Connie Birchfield
Constance Alice "Connie" Birchfield (27 July 1898 – 9 May 1994) was a New Zealand housekeeper, trade unionist, hotel maid, communist, bookseller and political activist. She was born in Haydock, Lancashire, England on 27 July 1898.[1]
Birchfield stood for the House of Representatives four times in safe Labour seats; in general elections for Brooklyn in the 1949 election, for Island Bay in the 1951 election, and for Petone in the 1954 election; and receiving 241, 99 and 120 votes respectively. She also stood for Brooklyn in the 1951 Brooklyn by-election, getting 129 votes.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Williams, Maureen Birchfield. "Constance Alice Birchfield". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
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