Dunedin West

Dunedin West was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, in the city of Dunedin.

Population centres

The electorate is urban, and comprises a number of suburbs in the west of Dunedin.

• (To be completed)

History

The electorate existed in the 19th century from 1881 to 1890. It was represented by:

• Thomas Dick 1881–84 (defeated)
• William Downie Stewart 1884–90 (retired)

The electorate was recreated, from 1908 to 1946. Stewart's son, also called William Downie Stewart, represented the electorate from 1914 to 1935, when he was defeated.

In 1984 the electorate was recreated again, until the introduction of MMP in 1996. Clive Matthewson represented the electorate from 1984 to 1996. He left the New Zealand Labour Party in 1995, and was one of the founders of the United New Zealand party.

Election results

	Election	Winner
	1908 election	John Andrew Millar (Liberal)
	1911 election
	1914 election	William Downie Stewart (Reform)
	1919 election
	1922 election
	1925 election
	1928 election
	1931 election
	1935 election	Gervan McMillan (Labour)
	1938 election
	1943 election	Philip Connolly (Labour)
	1984 election	Clive Matthewson (Labour) then (United) from 1995
	1987 election
	1990 election
	1993 election
	1995–96

References

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