Mabel Howard
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Mabel Bowden Howard was a New Zealand trade unionist and politician. She was the first woman secretary of a predominantly male union.
Mabel Bowden Howard
Howard with her pairs of bloomers in 1954
Mabel Howard's grave in Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, April 2026
The 1943 Christchurch East by-election held on 6 February was caused by the death of Tim Armstrong during the term of the 26th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election in the Christchurch East electora
Mabel Howard
…served on the Christchurch Drainage Board and North Canterbury Hospital Board. Member of Parliament New Zealand Parliament Years Term Electorate Party 1943 26th Christchurch East Labour 1943–1946 27th Christchurch East Labour 1946–1949 28th Sydenham Labour 1949–1951 29th Sydenham Labour 1951–1954 30th…
Official record from the Electoral Department.