| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884–1887 | 9th | Mount Ida | Independent | ||
| 1887–1890 | 10th | Mount Ida | Independent | ||
| 1890–1893 | 11th | Mount Ida | Independent | ||
| 1896–1899 | 13th | City of Dunedin | Independent | ||
Mackay John Scobie Mackenzie (23 January 1845 – 15 September 1901), known asScobie, was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Mackenzie was born inTain in Scotland in 1845. He moved fromVictoria to theOtago region in 1870 to manage the Deepdell sheep station on an invitation byDonald McLean andMatthew Holmes. He married Jessy Adela Bell in 1876, the only daughter ofDillon Bell.[1]
He first stood for the House of Representatives in the1881 election in theMount Ida electorate and was only narrowly beaten by the incumbent,Cecil de Lautour.[1] He represented the Mount Ida electorate from1884 to1893, when he was defeated forWaihemo.[2]In 1884 he supported theStout–Vogel Ministry and became the government'sWhip.[3]However Mackenzie would later leave the Stout-Vogelites in protest of newtariffs and the notion of female enfranchisement, joining the opposition conservative MPs.[1] In 1894 he came second in the1894 by-election forTuapeka.
He then represented the multi-memberCity of Dunedin electorate from1896 to1899 when he was defeated.[2]
Mackenzie died at his home inDunedin on 15 December 1901, and was buried atAndersons Bay Cemetery.[1][4]
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Mount Ida 1884–1893 | In abeyance Title next held by Alexander Herdman |
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