Waimea-Picton
Waimea-Picton was a parliamentary
Population centres
In the 1887 electoral redistribution, although the
In December 1887, the House of Representatives voted to reduce its membership from general electorates from 91 to 70. The 1890 electoral redistribution used the same 1886 census data used for the 1887 electoral redistribution. In addition, three-member electorates were introduced in the four main centres. This resulted in a major restructuring of electorates, and the area covered by the Waimea-Picton electorate was significantly altered. The southern boundary shifted north, i.e. away from the Wairau River. Richmond was lost to the Nelson electorate, and the area covered extended to the north-west to just short of Motueka, absorbing much of the area previously covered by the Motueka electorate.[3]
In the 1893 electoral redistribution, population shift to the
History
The electorate was represented by two Members of Parliament, Arthur Seymour from 1887 to 1890 and Charles H. Mills from 1890 to 1893.[6]
The 1887 general election was contested by Seymour, Joseph Harkness and Mills, who received 446, 444 and 415 votes, respectively.[7]
The 1890 general election in the Waimea-Picton electorate was contested by Mills, Richmond Hursthouse and William Henry Phillips, who received 936, 728 and 80 votes, respectively. Mills was thus elected.[8]
Election results
Key
| Election | Winner | |
| 1887 election | Arthur Seymour | |
| 1890 election | Charles H. Mills | |
Election results
1890 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles H. Mills | 940 | 54.11 | ||
Conservative
|
Richmond Hursthouse | 730 | 42.02 | ||
| Independent | William Henry Phillips | 67 | 3.85 | ||
| Majority | 210 | 12.08 | |||
| Turnout | 1,737 | 65.59 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,648 | ||||
Notes
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 50–53.
- ^ McRobie 1989, p. 53.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 54ff.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 59f.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 57–61.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 274.
- ^ "Waimea-Picton election". Colonist. Vol. XXX, no. 5024. 6 October 1887. p. 1. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Waimea-Picton". Colonist. Vol. XXXIV, no. 5980. 8 December 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
References
- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.