Charles Robert Petrie (1882 – 6 October 1958) was a New Zealand politician of the
Labour Party.
Biography
Petrie was born in
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
, Scotland and arrived in New Zealand in 1911. He was an active Presbyterian.
A shopkeeper in
Otahuhu, he was first elected to the Otahuhu Borough Council in 1924, and served as mayor between 1935 and 1944.
Petrie unsuccessfully contested the
Hauraki
Hauraki is a suburb located on the southern North Shore of Auckland, the largest metropolitan city in New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council.
History
The traditional name for the western coastline in Hauraki wa ...
electorate in the against
Walter William Massey of the
Reform Party. He represented the Hauraki electorate from
1935
Events
January
* January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims.
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to 1938, then the
Otahuhu electorate from
1938
Events
January
* January 1
** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...
to
1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022.
* January 2 – Luis ...
, when he retired. He died in 1958 and was buried at Otahuhu Cemetery.
Petrie was the sole Labour
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
to represent the Hauraki electorate in its history.
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1882 births
1958 deaths
New Zealand Labour Party MPs
Scottish emigrants to New Zealand
Mayors of places in the Auckland Region
Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates
New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates
Burials at Otahuhu Cemetery
Politicians from Glasgow
New Zealand Presbyterians
Unsuccessful candidates in the 1931 New Zealand general election
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