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678:. Ward was an unwell man at this stage in life and suffered several heart attacks. In May 1930, he was pressured by his colleagues to resign as Prime Minister.
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electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates. 844,633 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 88.1%.
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1808:
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1880:
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2720:
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2475:
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685:, again of the United Party. The Forbes Ministry was in place until September 1931. During the difficult times of the
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and the Reform Party. Labour refused, but Reform went into a coalition government with United from
September 1931.
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The 23rd
Parliament sat for five sessions (there were two sessions in 1931), and was prorogued on 12 November 1931.
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61:
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577:
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471:
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1950:
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778:
628:
522:
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77:
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to 28 only three years later. Parliament was called shortly after the election, Coates lost a
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2338:
1791:
1774:
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952:
901:
2090:
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962:
945:
317:
2824:
313:
8:
3842:
1919:
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1991:
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316:
and on
Wednesday, 14 November in the general electorates, respectively. A total of 80
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2597:
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510:
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2436:
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1781:
1197:
147:
3009:
2544:
2270:
2239:
1728:
1552:
1401:
1394:
337:
705:
Members of the House of
Representatives, Parliament of New Zealand, 1928–1931.
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3124:
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887:
325:
321:
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1598:
1576:
1562:
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843:
667:
459:
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3838:"Declarations of result of poll for the electoral district of Tauranga"
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There were a number of changes during the term of the 23rd
Parliament.
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formed the second Ward
Ministry on 10 December 1928 as leader of the
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The 1928 general election was held on
Tuesday, 13 November in the
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3756:"Notice of nominations received and polling places appointed"
3682:. Vol. LXIV, no. 19454. 30 October 1928. p. 15
3483:. Vol. LXIV, no. 19451. 26 October 1928. p. 14
3446:"Notice of nominations received and polling places appointed"
3401:. Vol. LXIV, no. 19454. 30 October 1928. p. 15
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Electorate results for the 1928 New
Zealand general election
3846:. Vol. LVII, no. 9936. 24 November 1928. p. 1
3708:. Vol. LIII, no. 6748. 30 October 1928. p. 16
656:, suffering a humiliating defeat, dropping from 55 seats in
3818:. Vol. XVIII, no. 124. 29 October 1928. p. 5
3654:. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 23984. 6 June 1941. p. 9
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3874:. Vol. XXV, no. 7769. 1 November 1928. p. 3
3539:. Vol. 12, no. 299. 22 November 1922. p. 12
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3792:. Vol. CVI, no. 85. 19 October 1928. p. 11
3736:. Vol. LIX, no. 256. 29 October 1928. p. 5
3421:"Robertson, Dugald Macdonald, fl 1909-1971 : Papers"
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had come to power in May 1925. The Reform Party lost the
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3902:. Vol. CIX, no. 72. 26 March 1930. p. 13
3626:. Vol. LXV, no. 19939. 7 May 1928. p. 10
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540:
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3208:"General elections 1853–2005 – dates & turnout"
689:, Forbes wanted to form a grand coalition with the
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3812:"General election : date drawing nearer"
3598:. No. 20009. 29 October 1928. p. 7
3567:. No. 20550. 27 October 1928. p. 9
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4014:New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949
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3511:. No. 1197. 8 November 1928. p. 6
3452:. No. 3395. 5 November 1928. p. 6
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3210:. Elections New Zealand. Archived from
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87:4 December 1928 – 11 November 1931
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16:Term of the Parliament of New Zealand
3590:"The election : nomination day"
3350:"Forbes, George William – Biography"
533:
3355:Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
3347:
3323:Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
3315:
3276:Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
3268:
2937:By-elections during 23rd Parliament
13:
1540:Leslie Robert Cathcart Macfarlane
421:
14:
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3360:Ministry for Culture and Heritage
3328:Ministry for Culture and Heritage
3281:Ministry for Culture and Heritage
3271:"Coates, Joseph Gordon 1878–1943"
308:1928 New Zealand general election
96:1928 New Zealand general election
664:and resigned as Prime Minister.
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3425:National Library of New Zealand
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3318:"Ward, Joseph George 1856–1930"
1904:Frederick William Oscar Smith
709:
24:23rd Parliament of New Zealand
1:
4002:
2355:John Sommerville Montgomerie
2015:Archibald Burnett Sievwright
639:
320:were elected; 47 represented
3764:. 30 October 1928. p. 4
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324:electorates, 29 represented
62:Parliament House, Wellington
7:
2189:Archibald Albany McLachlan
1041:Dugald Macdonald Robertson
644:The Coates Ministry led by
343:
288:23rd New Zealand Parliament
10:
4066:
4024:The General Election, 1928
4021:Skinner, W. A. G. (1929).
3475:"Christchurch Nominations"
2947:Electorate and by-election
696:
305:
298:in November of that year.
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2838:
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2304:Douglas Charles Chalmers
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28:
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2326:Thomas Herbert Langford
1467:Samuel Charles Gale Lye
1095:Norman Hartley Campbell
294:. It was elected at the
179:Leader of the Opposition
119:House of Representatives
4050:New Zealand parliaments
2984:Election declared void
1117:Denis Franklyn Dennehy
191:until 22 September 1931
3651:The New Zealand Herald
3623:The New Zealand Herald
2470:Ernest Albert Goodger
1291:Cornelius Machin Moss
706:
681:Ward was succeeded by
292:New Zealand Parliament
242:until 10 December 1928
220:Speaker of the Council
197:until 10 December 1928
173:until 10 December 1928
113:until 10 December 1928
78:New Zealand Parliament
3871:Waihi Daily Telegraph
3761:Wairarapa Daily Times
3618:"Election Candidates"
3531:"Labour's Candidates"
2874:Paraire Karaka Paikea
2114:James Douglas Hislop
953:Philip De La Perrelle
902:Michael Joseph Savage
704:
674:, a successor of the
302:1928 general election
296:1928 general election
280:until 8 February 1930
278:Sir Charles Fergusson
231:Leader of the Council
4027:. Government Printer
1687:Patrick James Small
1616:James Arthur Flesher
1577:Sir Joseph Ward, Bt.
933:George Thomas Baker
332:Electoral boundaries
225:Sir Walter Carncross
143:Speaker of the House
3843:Bay of Plenty Times
3674:"Electoral notices"
3393:"Electoral Notices"
1268:Robert William Hall
1198:Sir Charles Statham
808:General electorates
786:
427:Start of Parliament
203:Legislative Council
3503:"Straight Grained"
3316:Bassett, Michael.
3269:Bassett, Michael.
2864:Taurekareka Henare
2769:Wellington Suburbs
2661:Wellington Central
2578:Reginald Greville
1930:Charles Bellringer
1586:Morell Macalister
1311:Arthur Stallworthy
1147:Christchurch South
1123:Christchurch North
784:
707:
662:no confidence vote
290:was a term of the
274:from 19 March 1930
272:THe Lord Bledisloe
3702:"General notices"
3646:"Death in Action"
3564:Otago Daily Times
3508:New Zealand Truth
3259:, pp. 46–47.
3188:
3187:
2989:Harold Rushworth
2934:
2933:
2905:Eruera Tirikatene
2840:Sir Āpirana Ngata
2825:Māori electorates
2461:Sir George Hunter
2295:Charles Macmillan
1819:Jeremiah Connolly
1762:William Thompson
1342:Charles Wilkinson
1101:Christchurch East
637:
636:
534:End of Parliament
531:
530:
419:
418:
415:11 November 1931
371:14 December 1928
314:Māori electorates
284:
283:
167:until 28 May 1930
111:Reform Government
106:United Government
50:
49:
4057:
4036:
4034:
4032:
4017:
4010:Scholefield, Guy
3996:
3993:Scholefield 1950
3990:
3984:
3981:Scholefield 1950
3978:
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3969:Scholefield 1950
3966:
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3957:Scholefield 1950
3954:
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3945:Scholefield 1950
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3933:Scholefield 1950
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3921:Scholefield 1950
3918:
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3911:
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3907:
3899:The Evening Post
3894:"Personal Items"
3890:
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3881:
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3866:"Public notices"
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3789:The Evening Post
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3536:Maoriland Worker
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3301:Scholefield 1950
3298:
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3266:
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3257:Scholefield 1950
3254:
3248:
3245:Scholefield 1950
3242:
3236:
3233:Scholefield 1950
3230:
3224:
3223:
3221:
3219:
3204:
2980:Harold Rushworth
2944:
2943:
2895:Tuiti Makitanara
2745:Wellington South
2714:Wellington North
2598:Walter Broadfoot
2569:Alexander Harris
2091:James S. Dickson
2074:James S. Dickson
1678:Joseph Linklater
1258:William Taverner
1185:Joseph Stephens
1163:Charlie McCully
1018:Alexander Moncur
1008:Kenneth Williams
984:Harold Rushworth
888:Sir James Gunson
868:Auckland Suburbs
815:Auckland Central
787:
783:
781:
776:
772:
767:
763:
758:
754:
749:
745:
740:
736:
731:
727:
722:
687:Great Depression
617:Harold Rushworth
538:
537:
511:Harold Rushworth
431:
430:
393:25 October 1930
382:9 November 1929
351:
350:
340:
266:Governor-General
240:Sir Francis Bell
235:Sir Thomas Sidey
129:
74:Legislative body
59:
30:
29:
21:
20:
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3390:
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3382:, pp. 1–7.
3378:
3374:
3364:
3362:
3348:Gardner, W. J.
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3206:
3205:
3198:
3193:
2939:
2919:Sir Māui Pōmare
2728:Charles Chapman
2683:Wellington East
2555:Frederick Cooke
2531:William Girling
2514:William Girling
2490:Thomas McDonald
2437:Frank Langstone
2385:Frank Rolleston
2368:Frank Rolleston
2219:Arthur Richards
2136:Walter Seavill
2061:Walter Bromley
1951:John Macpherson
1914:New electorate
1803:New electorate
1792:George Anderson
1782:David McDougall
1775:George Anderson
1494:Ebenezer Allan
1477:New electorate
1458:Alexander Young
1191:Dunedin Central
1051:New electorate
911:Richard Speirs
872:New electorate
831:William Hewitt
774:
773:
765:
764:
756:
755:
747:
746:
738:
737:
729:
728:
720:
719:
712:
699:
642:
536:
429:
424:
422:Party standings
368:4 December 1928
346:
334:
310:
304:
275:
237:
213:
192:
186:
168:
162:
148:Charles Statham
108:
64:
42:24th Parliament
37:22nd Parliament
17:
12:
11:
5:
4063:
4053:
4052:
4038:
4037:
4018:
4004:
4001:
3998:
3997:
3995:, p. 125.
3985:
3983:, p. 144.
3973:
3971:, p. 117.
3961:
3959:, p. 146.
3949:
3947:, p. 104.
3937:
3935:, p. 128.
3925:
3923:, p. 136.
3913:
3885:
3857:
3829:
3816:Franklin Times
3803:
3775:
3747:
3719:
3706:Manawatu Times
3693:
3665:
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3214:on 27 May 2010
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3010:Thomas Wilford
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2881:Southern Maori
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2859:
2857:Northern Maori
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2707:Thomas Forsyth
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2690:Thomas Forsyth
2687:
2685:
2679:
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2677:Dunbar Sloane
2675:
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2608:John Rolleston
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2591:John Rolleston
2588:
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1402:Douglas Lysnar
1399:
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1395:Douglas Lysnar
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1382:Harry Mellsop
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1207:John Robinson
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1140:Ernest Andrews
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1103:
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1066:James Ritchie
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1057:William Bodkin
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445:Seats at start
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428:
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404:28 April 1931
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155:Prime Minister
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3733:Auckland Star
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3559:"Nominations"
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3450:Dunstan Times
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3329:
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3312:
3310:
3303:, p. 47.
3302:
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3278:
3277:
3272:
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3258:
3253:
3247:, p. 69.
3246:
3241:
3235:, p. 90.
3234:
3229:
3213:
3209:
3203:
3201:
3196:
3184:
3183:Walter Massey
3181:
3179:
3176:
3174:
3171:
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3159:
3156:
3155:
3152:
3151:Taite Te Tomo
3149:
3147:
3144:
3142:
3138:
3136:
3133:
3131:
3128:
3126:
3125:Western Maori
3123:
3122:
3119:
3116:
3114:
3111:
3109:
3108:George Hunter
3105:
3103:
3100:
3098:
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3078:
3076:
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3070:
3067:
3065:
3062:
3060:
3057:
3056:
3053:
3050:
3048:
3045:
3043:
3042:Harry Jenkins
3040:
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3028:
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3018:
3016:
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2912:Western Maori
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2898:
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2833:Eastern Maori
2831:
2830:
2827:
2826:
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2813:
2810:
2808:
2807:James O'Brien
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2801:
2798:
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2779:
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2776:Robert Wright
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2762:Martin Luckie
2760:
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2753:
2752:Robert McKeen
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2742:
2739:
2738:Sir John Luke
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2721:Sir John Luke
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2622:Adam Hamilton
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2406:Frederick Lye
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2339:Thomas Rhodes
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2281:Edward Walter
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2264:Edward Walter
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2105:Harold Dickie
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2081:Harry Jenkins
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1739:William Jones
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1722:William Jones
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3020:Walter Nash
2929:Toko Ratana
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2654:Bill Rogers
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2149:Billy Glenn
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1975:John Eliott
1809:David Jones
1700:Bill Jordan
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1599:David Buddo
1563:Walter Nash
1500:Hawke's Bay
1484:Arthur Hall
1373:Jack Massey
861:John A. Lee
844:John A. Lee
790:Electorate
779:Independent
710:Initial MPs
668:Joseph Ward
460:Joseph Ward
214:35 (at end)
195:Joseph Ward
165:Joseph Ward
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4003:References
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3543:26 January
3515:2 November
3405:1 December
3134:8 October
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2888:Henare Uru
2817:Tom Seddon
2800:Tom Seddon
2697:Bob Semple
2375:Clyde Carr
2142:Rangitikei
2127:Lee Martin
2052:Jimmy Nash
2045:Palmerston
1982:John Cobbe
1961:Ernest Lee
1944:Ernest Lee
1881:John Mason
1864:John Mason
1176:Fred Waite
1154:Ted Howard
994:Allen Bell
977:Allen Bell
822:Bill Parry
802:Runner up
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360:Adjourned
276:— HE Gen.
102:Government
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3480:The Press
3398:The Press
2974:10 April
2953:Incumbent
2850:Pita Moko
2562:Waitemata
2476:Wairarapa
2423:Waimarino
2257:Stratford
2180:Bert Kyle
2173:Riccarton
1746:Masterton
1647:Lyttelton
1517:Jack Lyon
1420:Grey Lynn
1304:Rex Mason
1227:Jim Munro
878:Rex Mason
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2021:Pahiatua
1671:Manawatu
1451:Hamilton
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1072:Chalmers
344:Sessions
259:George V
92:Election
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1315:2,436
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