THE NEW MEMBERS.
There are only eighteen new members in the new Parliament, wh;ch i& a small proportion of changes. Thenew members are as follows : Mr C. J. Parr. Eden. .Mr C H. Poole, Auckland West. Mr W. T. Jennings, Taumarunui. Dr M'Nab, Hawk's Bay. Mr W. H.'.Field, Otakj. Mr J. T. M.--Hornsby, W?.irarapa. Mr R.', Fletcher, Wellington Central. Mr R. A!'Wright, Wellington Suo•orbs. , . .
Mr T. A. H. FieM; Nelson. Mr R. V. Hudson, Motueka. Dr Thicker. Christcburch East. Mr C. J. Talhot. Temuka. Mr J. Anstey, Waitaki. Mr A. Walker, Dunedin. North. Mr Downie Stewart, Dunedin Wes:. Mr J. W. Mmiro, Dunedin CentralMr J. M. Dickson, Chalmers. Mr Tau Henare, Northern Maori. Of the new members. Messrs Poole, Jennings. Hornsby, W. H. Field, Wright and Dr M Nab hrve sat in- a previous, although not in the last. Parliament. • Mr An.stey ha-s been a member of the Legislative, Council. The new House thus contains only eleven men with no previous Parliamentary experience. ' Eleven members of . the last Parliaiinent, who stood for re-election, were unsuccessful, viz.. Sir Walter Buclnnan (W T airarapa). Hon F. M. B. Fisher (Wellington Central). Hon R. M'Kenzie ('Motueka), H. M. Campbell (Hawke's Bay) J. H. Bradney (Auckland East), C. K. Wilson ('Taumarunui'). J. Robert--on (Otaki), H. Atmore (Nelson), G. M. Thomson (Dunedin North), C. E. Steth?m (Dunedin Central), F. H. Smith (Waitaki) and Dr Te Rangibir.a ("North?™ Maori). (On this occasion Dr Te R.an<rhiroa was a candidate for the Bay of Tslnnds seat, -nd Mr Smi-fc contested ths Timaru seat. The following members of the 'ast House dvl not seek re-election: —Hon J. A Millar (Dunedin West), J. Bollard (Eden). W. H. D. Bell (Wellington Suburbs), T. H. Davey (Christchurch East). T. E. Buxton (Temuka). and E. H. Clark (Chalmers).
Four surnames are dnplio'v;ted in he new ffemie-': and it V " co-incidence that all these eight members are' supporters of the Covernmeut. Thev are as i'olKvs:—Hnn E. H Rhodes and Mr T. W.' Rhodos. Dr Newman and Mr ■]'"!. Newman. Mr J. S. Dickson and Mr J. M. Dickson, n'id Mr W. H. Field and Mr T. A. H. Field.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 1124, 18 December 1914, Page 6
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