Robert Coulter (New Zealand politician)

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Robert Coulter in 1943.

Robert Coulter (1891 – 31 December 1945) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Biography

Born in 1891 in Christchurch[1] and died December 1945, during which time Robert Coulter represented the Waikato electorate from 1935 to 1938,[2] when he was defeated by National's William Goosman.[3]

He settled in Te Aroha in 1904 and was a member of the Te Aroha Borough Council for more than 20 years, and had been for many years Mayor, when re-elected MP in 1943. He was associated for a number of years with the Northern Athletic Union, the Thames Harbour Board and the Te Aroha Fire Board. He was defeated in Hauraki in 1938 by Lieutenant- Colonel J. M. Allen.[1]

He then represented the Raglan electorate from 1943 to 1945, when he died.[2] He was succeeded by Hallyburton Johnstone of National in 1946.[4] Robert Coulter was elected twice in rural electorates that usually returned United or National MPs.

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
1935–1938 25th Waikato Labour
1943–1945 27th Raglan Labour

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wilson 1985, p. 191.
  3. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 200.
  4. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 208.

References

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New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Raglan
1943–1945		 Succeeded by
Hallyburton Johnstone


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