The Liberal Party's Senior Whip was a political post in New Zealand. The whip's task was to administer the "whipping in" system that attempts to ensure that party MPs attend and vote according to the party leadership's wishes. All Liberal whips were members of the House of Representatives with none coming from the Legislative Council. The position held high esteem in the Liberal caucus and it was not uncommon for whips to move into higher positions later on. Two (William MacDonald and George Forbes) would later serve as party leader. Forbes also served as Prime Minister from 1930 to 1935.
List The following is a list of senior whips of the Liberal Party (including United) up until the establishment of the National Party:
No.NamePortraitElectorateTerm of Office 1Westby PercevalChristchurch19 June 189015 September 1891 2Frank Lawry15 September 189129 October 1894 3Charlie Mills29 October 189420 October 1900 4Jack Stevens20 October 19001 July 1902 5Walter Carncross1 July 190225 November 1902 6John O'Meara29 June 19033 July 1904† 7Frederick Flatman3 July 190429 August 1906 8Alfred Kidd3 September 190610 October 1908 9George Laurenson8 June 190928 June 1910 10William MacDonald30 June 191015 June 1912 11George Forbes15 June 19127 February 1923 12Sydney George Smith7 February 192316 June 1926 13Alfred Ransom16 June 19264 December 1928 14Alfred Murdoch4 December 192827 May 1930 15George Munns27 May 193022 September 1931 (14)Alfred Murdoch22 September 193113 May 1936
See also Senior Whip of the Labour Party Senior Whip of the National Party
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