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Mrs Catherine Campbell Sword Stewart (1881–1957) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. She won the seat of Wellington West in 1938, and was the second woman to be elected to Parliament after Elizabeth McCombs. She was defeated in the next (1943) election. Born in Glasgow, she migrated with her family to New Zealand in 1921. She was an ardent suffragette, and a member of the Theosophical Society. MORE

Mrs Catherine Campbell Sword Stewart (1881–1957) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. She won the seat of Wellington West in 1938, and was the second woman to be elected to Parliament after Elizabeth McCombs. She was defeated in the next (1943) election. Born in Glasgow, she migrated with her family to New Zealand in 1921. She was an ardent suffragette, and a member of the Theosophical Society. LESS