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1956 Riccarton By-election
The Riccarton by-election 1956 was a by-election held in the electorate in Christchurch during the term of the 31st New Zealand Parliament following the death of the Labour Party incumbent. The by-election, held on 27 October 1956, was won by Mick Connelly, also of the Labour Party. Background The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Angus McLagan of the Labour Party on 4 September 1956. McLagan, who had represented the electorate since 1946, was hospitalised in early August 1956 suffering from a chest ailment before dying several weeks later. Candidates ;Labour Several names were put forward as potential nominees for the Labour Party candidacy: *Joseph Irvine Colligan, a Waimari County Councillor and chairman of the Riccarton Labour Representation Committee *Mick Connelly, Labour candidate for in 1954 *Norman Kirk, Mayor of Kaiapoi and Labour candidate for in 1954 *Tom McGuigan, Labour candidate for in 1954 *Louis Julian Mouat, candidate for the Christchur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Connelly 1963
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