Bill Endean

He failed to be selected for the 1943 election and was the first sitting National MP with that fate, but was called to the Legislative Council in 1950 as part of the Suicide squad.

He was the son of John Endean, who made his money in gold mining in Australia, California and New Zealand.

[4] His mother, Ellen Endean (née Phillips), was the first woman who stood for election to Auckland City Council in 1894, only one year after women received the vote in New Zealand.

Endean graduated from Auckland University College with LLB in May 1906[5] and was a lawyer until 1930, but interrupted by WWI, when he served with the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.

The previous representative, Harry Reginald Jenkins of the United Party, had become an Independent[12] and sought the by-election to have his position reconfirmed by the electorate.

[19][20][21] He had considered running as an Independent in the 1943 election, but withdrew at the start of the campaign due to criticism from the National Party.