Alfred Ernest Harding (1861–1942) was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Political career

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 7 September 2015.