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Grey Lynn (New Zealand electorate)

Grey Lynn (New Zealand electorate)

Former electorate in Auckland, New Zealand


Grey Lynn is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, in the city of Auckland. It existed from 1902 to 1978, and was represented by nine Members of Parliament.

Population centres

The Representation Act 1900 had increased the membership of the House of Representatives from general electorates 70 to 76, and this was implemented through the 1902 electoral redistribution. In 1902, changes to the country quota affected the three-member electorates in the four main centres. The tolerance between electorates was increased to ±1,250 so that the Representation Commissions (since 1896, there had been separate commissions for the North and South Islands) could take greater account of communities of interest. These changes proved very disruptive to existing boundaries, and six electorates were established for the first time, including Grey Lynn, and two electorates that previously existed were re-established.[1]

During this electorate's existence, it was centred on the suburb of Grey Lynn. In the 1902 election, the electorate was classed as a mix of rural and urban (with a two to one ratio), and comprised areas just west of the central part of Auckland.[2] In the 1907 electoral redistribution, the electorate was classed as fully urban, and the country quota thus no longer applied.[3]

History

The electorate existed from 1902 to 1978.[4] George Fowlds of the Liberal Party was the electorate's first representative.[5] He served for three terms as was beaten in the 1911 election by the independent left-wing politician John Payne.[6][7]

In 1919 Ellen Melville was one of three women who stood at short notice when women were able to stand as candidates for election to parliament. She stood on behalf of the Reform Party and came second in Grey Lynn.

Grey Lynn was held from the 1919 election by Labour's Fred Bartram until he was defeated in 1928 by John Fletcher of the United Party.[8] During 1930, Fletcher became an Independent.[9] There was disagreement in the Labour Party regarding the nomination for the 1931 election, with John A. Lee chosen over their previous representative Fred Bartram, resulting in the latter to stand as an Independent.[10][11] Four candidates stood in total, with Lee defeating the incumbent.[12]

Members of Parliament

The electorate was represented by nine Members of Parliament.[4]

Key

  Liberal   Independent Labour   Labour   Independent   United   Democratic Labour

Table footnotes:

  1. John Fletcher became an Independent during 1930.[9]

Election results

1975 election

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1972 election

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1969 election

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1966 election

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1963 election

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1963 by-election

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1960 election

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1957 election

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1954 election

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1951 election

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1949 election

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1946 election

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1943 election

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1938 election

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1935 election

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1931 election

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1928 election

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1925 election

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1922 election

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1919 election

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1914 election

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1911 election

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1908 election

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1905 election

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Notes

  1. McRobie 1989, pp. 67f.
  2. McRobie 1989, pp. 66f.
  3. Wilson 1985, p. 264.
  4. Wilson 1985, p. 197.
  5. Wilson 1985, p. 197, 226.
  6. Wilson 1985, pp. 182, 197.
  7. "State of Parties". Auckland Star. Vol. LXII, no. 5. 7 January 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  8. "General Election". Auckland Star. Vol. LXII, no. 159. 8 July 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  9. "Labour's Choice". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXVIII, no. 20774. 17 January 1931. p. 12. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  10. The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  11. Norton 1988, p. 232.
  12. Norton 1988, p. 231.
  13. "The General Election, 1949". National Library. 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  14. "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  15. "The General Election, 1943". National Library. 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  16. "Grey Lynn". Evening Post. Vol. CXXXVI, no. 76. 27 October 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  17. "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1938. p. 9. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  18. "Parliamentary Election". Auckland Star. Vol. LXIX, no. 254. 27 October 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  19. The General Election, 1935. National Library. 1936. pp. 1–35. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  20. "Election Counts". Auckland Star. Vol. LXII, no. 291. 9 December 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  21. The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  22. The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  23. The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1924. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  24. McRobie 1989, pp. 83f.
  25. Hislop 1923, pp. 1–6.
  26. Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  27. Hislop, J. (1915). The General Election, 1914. National Library. pp. 1–33. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  28. "The General Election, 1911". National Library. 1912. pp. 1–14. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  29. "The General Election, 1908". National Library. 1909. pp. 1–34. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  30. The General Election, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  31. The General Election, 1902. National Library. 1903. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

References

  • Hislop, J. (1923). The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  • Gustafson, Barry (1980). Labour's path to political independence: The Origins and Establishment of the New Zealand Labour Party, 1900–19. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press. ISBN 0-19-647986-X.
  • McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
  • Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

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