Westland North

Westland North was a parliamentary electorate on the West Coast of New Zealand from 1868 to 1870.

History

The Westland Representation Act 1867 introduced changes to the Waimea and Westland electorates. Their areas were reassigned and four electorates formed. Waimea lost some area, but continued to exist. Westland was abolished in 1867. A new electorate (Westland Boroughs) was established, and the Act stipulated that the sitting member (William Sefton Moorhouse) was transferred to it. Other new electorates, for which by-elections were to be held, were Westland North and Westland South.[1][2]

Timothy Gallagher was the first representative, elected in 1868. He resigned in 1870,[3] and Thomas Kynnersley won the resulting by-election.[4] Kynnersley retired at the end of the parliamentary term, and the electorate was abolished.[5]

Members of Parliament

Westland North was represented by two Members of Parliament:[5]

Election Winner
1868 supplementary election Timothy Gallagher (Independent)
1870 by-election Thomas Kynnersley (Independent)

Election results

1868 supplementary election

Westland North election, 1868[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Timothy Gallagher 597 67.0
Independent George Horne 270 30.3
Independent George Donne 24 2.7
Turnout 891
Majority 327

Notes

  1. "Westland Representation Act 1867 (31 Victoriae 1867 No 48)". Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  2. Scholefield 1950, p. 127.
  3. Wilson 1985, p. 198.
  4. Wilson 1985, p. 211.
  5. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 167.
  6. "(Nominations for Westland North)". Grey River Argus V (349). 9 April 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  7. "(Westland North results)". Nelson Evening Mail III (90). 17 April 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 3 May 2013.

References

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