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Auckland East was a New Zealand electorate, situated in the east of Auckland. It existed between 1861 and 1887, and again between 1905 and 1946.

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History

The Auckland East electorate was established for the 1860–1861 election, when the City of Auckland electorate was split in half. It consisted of most of modern Auckland's central business district. Its boundaries remained largely static until 1875–1876 election, when the focus of the electorate shifted eastwards, making room for Auckland North electorate. It was abolished in the 1887 election, with most of its territory being absorbed by the neighbouring Parnell electorate.

At the 1905 election, a new electorate of the same name was created, again by abolishing a multi-member seat called City of Auckland. The boundaries of the new Auckland East were similar to those of the original, although its borders often shifted. By the 1938 election, it had lost most of the central business district, and was more focused on Parnell, Newmarket, and Grafton. It was abolished in the 1946 election, with most of its territory becoming part of a re-established Parnell electorate.

The first seat called Auckland East existed before political parties. The second seat was initially held by the Liberals, but later swung to the rising Labour Party, with the United Party (the Liberals' successor) capturing it only once after its initial loss. The seat also briefly belonged to the Reform Party, which captured it in a by-election but was unable to keep it.

John A. Lee failed to win the seat for Labour in the 1921 by-election, but won it in the 1922 election and the 1925 election. However he lost the seat in the 1928 election (by 37 votes), which he later blamed on boundary changes. In 1927 the Representation Commission proposed altering the boundaries of the Parnell electorate; which if confirmed would have made the electorate "dry" or no-licence, and without an authority which could issue temporary licences for the Ellerslie and Alexandra Park raceways. Following objections, the boundary between the Parnell and Auckland East electorates was adjusted to include a hotel in the Parnell electorate (so retaining the licensing committee). [1]

Emily Maguire contested the 1928 election for the Reform Party, but was unsuccessful against James Donald of the United Party. [2]

Election results

Key

  Independent   Liberal   Independent Liberal   Reform   Labour   United

ElectionWinner
1861 election Thomas Russell
1866 election Archibald Clark [3]
1871 election Julius Vogel
1875 election William Rees
1879 election William Speight
1881 election Sir George Grey
1884 election
(Electorate abolished 1887–1905)
1905 election Frederick Baume
1908 election
1910 by-election Arthur Myers
1911 election
1914 election
1919 election
1921 by-election Clutha Mackenzie
1922 election John A. Lee
1925 election
1928 election James Donald
1931 election Bill Schramm
1935 election
1938 election
1943 election
(electorate abolished 1946; see Parnell)

Election results

1943 election

1943 general election: Auckland East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Schramm 7,167 47.08 -11.18
National Harry Tom Merritt6,20540.76-1.27
Democratic Labour Leo Steve Dromgoole1,3668.97
Independent Ron Howell1270.83
Real Democracy Frederick Jordan960.63
People's Movement Richard Culver460.30
Informal votes1991.30+0.59
Majority9626.32-10.89
Turnout 15,22081.85-6.38

1938 election

1938 general election: Auckland East [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Schramm 8,887 58.26 +6.28
National Harry Tom Merritt6,26141.03
Informal votes1090.71
Majority2,62617.21-2.57
Turnout 15,25788.23

1935 election

1935 general election: Auckland East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Schramm 6,140 51.98 +10.32
Reform Harold Percy Burton3,80332.20+8.06
Democrat James Donald 1,64913.96
Independent Thomas Lamont 2181.84
Majority2,33719.78
Turnout 11,810

1931 election

1931 general election: Auckland East [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Schramm 3,893 41.66
Reform Harold Percy Burton2,25624.14
United William Henry Horton1,75418.77
Women's Candidate Ellen Melville 1,00210.72
Independent John Alexander Arthur4394.70
Majority1,63717.52+17.17
Turnout 9,34473.70-5.74
Registered electors 12,678

1928 election

1928 general election: Auckland East [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United James Donald 4,254 39.59
Labour John A. Lee 4,21739.25-5.70
Reform Emily Maguire 2,27421.16
Majority370.34-2.55
Informal votes2202.01+0.92
Turnout 10,96579.45-7.55
Registered electors 13,802

1925 election

1925 general election: Auckland East [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John A. Lee 4,477 44.95 -7.90
Reform James Stewart4,18942.06
Liberal H. Oakley Browne [10] 1,29312.98
Majority2882.89-4.34
Informal votes1101.09-0.42
Turnout 10,06987.00+0.35
Registered electors 11,573

1922 election

1922 general election: Auckland East [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John A. Lee 5,226 52.85 +20.04
Reform Clutha Mackenzie 4,51145.62+6.86
Informal votes1501.51
Majority7157.23
Turnout 9,88786.65+27.57
Registered electors 11,409

1921 by-election

1921 Auckland East by-election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Clutha Mackenzie 2,613 38.76 -0.01
Labour John A. Lee 2,21232.81
Liberal George Warren Russell 1,05315.62
Independent George H Foster86312.80
Majority4015.94
Turnout 6,74159.08-24.68

1919 election

1919 general election: Auckland East [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Myers 3,718 40.50 -26.05
Reform Clutha Mackenzie 3,56038.77
Labour Robert Frederick Way 1,75619.12
Informal votes1461.59+0.01
Majority1581.72-31.39
Turnout 9,18083.76+6.03
Registered electors 10,959

1914 election

1914 general election: Auckland East [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Myers 5,039 66.55 +3.70
Reform Arthur Holmes2,53233.44
Informal votes1201.58-0.66
Majority2,50733.11+5.18
Turnout 7,57177.73-1.14
Registered electors 9,740

1911 election

1911 general election: Auckland East [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Myers 4,485 62.85 +4.43
Independent Labour Arthur Withy 2,49034.89
Informal votes1602.24
Majority1,99327.93-10.52
Turnout 7,13578.87+13.85
Registered electors 9,046

1910 by-election

1910 Auckland East by-election [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liberal Arthur Myers 3,180 58.42
Labour George Davis 1,08719.97
Reform William Richardson75413.85-23.45
Independent Reginald Walter Hill3095.67
Labour George Irving McKnight751.37
Majority2,09338.45
Turnout 5,44365.02-8.67

1908 election

1908 general election: Auckland East [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frederick Baume 3,358 55.37 +9.40
Conservative William Richardson2,26237.30+16.83
Ind. Labour League John Nicholson Harle3746.16
Informal votes701.15-0.35
Majority1,09618.07+2.28
Turnout 6,06473.69-6.43
Registered electors 8,228

1905 election

1905 general election: Auckland East [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frederick Baume 2,535 45.97
Conservative Harry Bamford1,66430.17
Conservative William Richardson1,12920.47
Socialist Robert Frederick Way 1031.86
Informal votes831.50
Majority87115.79
Turnout 5,51480.12
Registered electors 6,882

1881 election

1881 general election: Auckland East [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sir George Grey 349 52.56
Independent James Clark 31547.43
Majority345.12
Turnout 66471.78
Registered electors 925

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