Alexander Donald McLeod

Alexander Donald McLeod (1872–1938) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand. He was Minister of Lands (1924–28) and Industries and Commerce (1926–28) in the Reform Government.

1 Member of Parliament
- 1.1 Independent
2 Notes
3 References

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	Party
1919–1922	20th	Wairarapa	Reform
1922–1925	21st	Wairarapa	Reform
1925–1928	22nd	Wairarapa	Reform

1931–1935	24th	Wairarapa	Independent

Alexander McLeod won the Wairarapa electorate in the 1919 general election, and held it to 1928,^[1] when he was defeated. He won the seat back in 1931, and retired in 1935.^[1]

Independent

Alex McLeod was elected as a 'Coalition Independent' in 1931.^[2]^[3]^[4] He was a close associate of Gordon Coates.^[5]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Scholefield 1950, p. 124.
^ Bassett, 'Three Party Politics' p. 67
^ Habershon 1958, pp. 122, 138.
^ Wilson, p. 217 describes him, in 1931, as Independent Reform
^ Bassett, 'Coates of Kaipara'

References

Habershon, R.G. (1958). A Study in Politics: 1928–31 (MA thesis). Auckland: University of Auckland.
Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1949. Wellington: Govt. Printer.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

Persondata
Name	Macleod, Alexander Donald
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand politician
Date of birth	1883
Place of birth
Date of death	1986
Place of death

Alexander Donald McLeod

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Member of Parliament

Independent

Notes

References