First elected in 1912 for Quill Plains, he was re-elected in 1917, 1924, 1925, and 1929 in Wynyard, a new name for the same electoral district.
fˈɜːst ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv fɔːɹ kwˈɪl plˈeɪnz, hiː wʌz ɹˌiːᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn ɪn wˈɪnjɑːɹd, ɐ nˈuː nˈeɪm fɚðə sˈeɪm ᵻlˈɛktɚɹəl dˈɪstɹɪkt.