Labour's Choice For Two Wellington Seats

Chronicle (Levin), 22 April 1949, Page 6

Labour's Choice For Two Wellington Seats

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• "WELuTNeTON ApriJ Tlie Wellington Labour R'epresent.a- • jtion Comimttee has 'nonijilate'd' Mr. N. R. Seddon for Labouf Party 'selhetion as candidate for the Mt. VictorLa seat at the general eleetion. The cotiijnittee. has . ,al?o _filjosen„ Mrs%>Ethel Harris as its noinin.ee for selection as Labour candidate" for Karori. .These nominations will go to the, central executive of tlle L abdur I'ai'ty- whose approval is required 'be'fore the catididates are officially endor'sed. • . Hr. S.eddpn. is well-knd'wn as chairman • of 1 the Wellington Education Board. Ile , holds • other proinineat ofHces in cdueational adininistration. He was the unsucces'sful Labour candidate for the Mayoralty of Wellington at tiie Last local body elections. Mrs. Harris is one of the most prominent women members of the Labour Party. She has held offices in the women 's Ijranch of the party for a nuiuber of years. The i\It. Victoria and Karori seats are held bv National Party members. ilr. J. R. Marshall won Mt. Victoria at the last eleetion with a majority of 912 over Mr. E. Casey, Labour candidate. The Karori seat is held by Mr. C. M. Bowden, whose majority over the Labour candidate, Mr. P. C. P. McGavin, at the last. eleetion was 2042. The Labour Representation Committee has not vet considered nominations for the remaining Wellington seats, all of which are held by Labour members.