Matthew Kirkbride
Encyclopedia
Matthew Middlewood Kirkbride (1848 – 4 November 1906) was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand
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He was elected to the Manukau
electorate in the 1902
, and held the seat until he died in 1906. His death caused the 6 December 1906 Manukau by-election, which was won by Frederic Lang
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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He was elected to the Manukau
Manukau (New Zealand electorate)
Manukau is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate in the south Auckland Region. It existed from 1881 to 1978, with a break from 1938 to 1957. It was represented by nine Members of Parliament...
electorate in the 1902
New Zealand general election, 1902
The New Zealand general election of 1902 was held on Tuesday, 25 November in the general electorates, and on Monday, 22 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 15th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
, and held the seat until he died in 1906. His death caused the 6 December 1906 Manukau by-election, which was won by Frederic Lang
Frederic Lang
Sir Frederic William Lang was a New Zealand politician; initially a Conservative, then from 1914 a member of the Reform Party...
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