- Port Chalmers (New Zealand electorate)
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Port Chalmers then Chalmers was a parliamentary electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand, from 1866 to 1938. It was centred on the town of Port Chalmers, the main port of Dunedin and Otago.
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History
Port Chalmers was first established in 1866 for the term of the 4th New Zealand Parliament. Thomas Dick was elected on 17 March 1866 and resigned on 15 October 1866. He successfully contested the 15 December 1866 by-election, but resigned again on 26 April 1867.[1] David Forsyth Main succeeded him through the 1867 by-election.
James Macandrew died in February 1887 whilst holding the seat. The 1887 by-election was won by James Green.
Members
1866 to 1893
As Port Chalmers the seat was represented by six Members of Parliament from 1866 to 1893.[2]
Election Winner 1866 Thomas Dick (Independent) 1866 by-election 1867 by-election David Forsyth Main (Independent) 1871 James Macandrew (Independent) 1876 William Hunter Reynolds (Independent) 1878 by-election James Green (Independent) 1879 James Macandrew (2nd period) (Independent) 1881 1884 1887 by-election James Mills (Independent) 1887 1890 1893 to 1896
In 1893, the electorate was renamed as Chalmers. It existed for one term until 1896 and was represented by one Member of Parliament.[2]
Election Winner 1893 John A. Millar (Liberal) 1902 to 1938
The electorate was re-established in 1902 and existed until 1938. During this time, it was represented by a further five Members of Parliament.[2]
Election Winner 1902 Edmund Allen (Liberal) 1905 1908 Edward Henry Clark (Independent) 1911 1914 James McColl Dickson (Reform) 1919 1922 1925 1928 Alfred Ansell (Reform) 1931 1935 Archibald Campbell (Labour) After 1938 the area was in the Dunedin North electorate.
References
- ^ Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1949. Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 103.
- ^ a b c Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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