Henry May (New Zealand politician)

The Honourable Henry May QSO


Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 25 November 1972 – 29 November 1975
Preceded by	Allan Highet
Succeeded by	Allan Highet

Personal details
Born	13 April 1912
Died	22 April 1995 (1995-04-23) (aged 83)
Political party	Labour Party

Henry Leonard James May QSO (13 April 1912 – 22 April 1995)^[1] was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was a cabinet minister from 1972 to 1975.

Political career

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate	Party
1954	30th	Onslow	Labour
1954–1957	31st	Onslow	Labour
1957–1960	32nd	Onslow	Labour
1960–1963	33rd	Onslow	Labour
1963–1966	34th	Porirua	Labour
1966–1969	35th	Porirua	Labour
1969–1972	36th	Western Hutt	Labour
1972–1975	37th	Western Hutt	Labour

He represented the Wellington area electorates of Onslow from a 1954 by-election to 1963, then Porirua from 1963 to 1969, then Western Hutt from 1969 to 1975, when he was defeated by Brian Lambert.^[2] He served as Labour's senior whip from 1958 to 1972 when he entered cabinet.

He was Minister of Local Government (1972–1975), and Minister of Internal Affairs (1972–1975).^[3]

He was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services in the 1976 Queen's Birthday Honours.^[4]

Notes

↑ "Henry May (1912–1995)". Alexander Turnbull Library. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
↑ Wilson 1985, p. 219.
↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 92–93.
↑ "No. 46921". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1976. p. 8056.

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 Harry Combs	Member of Parliament for Onslow 1954–1963	Vacant Constituency abolished, recreated in 1993 Title next held by Peter Dunne
Vacant Constituency recreated after abolition in 1870 Title last held by Alfred Brandon	Member of Parliament for Porirua 1963–1969	Succeeded by Gerard Wall
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Western Hutt 1969–1975	Succeeded by Brian Lambert
Party political offices
Preceded by Joseph Cotterill	Senior Whip of the Labour Party 1958–1972	Succeeded by Ron Barclay

New Zealand Labour Party

Leadership

Leaders Names in bold served as prime minister	Alfred Hindmarsh (1916–18) Harry Holland (1919–33) Michael Joseph Savage (1933–40) Peter Fraser (1940–50) Walter Nash (1950–63) Arnold Nordmeyer (1963–65) Norman Kirk (1965–74) Bill Rowling (1974–83) David Lange (1983–89) Geoffrey Palmer (1989–90) Mike Moore (1990–93) Helen Clark (1993–2008) Phil Goff (2008–11) David Shearer (2011–13) David Cunliffe (2013–14) Andrew Little (2014–17) Jacinda Ardern (2017–present)
Deputy leaders	James McCombs (1919–23) Michael Joseph Savage (1923–33) Peter Fraser (1933–40) Walter Nash (1940–51) Jerry Skinner (1951–62) Fred Hackett (1962–63) Hugh Watt (1963–74) Bob Tizard (1974–79) David Lange (1979–83) Geoffrey Palmer (1983–89) Helen Clark (1989–93) David Caygill (1993–96) Michael Cullen (1996–2008) Annette King (2008–11) Grant Robertson (2011–13) David Parker (2013–14) Annette King (2014–17) Jacinda Ardern (2017) Kelvin Davis (2017–present)
Leadership elections	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1933 1940 1951 1954 1963 1965 1974 1980 1983 1988 1989 1990 1993 1996 2008 2011 2013 2014 2017

Internal offices

Party presidents	James McCombs (1916–17) Andrew Walker (1917–18) Tom Paul (1918–20) Peter Fraser (1920–21) Frederick Cooke (1921–22) Tom Brindle (1922–26) Bob Semple (1926–28) John Archer (1928–29) Jim Thorn (1929–31) Rex Mason (1931–32) Bill Jordan (1932–33) Frank Langstone (1933–34) Tim Armstrong (1934–35) Walter Nash (1935–36) Clyde Carr (1936–37) James Roberts (1937–50) Arnold Nordmeyer (1950–55) Michael Moohan (1955–60) Martyn Finlay (1960–64) Norman Kirk (1964–66) Norman Douglas (1966–70) Bill Rowling (1970–72) Charles Bennett (1972–76) Arthur Faulkner (1976–78) Jim Anderton (1979–84) Margaret Wilson (1984–87) Rex Jones (1987–88) Ruth Dyson (1988–93) Maryan Street (1993–95) Michael Hirschfeld (1995–99) Bob Harvey (1999–2000) Mike Williams (2000–09) Andrew Little (2009–11) Moira Coatsworth (2011–15) Nigel Haworth (2015–present)
General secretaries	John Glover (1916–19) Michael Joseph Savage (1919–20) Moses Ayrton (1920–22) Walter Nash (1922–32) Jim Thorn (1932–36) David Wilson (1936–40) Michael Moohan (1940–48) Allan McDonald (1948–71) John Wybrow (1971–85) Tony Timms (1985–95) Rob Allen (1995–2000) Mike Smith (2001–08) Chris Flatt (2008–12) Tim Barnett (2012–16) Andrew Kirton (2016–2018)
Senior Whips	Andrew Walker (1916–19) James McCombs (1919–22) Dan Sullivan (1922–35) Bill Jordan (1935–36) Robert McKeen (1937–39) James O'Brien (1939–42) Arthur Shapton Richards (1942–47) Robert Macfarlane (1947–51) Philip Connolly (1951–52) Joseph Cotterill (1952–58) Henry May (1958–72) Ron Barclay (1972–76) Roger Drayton (1976–78) Russell Marshall (1978–80) Jonathan Hunt (1980–84) Michael Cullen (1984–87) Margaret Austin (1987–90) Trevor Mallard (1990) Jonathan Hunt (1990–96) Mark Burton (1996–99) Rick Barker (1999–2002) David Benson-Pope (2002–04) Jill Pettis (2004–05) Tim Barnett (2005–08) Darren Hughes (2008–11) Rick Barker (2011) Chris Hipkins (2011–13) Sue Moroney (2013–14) Chris Hipkins (2014–16) Kris Faafoi (2016–17) Ruth Dyson (2017–present)

Organisation

Current Members of Parliament
Names without electorates are list MPs
(List of former MPs)

Leader: Jacinda Ardern (Mount Albert)
Deputy Leader: Kelvin Davis (Te Tai Tokerau)

Related organisations

History

History and related topics	Liberal–Labour The Lee Affair Black Budget It's Time Citizens for Rowling Rogernomics Māori loan affair Closing the Gaps Helengrad Corngate Foreshore and seabed controversy KiwiSaver
Labour governments	First (1935–49) Second (1957–60) Third (1972–75) Fourth (1984–90) Fifth (1999–2008) Sixth (2017–present)
Shadow cabinets	Holland Savage Fraser Nash Nordmeyer Kirk Rowling Lange Moore Clark Goff Shearer Cunliffe Little Ardern
Predecessor parties	New Zealand Liberal Party New Zealand Socialist Party Independent Political Labour League New Zealand Labour Party (1910) United Labour Party Social Democratic Party

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