AUCKLAND WEST SEAT
BY-ELECTION GN MAY 18 A COMMUNIST CANDIDATE [ Per Press Association. ] AUCKLAND, April 23. The by-election, to fill the Auckland West seat following the death of Hon. M. J. Savage, has been fixed for Saturday, May 18. Nominations close on May 1. The rolls closed this afternoon when the number of enrolled voters in the electorate was approximately 16,353. No nominations had been received by the returning officer to-day. The Official Labour choice of candidate will be announced on Wednesday night. It has already been stated that the Communist Party will put forward a candidate. The attitude of the National Party has so far not been defined.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 94, 23 April 1940, Page 6
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109AUCKLAND WEST SEAT Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 94, 23 April 1940, Page 6
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