Harry Reginald Jenkins (24 October 1881 – 21 June 1970) was a

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Member of Parliament for Parnell in

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, New Zealand, representing the United Party.

Member of Parliament

Jenkins represented the Parnell electorate from the 1928 general election to his resignation in 1930. In

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he stood unsuccessfully for the

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as an independent candidate and was also unsuccessful in

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standing on a Progressive Citizens' ticket.

Resignation

In March 1930, Jenkins left the United Party and announced that he believed that the Reform Party leader,

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, was "the ablest man in Parliament". He subsequently resigned his seat and then sought the Reform nomination in the by-election. Instead, Reform selected

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as its candidate. Endean won the by-election on 7 May 1930. After leaving parliament, he was elected as a member of the

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standing on the Citizens' ticket.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Harry Reginald 1881 births 1970 deaths United Party (New Zealand) MPs Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates Auckland City Councillors