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… and its discipline too loose by comparison with the Liberals. Rolleston's position in opposing land legislation … policies, he disliked the politicians who called themselves Liberals and abhorred what he regarded as their unscrupulous …
… leaders had remained content with that alliance with the Liberals which produced the Arbitration Act and the social … Labour representation. But the growing conservatism of the Liberals even before Seddon's death and the rigidity with … Probably because on this occasion Reform and National (the Liberals) took care not to split their votes in key …
… and, following his natural inclinations, he joined the Liberals under Sir George Grey. In January 1878 he became … in London, Australia, and New Zealand, Ballance led the Liberals to victory. In addition to his Liberal following of …
… Minister. Mackenzie at this time was an opponent of the Liberals. He criticised most effectively the siting of the …
… politics in the seventies and eighties was not between “Liberals” and “Conservatives”. The important split was … allowed Grey to enact the legislation in the name of the “Liberals”. It was with Atkinson's continued support that …
… himself a former Minister and lifelong opponent of the Liberals, recounted how Seddon, speaking of his Minister of …
… and small farmer vote similar to that which had brought the Liberals into office in 1890. The new Government sought to …
… Ward resumed the party's leadership. In 1915 he brought the Liberals into Massey's wartime coalition Ministry, he …
… the leasehold, and in 1928 Ward, heading the refurbished Liberals, outbid Labour as a credit dispenser. Labour's sole …
… qualified) to Atkinson. Like most city opponents of the Liberals, Bell styled himself an “Independent”. He offered …