Arthur Ernest "Tommy" Armstrong was a New Zealand politician of Christchurch and Napier in the North Island and a member of the Labour Party. His political career, which featured many disputes and pub
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William Edward Barnard was a New Zealand lawyer, politician and parliamentary speaker. He was a member of Parliament from 1928 until 1943, and was its Speaker from 1936 till 1943. He was known for his
Tommy Armstrong (New Zealand politician)
…voting had been abolished, Armstrong still got over 11,000 votes. He represented the Napier electorate from the 1943 general election, when he defeated Bill Barnard who had left the Labour Party to join John A. Lee’s Democratic Labour Party. Soon after entering parliament he also stood for Mayor of Napier as Labour's…
Barnard in 1925
Barnard in Speakers robes, 1930s