Thomas Francis Doyle

Doyle was born in 1893.^[1] He was Mayor of Bluff for 14 years.^[2] He stood for the Labour Party in the 1935 election in the Awarua electorate^[3] and came second to James Hargest.^[4]

Doyle was a member of the Legislative Council from 9 March 1936 to 8 March 1943, and then 9 March 1943 to 8 March 1950. He was appointed by the First Labour Government.^[1] In 1944, he was appointed to the inaugural Invercargill Licensing Trust board.^[5]

Following the abolition of the Legislative Council he stood again for the House of Representatives in the 1957 election in the Invercargill electorate where he raised the Labour vote, but finished runner-up to Ralph Hanan.^[6] He intended to run again in 1960, but withdrew in favour of Hanan's former batman, Oliver James Henderson.^[7]

• Wilson, Jim (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
• Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.

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