Alfred Harding  Alfred Ernest Harding (1861–1942) was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He won the North Auckland electorate of in the and held it to , when he was defeated by the Liberal candidate, John Stallworthy. In 1905, Harding had joined the breakaway New Liberal Party led by Harry Bedford and Francis Fisher. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.