Peter Carr (politician)

Peter Carr (1884 – 18 October 1946) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Early life

Carr was born in Papakura in 1884 and was educated locally at the Papakura and Drury Schools.^[1] A quiet spoken man, he was to live in Auckland his whole life. He later entered the union movement as a career and became president of the Auckland Tramways Union, serving in the post for ten years.^[1] Carr served in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during World War I as a motorman, holding the rank of Lance Corporal.

Political career

Carr was a founding member of the Labour Party, joining on its inception in 1916.^[1] He entered the political arena via local body politics and was elected as an Auckland City Councilor. He served as the City Council's representative on the committee of the Leys Institute and was also a member of the council's works committee.^[1]

He represented the Auckland West electorate from a 1940 by-election after the previous holder, Labour prime minister Michael Joseph Savage, died in office.^[2]

Carr also died in 1946 while holding the electorate, shortly before the 1946 general election.^[2]

Notes

References

• Gustafson, Barry (1980). Labour's path to political independence: The Origins and Establishment of the New Zealand Labour Party, 1900–19. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press. ISBN 0-19-647986-X. 
• Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.