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Frederick Notley (Fred) Bartram (1869 – 21 December 1948) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Grey Lynn in Auckland.
Biography
Early life
Fred Bartram was born in 1869 in England. He lived in Warwick and attended King's Grammar School for his education. In 1890, he left England and sailed to Australia where he lived for five years. He then moved to New Zealand in 1895 and took up work as an agent selling life insurance. While in Christchurch, he joined the New Zealand Socialist Party in 1906. Later in 1913, whilst in Gisborne, he established the town's branch of the United Labour Party.
Political career
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1919–1922 | 20th | Grey Lynn | Labour | |
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Grey Lynn | Labour | |
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Grey Lynn | Labour | |
Fred Bartram held the seat of Grey Lynn from 1919 until 1928 when he was defeated.
In the 1931 general election, Bartram was controversially replaced as the Labour candidate for Grey Lynn by John A. Lee, who won the seat back for Labour. Bartram stood as an Independent Labour candidate in 1931 following the selection scandal, finishing last out of four candidates, and resented Lee thereafter. However, Bartram rejoined the Labour Party in 1940 following the expulsion of Lee and was active in the party's Grey Lynn branch up until his death.
He was also a member of the Auckland City Council between 1929 and 1933.