Charles Robert Petrie
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Charles Robert Petrie was a New Zealand
politician of the Labour Party
.
He represented the Hauraki
electorate from 1935
to 1938, then the Otahuhu electorate
from 1938
to 1949
, when he retired.
Petrie was the sole Labour Member of Parliament
to represent the Hauraki electorate in its history. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and arrived in New Zealand in 1911. He was an active Presbyterian.
New Zealand
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politician of the Labour Party
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
.
He represented the Hauraki
Hauraki (New Zealand electorate)
Hauraki is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, from 1928 to 1987 and 1993 to 1996. In the 1987 general election it was renamed Coromandel, the name that had been used from 1972 to 1981...
electorate from 1935
New Zealand general election, 1935
The 1935 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 25th term. It resulted in the Labour Party's first electoral victory, with Michael Joseph Savage becoming the first Labour Prime Minister...
to 1938, then the Otahuhu electorate
Otahuhu (New Zealand electorate)
Otahuhu is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate in the southern suburbs of the city of Auckland, from 1938 to 1963, and then from 1972 to 1984.-History:...
from 1938
New Zealand general election, 1938
The 1938 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 26th term. It resulted in the governing Labour Party being re-elected, although the newly-founded National Party gained a certain amount of ground.-Background:The Labour Party had won...
to 1949
New Zealand general election, 1949
The 1949 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 29th term. It saw the governing Labour Party defeated by the opposition National Party...
, when he retired.
Petrie was the sole Labour Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
to represent the Hauraki electorate in its history. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and arrived in New Zealand in 1911. He was an active Presbyterian.