He inherited the Westland electorate on the sudden death of his father Richard Seddon in the by-election, and held it to 1922, when he was defeated by James O'Brien of the Labour Party.
He inherited the Westland electorate on the sudden death of his father Richard Seddon in the by-election. He was defeated by James O'Brien of the Labour Party. He held it to 1922. He was defeated by James O'Brien of the Labour Party.