N.L.P. ‘from Labour’
Former New Zealand Labour Party members made up most of the membership of the New Labour Party in a Greymouth survey by the break-away group. The New Labour Party’s West Coast vice-chairman, Mr Wayne. Smith, released the results of the survey of 30 party members in two areas of Greymouth. Six other members in these areas could not be contacted.. . - Of the 30 respondents, .20 had been : 2 members of the New Zealand Labour
Party, eight had not been members of any party, one had been a National Party member, and one had been a member of the Social Credit Party. Thirteen former members of the New Zealand Labour Party had let their membership lapse since the last election, and six others had let it lapse before the election. One person had resigned from the New Zealand Labour Party. “While it is accepted that the actual figures may alter on a total membership poll, the trend U4very apparent,” Mr Smith said. .
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