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	Winner
1861 election		Thomas Russell
1866 election		Archibald Clark^[3]
1871 election		Julius Vogel
1875 election		William Rees
1879 election		William Speight
1881 election		Sir George Grey
1884 election		Sir George Grey
(Electorate abolished 1887–1905)
1905 election		Frederick Baume
1908 election		Frederick Baume
1910 by-election		Arthur Myers
1911 election
1914 election
1919 election
1921 by-election		Clutha Mackenzie
1922 election		John A. Lee
1925 election		John A. Lee
1928 election		James Donald
1931 election		Frederick Schramm
1935 election
1938 election
1943 election
(Electorate abolished 1946)

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	George 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
	Reform	William Richardson	754	13.85
	Independent	R W Hill	309	5.67
	Labour (original)	G J McKnight	75	1.37
Majority			2,093	38.45
Turnout			5,443	65.02

1905 election

General election, 1905: Auckland East^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Frederick Baume	2,535	45.97
	Conservative	Harry Bamford	1,664	30.17
	Independent	William Richardson	1,129	20.47
	Socialist	Robert Way	103	1.86
Informal votes			83	1.50
Majority			871	15.79
Turnout			5,514

1881 election

General election, 1881: Auckland East^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Sir George Grey	349	52.56
	Independent	J M Clark	315	47.43
Majority			34	5.12
Turnout			664	71.78
Registered electors			925

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. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ 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.
↑ "The General Election, 1905". National Library. 1906. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
↑
- Cooper, G. S. (1882). Votes Recorded for Each Candidate. Government Printer. Retrieved 24 October 2015.

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