From "Action Line"

Q.: What employment or professions were practised by present members of Parliament before their election?— H.W.R.P., Wellington.

A.: In Parliament are 24 farmers, eight businessmen, five accountants, six lawyers, a contractor, two widows, three housewives, a manufacturer, a public relations consultant, three teachers, a spinster, two watersiders, four railway servants, a bank officer, two union officials, two journalists, a caterer, two builders, a public servant, an army officer, a minister, a storeman and a racing commentator.