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Edwin Dixon (1867–1955) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Dixon served as mayor of
Hāwera Hāwera is the second-largest centre in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight. The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was established i ...
from 1915 to 1923. He won the
Patea Patea ( ) is the third-largest town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. It is on the western bank of the Pātea River, 61 kilometres north-west of Whanganui on . Hāwera is 27 km to the north-west, and Waverley 17 km to the east ...
electorate in a 1921 by-election after the death of the previous MP, Walter Powdrell, but was defeated in the 1922 general election. In 1953, Dixon was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.


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1867 births 1955 deaths Reform Party (New Zealand) MPs Unsuccessful candidates in the 1922 New Zealand general election Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Mayors of places in Taranaki {{NewZealand-mayor-stub