Auckland Suburbs (New Zealand electorate)

For the electorate that existed in the 1850s, see Suburbs of Auckland (New Zealand electorate).

Auckland Suburbs was a parliamentary electorate in Auckland, New Zealand from 1928 to 1946.

Population centres

In the 1927 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further electorate from the South Island due to faster population growth. Five electorates were abolished, two former electorates were re-established, and three electorates, including Auckland Suburbs, were created for the first time. These changes came into effect with the 1928 election.^[1]

History

The electorate was formed for the 1928 general election, and was only ever held by the Labour Party.^[2] It was represented by one Member of Parliament; Rex Mason, who had previously represented Eden.^[3]

Mayor James Gunson stood unsuccessfully for Reform in 1928.

The electorate was abolished in 1946.

Members of Parliament

From 1928 to 1946, Auckland Suburbs existed as a single-member electorate.

Election	Winner
1928 election		Rex Mason
1931 election
1935 election
1938 election
1943 election
(Abolished 1946)

Election results

1935 election

General election, 1935: Auckland Suburbs^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Rex Mason	7,749	68.13	+11.21
	United/Reform	W A Bishop	2,843	24.99
	Democrat	W H J Clark	781	6.86
Majority			4,896	43.04
Turnout			11,373

1931 election

General election, 1931: Auckland Suburbs^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Rex Mason	5,033	56.92
	Reform	Richard Herbert Marryatt	3,810	43.08
Majority			1,223	13.83
Informal votes			45	0.51
Turnout			8,888	80.06
Registered electors			11,101

Notes

↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 83–88.
↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 154.
↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 125.
↑ The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1936. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
↑ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

References

McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

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