Frank Hockly
Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
1919–1922 | 20th | Rotorua | Reform | |
1922–1925 | 21st | Rotorua | Reform | |
1925–1928 | 22nd | Rotorua | Reform |
Frank Franklin Hockly (1865 – 7 Octcober 1936) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Biography
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
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives 1926–1928 |
Succeeded by Sydney George Smith |
New Zealand Parliament | ||
New constituency | Member of Parliament for Rotorua 1919–1928 |
Succeeded by Cecil Clinkard |
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