Bill Barnard
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The Honourable Bill Barnard CBE |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Napier |
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In office 1928 – 1943 |
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| Preceded by | John Mason |
| Succeeded by | Tommy Armstrong |
| 10th Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
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In office 27 November 1935 – 25 September 1943 |
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| Prime Minister |
Michael Joseph Savage† Peter Fraser |
| Preceded by | Charles Statham |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Schramm |
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29 January 1886 Carterton, New Zealand |
| Died | 12 March 1958 (aged 72) Auckland, New Zealand |
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Labour Democratic Labour Party |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | New Zealand Army |
| Years of service | 1916–18 |
| Rank |
 Gunner |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
William Edward "Bill" Barnard CBE (29 January 1886 – 12 March 1958) was a New Zealand lawyer, politician and parliamentary speaker. He was a member of Parliament from 1928 until 1943, and was its Speaker from 1936 till 1943. He was known for his association with John A. Lee, a prominent left-wing politician.
Barnard was born in Carterton, a town in the Wairarapa region. He studied law at Victoria University College, and became a lawyer in 1908. He eventually settled in Te Aroha, where he served on the borough council. In 1915, he travelled to the United Kingdom and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps to serve in World War I. After serving for a time in Egypt, he became a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery, serving in Palestine. Following World War I, he returned to New Zealand and resumed practice as a lawyer.
Becoming increasingly interested in left-wing politics, Barnard joined the young Labour Party in 1923. He was a good friend of John A. Lee, one of the more radical members of the Labour Party. Barnard rose quickly, being elected to the Labour Party's national executive in 1924. In the 1925 elections, he was Labour's candidate in the Kaipara seat – the incumbent was Gordon Coates, the Prime Minister, and Barnard was unsuccessful. In the 1928 elections, he stood in the seat of Napier, and narrowly defeated the incumbent Reform Party MP.
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