Arthur Osborne (politician)

Arthur Osborne
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Onehunga
In office 1938 – 1953
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Hugh Watt
Personal details
Born	14 March 1891
Died	15 November 1953
Political party	Labour

Arthur George Osborne (14 March 1891 – 15 November 1953) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Political Career

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1936–1938	25th	Manukau		Labour
1938–1943	26th	Onehunga		Labour
1943–1946	27th	Onehunga		Labour
1946–1949	28th	Onehunga		Labour
1949–1951	29th	Onehunga		Labour
1951–1953	30th	Onehunga		Labour

In the 1925, 1928, and 1931 elections, he unsuccessfully contested the Waitemata electorate against the incumbent, Alexander Harris.^[1][2][3] In the 1935 election, he unsuccessfully contested the Parnell electorate against the incumbent, Bill Endean of the Reform Party.^[4]

He represented the Manukau electorate from a 1936 by-election (after the resignation of Bill Jordan) to 1938, and then the Onehunga electorate from 1938 to 1953, when he died.^[5] He was succeeded in Onehunga by Hugh Watt.

References

1. The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 1. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
2. The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
3. "Election Counts". Auckland Star LXII (291). 9 December 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
4. "Final Counts". Auckland Star LXVI (288). 5 December 1935. p. 8. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
5. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 225. OCLC 154283103.

• Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.