David Barnes (politician)

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David Barnes
MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Waitaki
In office
27 November 1935 – 15 October 1938
Preceded byJohn Bitchener
Succeeded byDavid Campbell Kidd
Personal details
Born1894
England
Died9 June 1970
New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Children1

David Barnes (1894–9 June 1970) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Biography

Early life and career

Barnes was born and educated in

Canterbury Aviation Company before returning to England to completed his pilot training. Subsequently, he served with English coastal defence forces until the end of the war. He returned to New Zealand to resume farming in North Canterbury, and later at Fairlie.[1]

Member of Parliament

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1935–1938 25th Waitaki Labour

In Fairlie he started a branch of the

social security policies which later became the Social Security Act 1938.[4]

In 1943 Barnes contested the Mid-Canterbury seat unsuccessfully.[5]

Later life and death

After exiting parliament he was a member of the Rehabilitation Board and was then a Director of the State Advances Corporation from 1939 to 1954.[2]

He later commanded the Home Guard in the Timaru district.[2] In 1940 he joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) in 1940, Mr Barnes was made Adjutant of the Rongatai Training School. He later toured the country as a member of the RNZAF recruiting committee. Mr Barnes retired to Christchurch after World War II.[1] He was the Labour Party's candidate for the Christchurch Mayoralty in 1947. He finished second in a three-way contest to the sitting mayor Ernest Andrews.[6]

Barnes died on 9 June 1970, aged 76. He was survived by his wife and daughter.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "Obituary - Mr D. Barnes". The Press. Vol. CX, no. 32319. 10 June 1970. p. 14.
  2. ^ a b c Gustafson 1986, p. 275.
  3. OCLC 154283103
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  4. ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 221.
  5. ^ "The General Election, 1943". National Library. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Christchurch Mayor Retains Seat". The New Zealand Herald. 20 November 1947. p. 8.

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