Alfred Ernest Harding (1861–1942) was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Political career
[edit]Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1902–1905 | 15th | Kaipara | Independent | ||
1905 | Changed allegiance to: | New Liberal |
He won the North Auckland electorate of Kaipara in the 1902 election and held it to 1905, when he was defeated by the Liberal candidate, John Stallworthy.[1] In 1905, Harding had joined the breakaway New Liberal Party led by Harry Bedford and Francis Fisher.[citation needed]
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 202. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 7 September 2015.