Auckland Suburbs (New Zealand electorate)

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For the electorate that existed in the 1850s, see Suburbs of Auckland (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 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)

Election results[]

1943 election[]

1943 general election: Auckland Suburbs[4]
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[]

1938 general election: Auckland Suburbs[5]
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[]

1935 general election: Auckland Suburbs[6]
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[]

1931 general election: Auckland Suburbs[7]
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[]

1928 general election: Auckland Suburbs[8]
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[]

  1. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 83–88.
  2. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 154.
  3. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 125.
  4. ^ "The General Election, 1943". National Library. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  5. ^ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  6. ^ The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1936. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  7. ^ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  8. ^ 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.
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