Frank Franklin Hockly (1865 – 7 October 1936) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Biography edit
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919–1922 | 20th | Rotorua | Reform | ||
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Rotorua | Reform | ||
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Rotorua | Reform | ||
Born in Orrell near Litherland, Lancashire, England, in 1865, Hockly emigrated to New Zealand in 1884.[1]
Arthur Remington of the Liberal Party had held the Rangitikei electorate, but he died on 17 August 1909.[2] The resulting 1909 by-election was contested by five candidates, with Hockly as one of the opposition candidates leading Robert William Smith for the government by 1548 votes to 1055.[3][4] At the time, the Second Ballot Act 1908 applied and since Hockly had not achieved an absolute majority, a second ballot between the two leading contenders was required.[5] In the second contest, Smith had a majority of 400 votes over Hockly and was thus declared elected.[6]
In the 1911 election, three candidates contested the new Waimarino electorate: Smith for the Liberal government, Hockly as the opposition candidate, and Joseph Ivess as an Independent Liberal.[7] Smith and Hockly progressed to the second ballot,[8] which was won by Smith with a 480 votes majority.[9][10]
Hockly was elected to the Rotorua electorate in the 1919 general election, but was defeated in 1928.[11] He was Chairman of Committees from 1926 to 1928.[12]
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[13] He died in Auckland in 1936[1] and was buried in Waikumete Cemetery.[14]
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Ex-M.P.'s death". New Zealand Herald. 8 October 1936. p. 13. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 229.
- ^ "Final Returns". Taranaki Herald. Vol. LV, no. 14012. 17 September 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "The Rangitikei Seat". Otago Daily Times. No. 14624. 9 September 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ Foster 1966.
- ^ "Rangitikei Seat". The Evening Post. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 74. 24 September 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Political Notes". Manawatu Standard. Vol. XLI, no. 9632. 5 October 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Wellington Province". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 12632. 8 December 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "The General Election, 1911". National Library. 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 235.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 205.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 252.
- ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Cemetery search details". Auckland Council. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
References edit
- Foster, Bernard John (22 April 2009) [1966]. McLintock, A. H. (ed.). Second Ballot System (1908–13). Wellington: An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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