Dunstan (New Zealand electorate)

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Dunstan was a parliamentary electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand, from 1871 to 1890.

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History

The Dunstan electorate was created in 1871 for the 5th Parliament. [1] The first elected representative was Thomas Luther Shepherd, who won the 1871 general election. He retired at the end of the term in December 1875. [2] Vincent Pyke succeeded him in 1876 and held the electorate until its abolition in 1890. [1] [3]

Members of Parliament

Dunstan was represented by two MPs:

Key

  Independent   

ElectionWinner
1871 election Thomas Luther Shepherd
1875 election Vincent Pyke
1879 election
1881 election
1884 election
1887 election

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