John Robertson (New Zealand politician born 1875)
| John Robertson MP | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Otaki | |
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In office 20 November 1911 – 10 December 1914 | |
| Preceded by | William Hughes Field |
| Succeeded by | William Hughes Field |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Masterton | |
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In office 27 November 1935 – 25 September 1943 | |
| Preceded by | George Sykes |
| Succeeded by | Garnet Mackley |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1875 Scotland |
| Died |
1952 New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour Party |
John Robertson (1875–1952) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Biography
Early life
Robertson was born in Scotland, and was a watchmaker. He was a founder member in 1892 and later Secretary of the Independent Labour Party in Britain. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1902.[1]
Political career
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1911–1913 | 18th | Otaki | Labour (original) | |
| 1913–1914 | Changed allegiance to: | Social Democrat | ||
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Masterton | Labour | |
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Masterton | Labour | |
He represented the Otaki electorate from 1911, when he was elected on the second ballot with Reform Party support, having been nominated by the flax-workers union. He stood Labour Party.[2] though was also endorsed by the New Zealand Socialist Party.[3]
Robertson was the only sitting Labour MP who supported the formation of the Social Democratic Party in 1913 and joined the party.[4] He ran for re-election in Otaki in 1914, but he he was defeated by William Hughes Field of the Reform Party.[4] During the 1914 election, Robertson was the Social Democrat's representative in distributing servicemen's votes as he was their most senior MP at the time.[5]
Robertson was the candidate for the Labour Party in the Riccarton electorate in the 1919 election, but came last of the three candidates.[6][7]
Later he represented the Masterton electorate for the Labour Party from 1935 to 1943, when he was again defeated.[4] He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 31 January 1946 and served until its abolition on 31 December 1950.[8]
Notes
- ↑ Gustafson 1980, p. 159.
- ↑ See talk page
- ↑ Gustafson 1980, p. 165.
- 1 2 3 Wilson 1985, p. 231.
- ↑ Gustafson 1980, p. 87.
- ↑ "The General Election". The Press (16666). volume=LV. 29 October 1919. p. 10. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. p. 3. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 163.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1980). Labour's path to political independence: the origins and establishment of the NZ Labour Party 1900–1919. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press. ISBN 0-19-647986-X.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.