1923 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election

June 2022 June 2022 New Zealand presidential no 1996 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election 1996 7 February 1923 150x150px Charles Statham Independent politician 61 78.20 150x150px James McCombs New Zealand Labour Party 17 21.79 Speaker Sir Frederic Lang Reform Party (New Zealand) Charles Statham Independent politician The 1923 election of the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives occurred on 7 February 1923, following the 1922 general election result. The election saw the incumbent speaker Sir Frederic Lang lose his parliamentary seat. It resulted in the election of Independent MP Charles Statham as Speaker. Nominated candidates Two candidates were nominated: James McCombs, MP for Lyttelton – Labour Party Charles Statham, MP for Dunedin Central – Independent John Luke, the MP for Wellington North, declined nomination for the role of speaker. Election The election was conducted by means of a conventional parliamentary motion. The Clerk of the House of Representatives conducted a vote on the question of the election of the Speaker. The following table gives the election results:Parliamentary Debates 199 1923 W.A.G. Skinner Wellington 10–11 PartyCandidateVotes% Independent Charles Statham 61 78.20 Labour James McCombs 17 21.79Majority 44 56.41Turnout 78 How each MP voted: Party Name Speaker Vote Reform Party (New Zealand)George James AndersonStatham New Zealand Labour PartyTim Armstrong politicianMcCombs Independent politicianHarry AtmoreStatham New Zealand Labour PartyFred BartramMcCombs Independent politicianAllen BellStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)John BitchenerStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Richard BollardStatham New Zealand Liberal PartyDavid BuddoStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Thomas Burnett New Zealand politicianStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Gordon CoatesStatham New Zealand Liberal PartyJames Randall CorriganStatham New Zealand Liberal PartyPhilip De La PerrelleStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)James Dickson New Zealand politicianStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)James Samuel DicksonStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)William Downie Stewart JrStatham New Zealand Liberal PartyJohn Edie New Zealand politicianStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Billy GlennStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)William Hughes FieldStatham New Zealand Liberal PartyGeorge Forbes New Zealand politicianStatham New Zealand Labour PartyPeter FraserMcCombs Reform Party (New Zealand)William GirlingStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)David Guthrie David Guthrie (New Zealand politician)Statham New Zealand Liberal PartyJosiah HananStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Alexander Harris New Zealand politicianStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Oswald HawkenStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Taurekareka HenareStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)William HerriesStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Frank HocklyStatham New Zealand Labour PartyHarry HollandMcCombs New Zealand Liberal PartyJames Horn politicianStatham New Zealand Labour PartyTed Howard politicianMcCombs Reform Party (New Zealand)Richard Hudson New Zealand politicianStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)George Hunter politician, born 1859Statham New Zealand Liberal PartyLeonard Isitt ministerStatham New Zealand Labour PartyBill Jordan politicianMcCombs New Zealand Labour PartyFrank LangstoneMcCombs New Zealand Labour PartyJohn A. LeeMcCombs Reform Party (New Zealand)Joseph LinklaterStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)John Luke New Zealand politicianStatham New Zealand Liberal PartyFrederick LyeStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Douglas LysnarStatham New Zealand Liberal PartyJack MacPherson politicianStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)William MasseyStatham New Zealand Liberal PartyRobert Masters New Zealand politicianStatham New Zealand Labour PartyLew McIlvrideMcCombs New Zealand Liberal PartyGilbert McKayStatham New Zealand Labour PartyRobert McKeenMcCombs Reform Party (New Zealand)Alex McLeod politicianStatham New Zealand Labour PartyAlec MonteithMcCombs New Zealand Labour PartyJim Munro politicianMcCombs Independent LiberalAlfred MurdochStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)William NosworthyStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Jimmy NashStatham New Zealand Liberal PartyĀpirana NgataStatham New Zealand Labour PartyJames O'Brien New Zealand politicianMcCombs Reform Party (New Zealand)James Parr politicianStatham New Zealand Labour PartyBill Parry politicianMcCombs Independent LiberalHugh Poland politicianMcCombs Reform Party (New Zealand)Māui PōmareStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Vivian PotterStatham New Zealand Liberal PartyAlfred RansomStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Heaton RhodesStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Thomas William RhodesStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Frank RollestonStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)John Rolleston New Zealand politicianStatham New Zealand Labour PartyMichael Joseph SavageMcCombs New Zealand Liberal PartyThomas SideyStatham New Zealand Liberal PartySydney George SmithStatham New Zealand Labour PartyDan Sullivan New Zealand politicianMcCombs Independent politicianGeorge Sykes New Zealand politicianStatham New Zealand Liberal PartyJohn Charles ThomsonStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Henare UruStatham New Zealand Liberal PartyBill VeitchStatham New Zealand Liberal PartyThomas WilfordStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Kenneth Williams politicianStatham Independent LiberalGeorge WittyStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Robert Wright New Zealand politicianStatham Reform Party (New Zealand)Alexander Young New Zealand politicianStatham References Speaker of the House of Representatives election Category:Speaker of the House of Representatives of New Zealand elections Category:February 1923 in Oceania