Senior Whip of the Liberal Party

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The Liberal Party's Senior Whip was a political post in New Zealand. The whip's task was to administer the "whipping in" system that attempts to ensure that party MPs attend and vote according to the party leadership's wishes. [1] All Liberal whips were members of the House of Representatives with none coming from the Legislative Council. The position held high esteem in the Liberal caucus and it was not uncommon for whips to move into higher positions later on. Two (William MacDonald and George Forbes) would later serve as party leader. Forbes also served as Prime Minister from 1930 to 1935. [2]

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List

The following is a list of senior whips of the Liberal Party (including United) up until the establishment of the National Party: [3]

No.NamePortraitElectorateTerm of Office
1 Westby Perceval Westby Brook Perceval, 1890.jpg Christchurch 19 June 189015 September 1891
2 Frank Lawry Frank Lawry.jpg Parnell 15 September 189129 October 1894
3 Charles H. Mills Charles Houghton Mills.jpg Wairau 29 October 189420 October 1900
4 John Stevens John Stevens, 1905.jpg Manawatu 20 October 19001 July 1902
5 Walter Carncross Walter Carncross.jpg Taieri 1 July 190225 November 1902
6 John O'Meara John O'Meara, 1902.jpg Pahiatua 29 June 19033 July 1904†
7 Frederick Flatman Frederick Flatman.jpg Geraldine 3 July 190429 August 1906
8 Alfred Kidd Alfred Kidd.jpg Auckland Central 3 September 190610 October 1908
9 George Laurenson George Laurenson, 1913.jpg Lyttelton 8 June 190928 June 1910
10 William MacDonald William Donald Stuart Macdonald, circa 1910.jpg Bay of Plenty 30 June 191015 June 1912
11 George Forbes George Forbes, 1914.jpg Hurunui 15 June 19127 February 1923
12 Sydney George Smith Sydney George Smith, year unknown.jpg New Plymouth 7 February 192316 June 1926
13 Alfred Ransom Alfred Ransom.jpg Pahiatua 16 June 19264 December 1928
14 Alfred Murdoch Alfred Murdoch.jpg Marsden 4 December 192827 May 1930
15 George Munns George Munns.jpg Roskill 27 May 193022 September 1931
(14) Alfred Murdoch Alfred Murdoch.jpg Marsden 22 September 193113 May 1936

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Notes

  1. Wilson 1985, p. 278.
  2. Gardner, W. J. "Forbes, George William". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  3. Wilson 1985, pp. 279–80.

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