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New Zealand politician
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Birth:
14 March 1891
Death:
15 November 1953
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Biography
Introduction
Arthur George Osborne (14 March 1891 – 15 November 1953) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Political Career
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1936–1938 | 25th | Manukau | Labour | |
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Onehunga | Labour | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Onehunga | Labour | |
| 1946–1949 | 28th | Onehunga | Labour | |
| 1949–1951 | 29th | Onehunga | Labour | |
| 1951–1953 | 30th | Onehunga | Labour | |
In the 1925, 1928, and 1931 elections, he unsuccessfully contested the Waitemata electorate against the incumbent, Alexander Harris. In the 1935 election, he unsuccessfully contested the Parnell electorate against the incumbent, Bill Endean of the Reform Party.
He represented the Manukau electorate from a 1936 by-election (after the resignation of Bill Jordan) to 1938, and then the Onehunga electorate from 1938 to 1953, when he died. He was succeeded in Onehunga by Hugh Watt.