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Biography: Herdman, Alexander Lawrence

Alexander Lawrence Herdman addressing voters before the 1935 general election

Alexander Lawrence Herdman addressing voters before the 1935 general election

A leading member of the Reform government from 1912 and the National coalition administration from 1915 to 1918, Alexander Lawrence Herdman made a final foray into politics in 1935, standing unsuccessfully for the Parnell seat as an independent.

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Susan Butterworth. 'Herdman, Alexander Lawrence', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/424/alexander-lawrence-herdman-addressing-voters-before-the-1935-general-election (accessed 4 June 2026).