Charles Barrell

Charles Barrell
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Hamilton
In office
1935 – 1943
Preceded by Alexander Young
Succeeded by Frank Findlay
Personal details
Born Charles Abraham Barrell
(1880-09-02)2 September 1880
Died 14 January 1958(1958-01-14) (aged 77)
Political party Labour

Charles "Charlie" Abraham Barrell (2 September 1880 – 14 January 1958) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Member of Parliament

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1935–1938 25th Hamilton Labour
1938–1943 26th Hamilton Labour

He represented the Hamilton electorate from 1935, when he defeated Sir Alexander Young of the Reform Party.[1][2] In the 1938 election, he defeated Albert W Grant of the National Party.[2][3] In 1943, he was defeated by National's Frank Findlay.[4] He unsuccessfully contested the Hamilton seat again in a 1945 by-election.[5]

Barrell was a Social Crediter and later became the president of the Hamilton Social Credit Association.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 182.
  2. 1 2 "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  3. ↑ Gustafson 1986, p. 366.
  4. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 182, 196.
  5. ↑ "Declaration of Result". The New Zealand Herald. 25219 (82). 4 June 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Calderwood, David (2010). Not a Fair Go: A History and Analysis of Social Credit's Struggle for Success in New Zealand's Electoral System (Thesis). University of Waikato. p. 25.

References

  • Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Alexander Young		 Member of Parliament for Hamilton
1935–1943		 Succeeded by
Frank Findlay
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