Lewis McIlvride
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Lewis McIlvride was a New Zealand
Member of Parliament
and trade unionist.
in the New Zealand House of Representatives
from 1922 to 1925.
Born in Glasgow
, Scotland
in 1882, McIlvride was the National Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants in 1927 (Joe Mack
was his predecessor 1908-27).
Lewis McIlvride died in 1949.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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,...
and trade unionist.
Member of Parliament
Lewis McIlvride represented the Napier electorateNapier (New Zealand electorate)
thumb|right|Boundaries of Napier Electorate for 2008 and 2011 electionsNapier is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Napier is Chris Tremain, of the National Party. He has held this position since...
in the New Zealand House of Representatives
New Zealand House of Representatives
The New Zealand House of Representatives is the sole chamber of the legislature of New Zealand. The House and the Queen of New Zealand form the New Zealand Parliament....
from 1922 to 1925.
Born in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
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in 1882, McIlvride was the National Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants in 1927 (Joe Mack
Matthew Mack
-Political activity:Born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1867, Mack was a railway guard and Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants . Joe Mack stood as NZLP candidate for Parnell in 1911 but disliked the party's stance on conscription in WWI...
was his predecessor 1908-27).
Lewis McIlvride died in 1949.
Further reading
- Labour's Path to Political Independence: the Origins and Establishment of the NZLP: 1900-19 by Barry GustafsonBarry GustafsonBarry Gustafson is a New Zealand political scientist and historian, and a leading political biographer. He served for nearly four decades as Professor of Political Studies at the University of Auckland, and as Acting Director of the New Zealand Asia Institute from 2004 to 2006.-Politics and...
(1980, Oxford University Press, Auckland)