Charles Robert Petrie (1882 – 6 October 1958) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Charles Robert Petrie | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Otahuhu | |
| In office 15 October 1938 – 30 November 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Leon Götz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1882 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 6 October 1958 Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
Biography
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Hauraki | Labour | ||
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Otahuhu | Labour | ||
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Otahuhu | Labour | ||
| 1946–1949 | 28th | Otahuhu | Labour | ||
Petrie was born in Glasgow, Scotland and arrived in New Zealand in 1911. He was an active Presbyterian.[1]
A shopkeeper in Ōtāhuhu, he was first elected to the Otahuhu Borough Council in 1924, and served as mayor between 1935 and 1944.[2]
Petrie unsuccessfully contested the Hauraki electorate in the 1931 election against Walter William Massey of the Reform Party.[3] He represented the Hauraki electorate from 1935 to 1938, then the Otahuhu electorate from 1938 to 1949, when he retired.[4] He died in 1958 and was buried at Otahuhu Cemetery.[5]
Petrie was the sole Labour Member of Parliament to represent the Hauraki electorate in its history.[6]
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References
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- Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.