Patrick O'Regan (politician)
Patrick Joseph O'Regan (1869 – 24 April 1947) was a Member of Parliament for Inangahua and Buller, in the South Island of New Zealand. He was later appointed to the Legislative Council.
Early life
O'Regan was born in Charleston, on the West Coast of New Zealand.
Political career
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893–1896 | 12th | Inangahua | Liberal | ||
| 1896–1899 | 13th | Buller | Liberal | ||
O'Regan represented Inangahua (1893–1996) and Buller (1896–1999) in the New Zealand House of Representatives. He was defeated in the 1899 election when he stood for re-election in Buller.[1]
He was involved with the Knights of Labour and Henry George's Single Tax Movement. In 1896, O'Regan introduced the Proportional Representation Bill into Parliament: it failed to carry the second reading by only 6 votes.[2]
A lawyer by profession, O'Regan represented striking workers in 1913 and conscientious objectors charged with sedition in World War I.
O'Regan supported Labour's Peter Fraser in the 1918 by-election in Wellington Central and Harry Holland in the 1918 by-election in Wellington North. However, he did not join the Labour Party.[3]
O'Regan was made a member of the Legislative Council on 9 September 1946 and he held that position for the few months until his death on 24 April 1947.[4]
Further reading
- Labour's Path to Political Independence: the Origins and Establishment of the NZ Labour Party 1900-1919 by Barry Gustafson (1980, Oxford University Press, Auckland)
- The New Zealand Liberals: the Years of Power 1891-1912 by David Hamer (1988, Auckland University Press, Auckland)
- The Parliamentary Record: 1840–1984 by J.O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)
References
- ^ "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ (Yesterdays in Golden Buller by Ella Matthews, p. 203, 1999, Cadsonbury Publications)
- ^ (Gustafson, p. 163)
- ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 82.
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