Alec Monteith

Alec Monteith MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wellington East
In office 1922–1925
Preceded by	Alfred Newman
Succeeded by	Thomas Forsyth
Personal details
Born	15 December 1886 Woodville, New Zealand
Died	24 November 1972 Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Eva Monteith

Alexander Lamont (Alec) Monteith (15 December 1886 – 24 November 1972) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for the Labour Party and a trade unionist.

Biography

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1922–1925	21st	Wellington East		Labour

Monteith was born in Woodville and was a farmer and storeman.^[1] He was Secretary of the United Storemen's Union and later Secretary of the Wellington Tramways Union and the New Zealand Tramway Workers' Federation.^[2]

Monteith represented the Wellington East electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives between 1922 and 1925.^[3] In the 1922 election, he was one of four candidates, with Thomas Forsyth of the Reform Party coming second.^[4] In the 1925 election, he was beaten by Forsyth.^[5] Monteith was also a member of the Wellington City Council.

References

1. Atkinson, Neill. "Monteith, Alexander Lamont - Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
2. (Gustafson, p. 162)
3. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 220. OCLC 154283103.
4. Hislop, J. (1923). The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. p. 4. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
5. The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

• Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament Edited by G.A. Wood (1996, Otago University Press, Dunedin)