Alfred Edward Ansell (1876 – 16 February 1941) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Ansell was born in 1876 in

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. He was elected to the Chalmers electorate in the 1928 general election, but was defeated in

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. In 1935, he was awarded the

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. He died unexpectedly on 16 February 1941.

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1876 births 1941 deaths Reform Party (New Zealand) MPs New Zealand MPs for Dunedin electorates Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Unsuccessful candidates in the 1935 New Zealand general election {{NewZealand-politician-stub