Riverton (New Zealand electorate)

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Riverton was a parliamentary electorate in the Southland region of New Zealand.

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Population centres

The electorate included the town of Riverton. [1]

History

Riverton existed from 1866 to 1881. [1] The first representative was Donald Hankinson, who won the 1866 election. Hankinson resigned on 2 April 1870, before the end of the parliamentary term. [2]

The resulting 1870 by-election was won by Lauchlan McGillivray, who was confirmed by the voters at the 1871 election. [3] McGillivray was defeated at the 1876 election by Dr Samuel Hodgkinson. [4] At the next election in 1879, Hodgkinson was in turn defeated by Patrick McCaughan. [5] At the end of the parliamentary term in 1881, McCaughen retired and the electorate was abolished. [6]

Election results

The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament: [1] [7]

Key

  Independent

ElectionWinner
1866 election Donald Hankinson
1870 by-election Lauchlan McGillivray
1871 election
1876 election Samuel Hodgkinson
1879 election Patrick McCaughan

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Wilson 1985, p. 271.
  2. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 202.
  3. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 215.
  4. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 205, 215.
  5. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 205, 214.
  6. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 214, 271.
  7. ↑ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1903). "Southland". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 16 July 2010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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