Archibald Campbell (2 January 1874 – 1 September 1955) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party and Secretary of the Port Chalmers Waterside Workers Union.

Political career

Norman Hartley Campbell, the brother of Archibald Campbell, had unsuccessfully contested the Chalmers electorate in the and s. His brother had already won the nomination as the Labour candidate for the against

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, when he died in February 1935 following an operation. The Labour Party hierarchy wanted to make Connolly their candidate, but there was resentment and a new ballot was held, which was won by Archibald Campbell. He was elected for the Chalmers electorate with the swing to Labour in the 1935 election, but retired in

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. He served on the Legislative Council from 1939 to 1946 and from 1947 to 1950, when the upper house was abolished.

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* * 1874 births 1955 deaths New Zealand Labour Party MPs Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council New Zealand Labour Party MLCs New Zealand MPs for Dunedin electorates Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives {{NZLabour-politician-stub