1936 Manukau by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 April 2022 1936 Manukau by-election New Zealand 1936 presidential no 1935 New Zealand general election 1935 general 1938 New Zealand general election 1938 general 30 September 1936 12,591 (78.69%) 100px Arthur Osborne New Zealand Labour Party 8,593 68.24% 108px Frederick Doidge New Zealand National Party 3,998 31.75% MP Manukau electorate 1928-38.png Manukau electorate boundaries used for the by-election Bill Jordan New Zealand Labour Party Arthur Osborne New Zealand Labour Party The 1936 Manukau by-election was a by-election during the 25th New Zealand Parliament in the Manukau electorate. It was held on Wednesday 30 September 1936. This by-election came about because of the resignation of Bill Jordan upon his appointment to the position of High Commissioner to the UK during the term of the 25th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election in the Manukau electorate was contested by Arthur Osborne for Labour and Frederick Doidge for National, with Osborne winning the election. Background and candidates A by-election was triggered due to Bill Jordan's resignation upon his appointment to the post of High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.Scholefield 1950 144 Labour The Labour party chose Arthur Osborne as their candidate for the seat. He had previously contested the Waitemata electorate unsuccessfully in the 1925, 1928, and 1931s.The General Election, 1925 1926 Government Printer https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&d=AJHR1926-I.2.2.6.39 1 20 November 2014The General Election, 1928 1929 Government Printer https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1929-I.2.3.2.37 5 29 November 2014Election Counts https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19311209.2.109 28 October 2014 Auckland Star LXII 291 9 December 1931 9 In the 1935, he unsuccessfully contested the Parnell electorate.Final Counts https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19351205.2.66 14 November 2013 Auckland Star 5 December 1935 LXVI 288 8 The unsuccessful nominees for the Labour candidacy were Mary Dreaver, Alec Monteith and James Purtell.Manukau Seat https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19360811.2.87 26 December 2018 Auckland Star 11 August 1936 LXVII 189 9 National The newly created National Party chose Frederick Doidge as their contestant for the seat. In the 1935 election, Doidge ran as an independent in the Rotorua electorate, despite briefly courting the anti-Labour Democrat Party.Waterson D. B. 5d20 Doidge, Frederick Widdowson 8 November 2013 Of the four candidates, he came second after Labour's Alexander Moncur.General Election https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19351207.2.96 16 November 2013 The Evening Post 7 December 1935 CXX 138 11 As a new party this was National's first real electoral test to see if the unification of the United, Reform & Democrat parties would be able to combat Labour more effectively. Results The following table contains the results of the by-election: The Manukau electorate was abolished at the next election in 1938. Osborne shifted to the new seat of Onehunga, which he held until his death in 1953. Doidge later represented the electorate of Tauranga for National from 1938 to 1951, when he retired. Notes References Scholefield Guy New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 Guy Scholefield 3rd First published in 1913 1950 Govt. Printer Wellington Manukau 1936 Category:1936 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Auckland Region