Paddy Kearins

Paddy Kearins
MBE
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Waimarino
In office
1946–1954
Preceded by Frank Langstone
Succeeded by seat abolished
Personal details
Born (1894-07-14)14 July 1894
Died 7 September 1974(1974-09-07) (aged 80)
Political party Labour

Patrick (Paddy) Kearins MBE (14 July 1894 - 7 September 1974)[1] was a Member of Parliament for Waimarino, in the North Island of New Zealand.

Biography

Member of Parliament

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1946–1949 28th Waimarino Labour
1949–1951 29th Waimarino Labour
1951–1954 30th Waimarino Labour

Kearins was the MP for Waimarino in the New Zealand House of Representatives for eight years from 1946 to 1954.[2]

In 1953 Kearins crossed the floor of parliament and voted with the government to support the Licensing Amendment Bill (No. 2). This Bill proposed that the licensing of the King Country, part of Kearins' electorate, be subject to a referendum.[3][4]

Later in 1953, following an electoral redistribution, Kearins' electorate of Waimarino was abolished and a new electorate of Rotorua established in its place. Rotorua contained the northern part of his former electorate, including the towns of Taupo (which was previously located in Waimarino), Rotorua, and Tokoroa.[5] However, at the candidate selection for Rotorua, Ray Boord won the nomination and was subsequently elected,[6] and "Labour lost its only farming voice... sacrificed by the party machine".[7][8][9][10][11]

Later life and death

Kearins later served as Mayor of Taihape. He was awarded the Coronation Medal in 1953 and an MBE in 1970.[2]

He died on 7 September 1974.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Kearins, Patrick, 1894-1974". Alexander Turnbull Library. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Wilson 1985, p. 209.
  3. ↑ NZPD Vol. 301, pp. 2364–67
  4. ↑ Cottrell 1974, pp. 24, 30.
  5. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 94, 98.
  6. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 184.
  7. ↑ Freer 2004, pp. 33, 58.
  8. ↑ Taylor 1970, p. 222.
  9. ↑ Logan 2008, p. 282.
  10. ↑ The Evening Post. 29 July 1954. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ The Evening Post. 2 October 1954. Missing or empty |title= (help)

References

  • Cottrell, S. P. (1974). Parliament and Conscience: 1950–1972 (MA). Christchurch: University of Canterbury.
  • Freer, Warren (2004). A Lifetime in Politics: the Memoirs of Warren Freer. Wellington: Victoria University Press.
  • Logan, Mary (2008). Nordy, Arnold Nordmeyer: A Political Biography. Wellington: Steele Roberts.
  • McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
  • Taylor, B. S. (1974). The Expulsion of John A. Lee and its Effects on the Development of the NZ Labour Party (MA). Christchurch: University of Canterbury.
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
  • Wilson, Ormond (1982). An Outsider Looks Back: Reflections on Experience. Wellington: Port Nicholson Press.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Frank Langstone		 Member of Parliament for Waimarino
1946–1954		 Vacant
Constituency recreated after abolition in 1954
Title next held by
Roy Jack
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