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Frank Hockly in 1922

Frank Franklin Hockly (1865 – 7 October 1936) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Biography

Шаблон:NZ parlbox header Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox footer 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 Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate, but he died on 17 August 1909.Шаблон:Sfn The resulting Шаблон:By-election link 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.[2][3] 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.Шаблон:Sfn In the second contest, Smith had a majority of 400 votes over Hockly and was thus declared elected.[4]

In the Шаблон:NZ election link, three candidates contested the new Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate: Smith for the Liberal government, Hockly as the opposition candidate, and Joseph Ivess as an Independent Liberal.[5] Smith and Hockly progressed to the second ballot,[6] which was won by Smith with a 480 votes majority.[7]Шаблон:Sfn

Hockly was elected to the Rotorua electorate in the 1919 general election, but was defeated in 1928.Шаблон:Sfn He was Chairman of Committees from 1926 to 1928.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[8] He died in Auckland in 1936[1] and was buried in Waikumete Cemetery.[9]

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