LYTTELTON BY-ELECTION.
LABOUR LEADER’S VIEW. PARTY POLICY ENf/J’SED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WESTPORT, Thursday. Mr. Hr E. Holland, Leader of the Opposition, expressed the opinion that Mrs. McCombs’ victory at the byelection constituted a vote of noconfldenco in the Coalition Government and reflected public opinion throughout the country. It was also an endorsement of Labour’s programme. Further, it was significant because the first woman to sit in the Parliament of New Zealand was a Labour Party representative. Mr. Holland added that Mrs. McCombs’ victory would be a factor In precipitating a general election that was already overdue, and which would ]> e welcomed by the Labour Party.
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Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19051, 15 September 1933, Page 7
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105LYTTELTON BY-ELECTION. Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19051, 15 September 1933, Page 7
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