Wanganui and Rangitikei
Wanganui and Rangitikei is a former parliamentary electorate that existed from 1853 to 1860. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.
Population centres
The
The Constitution Act also allowed the
In the 1860 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives increased the number of representatives by 12, reflecting the immense population growth since the original electorates were established in 1853. The redistribution created 15 additional electorates with between one and three members, and Wanganui and Rangitikei was split into two separate electorates: the
History
The Wanganui and Rangitikei electorate was formed for the 1853 election. Dr Isaac Featherston was the first representative; he had been elected unopposed.[4] Featherston resigned on 9 August 1855, but this did not cause a by-election, as the next election was to be held later that year anyway.[5]
The next representative was William Fox, who was also elected unopposed.[6] Fox served until the end of the parliamentary term in 1860, when the electorate was abolished. Fox successfully contested the Rangitikei electorate in the 1861 election.[7]
Members
During that time, Wanganui and Rangitikei was represented by two Members of Parliament:[1][8]
Key
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1853 election | Dr Isaac Featherston | |
| 1855 election | William Fox | |
| (Electorate abolished in 1860, see Wanganui )
| ||
Notes
- ^ a b c McRobie 1989, pp. 28f.
- ^ a b McRobie 1989, p. 28.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 32f.
- ^ "Wellington". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XII, no. 601. 10 September 1853. p. 5. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 195.
- ^ "Wanganui". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XIV, no. 74. 12 December 1855. p. 2. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 197.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 197, 275.
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.