Lewis McIlvride (26 January 1882 – 9 November 1949) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament and trade unionist.

Lew McIlvride
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Napier
In office
7 December 1922 – 4 November 1925
Preceded byVigor Brown
Succeeded byJohn Mason
Personal details
Born26 January 1882
Glasgow, Scotland
Died9 November 1949
Wellington, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Emily Jobe
(m. 1913)

Biography

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Early life and career

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McIlvride was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 26 January 1882. He emigrated to Canada and was employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway company. In 1908 he left Canada and moved to New Zealand where he attained employment first with A. and G. Price of Thames, and later by the New Zealand Railways Department.[1] In 1913 married Emily Jobe.

Political career

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1922–1925 21st Napier Labour

At the 1919 election he stood as the Labour Party candidate in the Wanganui electorate, where he finished third.[2] He then unsuccessfully contested the Patea by-election, a rural Taranaki seat, in 1921 as the Labour nominee. Of the three candidates, he came last with just under ten percent of the vote.[3] While McIlvride polled a very small vote, he was the only one of the three candidates who increased the vote for his party compared with 1919.[4]

McIlvride represented the Napier electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1922 to 1925 for the Labour Party.[5]

Later life and death

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After exiting Parliament he became the National Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants in 1927, succeeding Joe Mack, who had held that position since 1908. Later McIlvride also held office in the Amalgamated Society of Engineers.[1]

McIlvride died in Wellington on 9 November 1949, aged 67.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Obituary - Lewis McIlvride". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 70, no. 30. 15 November 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ Gustafson 1980, p. 160.
  3. ^ "Patea by-election". Northern Advocate. 14 April 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ^ "The Herald". Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette. 4 May 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 215.

References

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New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Napier
1922–1925
Succeeded by