as an independent rather than a DLP candidate, but was also defeated. The Democratic Labour Party received only 4.3% of the total vote, and ceased to exist in 1947. The party did not stand any candidates in the 1946 general election, but Lee again stood as a DLP candidate in the 1949 general election for the electorate and got 2,627 votes, coming third. References See also The Lee Affair :Category:Democratic Labour Party (New Zealand) politicians 1940 establishments in New Zealand 1949 disestablishments in New Zealand Defunct political parties in New Zealand Defunct socialist parties Democratic socialist parties in Oceania Labour parties Political parties disestablished in 1949 Political parties established in 1940 Social credit parties Socialist parties in New Zealand