Hallyburton Johnstone was a New Zealand

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 politician of the National Party

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He won the Raglan

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-History:The Raglan electorate existed from 1861 to 1870, from 1911 to 1978, and then from 1984 to 1996.In 1996, Simon Upton who was then the MP for Raglan chose to become a list MP...

 electorate in 1946 in the by-election caused by the death of the previous MP Robert Coulter

Robert Coulter (New Zealand)

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. But he only held the seat from 5 March to 27 November 1946, as he was defeated by Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter

Alan Cheyne Baxter was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Raglan electorate from 1946 to 1949, when he was defeated by Hallyburton Johnstone. Johnstone had previously won the seat for National in the 1946 by-election held on 5 March Alan Cheyne Baxter (1912–76) was a...

 in the 1946 general election

New Zealand general election, 1946

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Then in 1949

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The 1949 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 29th term. It saw the governing Labour Party defeated by the opposition National Party...

 he won Raglan back for National, and held it to 1957. In 1957

New Zealand general election, 1957

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 he won the Waipa

Waipa

Waipa is a former Parliamentary electorate in the Waikato Region of New Zealand, which existed for various periods between 1876 and 1996.-History:Waipa existed from 1876 to 1890, 1893 to 1896, then from 1954 to 1969, and then from 1978 to 1996....

 electorate, and held it to 1963, when he retired.

He was born in Raglan, educated at Auckland Grammar School

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, and served in the NZEF from 1916 to 1918. He farmed sheep and cattle in the Raglan area.