1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁He ▁then ▁worked ▁in ▁broadcast ing ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Department ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁ ▁F rost ▁stood ▁for ▁New ▁P ly mouth ▁un success fully ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁as ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁candidate . ▁ ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁New ▁P ly mouth ▁elect or ate ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁general ▁election ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁candidate , ▁Rev ▁Ernest ▁A der man , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Christian ▁minister . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Labour ▁MP ▁to ▁represent ▁New ▁P ly mouth ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁After ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁A uck land ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁A uck land ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁son ▁and ▁four ▁daughters . ▁ ▁His ▁grand d augh ter , ▁Dar ien ▁F ent on , ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Parliament ▁as ▁a ▁Labour ▁MP ▁in ▁. ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 7 ▁death s ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁Labour ▁Party ▁MP s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Tar an aki ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁Method ist ▁minister s ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁Ang lic an ▁pri ests