Sidney Walter Smith
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Sidney Walter Smith was a New Zealand
politician of the National Party
. He was a Partiamentary Undersecretary.
He represented the Bay of Islands electorate
from 1943
to 1946, and the renamed Hobson electorate
from 1946
to 1960 when he retired.
He served in the NZEF in France in World War I. He then farmed, went into business and was on several local Boards.
He died in Auckland, and had been Deputy Chairman of the party's Auckland Division 1963-65.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
politician of the National Party
New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...
. He was a Partiamentary Undersecretary.
He represented the Bay of Islands electorate
Bay of Islands (New Zealand electorate)
Bay of Islands is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It existed during various periods between 1853 and 1993.-Population centres:...
from 1943
New Zealand general election, 1943
The 1943 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 27th term. With the onset of World War II, elections were initially postponed, but it was eventually decided to hold a general election in September 1943, around two years after it...
to 1946, and the renamed Hobson electorate
Hobson (New Zealand electorate)
-Population Centres:The electorate is in the Northland Region, and includes the following population centres:-History:The Hobson electorate existed from 1946 , to 1978 when the name reverted back to Bay of Islands...
from 1946
New Zealand general election, 1946
The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 28th term. It saw the governing Labour Party re-elected, but by a substantially narrower margin than in the three previous elections...
to 1960 when he retired.
He served in the NZEF in France in World War I. He then farmed, went into business and was on several local Boards.
He died in Auckland, and had been Deputy Chairman of the party's Auckland Division 1963-65.