▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Gr igg ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Party ▁after ▁her ▁parliament ary ▁career ▁ended . ▁She ▁supported ▁H ilda ▁Ross ▁in ▁her ▁first ▁election ▁campaign ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Ross ▁and ▁Gr igg ▁co - w rote ▁the ▁National ▁Party ' s ▁election ▁manif esto . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours . ▁She ▁was ▁sty led ▁Lady ▁Pol son ▁when ▁her ▁second ▁husband ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁Parliament ▁after ▁Elizabeth ▁Mc Com bs , ▁Catherine ▁Stewart ▁and ▁Mary ▁D rea ver , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁not ▁from ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁to ▁be ▁elected . ▁ ▁Lady ▁Pol son ▁was ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Victoria ▁League ▁Can ter bury ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Women ' s ▁suff rage ▁mil est ones ▁Victoria ▁League ▁Can ter bury ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 1 ▁death s ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁National ▁Party ▁MP s ▁Category : W omen ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category :