Robert Macfarlane (New Zealand politician)

Sir Robert Macfarlane
Robert Macfarlane in ca 1951
14th Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
21 January 1958 – 28 October 1960
Prime MinisterWalter Nash
Preceded byMatthew Oram
Succeeded byRonald Algie
37th Mayor of Christchurch
In office
18 November 1950 – 17 May 1958
Preceded byErnest Andrews
Succeeded byGeorge Manning
In office
11 May 1938 – 17 May 1941
Preceded byJohn Beanland
Succeeded byErnest Andrews
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Christchurch Central
In office
27 November 1946 – 29 November 1969
Preceded bynew electorate
Succeeded byBruce Barclay
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Christchurch South
In office
3 June 1939 – 27 November 1946
Preceded byTed Howard
Succeeded byelectorate abolished
Personal details
Born
Robert Mafeking Haynes

(1900-05-17)17 May 1900
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died2 December 1981(1981-12-02) (aged 81)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Louisa Jacobs
(m. 1932)
Children2

Sir Robert Mafeking Macfarlane KCMG (né Haynes, 17 May 1900 – 2 December 1981) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was a Member of Parliament, served as Speaker of the House of Representatives and was a Mayor of Christchurch.