Auckland Suburbs (New Zealand electorate)

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Auckland Suburbs was a parliamentary electorate in Auckland, New Zealand from 1928 to 1946.

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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.

ElectionWinner
1928 election Rex Mason
1931 election
1935 election
1938 election
1943 election
(Abolished 1946)

Election results

1943 election

1943 general election: Auckland Suburbs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rex Mason 7,151 53.56 -15.68
National Thomas Augustus Bishop4,12330.88
Democratic Labour Sydney Stephen Pennefeather1,1308.46
Independent Frederick Allen4533.39+1.38
Independent Labour John Isaac Fulcher Williams1861.39
People's Movement James Trevor Donovan1511.13
Informal votes1250.93+0.21
Majority3,02822.67-18.56
Turnout 13,35190.89-1.48
Registered electors 14,689

1938 election

1938 general election: Auckland Suburbs [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rex Mason 8,164 69.24 +1.11
National Maxwell Stuart Walker3,30228.00
Independent Frederick Allen2382.01
Informal votes860.72-0.05
Majority4,86241.23-1.78
Turnout 11,79092.37+2.11
Registered electors 12,763

1935 election

1935 general election: Auckland Suburbs [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rex Mason 7,749 68.07 +11.15
Reform William Alexander Bishop2,85325.06
Democrat William Clark7816.86
Informal votes880.77+0.26
Majority4,89643.01+29.18
Turnout 11,38390.26+10.20
Registered electors 12,611

1931 election

1931 general election: Auckland Suburbs [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rex Mason 5,033 56.92 +12.49
Reform Richard Herbert Marryatt3,81043.08
Majority1,22313.83+2.71
Informal votes450.51-0.35
Turnout 8,88880.06-9.49
Registered electors 11,101

1928 election

1928 general election: Auckland Suburbs [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rex Mason 4,357 44.43
Reform James Gunson 3,25933.23
United Ernest Richard Allen2,19122.34
Majority1,09811.20
Informal votes850.86
Turnout 9,89289.55
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.

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