Mt Albert by-election: all over bar the doubting
Labour supporters going "Squee! We won Mt Albert!" are a bit like rugby fans going into raptures because the All Blacks have ramped up a good score against Romania B.
An intriguing aspect of New Zealand by-elections is how frequently they have helped propel a politician into the leadership of their party.
Keith Holyoake, David Lange, Geoffrey Palmer, Bill Rowling and Peter Fraser, were all elected in by-elections.
From that angle, the election of Labour
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Mt Albert by-election: all over bar the doubting
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