New Zealand Liberal Party
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The New Zealand Liberal Party was the first organised political party in New Zealand. It governed from 1891 until 1912. The Liberal strategy was to create a large class of small land-owning farmers wh
Richard Seddon
1910 calendar showing Liberal Party MPs
John Ballance 1880
Richard Seddon, 1906
John Ballance
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John Ballance was a New Zealand politician who served as the 14th premier of New Zealand from January 1891 until his death in April 1893. He governed as the leader of New Zealand's first organised pol
New Zealand Liberal Party
…associations were to form the nexus of what would later become the nationwide Liberal Party. The key figure in the establishment of the Liberal Party was John Ballance. Ballance, an MP, had served in a number of liberal-orientated governments, and had held office in posts such as Treasurer, Minister of Defence, and…
Ballance in around 1870
Ballance in around 1880
A statue of John Ballance outside the Parliamentary Library in Wellington