Buller (New Zealand electorate)
Buller is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1871 to 1972. It was represented by eleven Members of Parliament.
Population centres
The 1870 electoral redistribution was undertaken by a
History
The electorate's first representative was Eugene O'Conor, who was successful in the 1871 election, but he was defeated at the next election in 1876 by Joseph Henry.[5] Henry in turn was defeated by James Bickerton Fisher[6] at the 1879 election.[7] Fisher retired at the end of the parliamentary term in 1881.[8]
Fisher was succeeded by John Munro, who won the 1881 election.[9] Munro was defeated at the next election in 1884 by Eugene O'Conor, who thus started his second period of representation.[10] O'Conor, who joined the Liberal Party, was beaten in 1893 election by Roderick McKenzie.[11] In the 1896 election, McKenzie successfully stood in the Motueka electorate.[12]
Patrick O'Regan won the 1896 election in the Buller electorate.[13] At the 1899 election, he was defeated by James Colvin, who held the electorate until his death in 1919.[14]
From
died in office.In 1972, the electorate was split into the West Coast and Tasman electorates.
Members of Parliament
The Buller electorate was represented by eleven MPs:
Key
Independent Liberal Independent Liberal Labour
Election results
1969 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Rowling | 8,319 | 53.36 | +5.00 | |
National | Ernie King | 5,497 | 35.25 | +0.58 | |
Social Credit | D L Hodgkinson | 1,774 | 11.37 | ||
Majority | 2,822 | 18.10 | +4.57 | ||
Turnout | 15,590 | 87.67 | -0.31 | ||
Registered electors | 17,782 |
1966 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Rowling | 6,510 | 48.36 | -3.92 | |
National | Ernie King | 4,668 | 34.67 | -5.70 | |
Social Credit | W P B Dobier | 2,286 | 16.97 | ||
Majority | 1,822 | 13.53 | +1.63 | ||
Turnout | 13,464 | 87.98 | -2.93 | ||
Registered electors | 15,303 |
1963 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Rowling | 7,338 | 52.28 | +7.30 | |
National | Ernie King | 5,667 | 40.37 | +1.21 | |
Social Credit | E Wells | 1,033 | 7.35 | ||
Majority | 1,671 | 11.90 | +8.50 | ||
Turnout | 14,038 | 90.91 | +11.51 | ||
Registered electors | 15,440 |
1962 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Rowling | 5,242 | 44.98 | ||
National | Ernie King | 4,846 | 41.58 | +5.58 | |
Social Credit | P. H. Matthews | 1,566 | 13.44 | -1.36 | |
Majority | 396 | 3.40 | |||
Informal votes | 37 | 0.32 | |||
Turnout | 11,691 | 79.40 | -12.70 | ||
Registered electors | 14,724 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
1960 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jerry Skinner | 6,380 | 47.58 | -3.11 | |
National | Ernie King | 4,834 | 36.05 | ||
Social Credit | P. H. Matthews | 1,984 | 14.79 | +5.70 | |
Independent | Oscar Bergh | 210 | 1.56 | ||
Majority | 1,546 | 11.53 | -6.41 | ||
Turnout | 13,408 | 91.48 | -1.05 | ||
Registered electors | 14,656 |
1957 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jerry Skinner | 7,563 | 50.69 | -7.07 | |
National | Norman Leon Bensemann | 4,886 | 32.74 | ||
Social Credit | P. H. Matthews | 1,357 | 9.09 | ||
Majority | 2,677 | 17.94 | -7.63 | ||
Turnout | 13,806 | 92.53 | +2.00 | ||
Registered electors | 14,920 |
1954 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jerry Skinner | 7,559 | 57.76 | +3.11 | |
National | Derisly Manwell Carson | 4,211 | 32.17 | ||
Social Credit | W T Eggleston | 1,319 | 10.07 | ||
Majority | 3,348 | 25.57 | +16.28 | ||
Turnout | 13,089 | 90.53 | +4.53 | ||
Registered electors | 14,458 |
1951 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jerry Skinner | 7,215 | 54.65 | -3.42 | |
National | Phil McDonald | 5,988 | 45.35 | +3.42 | |
Majority | 1,227 | 9.29 | -6.84 | ||
Turnout | 13,203 | 86.00 | -6.31 | ||
Registered electors | 15,352 |
1949 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jerry Skinner | 7,941 | 58.07 | -2.71 | |
National | Phil McDonald | 5,735 | 41.93 | +2.71 | |
Majority | 2,206 | 16.13 | -5.42 | ||
Turnout | 13,676 | 92.31 | -2.57 | ||
Registered electors | 14,814 |
1946 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jerry Skinner | 8,211 | 60.78 | ||
National | Phil McDonald | 5,299 | 39.22 | ||
Majority | 2,912 | 21.55 | |||
Turnout | 13,510 | 94.88 | |||
Registered electors | 14,239 |
1933 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paddy Webb | 4,799 | 68.10 | ||
Liberal–Labour | H. Ian Simson | 2,249 | 31.90 | ||
Informal votes | 343 | 4.86 | +3.14 | ||
Majority | 2,550 | 36.18 | |||
Turnout | 7,048 | 71.36 | -17.66 |
1931 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Holland | 6,136 | 71.01 | ||
Reform | John Menzies[20]
|
2,505 | 28.99 | ||
Majority | 3,631 | 42.02 | |||
Informal votes | 151 | 1.72 | |||
Turnout | 8,792 | 89.02 | |||
Registered electors | 9,876 |
1928 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Holland | 5,988 | 70.33 | +11.12 | |
Reform | Dugald Macdonald Robertson | 2,371 | 27.85 | ||
Majority | 3,617 | 42.48 | +23.20 | ||
Informal votes | 154 | 1.80 | +0.95 | ||
Turnout | 8,513 | 90.84 | -3.08 | ||
Registered electors | 9,371 |
1925 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Holland | 4,704 | 59.21 | -0.59 | |
Reform | C S Bielby | 3,172 | 39.92 | ||
Majority | 1,532 | 19.28 | -1.60 | ||
Informal votes | 68 | 0.85 | -0.45 | ||
Turnout | 7,944 | 93.92 | +2.12 | ||
Registered electors | 8,458 |
1922 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Holland | 4,413 | 59.80 | +2.10 | |
Reform | John Menzies
|
2,872 | 38.91 | ||
Majority | 1,541 | 20.88 | +4.56 | ||
Informal votes | 94 | 1.27 | +0.36 | ||
Turnout | 7,379 | 91.80 | -1.31 | ||
Registered electors | 8,038 |
1919 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Holland | 3,545 | 57.70 | ||
Liberal | Denis Quinlan O'Brien | 2,542 | 41.38 | ||
Majority | 1,003 | 16.32 | |||
Informal votes | 56 | 0.91 | -0.45 | ||
Turnout | 6,143 | 93.11 | +11.81 | ||
Registered electors | 6,597 |
1914 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Colvin | 3,594 | 67.00 | ||
Reform | George Powell | 1,399 | 26.08 | ||
Social Democrat | Hugh Gillen | 371 | 6.91 | ||
Majority | 2,195 | 40.92 | |||
Informal votes | 73 | 1.36 | |||
Turnout | 5,364 | 81.30 | |||
Registered electors | 6,597 |
1899 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Liberal | James Colvin | 2,846 | 55.37 | ||
Liberal | Patrick O'Regan | 2,294 | 44.63 | ||
Majority | 552 | 10.74 | |||
Turnout | 5,140 | 87.68 | |||
Registered electors | 5,862 |
1893 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Roderick McKenzie | 1,817 | 53.11 | ||
Independent | Eugene O'Conor | 1,604 | 46.89 | ||
Majority | 213 | 6.23 | |||
Turnout | 3,421 | 84.39 | |||
Registered electors | 4,054 |
1879 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Bickerton Fisher | 410 | 55.56 | ||
Independent | Joseph Henry | 328 | 44.44 | ||
Majority | 82 | 11.11 | |||
Informal votes | 19 | 2.51 | |||
Turnout | 757 | 66.00 | |||
Registered electors | 1,147 |
Notes
- ^ McRobie 1989, p. 39.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 37, 41.
- ^ McRobie 1989, p. 41.
- ^ a b "Buller District Election". Westport Times. Vol. XIII, no. 1728. 16 September 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 204, 224.
- ^ The Cyclopedia Company Limited, ed. (1906). "Former Members Of The House Of Representatives". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand - Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 196, 204.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 196.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 222.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 222, 224.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 216, 224.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 216.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 224.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 190, 224.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Norton 1988, p. 204.
- ^ "The General Election, 1949". National Library. 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Buller By-Election". The Press. Vol. LXIX, no. 21026. 30 November 1933. p. 8. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Buller Electorate". The Evening Post. Vol. CXII, no. 127. 25 November 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ Skinner, W. A. G. (1929). The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ Hislop, J. (1915). The General Election, 1914. National Library. pp. 1–33. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "The General Election, 1893". National Library. 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ McRobie 1989, p. 44.
References
- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.