Courtenay (New Zealand electorate)

Courtenay (New Zealand electorate)

Courtenay was a parliamentary electorate in Canterbury, New Zealand from 1902 to 1908.

The electorate was represented by one Member of Parliament, Charles Lewis.

The electorate was based on the Canterbury area of Kirwee & Courtenay. The settlement of Courtenay on the south bank of the Waimakariri River dates from the 1870s.

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References

  • New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, 4th edition, Government Printer, Wellington)



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