Robert William Smith (1871 – 2 June 1958) was a New Zealand politician of the

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Political career

Smith won the Rangitikei electorate in a and held it to 1911. In , he won the electorate, which he held to 1922, when he was defeated by

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. In the , Smith won it back, but was defeated again by Langstone in the .

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1871 births 1958 deaths New Zealand Liberal Party MPs New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Unsuccessful candidates in the 1922 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1928 New Zealand general election Date of birth unknown {{NewZealand-Liberal-politician-stub