▁( IP LL ) ▁candidate , ▁David ▁Mc L aren , ▁face ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁candidate ▁and ▁with ▁many ▁Liberal ▁vot ers ▁transfer ring ▁their ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁Mc L aren , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁only ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁IP LL ▁who ▁was ▁ever ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Mc Le an ▁imported ▁two ▁Ben z ▁cars ▁from ▁Paris ; ▁they ▁were ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁motor ▁vehicles ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁Parliament ▁passed ▁the ▁Mc Le an ▁Motor - car ▁Act , ▁setting ▁out ▁the ▁rules ▁under ▁which ▁Mc Le an ▁and ▁others ▁could ▁operate ▁cars . ▁ ▁Mc Le an ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁prom ot ers ▁of ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Opera ▁House . ▁For ▁some ▁years , ▁he ▁was ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁that ▁owned ▁the ▁Opera ▁House . ▁He ▁believed ▁in ▁oil ▁being ▁available ▁in ▁commer cially ▁vi able ▁quantities ▁in ▁Tar an aki , ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁America ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁plant ▁for ▁oil ▁extra ction . ▁It ▁was ▁many ▁dec ades ▁later ▁before ▁vi able ▁quantities ▁were ▁found . ▁ ▁Mc Le an ' s ▁wife ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁William ▁Mc Le an ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁at ▁Nur se ▁Major ' s ▁Private ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Well ington . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁three ▁daughters . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁Kar ori ▁C emetery