Reginald Keeling

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Reginald Alfred Keeling Script error: No such module "If empty". (15 January 1904 – 7 August 1991) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Biography

Early life and career

Keeling was born in 1904 in Fulham to Alfred J. Keeling.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He was educated at Fulham Central School. Upon leaving school he joined Maypole Margarine Works as a cadet in the accounting department. After obtaining his articles he emigrated to New Zealand in 1928 to join Waitemata Electric Power Board as accountant. In 1932 he was appointed manager of Morris Hedstrom Tonga. He was a social activist and an active member of the Labor Party in both England and New Zealand upon returning to New Zealand in 1936, he moved from accounting to social work with the newly formed Child Welfare Division of the Education Department.

He was promoted to District Child Welfare Officer for the East Coast based in Gisborne. He remained in that post until entering Parliament in 1949. An avid sportsman, he was a football referee for twenty years, played senior club tennis well into his thirties and was a keen keel boat sailor. He was President of Poverty Bay Football Association 1940-61, President NZFA 1960-61, President of Auckland Football Association 1961-87.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Local politics

From that point he made a career well into his eighties out of both national and local body politics. He was Deputy Mayor of Gisborne 1953-59, Member of Cook Hospital Board 1953-61, Member Waitemata Electric Power Board 1965-87, Mayor of Henderson 1965-74, Member Auckland Regional Authority 1965-81, Deputy Mayor of Waitemata City 1977-80.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". In the 1980 New Year Honours, Keeling was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[1]

Member of Parliament

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He represented the Poverty Bay electorate of Gisborne from Template:NZ election link year to 1951,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". when he was defeated by Harry Dudfield of National,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". and again from 1954 to 1960,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". when he was again defeated, this time by the National candidate Esme Tombleson.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Keeling was Chairman of Committees during the Second Labour Government (1957–60).Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Labour government held a working majority of one meaning the management of business in the house became vital to avoid the government losing an important vote. Keeling was praised for his skills in conducting committee business, especially for his quick rulings which were both firm and stuck, setting good precedence.[2]

He then represented the Auckland electorate of Grey Lynn briefly in Template:By-election link year from 18 May to 29 October, after the death of Fred Hackett.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He stood for North Shore in the 1963 general election but was defeated.

Death

Keeling died on 7 August 1991, aged 87.

Notes

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References

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Political offices
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