Alfred Davey (New Zealand politician)
Alfred James Davey (16 October 1886 – 2 October 1961) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography[]
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Waimate | National | ||
Davey was born in 1886.[1] In 1953, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2]
He won the Waimate electorate in 1954 for the National Party after the previous member, David Campbell Kidd, had died shortly before the election.[3] The electorate was abolished in 1957, and Davey was defeated standing for Timaru by Clyde Carr of the Labour Party, who had been the electorate's representative since 1928.[4]
Davey died on 2 October 1961.[1]
Notes[]
- ^ a b Gustafson 1986, p. 306.
- ^ "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette (37). 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 192, 210.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 188, 192.
References[]
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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