Auckland_Suburbs_(New_Zealand_electorate)
Auckland Suburbs (New Zealand electorate)
Former electorate in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland Suburbs was a parliamentary electorate in Auckland, New Zealand from 1928 to 1946.
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]
The electorate was formed for the 1928 general election, and was only ever held by the Labour Party.[2] It was represented by one Member of Parliament; Rex Mason, who had previously represented Eden.[3]
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) | ||
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 | ||||
- 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.
- 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.
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