Archie Campbell (politician)
New Zealand politician
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Archibald Campbell (2 January 1874 – 1 September 1955) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party and Secretary of the Port Chalmers Waterside Workers Union.
Political career
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Chalmers | Labour | ||
Norman Hartley Campbell,[1] the brother of Archibald Campbell,[2] had unsuccessfully contested the Chalmers electorate in the 1928 and 1931 elections.[3][4] His brother had already won the nomination as the Labour candidate for the 1935 election against Michael Connelly, when he died in February 1935 following an operation.[2][5] The Labour Party hierarchy wanted to make Connolly their candidate, but there was resentment and a new ballot was held, which was won by Archibald Campbell.[2] He was elected for the Chalmers electorate with the swing to Labour in the 1935 election, but retired in 1938.[6]
He served on the Legislative Council from 1939 to 1946 and from 1947 to 1950, when the upper house was abolished.[7]
