Auckland Suburbs (New Zealand electorate)

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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

↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 83–88.
↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 154.
↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 125.
↑ "The General Election, 1943". National Library. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
↑ "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. p. 1. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

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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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[FOOTNOTEMcRobie198983–88-1] McRobie 1989, pp. 83–88.

[FOOTNOTEScholefield1950154-2] Scholefield 1950, p. 154.

[FOOTNOTEScholefield1950125-3] 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.

[1931_election-7] The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

[1928_election-8] Skinner, W. A. G. (1929). The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. p. 1. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

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