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Auckland West (New Zealand Electorate)
The former New Zealand parliamentary electorate on the western inner city of Auckland, was known as City of Auckland West from 1861 to 1890, and then Auckland West from 1905 to 1946. Population centres From 1861 to 1884 the electorate comprised the suburbs of Ponsonby, Grey Lynn and Herne Bay. With the creation of the electorate for the , Auckland West was moved south to include Grey Lynn, Newton and Kingsland. From 1890 to 1905, Auckland West – along with and – were merged into the multi-member electorate. In 1903 the Parliament passed the City Single Electorates Act, abolishing multi-member electorates from the end of the 15th Parliament in 1905. The three inner-city Auckland electorates were recreated in 1905, with Auckland West first comprising the suburbs of Ponsonby, Herne Bay, Newton and parts of Grey Lynn; and from 1908 to 1946 covering Ponsonby and Herne Bay. History The City of Auckland West electorate was created for the election held on 11 January 1861 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Electorates
An electorate or electoral district ( mi, rohe pōti) is a geographical constituency used for electing a member () to the New Zealand Parliament. The size of electorates is determined such that all electorates have approximately the same population. Before 1996, all MPs were directly chosen for office by the voters of an electorate. In New Zealand's electoral system, 72 of the usually 120 seats in Parliament are filled by electorate members, with the remainder being filled from party lists in order to achieve proportional representation among parties. The 72 electorates are made up from 65 general and seven Māori electorates. The number of electorates increases periodically in line with national population growth; the number was increased from 71 to 72 starting at the 2020 general election. Terminology The Electoral Act 1993 refers to electorates as "electoral districts". Electorates are informally referred to as "seats", but technically the term '' seat'' refers to an electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1876 City Of Auckland West By-election
The 1876 City of Auckland West by-election was a by-election held on 25 July 1876 in the electorate during the 6th New Zealand Parliament. It was then a two-member electorate. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent, George Grey. Benjamin Tonks Benjamin Tonks (1832 – 27 June 1884) was a 19th-century mayor and Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand. Tonks was elected to the Parnell electorate of the Auckland Provincial Council in 1871. He represented Parnell in the 6th and ..., the Mayor of Auckland City, was elected by a large majority. Result The following table gives the election result: References Auckland West 1876 1876 elections in New Zealand July 1876 events Politics of the Auckland Region {{NewZealand-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bradney
James Henry Bradney (2 April 1853 – 26 May 1936) was a Reform Party member of parliament and shipping proprietor in New Zealand. Early life James Henry Bradney was born on 2 April 1853 at Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, the son of Joseph Bradney, coachsmith & ironmonger, and Emily née Morris. Joseph and Emily, with James Henry and three other children, emigrated on the ''Mermaid'' from Liverpool on 11 July 1859, arriving at Auckland, New Zealand on 19 October. Bradney's early schooling was at Takapuna. At age 11 he went to work on a farm, and remained there three years. He later worked in a bakery, and as a butcher and grocer. Maritime activities Bradney ran away to sea and joined the small steamer '' Go Ahead'' as a deck hand. He later sailed round the coast for some time in the three-masted schooner ''Policeman'', then went bushfelling at Coromandel, and gold mining at Thames. Still later he rowed ferry boats plying between Auckland and Northcote, on Auckland's North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Dargaville
Joseph McMullen Dargaville (1837 – 27 October 1896) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Auckland, New Zealand. Early life Joseph McMullen Dargaville was born in Cork, Ireland, the son of Anderson Dargaville, a physician, and his wife, Eliza McMullen. He was descended from Huguenots, who had fled to Ireland to escape persecution. He was baptised on 27 June 1837 and presumed to have been born earlier that same year. He attended Fermoy College. Business career Dargaville emigrated with his brothers to Victoria. In early 1859 he relocated again, this time to Sydney, where he obtained a clerking job with the Union Bank of Australia at a salary of £100 per annum. From 1860 to 1866 he worked in several branches of the bank in New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria. Marriage On 20 April 1865 at Portland, Victoria, he wed Anne Must, daughter of Thomas and Anne Must; the couple had at least six children. His wife was born on 1 May 1845 in Sydney, they had two sons and five d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1875–1876 New Zealand General Election
The 1875–1876 New Zealand general election was held between 20 December 1875 and 29 January 1876 to elect a total of 88 MPs in 73 electorates to the 6th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 4 and 15 January 1876. A total of 56,471 voters were registered. Background Political parties had not been established yet; this only happened after the 1890 election. The previous parliament had 78 representatives from 72 electorates. In October 1875, Parliament passed the Representation Act 1875, and resolved to increase the size of Parliament to 88 representatives through the following changes: * one additional member for City of Dunedin (from two to three) * the single member electorates of Christchurch East and Christchurch West to amalgamate and form the City of Christchurch electorate with three members * one additional member for Timaru ( was formed as a new electorate) * one additional member for Waitaki (from one to two) * one additional member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Gillies
Thomas Bannatyne Gillies (17 January 1828 – 26 July 1889) was a 19th-century New Zealand lawyer, judge and politician. Early life He was born at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, on 17 January 1828. He was the eldest of nine children of John Gillies, local lawyer and town clerk, and his wife, Isabella Lillie, daughter of a Glasgow businessman and granddaughter of a Huguenot refugee. Determined to train as a mechanical engineer, he was forced by his father to study law and trained in his father's practice for four years. He then went to Manchester, where he worked for Robert Barbour and Sons, with his next brother John taking his place in his father's firm. The two brothers intended to join the California Gold Rush but their father did not allow them to do so, and John emigrated to Australia instead in about 1850. John Gillies senior was so committed with various duties that his health suffered and after long discussions, it was agreed to emigrate to Otago, New Zealand. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Carr (New Zealand Politician)
Peter Carr (1884 – 18 October 1946) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Private life Carr was born in Papakura in 1884, the son of R. and A Carr. He was educated locally at the Papakura and Drury schools. In his youth, he played cricket and football. A quiet spoken man, he was to live in Auckland his whole life. He later entered the union movement as a career and became president of the Auckland Tramways Union, serving in the post for twelve years (1928–1940). Carr served in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during World War I as a motorman, holding the rank of Lance Corporal. In 1916, he married Margaret Duckworth, the daughter of A. Duckworth. In 1941, they lived in Kelmarna Avenue in Herne Bay. Political career Carr was a founding member of the Labour Party, joining on its inception in 1916. He entered the political arena via local body politics and was elected as an Auckland City Councillor in 1935 and 1938. He served as the City Council's rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Joseph Savage
Michael Joseph Savage (23 March 1872 – 27 March 1940) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of New Zealand, heading the First Labour Government from 1935 until his death in 1940. Savage was born in the Colony of Victoria (present-day Australia), and emigrated to New Zealand in 1907. A labourer, he became a trade unionist, and in 1910 was elected president of the Auckland Trades and Labour Council. Savage supported the formation of the New Zealand Labour Party in July 1916. He was active in local politics before his election to the House of Representatives in 1919, as one of eight Labour members returned in that election. Savage was elected unopposed as Labour Party Leader in 1933. Savage led the Labour Party to its first ever electoral victory in the . He won public support for his government's economic recovery policies and social welfare programme. His popularity assured the Labour Party of an even more significant electoral victory in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party ( mi, Rōpū Reipa o Aotearoa), or simply Labour (), is a centre-left political party in New Zealand. The party's platform programme describes its founding principle as democratic socialism, while observers describe Labour as social-democratic and pragmatic in practice. The party participates in the international Progressive Alliance. It is one of two major political parties in New Zealand, alongside its traditional rival, the National Party. The New Zealand Labour Party formed in 1916 out of various socialist parties and trade unions. It is the country's oldest political party still in existence. Alongside the National Party, Labour has alternated in leading governments of New Zealand since the 1930s. , there have been six periods of Labour government under ten Labour prime ministers. The party has traditionally been supported by working class, urban, Māori, Pasifika, immigrant and trade unionist New Zealanders, and has had strongholds in i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Henry Bradney
James Henry Bradney (2 April 1853 – 26 May 1936) was a Reform Party member of parliament and shipping proprietor in New Zealand. Early life James Henry Bradney was born on 2 April 1853 at Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, the son of Joseph Bradney, coachsmith & ironmonger, and Emily née Morris. Joseph and Emily, with James Henry and three other children, emigrated on the ''Mermaid'' from Liverpool on 11 July 1859, arriving at Auckland, New Zealand on 19 October. Bradney's early schooling was at Takapuna. At age 11 he went to work on a farm, and remained there three years. He later worked in a bakery, and as a butcher and grocer. Maritime activities Bradney ran away to sea and joined the small steamer '' Go Ahead'' as a deck hand. He later sailed round the coast for some time in the three-masted schooner ''Policeman'', then went bushfelling at Coromandel, and gold mining at Thames. Still later he rowed ferry boats plying between Auckland and Northcote, on Auckland's North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Poole
Charles Henry Poole (1874–1941) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Early life Charles Poole was born in Ireland in 1874 before moving to Australia aged 11. He was a seaman by trade and also spent time living in Canada before settling in New Zealand. Upon arriving, he became an ardent leader of the local prohibition movement. Political career Poole won the Auckland West electorate in the 1905 general election, but was defeated in 1911 by James Bradney of the Reform Party. He won the electorate back in 1914, and retired in 1919. Poole was a dedicated Seddonite and possessed a rather aggressive oratory style, like Seddon himself. Death Poole died in 1941 in California where he was cremated. His ashes were shipped to Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Goldie (politician)
David Goldie (1842 – 8 June 1926) was the Mayor of Auckland City from 1898 to 1901 and a Member of Parliament in New Zealand. The artist C. F. Goldie was his son. Biography Early life Born in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1842, Goldie emigrated to New Zealand in 1863. He was a prominent timber merchant, and a strict Primitive Methodist. He was the father of artist C. F. Goldie. Political career On 27 November 1873, Goldie was elected to the Auckland Provincial Council for the Auckland West electorate. He remained a councillor until the abolition of provincial government at the end of 1876. Goldie contested the Auckland West electorate in a by-election on 4 March 1879. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Patrick Dignan, who also stood in this contest. Dignan and Goldie received 261 and 776 votes, respectively, and with a majority of 515 votes, Goldie was declared elected. He served until the dissolution of parliament on 15 August of that year. Goldie represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
