Thomas Wilford
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Sir Thomas Mason Wilford was a New Zealand politician. He held the seats of Wellington Suburbs then Hutt continuously for thirty years, from 1899 to 1929. Wilford was leader of the New Zealand Liberal
Thomas Wilford in 1928
Wellington Mayoral election, 1910
Harry Holland
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Henry Edmund Holland was an Australian-born newspaper owner, politician and unionist who relocated to New Zealand. He was the second leader of the New Zealand Labour Party.
Thomas Wilford
…Liberal and Labour parties in order to avoid vote splitting, similar to the Lib-Lab Pact in the UK. Wilford entered into discussions with Labour leader Harry Holland over a joint campaign and upon winning, forming a coalition to set up a proportional representation electoral system. The talks broke down however after…
Harry Holland in 1925
Harry Holland in Newcastle, 1897
Holland in 1922
Harry Holland's memorial in Wellington