Auckland Suburbs (New Zealand electorate)
Auckland Suburbs was a parliamentary electorate in Auckland, New Zealand from 1928 to 1946.
Population centres
In the 1927 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further electorate from the South Island due to faster population growth. Five electorates were abolished, two former electorates were re-established, and three electorates, including Auckland Suburbs, were created for the first time. These changes came into effect with the 1928 election.[1]
History
The electorate was formed for the
Mayor James Gunson stood unsuccessfully for Reform in 1928.
The electorate was abolished in 1946.
Members of Parliament
From 1928 to 1946, Auckland Suburbs existed as a single-member electorate.
| Election | Winner | |
| 1928 election | Rex Mason | |
| 1931 election | ||
| 1935 election | ||
| 1938 election | ||
| 1943 election | ||
| (Abolished 1946) | ||
Election results
1943 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rex Mason | 7,151 | 53.56 | -15.68 | |
| National | Thomas Augustus Bishop | 4,123 | 30.88 | ||
| Democratic Labour | Sydney Stephen Pennefeather | 1,130 | 8.46 | ||
| Independent | Frederick Allen | 453 | 3.39 | +1.38 | |
Independent Labour
|
John Isaac Fulcher Williams | 186 | 1.39 | ||
| People's Movement | James Trevor Donovan | 151 | 1.13 | ||
| Informal votes | 125 | 0.93 | +0.21 | ||
| Majority | 3,028 | 22.67 | -18.56 | ||
| Turnout | 13,351 | 90.89 | -1.48 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,689 | ||||
1938 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rex Mason | 8,164 | 69.24 | +1.11 | |
| National | Maxwell Stuart Walker | 3,302 | 28.00 | ||
| Independent | Frederick Allen | 238 | 2.01 | ||
| Informal votes | 86 | 0.72 | -0.05 | ||
| Majority | 4,862 | 41.23 | -1.78 | ||
| Turnout | 11,790 | 92.37 | +2.11 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,763 | ||||
1935 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rex Mason | 7,749 | 68.07 | +11.15 | |
| Reform | William Alexander Bishop | 2,853 | 25.06 | ||
| Democrat | William Clark | 781 | 6.86 | ||
| Informal votes | 88 | 0.77 | +0.26 | ||
| Majority | 4,896 | 43.01 | +29.18 | ||
| Turnout | 11,383 | 90.26 | +10.20 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,611 | ||||
1931 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rex Mason | 5,033 | 56.92 | +12.49 | |
| Reform | Richard Herbert Marryatt | 3,810 | 43.08 | ||
| Majority | 1,223 | 13.83 | +2.71 | ||
| Informal votes | 45 | 0.51 | -0.35 | ||
| Turnout | 8,888 | 80.06 | -9.49 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,101 | ||||
1928 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rex Mason | 4,357 | 44.43 | ||
| Reform | James Gunson | 3,259 | 33.23 | ||
| United | Ernest Richard Allen | 2,191 | 22.34 | ||
| Majority | 1,098 | 11.20 | |||
| Informal votes | 85 | 0.86 | |||
| Turnout | 9,892 | 89.55 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,046 | ||||
Notes
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 83–88.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 154.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 125.
- ^ "The General Election, 1943". National Library. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1936. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Skinner, W. A. G. (1929). The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. p. 1. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
References
- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.