Alexander Galbraith
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Alexander Galbraith (15 February 1883 – 7 October 1959) was a New Zealand labourer, railway worker, trade unionist, communist and timber worker. He was born on 15 February 1883.[1]
In December 1918 Galbraith entered politics. He stood as the Labour Party candidate in the Palmerston by-election polling 1,914 votes, only 315 short of the successful candidate Jimmy Nash, the incumbent Mayor of Palmerston North.[2]
He was to contest Wellington Central as a Communist candidate in the cancelled 1941 general election.[3]
References
- ^ Taylor, Kerry. "Alexander Galbraith". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "By-Election Results". New Zealand Herald. 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "General Election". The Evening Post. 19 September 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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