Auckland East
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Auckland East was a New Zealand electorate, situated in the east of Auckland.
[edit] History
The Auckland East electorate was established for the 1860-1861 elections, when the Auckland electorate was split in half. It consisted of most of modern Auckland's central business district. Its boundaries remained largely static until 1875-1876 elections, when the focus of the electorate shifted eastwards, making room for Auckland North electorate. It was abolished in the 1887 elections, with most of its territory being absorbed by the neighbouring Parnell electorate.
At the 1905 elections, a new electorate of the same name was created, again by abolishing a seat called Auckland electorate. The boundaries of the new Auckland East were similar to those of the original, although its borders often shifted. By the 1938 elections, it had lost most of the central business district, and was more focused on Parnell, Newmarket, and Grafton. It was abolished in the 1946 elections, with most of its territory becoming part of a re-established Parnell electorate.
The first seat called Auckland East existed before political parties. The second seat was initially held by the Liberals, but later swung to the rising Labour Party, with the United Party (the Liberals' successor) capturing it only once after its initial loss. The seat also briefly belonged to the Reform Party, which captured it in a by-election but was unable to keep it.
[edit] Election results
| Election | Winner | |
| 1861 election | Thomas Russell (Independent) | |
| 1866 election | Archibald Clark (Independent) | |
| 1871 election | Julius Vogel (Independent) | |
| 1875-1876 election | William Rees (Independent) | |
| 1879 election | William Speight (Independent) | |
| 1881 election | George Edward Grey (Independent) | |
| 1884 election | ||
| 1905 election | Frederick Baume (Liberal) | |
| 1908 election | ||
| 1910 by-election | Arthur Myers (Liberal) | |
| 1911 election | ||
| 1914 election | ||
| 1919 election | ||
| 1921 by-election | Clutha Mackenzie (Reform) | |
| 1922 election | John A. Lee (Labour) | |
| 1925 election | ||
| 1928 election | James Donald (United) | |
| 1931 election | Frederick Schramm (Labour) | |
| 1935 election | ||
| 1938 election | ||
| 1943 election | ||
