Waikaia (New Zealand electorate)

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Waikaia was a parliamentary electorate in the Southland region of New Zealand, from 1871 to 1881, and then from 1887 to 1890.

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History

The electorate was formed for the 1871 election. [1] James Benn Bradshaw was the first representative; he retired at the end of the parliamentary term in 1875. [2] Bradshaw was succeeded by Horace Bastings, who was elected on 14 January 1876 and who retired at the end of the parliamentary term in 1879. [3] George Ireland was Bastings' successor in the 1879 election; Ireland died on 15 August 1880 while in office. [4] The resulting 1880 by-election was won by Bastings. [3] The Waikaia electorate was abolished in 1881. [1] Bastings stood in the Dunedin Central electorate in the 1881 election and was defeated. [3]

The Waikaia electorate was re-established for the 1887 election, [1] which was won by Hugh Valentine. He served until the end of the term in 1890 [5] when the electorate was abolished again. [1] Valentine contested the Tuapeka electorate in the 1890 election and was successful. [5]

Election results

The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament:

Key

  Independent   

ElectionWinner
1871 election James Bradshaw
1876 election Horace Bastings
1879 election George Ireland
1880 by-election Horace Bastings
(Electorate abolished 1881–1887)
1887 election Hugh Valentine

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