Ernest Aderman

Life in New Zealand Aderman lectured at the Church of Christ Theological College in Glenleith, Dunedin, and ministered in South Dunedin. From 1930, he served the church at Dominion Road, Auckland. He was President of the Churches of Christ in 1936. During World War II, he was a chaplain to the 2nd Taranaki Regiment.

Political career

Aderman contested the in the electorate and was unsuccessful against the incumbent, Fred Jones. He was to stand in in the cancelled 1941 general election.

He won the New Plymouth seat in an upset victory in 1943 over Rev. Fred Frost, who was also a Christian minister. He represented the New Plymouth electorate from 1943 until he retired in 1966. Despite his initial win in 1943 being considered a shock result he went on to become New Plymouth's longest ever serving MP.

In 1953, Aderman was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.

In 1957, he was Senior Whip, and from 1958 to 1960, he was Junior Whip under Geoff Gerard. In 1961 he was one of ten National MPs to vote with the Opposition and remove capital punishment for murder from the Crimes Bill that the Second National Government had introduced.

Later life and death Aderman was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for public and political services, in the 1967 New Year Honours.

Aderman died on 27 February 1968, and his ashes were buried at Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth.