Harry Reginald Jenkins

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Harry Jenkins
Harry Reginald Jenkins.jpg
Jenkins in 1928
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Parnell
In office
14 November 1928 – 7 May 1930
Preceded byJames Dickson
Succeeded byBill Endean
Personal details
Born24 October 1881
Died21 June 1970
Political partyUnited

Harry Reginald Jenkins (24 October 1881 – 21 June 1970) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Parnell in Auckland, New Zealand, representing the United Party.

Member of Parliament[]

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1928–1930 23rd Parnell United
1930 Changed allegiance to: Independent

Jenkins represented the Parnell electorate from the 1928 general election to his resignation in 1930.[1]

In 1925 he stood unsuccessfully for the Auckland City Council as an independent candidate and was also unsuccessful in 1927 standing on a Progressive Citizens' ticket.[2][3]

Resignation[]

In March 1930, Jenkins left the United Party and announced that he believed that the Reform Party leader, Gordon Coates, was "the ablest man in Parliament".[4] He subsequently resigned his seat and then sought the Reform nomination in the by-election. Instead, Reform selected Bill Endean as its candidate. Endean won the by-election on 7 May 1930.[5]

After leaving parliament he was elected as a member of the Auckland City Council in 1931 standing on the Citizens' ticket.[6]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 116.
  2. ^ "Electoral". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXII, no. 19008. 4 May 1925. p. 16. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Electoral". Auckland Star. 4 May 1927. p. 5. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Working for Fusion". The Evening Post. Vol. CIX, no. 55. 6 March 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  5. ^ Habershon 1958, p. 47.
  6. ^ "Local Body Elections". Vol. LXII, no. 110. The New Zealand Herald. 12 May 1931. p. 18. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

References[]

  • Habershon, R.G. (1958). A Study in Politics: 1928–31 (MA thesis). Auckland: University of Auckland.
  • Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
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