Alexander Harris (1878 – 24 August 1952) was a Member of Parliament for the Waitemata electorate in Auckland, New Zealand.
He was born in London in 1878, and educated at Dulwich College, London.[1][2]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1911–1914 | 18th | Waitemata | Reform | ||
1914–1919 | 19th | Waitemata | Reform | ||
1919–1922 | 20th | Waitemata | Reform | ||
1922–1925 | 21st | Waitemata | Reform | ||
1925–1927 | 22nd | Waitemata | Reform | ||
1927–1928 | Changed allegiance to: | Independent | |||
1928–1931 | 23rd | Waitemata | Independent | ||
1931–1935 | 24th | Waitemata | Independent |
Alexander Harris represented Waitemata in the House of Representatives for 24 years from 1911 to 1935.[3][4]
In July 1927, Alex Harris publicly stated that he wanted more "freedom of action" and announced that he had "no intention of attending any caucuses of the Reform Party".[5][6]
Harris and his colleague, Vivian Potter, were opposed to Gordon Coates and his moves to introduce public ferries and buses to compete with private enterprise in Auckland; an approach they regarded as "socialist".[7] In retaliation, Coates removed Harris from his position as Chairman of the Commerce Select Committee.