Archie Campbell (politician)
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[edit]
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Chalmers | Labour | ||
Norman Hartley Campbell,[1] the brother of Archibald Campbell,[2] had unsuccessfully contested the Chalmers electorate in the 1928 and 1931 elections.[3][4] His brother had already won the nomination as the Labour candidate for the 1935 election against Michael Connelly, when he died in February 1935 following an operation.[2][5] 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.[2] He was elected for the Chalmers electorate with the swing to Labour in the 1935 election, but retired in 1938.[6]
He served on the Legislative Council from 1939 to 1946 and from 1947 to 1950, when the upper house was abolished.[7]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "Another Ballot?". Auckland Star. Vol. LXVI, no. 84. 9 April 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Obituary". The Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 31. 6 February 1935. p. 13. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 187.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 151.
References[edit]
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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