Robert William Smith (politician)

Smith in 1909.

Robert William Smith (1871–1958) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.

Political career

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1909–1911	17th	Rangitikei		Liberal
1911–1914	18th	Waimarino		Liberal
1914–1919	19th	Waimarino		Liberal
1919–1922	20th	Waimarino		Liberal
1925–1928	22nd	Waimarino		Liberal
1928	Changed allegiance to:			United

He won the Rangitikei electorate in a 1909 by-election and held it to 1911. In 1911, he won the Waimarino electorate, which he held to 1922, when he was defeated by Labour's Frank Langstone. In the 1925 election, Smith won it back, but was defeated again by Langstone in the 1928 election.^[1]

References

1. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 235. OCLC 154283103.