1947 Westland by-election
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The 1947 Westland by-election was a by-election held during the 28th New Zealand Parliament in the South Island electorate of Westland. The by-election occurred following the death of MP James O'Brien
Jim Kent, 1960
Paddy Blanchfield
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Patrick Blanchfield was a Labour Party member of the New Zealand Parliament for Westland and the West Coast.
1947 Westland by-election
…Labour There were six nominations for the Labour Party candidacy: Paddy Blanchfield, the Deputy Mayor of Greymouth and member of the Grey Power Board William J. Butler, a press gallery journalist for the Grey River Argus newspaper and…
Paddy Blanchfield