STEADY PROGRESS
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW p.A. CHRISTCHURCH, May 28, “ From the National Party’s point of view, the important thing is that our steady progress has been maintained, and it is clear that if anything like the same progress is made in other electorates at the next general election, there will be a change of Government," said the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Holland, after he had heard the result of the by-election this evening. Mr Holland said two facts stood out clearly. The first was that when the final figures and absent votes were counted, the total vote would probably be very little short of that at the general election last year. The second was that, notwithstanding the invasion of Ministerial speakers, the Labour majority, subject to the official count and absent votes, had been reduced by almost 1400, which was a remarkable achievement in the six months that had elapsed since the general election.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26473, 29 May 1947, Page 6
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