loss was surprising to many commentators, as the Otago region has traditionally regarded as a safely in National hands.
[1] Herlihy narrowly missed out on becoming a list MP, being two places below the cut-off line.
On 1 July 2011 Herlihy was appointed to the board of Landcare Research.