Collingwood (New Zealand electorate)

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Collingwood was a parliamentary electorate in what is now the Tasman region of the South Island of New Zealand from 1861 to 1881.

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Location

The Motueka and Massacre Bay electorate was one of the initial electorates of New Zealand. [1] In the 1860 electoral redistribution, that electorate was split in half, and the Collingwood and Motueka electorates were formed. At the same time, the area north-west of Collingwood was incorporated into this electorate. Prior to 1860, the west coast of New Zealand north of Greymouth did not belong to any electorate as no European settlers lived there. The Collingwood electorate extended as far south as Karamea, where it met the extended Waimea electorate. [2]

Based on the 1874 New Zealand census, there were on average 4,000 people represented per electorate. Collingwood was one of the most over-represented electorates, having had just 1,306 people. [3]

The boundaries of the Collingwood electorate were next adjusted in the 1875 electoral redistribution, when the southern boundary moved north, with the Buller electorate taking over the lost area. [4] In the 1881 electoral redistribution, the Collingwood electorate was abolished and most of the area added to the Motueka electorate. [5]

The main settlements of the Collingwood electorate were the towns of Collingwood and Tākaka. [6]

History

The first election was held in 1861. James Mackay Jun. was the returning officer. The nomination meeting was held at the Court House in Collingwood on 31 January 1861. [7] Three candidates were proposed: William Travers (nominated by William Gibbs and seconded by W. Schafer), the mineral surveyor William Wrey (nominated by Dr A. Mathews and seconded by Jacob William Miles), and Andrew Richmond (nominated by James Mackay Sen. [8] and seconded by William Lightband). Travers and Wrey were both absent, and Richmond spent much of his nomination speech discrediting Travers. [9] There were three polling booths throughout the electorate: the Collingwood Court House, the school house in Motupipi, and George Taylor's house in Tākaka. [7] Richmond won the election held on 4 February 1861. [10]

For the 1866 election, the nomination was held at the Collingwood Court House on 9 March, with Dr Henry Turnell as returning officer. [11] Richmond was proposed by Gibbs and seconded by John Edmund Price. Travers was nominated by James McKenzie and although the returning officer waited for a long time, nobody seconded Travers' nomination. Richmond was thus declared elected unopposed. [12] Four polling booths had been arranged for this election: Collingwood Court House, the police station at the Slate River (an active goldfield), George Taylor's house in Tākaka, and the school house in Clifton. [11]

Arthur Shuckburgh Collins won the 18 March 1868 by-election, was confirmed at the 1871 general election, and resigned on 8 October 1873. [13]

Members

The electorate was represented by three Members of Parliament: [14]

Key

  Independent

ElectionWinner
1861 election Andrew Richmond
1866 election
1868 by-election Arthur Collins
1871 election
1873 by-election William Gibbs
1875 election
1879 election

Election results

1861 election

1861 general election: Collingwood [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andrew Richmond 106 63.10
Independent William Travers 5230.95
Independent William Wrey105.95
Majority5432.14
Turnout 168
Registered electors

1868 by-election

1868 Collingwood by-election [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Arthur Collins 67 44.37
Independent William Gibbs 6442.38
Independent Edmund Wastney2013.25
Turnout 151
Majority31.99

Notes

  1. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 29–31.
  2. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 29–35.
  3. ↑ "Grey River Argus". Grey River Argus . Vol. XVI, no. 2110. 14 May 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  4. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 41–45.
  5. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 45–49.
  6. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 29–45.
  7. 1 2 "Election notice". The Colonist . Vol. IV, no. 340. 22 January 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Erratum". The Colonist . Vol. IV, no. 345. 12 February 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "The elections". The Colonist . Vol. IV, no. 345. 8 February 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Massacre Bay election". The Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle . Vol. XX, no. 14. 13 February 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Election notice". The Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle . Vol. XXV, no. 22. 17 February 1866. p. 4. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Election at Collingwood". The Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle . Vol. XXV, no. 31. 13 March 186. p. 3. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  13. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 101.
  14. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 261.
  15. ↑ "Collingwood Election". Colonist. 27 March 1868.
  16. ↑ "Collingwood Election". Colonist. 20 March 1868.

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