Archibald Willis

Archibald Dudingston Willis.

Archibald Dudingston Willis (1842–1908) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Prior to entering parliament, Willis was a newspaper proprietor for the Wanganui Herald founded by John Ballance.^[1]

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1893	11th	Wanganui		Liberal
1893–1896	12th	Wanganui		Liberal
1899–1902	14th	Wanganui		Liberal
1902–1905	15th	Wanganui		Liberal

The death of John Ballance triggered the 1893 by-election in the Wanganui electorate, which was held on 13 June and won by Willis. He was confirmed at the 1893 general election a few months later. He was defeated in 1896, won the seat again in 1899, and was defeated again in 1905.^[2]

Notes

1. Hamer 1988, p. 367.
2. Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1925) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record (2nd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 147.

References

• Hamer, David A. (1988). The New Zealand Liberals: The Years of Power, 1891–1912. Christchurch: Auckland University Press. ISBN 1-86940-014-3.