Frank Franklin Hockly (1865 – 7 October 1936) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1919–1922 | 20th | Rotorua | Reform | ||
1922–1925 | 21st | Rotorua | Reform | ||
1925–1928 | 22nd | Rotorua | Reform |
Born in Orrell near Litherland, Lancashire, England, in 1865, Hockly emigrated to New Zealand in 1884. [1]
Arthur Remington of the Liberal Party had held the Rangitikei electorate, but he died on 17 August 1909. [2] The resulting 1909 by-election was contested by five candidates, with Hockly as one of the opposition candidates leading Robert William Smith for the government by 1548 votes to 1055. [3] [4] At the time, the Second Ballot Act 1908 applied and since Hockly had not achieved an absolute majority, a second ballot between the two leading contenders was required. [5] In the second contest, Smith had a majority of 400 votes over Hockly and was thus declared elected. [6]
In the 1911 election, three candidates contested the new Waimarino electorate: Smith for the Liberal government, Hockly as the opposition candidate, and Joseph Ivess as an Independent Liberal. [7] Smith and Hockly progressed to the second ballot, [8] which was won by Smith with a 480 votes majority. [9] [10]
Hockly was elected to the Rotorua electorate in the 1919 general election, but was defeated in 1928. [11] He was Chairman of Committees from 1926 to 1928. [12]
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. [13] He died in Auckland in 1936 [1] and was buried in Waikumete Cemetery. [14]