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Manawatu was a parliamentary electorate in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region of New Zealand that existed during three periods between 1871 and 1996.
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History
The electorate existed during three periods: from 1871 to 1890, 1896 to 1911, and 1919 to 1996.[1]
The first representative was Walter Woods Johnston, who was elected at the 1871 general election. He won the three subsequent general elections, and retired at the end of the parliamentary term in 1884.[2] Johnston was succeeded by Douglas Hastings Macarthur in the 1884 general election. Macarthur held the electorate for two terms until 1890, when it was abolished. He successfully contested Rangitikei in the 1890 general election.[3]
The electorate was recreated in for the 1896 general election, when John Stevens got elected for the Liberal Party. He represented it until the 1902 general election,[4] when he was defeated by Job Vile.[5] Vile lost the electorate again at the 1905 general election to Stevens, who held it until 1908.[4] In the 1908 general election, Stevens was defeated by the conservative politician Edward Newman in a second ballot.[6] The electorate was abolished in 1911.[1]
The electorate was recreated in for the 1919 general election, when John Stevens was once again successful. He held the electorate for one term.[4] He was succeeded by Joseph Linklater in the 1922 general election. Linklater held the electorate for four parliamentary terms until 1935.[7] In the 1935 general election, he was defeated by Labour's Clifford Hunter, who held the electorate for one term.[8]
Hunter lost the electorate in the 1938 general election to National's John Cobbe, who retired in 1943.[9] He was succeeded by Matthew Oram until 1957.
- William Blair Tennent 1957-66
- Les Gandar 1966-72
- Allan McCready 1972-78
- Michael Cox 1978-87
- David Robinson 1987-90
- Hamish MacIntyre 1990-93
- Jill White 1993-96
Members of Parliament
Manawatu was represented by 16 Members of Parliament.[1]
1871 to 1890
From 1871 to 1890, Manawatu was represented by two Members of Parliament.
Election Winner 1871 election Walter Woods Johnston (Independent) 1876 election 1879 election 1881 election 1884 election Douglas Hastings Macarthur (Independent) 1887 election 1896 to 1911
From 1896 to 1911, Manawatu was represented by three Members of Parliament.
Election Winners 1896 election John Stevens (Liberal) 1899 election 1902 election Job Vile (Independent) 1905 election John Stevens (2nd period; Liberal) 1908 election Edward Newman (Independent) 1919 to 1996
From 1919 to 1996, Manawatu was represented by a further eleven Members of Parliament.
Election Winner 1919 Edward Newman (2nd period; Reform) 1922 Joseph Linklater (Reform) 1925 1928 1931 1935 Clifford Hunter (Labour) 1938 John Cobbe (National) 1943 Matthew Oram (National) 1946 1949 1951 1954 1957 William Blair Tennent (National) 1960 1963 1966 Les Gandar (National) 1969 1972 Allan McCready (National) 1975 1978 Michael Cox (National) 1981 1984 1987 David Robinson (Labour) 1990 Hamish MacIntyre (National, then Alliance) 1993 Jill White (Labour) Notes
- ^ a b c Wilson 1984.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 117.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 121.
- ^ a b c Scholefield 1950, p. 140.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 145.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 129.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 120.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 115.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 101.
References
- Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1949. Wellington: Govt. Printer.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.</ref>
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