Alfred E. Allen
Encyclopedia
Alfred Ernest "Alf" Allen, CMG (20 May 1912–1987) was a New Zealand
politician
of the National Party
. He was the seventeenth Speaker of the House of Representatives
, in 1972.
He unsuccessfully stood as the Hamilton
candidate for breakaway Labour MP John A. Lee
and his Democratic Labour Party
in the 1943 general election
.
He was the National Member of Parliament for Franklin
from 1957
(when the veteran sitting MP John Norman Massey
was deselected by the National Party
in favour of Allen) to 1972
, when he retired.
He was born in Onehunga
, Auckland
in 1912.
He married Nancy Cutford in 1935. They had one son and three daughters. He was awarded the CMG in 1973.
In World War II
he served in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force
from 1940 to 1943.
New Zealand
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politician
Politician
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of the National Party
New Zealand National Party
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. He was the seventeenth Speaker of the House of Representatives
Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives
In New Zealand the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the individual who chairs the country's legislative body, the New Zealand House of Representatives...
, in 1972.
He unsuccessfully stood as the Hamilton
Hamilton (New Zealand electorate)
Hamilton is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, which was replaced by Hamilton East and Hamilton West electorates.-Population centres:The electorate was mainly urban, covering the city of Hamilton.-History:...
candidate for breakaway Labour MP John A. Lee
John A. Lee
John Alfred Alexander Lee DCM was a New Zealand politician and writer. He is one of the more prominent avowed socialists in New Zealand's political history.-Early life:...
and his Democratic Labour Party
Democratic Labour Party (New Zealand)
The Democratic Labour Party was a left-wing political party in New Zealand in the 1940s. It was a splinter from the larger Labour Party, and was led by the prominent socialist John A. Lee.-Party history:...
in the 1943 general election
New Zealand general election, 1943
The 1943 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 27th term. With the onset of World War II, elections were initially postponed, but it was eventually decided to hold a general election in September 1943, around two years after it...
.
He was the National Member of Parliament for Franklin
Franklin (New Zealand electorate)
Franklin was a rural New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It existed from 1861 to 1996 during four periods.-Population centres:The original electorate from 1861 to 1881 included the South Auckland towns of Papatoetoe, Papakura, Pukekohe and Waiuku, and west of Waiuku to the West Coast...
from 1957
New Zealand general election, 1957
The 1957 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 32nd term. It saw the governing National Party narrowly defeated by the Labour Party...
(when the veteran sitting MP John Norman Massey
John Norman Massey
John Norman Massey was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party and then the National Party.He represented the Franklin electorate from 1928 to 1935, when he was defeated by Arthur Sexton of the Country Party. He was re-elected in 1938, and held the seat for National, until he was deselected...
was deselected by the National Party
New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...
in favour of Allen) to 1972
New Zealand general election, 1972
The New Zealand general election of 1972 was held to elect MPs to the 37th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Labour Party, led by Norman Kirk, defeated the governing National Party.-Background:...
, when he retired.
He was born in Onehunga
Onehunga
Onehunga is a suburb of Auckland City, New Zealand and the location of the Port of Onehunga, the city's small port on the Manukau Harbour. It is eight kilometres south of the city centre, close to the volcanic cone of One Tree Hill, Maungakiekie....
, Auckland
Auckland
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in 1912.
He married Nancy Cutford in 1935. They had one son and three daughters. He was awarded the CMG in 1973.
In World War II
World War II
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he served in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
The New Zealand Expeditionary Force was the title of the military forces sent from New Zealand to fight for Britain during World War I and World War II. Ultimately, the NZEF of World War I was known as the First New Zealand Expeditionary Force...
from 1940 to 1943.