Alfred James Davey
Alfred James Davey (16 October 1886 – 2 October 1961) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Waimate | National | |
Davey was born in 1886.[1]
He won the Waimate electorate in 1954 for the National Party after the previous member, David Campbell Kidd, had died shortly before the election.[2] The electorate was abolished in 1957, and Davey was defeated standing for Timaru by Clyde Carr of the Labour Party, who had been the electorate's representative since 1928.[3]
Davey died on 2 October 1961.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 Gustafson 1986, p. 306.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 192, 210.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 188, 192.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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