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Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

Winston, who you will remember left the National Party because he
wanted it to be all about himself.

On the contrary. It was National Party HQ which in effect dumped Winston
early in 1993, telling Winston that National Party HQ would veto his renomination by the Tauranga electorate committee. Winston did the only
thing he could: resign from Parliament to force a by-election so he
could get a new mandate from his electorate. This reply is not an
endorsement of more recent actions.

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