Temuka (New Zealand electorate)

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Temuka was a parliamentary electorate in the Canterbury region of New Zealand from 1911 to 1946. The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament.

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Population centres

In the 1911 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further seat from the South Island due to faster population growth. In addition, there were substantial population movements within each island, and significant changes resulted from this. Only four electorates were unaltered, five electorates were abolished, one former electorate was re-established, and four electorates, including Temuka, were created for the first time. [1]

Through the 1911 electoral redistribution, the Geraldine electorate was abolished, and its area split between the new Temuka electorate and an enlarged Ashburton electorate. Initially, the Temuka electorate included the settlements of Temuka, Pleasant Point, Fairlie, Lake Tekapo, Mount Cook, and Twizel. [2]

In the 1918 electoral redistribution, the Temuka electorate moved north and gained the town of Geraldine. [3] In the 1922 electoral redistribution, the Temuka electorate moved slightly south with losing or gaining significant settlements. [4]

In the 1927 electoral redistribution, the Temuka electorate moved significantly to the north, and Fairlie, Lake Tekapo, Twizel, and Mount Cook were lost, and Mt Somers was gained. [5] Boundary changes through the 1937 electoral redistribution were minimal, with some area near the town of Temuka gained from the Timaru electorate. [6] In the 1946 electoral redistribution, the Temuka electorate was abolished, with most of its area going to the Ashburton electorate, and the balance, including the town of Temuka, going to the Waimate electorate. [7]

History

The electorate was established for the 1911 election. [8] The first representative was Thomas Buxton of the Liberal Party, who had previously represented Geraldine and who retired at the end of the term in 1914. [9] Charles John Talbot won the 1914 election, [10] but was defeated at the 1919 election by Thomas Burnett of the Reform Party. Burnett represented Temuka until his death in 1941. [9]

Jack Acland succeeded Burnett in a 1942 by-election. The electorate was abolished in 1946, [8] and Acland was defeated standing for the Timaru electorate. [11]

Members of Parliament

The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament. [8]

Key

  Liberal     Reform     National   

ElectionWinner
1911 election Thomas Buxton
1914 election Charles Talbot
1919 election Thomas Burnett
1922 election
1925 election
1928 election
1931 election
1935 election
1938 election
1942 by-election Jack Acland
1943 election
(Abolished in 1946; see Ashburton and Waimate)

Election results

1942 by-election

1942 Temuka by-election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Jack Acland 4,142 73.20
Independent Donald Cyrus Davie1,51626.80
Majority2,62646.40
Turnout 5,658

1938 election

1938 general election: Temuka [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Thomas Burnett 5,494 56.41 +5.84
Labour James Arnold Kearton4,24543.59
Majority1,24912.82+6.32
Informal votes280.29
Turnout 9,76796.31+4.27
Registered electors 10,141

1935 election

1935 general election: Temuka [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Thomas Burnett 4,701 50.57 -6.94
Labour Thomas Herbert Langford4,09644.06+1.57
Democrat James Cartwright [16] 4995.37
Majority6056.51-8.51
Turnout 9,29692.04+4.00
Registered electors 10,100

1931 election

1931 general election: Temuka [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Thomas Burnett 4,737 57.51 +7.01
United Thomas Herbert Langford3,50042.49-7.01
Majority1,23715.02+14.02
Informal votes180.22-0.15
Turnout 8,25588.04-2.53
Registered electors 9,376

1928 election

1928 general election: Temuka [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Thomas Burnett 4,360 50.50 -3.20
United Thomas Herbert Langford4,27449.50
Majority861.00-6.40
Informal votes320.37-0.15
Turnout 8,66690.57-3.11
Registered electors 9,568

1925 election

1925 general election: Temuka [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Thomas Burnett 3,883 53.70 +1.00
Liberal Charles John Talbot 3,34846.30
Majority5357.40+1.61
Informal votes380.52+0.06
Turnout 7,26993.68+3.27
Registered electors 7,759

1922 election

1922 general election: Temuka [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Thomas Burnett 3,705 52.70 +2.46
Liberal Thomas Herbert Langford [nb 1] 3,29846.91
Independent Philip Richard Needham [21] 280.40
Majority4075.79+5.32
Informal votes330.47-0.33
Turnout 7,06490.41+9.23
Registered electors 7,813

Table footnotes:

  1. ↑ Many sources refer to Langford as "Liberal-Labour"

1919 election

1919 general election: Temuka [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Thomas Burnett 3,29450.24
Liberal Charles Talbot 3,26349.76
Majority310.47
Informal votes530.80
Turnout 6,61081.18
Registered electors 8,142

Notes

  1. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 71–76.
  2. ↑ McRobie 1989, p. 77.
  3. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 77–81.
  4. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 81–85.
  5. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 85–89.
  6. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 89–93.
  7. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 93–97.
  8. 1 2 3 Wilson 1985, p. 273.
  9. 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 187.
  10. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 238.
  11. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 179.
  12. ↑ "Two by-elections". The New Zealand Herald . 9 February 1942. p. 4.
  13. ↑ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  14. ↑ The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1936. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  15. ↑ "General Election". The Evening Post . Vol. CXX, no. 138. 7 December 1935. p. 11. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  16. ↑ "Democrat Party". Auckland Star . Vol. LXVI, no. 159. 8 July 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  17. ↑ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  18. ↑ The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  19. ↑ The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  20. ↑ Hislop, J. (1923). The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. p. 5. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  21. ↑ "Needham's Novel Motions". New Zealand Truth . No. 884. 4 November 1922. p. 5. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  22. ↑ Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. p. 5. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

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