# Matthew Kirkbride

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{{Short description|New Zealand politician (1848–1906)}}
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thumb|Kirkbride c. 1902
'''Matthew Middlewood Kirkbride''' (13 August 1848 – 4 November 1906) was an independent conservative [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_parliament) in New Zealand.

==Biography==
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 |start      = {{NZ election link year|1902}}
 |end        = 1905
 |term       = 15th
 |electorate = {{NZ electorate link|Manukau}}
 |party      = Independent politician
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 |start      = {{NZ election link year|1905}}
 |end        = 1906
 |term       = 16th
 |electorate = Manukau
 |party      = Independent politician
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Born in [Ulleskelf](/source/Ulleskelf) in [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire), Kirkbride arrived in New Zealand in July 1863.<ref name="OW obit">{{cite news|title=Death of an MHR|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OW19061107.2.68 |access-date=24 October 2012|work=[Otago Witness](/source/Otago_Witness)|date=7 November 1906|issue=2747|page=21}}</ref>

He was a friend and neighbour of [William Massey](/source/William_Massey), with whom he shared positions on local government.  Kirkbride was one of the people who persuaded Massey in {{NZ election link year|1893}} to stand for Parliament;<ref name="OW obit" /> Massey was beaten in {{NZ electorate link|Franklin}} that year, but was successful in an {{By-election link|Waitemata|1894}}.<ref name="DNZB Massey">{{DNZB|Gustafson|Barry|2m39|Massey, William Ferguson - Biography|10 December 2011}}</ref>

Kirkbride was elected to the [Manukau](/source/Manukau_(New_Zealand_electorate)) electorate in the {{NZ election link|1902}},{{sfn|Scholefield|1950|p=118}} when he defeated the incumbent, [Maurice O'Rorke](/source/Maurice_O'Rorke).<ref name="OW obit" /> He won the {{NZ election link|1905}} against Liberal Ralph Duncan Stewart.<ref name="OW obit" />  He held the Manukau electorate until he died in 1906.{{sfn|Scholefield|1950|p=118}}  His death caused the 6 December {{By-election link|Manukau|1906}} in Manukau, which was won by [Frederic Lang](/source/Frederic_Lang).{{sfn|Scholefield|1950|p=119}}

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{Cite book |last= Scholefield |first= Guy |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 |authorlink=Guy Scholefield |edition=3rd |orig-year= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1950 |publisher=Govt. Printer |location= Wellington}}

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{{s-ttl | title = [Member of Parliament for Manukau](/source/Manukau_(New_Zealand_electorate)) | years = 1902–1906}}
{{s-aft | after = [Frederic Lang](/source/Frederic_Lang) }}
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