Jack Massey (politician)
John Norman (Jack) Massey (1885–1964) was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party and then the National Party.
Political career
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Franklin | Reform | |
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Franklin | Reform | |
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Franklin | National | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Franklin | National | |
| 1946–1949 | 28th | Franklin | National | |
| 1949–1951 | 29th | Franklin | National | |
| 1951–1954 | 30th | Franklin | National | |
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Franklin | National | |
He represented the Franklin electorate from 1928 to 1935, when he was defeated by Arthur Sexton of the Country Party. Labour did not run a candidate against him in 1935.
He was re-elected in 1938, as Labour stood a candidate, and the anti-government vote was split between Labour and the Country Party. He held the seat for National until he was deselected as the National candidate in 1957 in favour of Alfred E. Allen.
He farmed near Pukekohe where he drained swamp country, and had been chairman of the Franklin County Council for eighteen years, and Chairman of the Aka Aka Drainage Board for fourteen years.
He was a son of Prime Minister William Massey, who held Franklin from 1896 until his death in 1925. He was the brother of Walter William Massey who represented the Hauraki electorate from 1931 to 1935.
Further reading
- Gustafson, Barry (1986), The first 50 years: a history of the New Zealand National Party, Auckland, [N.Z.]: Reed Methuen, p. 333, ISBN 0-474-00177-6
- 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 Ewen McLennan |
Member of Parliament for Franklin 1928–1935 1938–1957 |
Succeeded by Arthur Sexton |
| Preceded by Arthur Sexton |
Succeeded by Alf Allen | |