The former New Zealand parliamentary electorate on the western inner city of Auckland , was known as City of Auckland West from 1861 to 1890, and then Auckland West from 1905 to 1946.
Population centres [ ]
From 1861 to 1884 the electorate comprised the suburbs of Ponsonby , Grey Lynn and Herne Bay . With the creation of the Ponsonby electorate for the 1887 election , Auckland West was moved south to include Grey Lynn, Newton and Kingsland .
From 1890 to 1905, Auckland West – along with Auckland Central and Auckland East – were merged into the multi-member City of Auckland electorate. In 1903 the Parliament passed the City Single Electorates Act , abolishing multi-member electorates from the end of the 15th Parliament in 1905.
The three inner-city Auckland electorates were recreated in 1905, with Auckland West first comprising the suburbs of Ponsonby, Herne Bay, Newton and parts of Grey Lynn; and from 1908 to 1946 covering Ponsonby and Herne Bay.
History [ ]
The City of Auckland West electorate was created for the election held on 11 January 1861 and it lasted to 1890. During this period, City of Auckland West was a two-member electorate.
At the first election in 1861 , Josiah Firth [3] and John Williamson [4] were elected. Firth resigned on 30 April 1862, and was succeeded by James Williamson (no relation to John Williamson) in the 1862 by-election .
In the December 1875 election, Sir George Grey and Patrick Dignan were the only candidates in the two-member electorate and were thus declared elected.[7] In January 1876, Grey also contested and won a seat in the Thames electorate .[8] A protest against Grey's election was lodged with the returning officer the following day, stating that Grey had not been eligible to stand for election in Thames, as he had already been elected in Auckland West. This petition was filed to the House of Representatives at the end of January.[9] On 8 July, the report of the committee inquiring into Sir George Grey's election for the Thames was read to the House. It was found that his election to the Thames electorate was in accordance with the law, but that he had to make a decision for which electorate he would sit.[10] On 15 July 1876, Grey announced that he would represent Thames, and he moved that a by-election be held in Auckland West for the seat that he would vacate there.[11]
The 25 July 1876 by-election caused by Grey's retirement was won by Benjamin Tonks , who resigned in 1877.[12]
The electorate was then represented by James Wallis 1877–81, William John Hurst 1879–81 and David Goldie 1887–90.
The "Auckland West" electorate was created in 1905, and lasted to 1946. It was held for 1905–11 & 1914–19 by Charles Poole , 1911–14 by James Henry Bradney , and from 1919 until he died in 1940 by revered Labour prime minister Michael Joseph Savage . The next holder Peter Carr 1940–46 also died while holding the seat.
Members of Parliament [ ]
Key
Independent Liberal Reform Labour
multi-member electorate [ ]
From 1861 to 1881, City of Auckland West was a two-member electorate.
Election
Winners
1861 election
John Williamson
Josiah Firth
1862 by-election
James Williamson
1866 election
1867 by-election
Patrick Dignan [13] [14]
1871 election
Thomas Gillies
1871 by-election
John Williamson
1875 (1st) by-election
George Grey
1875 (2nd) by-election
Patrick Dignan (2nd period)
1875 election
1876 by-election
Benjamin Tonks
1877 by-election
James Wallis
1879 by-election
David Goldie
1879 election
William John Hurst
(Electorate converted to single member in 1881)
single member electorate [ ]
Election results [ ]
1943 election [ ]
1940 by-election [ ]
1940 Auckland West by-election [16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Peter Carr
6,151
63.24
Independent
Wilfred Fortune
2,958
30.41
Communist
Gordon Watson
375
3.86
Independent Socialist
Lawrence Pickles
132
1.36
Liberal
Joseph Kennedy
15
0.15
Independent
Enoch Naden
8
0.08
Majority
3,193
32.83
Informal votes
68
0.70
+0.05
Turnout
8,136
60.03
Registered electors
16,170
Labour hold
Swing
1938 election [ ]
1938 general election : Auckland West[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Michael Joseph Savage
11,591
75.88
+2.95
National
John W. Kealy
3,584
23.46
Informal votes
100
0.65
Majority
8,007
52.41
-0.20
Turnout
15,275
1935 election [ ]
1935 general election : Auckland West[18]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Michael Joseph Savage
8,567
72.93
+10.00
United
Ernest David Stallworthy
2,387
20.32
Democrat
Joseph Alexander Govan
792
6.74
Majority
6,180
52.61
Turnout
11,746
1931 election [ ]
1931 general election : Auckland West[19]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Michael Joseph Savage
6,442
62.93
United
Hugh Ross Mackenzie
1,925
18.80
Reform
John Allum
1,870
18.27
Majority
4,517
44.12
Informal votes
63
0.61
Turnout
10,300
79.78
Registered electors
12,911
1928 election [ ]
1928 general election : Auckland West[20]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Michael Joseph Savage
5,361
47.01
-5.18
United
Richard Speirs
4,020
35.25
Reform
Frank Adeane
2,021
17.72
Majority
1,341
11.76
Turnout
11,402
1925 election [ ]
1925 general election : Auckland West[21] [22]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Michael Joseph Savage
5,677
52.19
Reform
Samuel Oldfield
5,201
47.81
Majority
476
4.38
Informal votes
122
1.11
Turnout
11,000
89.55
Registered electors
12,283
1922 election [ ]
1922 general election : Auckland West[23]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Michael Joseph Savage
5,649
56.53
+12.02
Reform
John Farrell
4,345
43.47
Majority
1,304
13.04
Turnout
9,994
1919 election [ ]
1919 general election : Auckland West[26]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Michael Joseph Savage
3,750
44.51
Reform
Charles Frederick Bennett
3,270
38.81
Liberal
Andrew Entrican
1,404
16.66
Majority
480
5.69
Turnout
8,424
1914 election [ ]
1914 general election : Auckland West[27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Charles Poole
4,827
58.55
+16.77
Reform
James Bradney
3,416
41.44
-15.31
Informal votes
84
1.01
-0.45
Majority
1,411
Turnout
8,243
83.30
+2.38
Registered electors
9,895
1911 election [ ]
1911 general election : Auckland West[28]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Reform
James Bradney
4,273
56.75
Liberal
Charles Poole
3,146
41.78
-17.97
Informal votes
110
1.46
-0.10
Majority
1,127
14.96
Turnout
7,529
85.68
+6.42
Registered electors
8,787
1908 election [ ]
1908 general election : Auckland West[29]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Charles Poole
4,126
59.75
+20.05
Independent Liberal
Robert Thompson
2,671
38.68
Informal votes
108
1.56
+0.56
Majority
1,455
21.07
+15.75
Turnout
6,905
79.26
-6.90
Registered electors
8,711
April 1875 by-election [ ]
April 1875 City of Auckland West by-election [30] [31] [32] [33]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
Patrick Dignan
565
59.41
Independent
Joseph Dargaville
386
40.59
Turnout
951
Majority
179
18.82
1905 election [ ]
1905 general election : Auckland West[34]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Charles Poole
2,534
39.70
Conservative
James Parr
2,194
34.37
Liberal–Labour
Thomas Taylor Masefield
1,590
24.91
Informal votes
64
1.00
Majority
340
5.32
Turnout
6,382
86.16
Registered electors
7,407
1879 by-election [ ]
1879 City of Auckland West by-election [35] [36]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
David Goldie
776
74.83
Independent
Patrick Dignan
261
25.17
Turnout
1037
Majority
515
49.66
1877 by-election [ ]
1877 City of Auckland West by-election [37] [38]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
James Wallis
470
63.69
Independent
Robert Graham
268
36.31
Turnout
738
Majority
202
36.31
1876 by-election [ ]
1876 City of Auckland West by-election [39] [40] [41]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
Benjamin Tonks
656
92.79
Independent
Henry Warner Farnall
232
33.57
Independent
Singleton Rochford
13
1.84
Majority
618
87.41
Informal votes
12
Turnout
719
April 1875 by-election [ ]
April 1875 City of Auckland West by-election [42] [43] [44] [45]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
Patrick Dignan
565
59.41
Independent
Joseph Dargaville
386
40.59
Turnout
951
Majority
179
18.82
Notes [ ]
^ Waterson, D. B. "Firth, Josiah Clifton 1826 – 1897" . Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 5 April 2011 .
^ Waterson, D. B. "Williamson, John 1815 – 1875" . Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 5 April 2011 .
^ "(By Telegraph). Auckland. Dec. 22" . XXIII (1159). North Otago Times. 23 December 1875. p. 2. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010 .
^ "THE ELECTIONS" . XXXII (5708). Daily Southern Cross. 8 January 1876. p. 3. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010 .
^ "The Thames election : petition against sir George Grey's election" . XXXII (5724). Daily Southern Cross. 1 February 1876. p. 3. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010 .
^ "New Zealand Parliament" . XXIV (2427). Taranaki Herald . 12 July 1876. p. 3. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010 .
^ "Parliamentary" . IV (401). Bay of Plenty Times. 15 July 1876. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010 .
^ "CITY WEST ELECTION" . XXXII (5238). Daily Southern Cross. 26 July 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 14 April 2010 .
^ Laracy, Hugh. "Dignan, Patrick 1813/1814? – 1894" . Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 5 April 2011 .
^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). "Mr. Patrick Dignan". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District . Christchurch. Retrieved 28 June 2010 .
^ "The General Election, 1943" . National Library . 1944. pp. 1–12. Retrieved 2 January 2014 .
^ "Declaration of Results" . Auckland Star . LXXI (125). 28 May 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 2 September 2016 .
^ "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. Retrieved 4 December 2013 .
^ The General Election, 1925 . Government Printer. 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2014 .
^ "General Election" . The Evening Post . CX (30). 4 August 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 22 April 2015 .
^ The New Zealand Official Year-Book . Government Printer. 1924. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013 .
^ Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919 . National Library . pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014 .
^ Hislop, J. (1915). The General Election, 1914 . National Library . pp. 1–33. Retrieved 1 August 2013 .
^ "The General Election, 1911" . National Library. 1912. pp. 1–14. Retrieved 1 August 2013 .
^ "The General Election, 1908" . National Library . 1909. pp. 1–34. Retrieved 14 April 2012 .
^ "Auckland" . The Evening Post . 15 April 1875.
^ "Election for City West" . Daily Southern Cross . 15 April 1875.
^ "City West Election" . Auckland Star . 14 April 1875.
^ "Telegrams" . Press . 15 April 1875.
^ The General Election, 1905 . p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2015 .
^ "Auckland City West Election" . Press . XXXI (4243). 5 March 1869. Retrieved 7 January 2019 .
^ "City West Election" . The New Zealand Herald . XVI (5397). 5 March 1879. Retrieved 7 January 2019 .
^ "City West Election" . West Coast Times . 3 May 1877.
^ "Untitled" . New Zealand Times . 3 May 1877.
^ "Daily Southern Cross" . Daily Southern Cross . 26 July 1876.
^ "Untitled" . Thames Advertiser . 31 July 1876.
^ "City West Election" . Auckland Star . 28 July 1876.
^ "Auckland" . The Evening Post . 15 April 1875.
^ "Election for City West" . Daily Southern Cross . 15 April 1875.
^ "City West Election" . Auckland Star . 14 April 1875.
^ "Telegrams" . Press . 15 April 1875.
References [ ]
Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
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