The 1957 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 32nd term. It saw the governing National Party narrowly defeated by the Labour Party.
Walter Nash
Keith Holyoake
Holyoake (right) congratulating Nash (left) on Labour's victory.
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Sir Walter Nash was a New Zealand politician who served as the 27th prime minister of New Zealand in the Second Labour Government from 1957 to 1960. He is noted for his long period of political servic
1957 New Zealand general election
…Holland's shadow, Holyoake, a reserved man lacking Holland's rapport with crowds, was unable to achieve any clear popular image in his own right. Labour's Walter Nash, by contrast, was one of the best-known people in the country, having been a party leader for many years and having been Finance Minister in the first…
Walter Nash Portrait
Nash, c. 1920s
Nash speaking in New York City in September 1942