Roderick McKenzie

For other people named Roderick McKenzie, see Roderick McKenzie (disambiguation).

The Honourable Roderick McKenzie
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Motueka
In office 1896–1914
Preceded by	John Kerr
Succeeded by	Richard Hudson
Personal details
Born	1852 Ross-shire, Scotland
Died	9 October 1934 Wellington, New Zealand
Political party	Liberal

Roderick McKenzie (1852 – 9 October 1934) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Buller and Motueka, in the South Island. He was a member of the Liberal Party.

Early life

He was born in Ross-shire, Scotland and was educated at the Glasgow Academy. He came to New Zealand in 1869 and was a member of the Westport Harbour Board, Nelson Harbour Board and Kumara Hospital Board. McKenzie was an engineer and bridgebuilder. His projects included construction of the Westport Staiths at a cost of 22,000 pounds, the railway bridge at Arahura and he laid the rails to Hokitika.

Member of Parliament

New Zealand Parliament

Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1893–1896	12th	Buller			Liberal
1896–1899	13th	Motueka			Liberal
1899–1902	14th	Motueka			Liberal
1902–1905	15th	Motueka			Liberal
1905–1908	16th	Motueka			Liberal
1908–1911	17th	Motueka			Liberal
1911–1914	18th	Motueka			Liberal

McKenzie was the MP for Buller between 1893 and 1896 and the MP for Motueka from 1896 to 1914. He was Chairman of Committees from 1906 to 1908. He was Minister of Public Works and Mines 1909–1912.

Roderick McKenzie was a "strong supporter of the Seddon administration". However, in 1912 McKenzie would have nothing to do with Thomas Mackenzie's (no relation) Liberal Ministry stating that: John Millar should have been Prime Minister, Mackenzie's ministers were political novices and had forsaken their liberal principles.

In 1932, when he was 80 years old, McKenzie contested the Motueka seat at the by-election following the death of George Black. McKenzie died on 9 October 1934.

References

• Three Party Politics in New Zealand, 1911-1931 by Michael Bassett (1982, Historical Publications, Auckland)
• Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). Vol. I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 6 October 2013. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Wood, G. Anthony, ed. (1996). Ministers and Members: In the New Zealand Parliament. Dunedin: Otago University Press. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

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