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Westland North was a parliamentary electorate on the West Coast of New Zealand from 1868 to 1870.

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History

The Westland Representation Act 1867 introduced changes to the Waimea and Westland electorates. Their areas were reassigned and four electorates formed. Waimea lost some area, but continued to exist. Westland was abolished in 1867. A new electorate (Westland Boroughs) was established, and the Act stipulated that the sitting member (William Sefton Moorhouse) was transferred to it. Other new electorates, for which by-elections were to be held, were Westland North and Westland South. [1] [2] The southern boundary of Westland North was the southern boundary of Nelson Province: the course of the Grey River near the coast and an arbitrary straight line in the country's interior (reflecting that the land had been unexplored at the time the boundary was defined). [3]

Timothy Gallagher was the first representative, elected in 1868 supplementary election. He resigned in 1870 [4] owing to urgent and private business affairs. [5] [6] Thomas Kynnersley won the resulting by-election unopposed. [7] Kynnersley retired at the end of the parliamentary term, and the electorate was abolished. [8]

At the end of the 4th Parliament, the 1870 electoral redistribution disestablished all special interest electorates (e.g. the goldfields electorates) and Westland North was divided amongst two new and one existing electorate: Grey Valley, Buller, and an enlarged Waimea. [9]

Members of Parliament

Westland North was represented by two Members of Parliament: [8]

ElectionWinner
1868 supplementary election Timothy Gallagher (Independent)
1870 by-election Thomas Kynnersley (Independent)
(Electorate abolished in 1870; see Grey Valley, Buller, and Waimea)

Election results

1868 supplementary election

1868 Westland North election [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Timothy Gallagher 597 67.0
Independent George Horne27030.3
Independent George Donne242.7
Turnout 891
Majority327

Notes

  1. ↑ "Westland Representation Act 1867 (31 Victoriae 1867 No 48)". Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 127.
  3. ↑ McRobie 1989, p. 37.
  4. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 198.
  5. ↑ "The Evening Post". The Evening Post . Vol. VI, no. 82. 21 May 1870. p. 2. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Untitled". Grey River Argus. Vol. IX, no. 674. 14 May 1870. p. 2. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 211.
  8. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 167.
  9. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 37–41.
  10. ↑ "(Nominations for Westland North)". Grey River Argus. Vol. V, no. 349. 9 April 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "(Westland North results)". Nelson Evening Mail . Vol. III, no. 90. 17 April 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 3 May 2013.

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