Connie Birchfield

Constance Alice "Connie" Birchfield (27 July 1898 – 9 May 1994) was a New Zealand housekeeper, trade unionist, hotel maid, communist, bookseller, and political activist.

She was born in Haydock, Lancashire, England on 27 July 1898.

[1] Birchfield stood for the House of Representatives four times in safe Labour seats; in general elections for Brooklyn in the 1949 election, for Island Bay in the 1951 election, and for Petone in the 1954 election; and receiving 241, 99, and 120 votes respectively.

She also stood for Brooklyn in the 1951 Brooklyn by-election, getting 129 votes.

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