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1378:Shipley
1353:Muldoon
1348:Rowling
1315:Holland
634:Waikato
618:Waikato
589:Parnell
532:Parnell
501:led by
497:in the
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376:
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347:Parnell
318:Bampton
203:Waikato
174:Parnell
145:(1864)
127:(1863)
91:Monarch
1398:Ardern
1373:Bolger
1363:Palmer
1310:Fraser
1305:Savage
1300:Forbes
1295:Coates
1285:Massey
1265:Seddon
1235:Pollen
1210:Domett
1195:Sewell
797:14 May
572:Party
563:Years
516:Domett
364:Spouse
150:(1883)
132:(1882)
1408:Luxon
1383:Clark
1368:Moore
1358:Lange
1255:Stout
1230:Vogel
1073:1876
927:1856
652:Notes
566:Term
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218:â1879
189:â1867
1341:Watt
1335:Kirk
1325:Nash
1290:Bell
1275:Ward
1250:Hall
1245:Grey
1220:Weld
1183:list
799:2015
687:2012
638:Eden
607:1876
578:1866
422:KCMG
325:Died
305:Born
266:1st
223:2nd
216:1876
201:for
187:1866
172:for
70:5th
46:KCMG
1388:Key
1200:Fox
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