Edmund Taylor (New Zealand)
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Edmund Harvey Taylor was a Liberal Party
Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
He won the Thames
electorate in in a 1909 by-election after the resignation of James McGowan
; but was defeated in the next election in 1911
.
New Zealand Liberal Party
The New Zealand Liberal Party is generally regarded as having been the first real political party in New Zealand. It governed from 1891 until 1912. Out of office, the Liberals gradually found themselves pressed between the conservative Reform Party and the growing Labour Party...
Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
He won the Thames
Thames (New Zealand electorate)
Thames is a former New Zealand electorate, in the Thames-Coromandel District. It existed from 1871 to 1946.-Geographic coverage:The electorate is based on the town of Thames. At times, it covered the Coromandel Peninsula.-History:...
electorate in in a 1909 by-election after the resignation of James McGowan
James McGowan (politician)
James McGowan was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.-Political career:He represented the Thames electorate from an 1893 by-election...
; but was defeated in the next election in 1911
New Zealand general election, 1911
The New Zealand general election of 1911 was held on Thursday, 7 and 14 December in the general electorates, and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 18th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
.