Auckland East
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.
History
The Auckland East electorate was established for the 1860-1861 elections, when the 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 elections, when the focus of the electorate shifted eastwards, making room for Auckland North electorate. It was abolished in the 1887 elections, with most of its territory being absorbed by the neighbouring Parnell electorate.
At the 1905 elections, 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 elections, it had lost most of the central business district, and was more focused on Parnell, Newmarket, and Grafton. It was abolished in the 1946 elections, 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
Election results
1935 election
| General election, 1935: Auckland East[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Frederick Schramm | 6,140 | 51.98 | +10.32 | |
| Reform | Harold Percy Burton | 3,803 | 32.20 | +8.06 | |
| Democrat | J B Donald | 1,649 | 13.96 | ||
| Independent | T Lamont | 218 | 1.84 | ||
| Majority | 2,337 | 19.78 | |||
| Turnout | 11,810 | ||||
1931 election
| General election, 1931: Auckland East[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Frederick Schramm | 3,893 | 41.66 | ||
| Reform | Harold Percy Burton | 2,256 | 24.14 | ||
| United | William Henry Horton | 1,754 | 18.77 | ||
| Women's Candidate | Ellen Melville | 1,002 | 10.72 | ||
| Independent | John Alexander Arthur | 439 | 4.70 | ||
| Majority | 1,637 | 17.52 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,678 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,344 | 73.70 | |||
1925 election
| General election, 1925: Auckland East[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John A. Lee | 4,477 | 44.95 | ||
| Reform | James Stewart | 4,189 | 42.06 | ||
| Liberal | H. Oakley Browne[7] | 1,293 | 12.98 | ||
| Majority | 288 | 2.89 | |||
| Informal votes | 110 | 1.09 | |||
| Turnout | 10,069 | 87.00 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,573 | ||||
1921 by-election
| Auckland East by-election, 1921[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Reform | Clutha Mackenzie | 2,525 | 38.13 | ||
| Labour | John A. Lee | 2,153 | 32.51 | ||
| Liberal | George Warren Russell | 1,015 | 15.33 | ||
| Independent | G H Foster | 862 | 13.01 | ||
| Majority | 372 | 5.61 | |||
| Turnout | 6,621 | ||||
1910 by-election
| Auckland East by-election, 1910[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent Liberal | Arthur Myers | 3,180 | 58.42 | ||
| Labour (original) | George Davis | 1,087 | 19.97 | ||
| Independent | William Richardson | 754 | 13.85 | ||
| Opposition | R W Hill | 309 | 5.67 | ||
| Labour (original) | G J McKnight | 75 | 1.37 | ||
| Majority | 2,093 | 38.45 | |||
| Turnout | 5,443 | 65.02 | |||
References
- McRobie, Alan (1989). New Zealand Electoral Atlas. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 10.
- ↑ Hutching, Megan. "Emily Maguire". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
- ↑ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). "Mr. Archibald Clark". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ↑ The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1936. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ "Recount of Votes". Auckland Star LXII (289). 7 December 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 1. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Independent Stand". The New Zealand Herald LXII (19149). 15 October 1925. p. 14. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Polling in Auckland East". The Press LVII (17293). 3 November 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ↑ "Auckland East by-election". Wanganui Chronicle L (12539). 17 June 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 5 December 2015.