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Christchurch Country was a parliamentary electorate in the Canterbury region of New Zealand from 1853 to 1860. It was thus one of the original 24 electorates used for the 1st New Zealand Parliament.
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Location
The electorate covered the rural area outside of Christchurch; much of the Canterbury Region and the West Coast.[1]
History
The electorate was created for the first Parliament as a two-member electorate.[2]
The first election was held on 27 August 1853. James Stuart-Wortley and Edward Jerningham Wakefield were the first two representatives. Wakefield served until the end of the parliamentary term. Stuart-Wortley resigned on 18 July 1855. As Parliament was dissolved on 15 September 1855, no by-election was held to fill the vacancy.[3]
John Hall, one of the elected members, later became New Zealand's 12th Premier (1879–82).[4]
Members
The electorate was represented by seven Members of Parliament.[2]
Election Winners 1853 election Edward Jerningham Wakefield (Independent) James Stuart-Wortley (Independent) 1855 election Dingley Askham Brittin (Independent) John Hall (Independent) 1856 by-election John Ollivier (Independent)[5] 1860 first by-election Isaac Thomas Cookson (Independent) 1860 second by-election Charles Hunter Brown (Independent) Notes
- ^ Wilson 1985.
- ^ a b Wilson 2003, p. 261.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, pp. 141, 145.
- ^ King 2003, p. 534.
- ^ "Canterbury". Daily Southern Cross. Volume XIII, Issue 978, 11 November 1856. pp. 3. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=DSC18561111.1.3. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- King, Michael (2003). The Penguin History of New Zealand. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-301867-1.
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