Felix McGuire was an independent conservative Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 in New Zealand

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He was elected to the Egmont

Egmont (New Zealand electorate)

Egmont is a former New Zealand electorate, in south Taranaki. It existed from 1871 to 1978.-Geographic coverage:Egmont is the old name of the mountain that is the Taranaki landmark of Mount Taranaki. A village north of the mountain is also called Egmont....

 electorate in a 1891 by-election after the resignation of Harry Atkinson

Harry Atkinson

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, and represented it until the end of the 12th Parliament in 1896. He successfully contested the Hawera

Hawera (New Zealand electorate)

Hawera was a parliamentary electorate in the South Taranaki District of New Zealand from 1896 to 1908.The electorate was represented by two Members of Parliament:* Felix McGuire 1896–1902* Charles E. Major 1902–08...

 electorate in the 1896 general election

New Zealand general election, 1896

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 and served until he was defeated in the 1902 general election

New Zealand general election, 1902

The New Zealand general election of 1902 was held on Tuesday, 25 November in the general electorates, and on Monday, 22 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 15th session of the New Zealand Parliament...

. He once again stood (unsuccessfully) for Hawera in 1905

New Zealand general election, 1905

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