Joe Walding
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Joseph Albert Walding (born 1926) was a New Zealand
politician of the Labour Party
.
He represented the Palmerston North electorate from 1967 to 1975, when he was defeated by John Lancelot Lithgow
, and from 1978 to 1981, when he retired. He was a cabinet minister, and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in 1985.
New Zealand
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politician of the Labour Party
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
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He represented the Palmerston North electorate from 1967 to 1975, when he was defeated by John Lancelot Lithgow
John Lancelot Lithgow
John Lancelot Lithgow was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He represented the Palmerston North electorate in Parliament from 1975 when he defeated Joe Walding, to 1978 when Joe Walding won back the seat for Labour....
, and from 1978 to 1981, when he retired. He was a cabinet minister, and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in 1985.