John Bitchener
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John Bitchener was a Reform Party
Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He was a cabinet minister 1933-35 in the Reform Government of New Zealand
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He was elected to Waitaki
in the 1919 general election, but was defeated in 1935
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He was awarded an O.B.E. in 1950.
New Zealand Reform Party
The Reform Party, formally the New Zealand Political Reform League, was New Zealand's second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party...
Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He was a cabinet minister 1933-35 in the Reform Government of New Zealand
Reform Government of New Zealand
The Reform Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1912 to 1928. It is perhaps best remembered for its anti-trade union stance in the Waihi miners' strike of 1912 and a dockworkers' strike the following year...
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He was elected to Waitaki
Waitaki (New Zealand electorate)
Waitaki is an electorate for the New Zealand House of Representatives that crosses the boundary of North Otago and South Canterbury towns on the East Coast of the South Island. The electorate was first established for the that determined the 5th New Zealand Parliament...
in the 1919 general election, but was defeated in 1935
New Zealand general election, 1935
The 1935 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 25th term. It resulted in the Labour Party's first electoral victory, with Michael Joseph Savage becoming the first Labour Prime Minister...
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He was awarded an O.B.E. in 1950.