Auckland East was a
New Zealand electorate, situated in the east of
Auckland
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. It existed between 1861 and 1887, and again between 1905 and 1946.
History
The Auckland East electorate was established for the
1860–1861 election, when the
City of Auckland electorate was split in half. It consisted of most of modern Auckland's central business district. Its boundaries remained largely static until
1875–1876 election, when the focus of the electorate shifted eastwards, making room for
Auckland North
Auckland North was a parliamentary New Zealand electorates, electorate in Auckland, New Zealand from 1881 to 1890.
Population centres
The previous electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1875 for the 1875–1876 New Zealand general election, ...
electorate. It was abolished in the
1887 election, with most of its territory being absorbed by the neighbouring
Parnell electorate.
At the
1905 election, a new electorate of the same name was created, again by abolishing a multi-member seat called
City of Auckland
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. The boundaries of the new Auckland East were similar to those of the original, although its borders often shifted. By the
1938 election, it had lost most of the central business district, and was more focused on
Parnell,
Newmarket, and
Grafton. It was abolished in the
1946 election, with most of its territory becoming part of a re-established
Parnell electorate.
The first seat called Auckland East existed before political parties. The second seat was initially held by the
Liberals, but later swung to the rising
Labour Party, with the
United Party (the Liberals' successor) capturing it only once after its initial loss. The seat also briefly belonged to the
Reform Party, which captured it in a by-election but was unable to keep it.
John A. Lee
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Lee was elected as a me ...
failed to win the seat for Labour in the , but won it in the and the . However he lost the seat in the (by 37 votes), which he later blamed on boundary changes. In 1927 the Representation Commission proposed altering the boundaries of the electorate; which if confirmed would have made the electorate "dry" or no-licence, and without an authority which could issue temporary licences for the Ellerslie and Alexandra Park raceways. Following objections, the boundary between the Parnell and Auckland East electorates was adjusted to include a hotel in the Parnell electorate (so retaining the licensing committee).
Emily Maguire contested the for the
Reform Party, but was unsuccessful against
James Donald
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Early life
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of the
United Party.
Election results
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Election results
1943 election
1938 election
1935 election
1931 election
1928 election
1925 election
1922 election
1921 by-election
1919 election
1914 election
1911 election
1910 by-election
1908 election
1905 election
1881 election
References
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1860 establishments in New Zealand
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1905 establishments in New Zealand
1887 disestablishments in New Zealand
Politics of the Auckland Region