THE LAST PARLIAMENT: STATE OF THE PARTIES.
The general elections of 1908 resulted m a majority for the Government over, the Opposition party (leaving three In;, dependents and-one Labor representative out of the calculation) of 26, the parties being represented thus : — Government 51 Opposition 25 Independent 3 Labor 1 The three Independents were Messrs F. M. B. Fisher, J. .Duncan (Wairau), and T. E. Taylor. The last-named, *\Vho died m August, was succeeded by Another Independent, while Mr Fisher goes to the electors this time as an Opposition supporter.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12632, 8 December 1911, Page 5
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89THE LAST PARLIAMENT: STATE OF THE PARTIES. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12632, 8 December 1911, Page 5
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