Manukau is a former New Zealand

New Zealand

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 Parliamentary electorate

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 in the south Auckland Region. It existed from 1881 to 1978, with a break from 1938 to 1957. It was represented by nine Members of Parliament. Two by-elections were held in the electorate.

Population Centres

The electorate is in the Southern section of greater Auckland

Auckland

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, and was centred on Manukau

Manukau

Manukau City was a large territorial authority in Auckland, New Zealand. The city was sometimes referred to as South Auckland, but this term did not possess official recognition and did not encompass areas like East Auckland, which was previously within the official boundaries of Manukau City...

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History

The electorate existed from 1881 to 1938 and then from 1957 to 1978. It was represented by nine Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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Matthew Kirkbride

Matthew Kirkbride

Matthew Middlewood Kirkbride was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Manukau electorate in the 1902, and held the seat until he died in 1906. His death caused the 6 December 1906 Manukau by-election, which was won by Frederic Lang.-References:...

 was elected to the Manukau electorate in the 1902 general election

New Zealand general election, 1902

The New Zealand general election of 1902 was held on Tuesday, 25 November in the general electorates, and on Monday, 22 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 15th session of the New Zealand Parliament...

, and held the electorate until he died in 1906. His death caused the 6 December 1906 Manukau by-election, which was won by Frederic Lang

Frederic Lang

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William Joseph Jordan

William Joseph Jordan

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 was first elected in the 1922 general election

New Zealand general election, 1922

The New Zealand general election of 1922 was held on Monday, 6 December in the Māori electorates, and on Tuesday, 7 December in the general electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 21st session of the New Zealand Parliament...

 and was confirmed in the next four elections. When the Labour Party

New Zealand Labour Party

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 won the 1935 general election

New Zealand general election, 1935

The 1935 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 25th term. It resulted in the Labour Party's first electoral victory, with Michael Joseph Savage becoming the first Labour Prime Minister...

 and formed the First Labour Government of New Zealand

First Labour Government of New Zealand

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, Jordan expected a cabinet position. Instead, he was appointed to the post of New Zealand High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, which had until that point been traditionally a retirement post for former cabinet ministers. His resignation from Parliament caused the 30 September 1936 Manukau by-election, which was won by Arthur Osborne.

Election results

Key

Election	Winner
		Maurice O'Rorke Maurice O'Rorke Sir George Maurice O’Rorke was a New Zealand politician, representing the Auckland seat of Onehunga, and later Manukau, and was Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was a committed provincialist and was the eighth Superintendent of the Auckland Province...
		William Francis Buckland William Francis Buckland William Francis Buckland was a 19th century Member of Parliament in New Zealand, and an independent conservative MP.He represented two south Auckland seats; first Franklin North electorate from 1884 to 1887, when he was defeated...
		Maurice O'Rorke Maurice O'Rorke Sir George Maurice O’Rorke was a New Zealand politician, representing the Auckland seat of Onehunga, and later Manukau, and was Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was a committed provincialist and was the eighth Superintendent of the Auckland Province...
		Matthew Kirkbride Matthew Kirkbride Matthew Middlewood Kirkbride was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Manukau electorate in the 1902, and held the seat until he died in 1906. His death caused the 6 December 1906 Manukau by-election, which was won by Frederic Lang.-References:...
		Frederic Lang Frederic Lang Sir Frederic William Lang was a New Zealand politician; initially a Conservative, then from 1914 a member of the Reform Party...
		William Joseph Jordan William Joseph Jordan Sir William Joseph Jordan, KCMG, Privy Councillor, was a New Zealand Labour Party Member of Parliament, and New Zealand's longest-serving High Commissioner to Great Britain from 1935 to 1951.-Early life:...
		Arthur Osborne
(Electorate abolished 1938–1957)
		Leon Götz Leon Götz Sir Frank "Leon" Aroha Götz, KCVO was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He represented the Otahuhu electorate from 1949 to 1954, and then the Manukau electorate from 1954 to 1963. In 1963 he was defeated when standing for Manurewa.He was born in Auckland, and had been a rubber planter...
		Colin Moyle Colin Moyle Colin James Moyle, CBE is a former politician of the New Zealand Labour Party. He was a Government Minister in the Third Labour and Fourth Labour Governments. In the Fourth Labour Government he oversaw the removal of farming subsidies and the establishment of a fisheries quota system.-Early...
		Roger Douglas Roger Douglas Sir Roger Owen Douglas , is a New Zealand politician who formerly served as a senior New Zealand Labour Party Cabinet minister. He became arguably best-known for his prominent role in the radical economic restructuring undertaken by the Fourth Labour Government during the 1980s...