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Patrick Joseph O'Regan (1869 – 24 April 1947) was a Member of Parliament for Inangahua and Buller, in the South Island of New Zealand. He was later appointed to the Legislative Council.

Early life

O'Regan was born in Charleston, on the West Coast of New Zealand.

Member of Parliament

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1893–1896 12th Inangahua Liberal
1896–1899 13th Buller Liberal

O'Regan represented Inangahua (1893–1996) and Buller (1896–1999) in the New Zealand House of Representatives.

He was involved with the Knights of Labour and Henry George's Single Tax Movement. In 1896, O'Regan introduced the Proportional Representation Bill into Parliament: it failed to carry the second reading by only 6 votes.[1]

A lawyer by profession, O'Regan represented striking workers in 1913 and conscientious objectors charged with sedition in WWI.

O'Regan supported Labour's Peter Fraser in the 1918 by-election in Wellington Central and Harry Holland in the 1918 by-election in Wellington North. However, he did not join the Labour Party.[2]

O'Regan was made a member of the Legislative Council on 9 September 1946 and he held that position for the few months until his death on 24 April 1947.[3]

Further reading

  • Labour's Path to Political Independence: the Origins and Establishment of the NZ Labour Party 1900-1919 by Barry Gustafson (1980, Oxford University Press, Auckland)
  • The New Zealand Liberals: the Years of Power 1891-1912 by David Hamer (1988, Auckland University Press, Auckland)
  • The Parliamentary Record: 1840-1984 by J.O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)

References

  1. ^ (Yesterdays in Golden Buller by Ella Matthews, p. 203, 1999, Cadsonbury Publications)
  2. ^ (Gustafson, p. 163)
  3. ^ Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1949. Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 82. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Inangahua
1893–1896 		Constituency abolished
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Buller
1896–1899 		Succeeded by

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