Harry Reginald Jenkins
Harry Jenkins | |
|---|---|
 Jenkins in 1928 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Parnell | |
| In office 14 November 1928 – 7 May 1930 | |
| Preceded by | James Dickson |
| Succeeded by | Bill Endean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1881 |
| Died | 21 June 1970 |
| Political party | United |
Harry Reginald Jenkins (24 October 1881 – 21 June 1970) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Parnell in Auckland, New Zealand, representing the United Party.
Member of Parliament
[edit]| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928–1930 | 23rd | Parnell | United | ||
| 1930 | Changed allegiance to: | Independent | |||
Jenkins represented the Parnell electorate from the 1928 general election to his resignation in 1930.[1]
In 1925 he stood unsuccessfully for the Auckland City Council as an independent candidate and was also unsuccessful in 1927 standing on a Progressive Citizens' ticket.[2][3]
Resignation
[edit]In March 1930, Jenkins left the United Party and announced that he believed that the Reform Party leader, Gordon Coates, was "the ablest man in Parliament".[4] He subsequently resigned his seat and then sought the Reform nomination in the by-election. Instead, Reform selected Bill Endean as its candidate. Endean won the by-election on 7 May 1930.[5]
After leaving parliament, he was elected as a member of the Auckland City Council in 1931 standing on the Citizens' ticket.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 116.
- ^ "Electoral". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXII, no. 19008. 4 May 1925. p. 16. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Electoral". Auckland Star. 4 May 1927. p. 5. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Working for Fusion". The Evening Post. Vol. CIX, no. 55. 6 March 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ Habershon 1958, p. 47.
- ^ "Local Body Elections". Vol. LXII, no. 110. The New Zealand Herald. 12 May 1931. p. 18. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
References
[edit]- Habershon, R.G. (1958). A Study in Politics: 1928–31 (MA thesis). Auckland: University of Auckland.
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.