Harry Reginald Jenkins

Jenkins in 1928.

Harry Reginald Jenkins (24 October 1881 – 21 June 1970) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Parnell in Auckland, New Zealand, representing the United Party.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
19281930 23rd Parnell United
1930 Changed allegiance to: Independent

Jenkins represented the Parnell electorate from the 1928 general election to his resignation in 1930.[1]

Resignation

In March 1930, Jenkins left the United Party and announced that he believed that the Reform Party leader, Gordon Coates, was "the ablest man in Parliament".[2] He subsequently resigned his seat and then sought the Reform nomination in the by-election. Instead, Reform selected Bill Endean as its candidate. Endean won the by-election on 7 May 1930.[3]

Notes

  1. Scholefield 1950, p. 116.
  2. "Working for Fusion". Evening Post CIX (55). 6 March 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. Habershon 1958, p. 47.

References

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
James Dickson
Member of Parliament for Parnell
1928–1930
Succeeded by
Bill Endean
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