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Election candidates, 1978; Ron Bailey; first of four, 50.3%.
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DescriptionA smiling picture from the same shoot was printed in the December 18, 1979 'Leader'; he had announced that he would retire a the end of the parliamentary term, after 21 years. Both versions had appeared in the run-up to the 1978 election, starting on September 26.
The smiling picture was in weekly contact-number advertisements since August 14, 1979 or possibly earlier, and ran right through 1980.
The collection does not have the smiling version.
The 1975 election was much closer; he had 5.9% of the vote; National's Julianne Cameron, 43.2%.
Date TakenSeptember 1978
The smiling picture was in weekly contact-number advertisements since August 14, 1979 or possibly earlier, and ran right through 1980.
The collection does not have the smiling version.
The 1975 election was much closer; he had 5.9% of the vote; National's Julianne Cameron, 43.2%.
Date TakenSeptember 1978Depicts or relates to
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Reference1979 12 18 01FormatGreyscale printSize95 x 149 mm
FormatGreyscale printSize95 x 149 mmScanned byDon McLeod
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Election candidates, 1978; Ron Bailey; first of four, 50.3%.. Upper Hutt City Library, accessed 04/04/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/26641