Story: Labour Party

First Labour cabinet, 1935

Labour swept to power in 1935, taking 53 of the 80 parliamentary seats. This photo shows its first cabinet, led by Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage (front, third from left), who is flanked by two future prime ministers: Peter Fraser (left) and Walter Nash (right).

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Peter Aimer, 'Labour Party - First Labour government, 1935 to 1949', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/zoomify/34029/first-labour-cabinet-1935 (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Peter Aimer, published 20 Jun 2012, updated 1 Jan 2023