3rd New Zealand Parliament
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The 3rd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament
of New Zealand
. Elections for this term were held between 12 December 1860 and 28 March 1861 in 43 electorates to elect 53 MPs. Two electorates were added to this during this term, Gold Fields District (overlaid over existing Otago electorates) and a new Dunedin electorate created by splitting the existing City of Dunedin
into Dunedin and Suburbs North
and Dunedin and Suburbs South
, increasing the number of MPs to 57. During the term of this Parliament, six Ministries were in power.
, meaning that unlike the 1st Parliament, the Cabinet
was chosen (although not officially appointed) by Parliament rather than by the Governor
.
Political parties had not been established yet; this only happened after the 1890 election
. Anyone attempting to form an administration thus had to win support directly from individual MPs. This made first forming, and then retaining a government difficult and challenging.
The 3rd Parliament sat during the time of the New Zealand land wars
. Even before the first session started, William Cutfield King
(representing the Grey and Bell electorate) was killed in the First Taranaki War
. Marmaduke Nixon
(Franklin electorate
) was killed in action
in 1864 whilst leading an assault on a Māori village during the Invasion of Waikato.
, was in place. This was the third administration under responsible government, and it was dissolved on 12 July 1861. Stafford was the third Premier of New Zealand
. William Fox
then formed the second Fox Ministry, which was in place from 12 July 1861 to 6 August 1862. Fox had previously been the Premier under the second administration. Alfred Domett
, the fourth Premier, led the fifth administration, the Domett Ministry. This was in place from 6 August 1862 until 30 October 1863.
The Whitaker–Fox Ministry was the next administration, led by Frederick Whitaker
as the 5th Premier. This administration was in place from 30 October 1863 to 24 November 1864. This was followed by the Weld Ministry under Frederick Weld
as the 6th Premier. This was in place from 24 November 1864 to 16 October 1865. A few months before the 1866 general elections
, Stafford once again became Premier on 16 October 1865, leading the second Stafford Ministry. This lasted well into the term of the 4th Parliament on 28 June 1869.
The 1st session started on 30 May 1861.
The 5th session started on 26 July 1865 and Parliament was prorogued on 30 October.
electorate was the only three-member electorate, and eight electorates were represented by two members. The remaining 34 electorates were represented by a single member.
White resigned in 1863 and was succeeded by Lancelot Walker
.
Auckland West
Firth resigned on 30 April 1862. He was succeeded by James Williamson
.
Avon
Creyke resigned on 21 April 1862. He was succeeded by William Thomson
.
Bruce
Kettle died on 5 June 1862. Edward Cargill
succeeded him in the 1862 by-election. In 1865, Edward Cargill resigned. The resulting second by-election in 1865, held on 26 July, was contested by James Macandrew
and John Cargill. Macandrew and J. Cargill received 207 and 34 votes, and Macandrew was declared elected.
Gillies resigned and the subsequent first 1865 by-election was won on 8 April 1865 by Arthur John Burns
.
City of Dunedin
Edward McGlashan resigned in 1861. Successors were John Larkins Cheese Richardson
(1862) and James Paterson
(1862–63).
Dick resigned in 1863.
The electorate was abolished in 1863 and replaced with the two Dunedin suburb electorates listed below.
Ellesmere
Rowley resigned in 1862 and was succeeded by James FitzGerald
.
Franklin
Nixon was killed in action
during the Invasion of Waikato on 27 May 1864. He was succeeded by Theodore Haultain
.
Grey and Bell
King was killed on 8 February 1861. He was succeeded by Harry Atkinson
.
Hampden
Fraser
was vacated for absence in 1862. He was succeeded by John Richard Jones
who resigned in 1863, and was replaced by Frederick Wayne
.
Heathcote
G. Hall resigned in 1862. He was first succeeded by William Sefton Moorhouse
(1862–63), then Alfred Cox
(1863–65).
Kaiapoi
Cookson resigned in 1863. He was succeeded by Robert Wilkin
.
Napier
Stark resigned in 1861. He was succeeded by William Colenso
.
New Plymouth
William Richmond resigned in 1862. He was first succeeded by Isaac Newton Watt
(1862–63), then Henry Hanson Turton
(1863–64), and then Charles Brown
(1864–65).
Parnell
Wood resigned in 1865. He was succeeded by Robert James Creighton
.
Raglan
Charles John Taylor resigned in 1865. He was succeeded by William Thorne Buckland
.
Suburbs of Nelson
Wemyss resigned in 1861. He was succeeded by William Wells.
Waimea
Saunders resigned in 1864. He was succeeded by John George Miles
.
Wairarapa
Carter resigned in 1865. He was succeeded by Henry Bunny
.
Dunedin and Suburbs South was established in 1862 as a two-member electorate. It was represented by two MPs: William Hunter Reynolds
(from 4 Dec 1862) and James Paterson
(from 29 Apr 1863) until the end of the term.
Dunedin and Suburbs North
Dunedin and Suburbs North was established in 1863 as a two-member electorate. It was represented by John Larkins Cheese Richardson
(from 20 Apr 1863) and Julius Vogel
(from 29 Sep 1863) until the end of the term.
Goldfields
The Goldfields electorate was established in 1862, during the term of the 3rd Parliament. This was a reaction to the large influx of people to Otago during the Otago Gold Rush, and because the franchise had been extended to males aged 21 years and over who had held a miner’s right continuously for at least three (or six) months. No electoral rolls were established for these districts, and to vote a miner just presented his miner’s licence to the election official. Outside Otago where no special Goldfields electorate existed, miners could register as electors in the ordinary electoral district where they lived.
William Baldwin
and George Brodie
were elected in the 1863 Goldfields by-election. Baldwin resigned on 27 April 1865. Charles Edward Haughton
won the resulting 1865 by-election held on 29 May contested by three candidates.
Parliament of New Zealand
The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and, until 1951, the New Zealand Legislative Council. The House of Representatives is often referred to as "Parliament".The House of Representatives usually consists of 120 Members of...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Elections for this term were held between 12 December 1860 and 28 March 1861 in 43 electorates to elect 53 MPs. Two electorates were added to this during this term, Gold Fields District (overlaid over existing Otago electorates) and a new Dunedin electorate created by splitting the existing City of Dunedin
Dunedin (New Zealand electorate)
Dunedin or the City of Dunedin or the Town of Dunedin was a parliamentary electorate in the city of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand. It was one of the original electorates created in 1853 and existed, with two breaks, until 1905. Most of the time, it was a multi-member electorate.-History:From 1853...
into Dunedin and Suburbs North
Dunedin and Suburbs North
Dunedin and Suburbs North was a parliamentary electorate in the city of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand from 1863 to 1866. It was a multi-member electorate.-History:...
and Dunedin and Suburbs South
Dunedin and Suburbs South
Dunedin and Suburbs South was a parliamentary electorate in the city of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand from 1862 to 1866. From 1863 it was a multi-member electorate.-History:...
, increasing the number of MPs to 57. During the term of this Parliament, six Ministries were in power.
Historical context
The 3rd Parliament opened on 30 May 1861, following New Zealand's 1860–61 election. It was the second Parliament under which New Zealand had responsible governmentResponsible government
Responsible government is a conception of a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy...
, meaning that unlike the 1st Parliament, the Cabinet
New Zealand Cabinet
The Cabinet of New Zealand functions as the policy and decision-making body of the executive branch within the New Zealand government system...
was chosen (although not officially appointed) by Parliament rather than by the Governor
Governor-General of New Zealand
The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of the monarch of New Zealand . The Governor-General acts as the Queen's vice-regal representative in New Zealand and is often viewed as the de facto head of state....
.
Political parties had not been established yet; this only happened after the 1890 election
New Zealand general election, 1890
The New Zealand general election of 1890 was one of New Zealand's most significant. It marked the beginning of party politics in New Zealand with the formation of the First Liberal government, which was to enact major welfare, labour and electoral reforms, including giving the vote to women.It was...
. Anyone attempting to form an administration thus had to win support directly from individual MPs. This made first forming, and then retaining a government difficult and challenging.
The 3rd Parliament sat during the time of the New Zealand land wars
New Zealand land wars
The New Zealand Wars, sometimes called the Land Wars and also once called the Māori Wars, were a series of armed conflicts that took place in New Zealand between 1845 and 1872...
. Even before the first session started, William Cutfield King
William Cutfield King
William Cutfield King was a 19th century New Zealand politician who was elected to Parliament, but was killed in the New Zealand land wars before the first session.-Early life:...
(representing the Grey and Bell electorate) was killed in the First Taranaki War
First Taranaki War
The First Taranaki War was an armed conflict over land ownership and sovereignty that took place between Māori and the New Zealand Government in the Taranaki district of New Zealand's North Island from March 1860 to March 1861....
. Marmaduke Nixon
Marmaduke Nixon
Marmaduke George Nixon was a 19th century Member of Parliament in rural South Auckland, New Zealand.He represented the Franklin electorate from 1861 to 1864, until his death in the New Zealand land wars, during the invasion of Waikato....
(Franklin electorate
Franklin (New Zealand electorate)
Franklin was a rural New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It existed from 1861 to 1996 during four periods.-Population centres:The original electorate from 1861 to 1881 included the South Auckland towns of Papatoetoe, Papakura, Pukekohe and Waiuku, and west of Waiuku to the West Coast...
) was killed in action
Killed in action
Killed in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
in 1864 whilst leading an assault on a Māori village during the Invasion of Waikato.
Ministries
Since 1856, the first Stafford Ministry, led by Edward StaffordEdward Stafford (politician)
Sir Edward Stafford, KCMG served as the third Premier of New Zealand on three occasions in the mid 19th century. His total time in office is the longest of any leader without a political party. He is described as pragmatic, logical, and clear-sighted.-Early life and career:Edward William Stafford...
, was in place. This was the third administration under responsible government, and it was dissolved on 12 July 1861. Stafford was the third Premier of New Zealand
Prime Minister of New Zealand
The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand...
. William Fox
William Fox (New Zealand)
Sir William Fox, KCMG was the second Premier of New Zealand on four occasions in the 19th century, while New Zealand was still a colony. He was known for his eventual support of Māori land rights, his contributions to the education system , and his work to increase New Zealand's autonomy from...
then formed the second Fox Ministry, which was in place from 12 July 1861 to 6 August 1862. Fox had previously been the Premier under the second administration. Alfred Domett
Alfred Domett
Alfred Domett, CMG was an English colonial statesman and poet. He was New Zealand's fourth Premier.-Early life:He was born at Camberwell, Surrey; his father was a ship-owner...
, the fourth Premier, led the fifth administration, the Domett Ministry. This was in place from 6 August 1862 until 30 October 1863.
The Whitaker–Fox Ministry was the next administration, led by Frederick Whitaker
Frederick Whitaker
Sir Frederick Whitaker, KCMG was an English-born New Zealand politician who served twice as the fifth Premier of New Zealand and six times as Attorney-General.-Early life:...
as the 5th Premier. This administration was in place from 30 October 1863 to 24 November 1864. This was followed by the Weld Ministry under Frederick Weld
Frederick Weld
Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld, GCMG , was a New Zealand politician and a governor of various British colonies. He was the sixth Premier of New Zealand, and later served as Governor of Western Australia, Governor of Tasmania, and Governor of the Straits Settlements.-Early life:Weld was born near...
as the 6th Premier. This was in place from 24 November 1864 to 16 October 1865. A few months before the 1866 general elections
New Zealand general election, 1866
The New Zealand general election of 1866 was held between 12 February and 6 April to elect 70 MPs to the fourth term of the New Zealand Parliament. 13,196 votes were cast....
, Stafford once again became Premier on 16 October 1865, leading the second Stafford Ministry. This lasted well into the term of the 4th Parliament on 28 June 1869.
Sessions
Parliament sat for five sessions:| Session | from | to |
|---|---|---|
| First | 3 Jun 1861 | 7 Sep 1861 |
| Second | 7 Jul 1862 | 15 Sep 1862 |
| Third | 19 Oct 1863 | 14 Dec 1863 |
| Fourth | 24 Jul 1864 | 13 Dec 1864 |
| Fifth | 26 Jul 1865 | 30 Oct 1865 |
The 1st session started on 30 May 1861.
The 5th session started on 26 July 1865 and Parliament was prorogued on 30 October.
Electoral boundaries for the 3rd Parliament
43 electorates were used for the 1860–61 elections. This was a significant increase from the previous 28 electorates, and resulted from the passage of the Representation Act 1860.Initial composition of the 3rd Parliament
53 seats were created across the 43 electorates. The City of WellingtonWellington (New Zealand electorate)
Wellington , was a parliamentary electorate in Wellington, New Zealand. It existed from 1853 to 1905 with a break in the 1880s. It was a multi-member electorate. The electorate was represented by 24 Members of Parliament....
electorate was the only three-member electorate, and eight electorates were represented by two members. The remaining 34 electorates were represented by a single member.
List of by-elections
| By-election | Electorate | Date | Incumbent | Reason | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3rd New Zealand Parliament (1861–1865) |
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| 1861 | Grey and Bell | 20 June | William King William Cutfield King William Cutfield King was a 19th century New Zealand politician who was elected to Parliament, but was killed in the New Zealand land wars before the first session.-Early life:... |
Death | Harry Atkinson Harry Atkinson Henry Albert "Harry" Atkinson served as the tenth Premier of New Zealand on four separate occasions in the late 19th century, and was Colonial Treasurer for a total of ten years... |
| 1861 | Suburbs of Nelson Suburbs of Nelson The Suburbs of Nelson was a former parliamentary electorate around the city of Nelson, New Zealand from 1861 to 1881.The electorate was represented by five Members of Parliament:* James Balfour Wemyss 1861* William Wells 1861–70* Ralph Richardson 1871–73... |
20 June | James Wemyss James Balfour Wemyss James Balfour Wemyss was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Nelson, New Zealand.He represented the Suburbs of Nelson electorate in 1861, from 28 January to 21 May, when he resigned.-References:... |
Resignation | William Wells |
| 1861 Napier by-election, 1861 The 1861 Napier by-election was a by-election held during the 3rd New Zealand Parliament. It was won by the renowned New Zealand missionary William Colenso.... |
Napier Napier (New Zealand electorate) thumb|right|Boundaries of Napier Electorate for 2008 and 2011 electionsNapier is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Napier is Chris Tremain, of the National Party. He has held this position since... |
1 July | Henry Stark Henry Powning Stark Henry Powning Stark was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.He represented the Napier electorate in 1861; from 19 February to 27 April, when he resigned.-References:... |
Resignation | William Colenso William Colenso William Colenso was a Cornish Christian missionary to New Zealand, and also a printer, botanist, explorer and politician.-Life:Born in Penzance, Cornwall, he was the cousin of John William Colenso, Bishop of Natal... |
| 1861 | Wanganui Whanganui (New Zealand electorate) Whanganui is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It was first established in 1855 for the 2nd Parliament and has existed continuously since then.It is currently held by Chester Borrows MP.-Population centres:... |
5 July | Henry Harrison Henry Shafto Harrison Henry Shafto Harrison was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Wanganui, New Zealand.He won the Wanganui electorate in the 1861 general election, but was disqualified. He won the electorate again in the 1861 by-election, and held it to the end of the term of the 3rd New Zealand Parliament in... |
Resignation | Henry Harrison |
| 1862 (1st) | City of Dunedin Dunedin (New Zealand electorate) Dunedin or the City of Dunedin or the Town of Dunedin was a parliamentary electorate in the city of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand. It was one of the original electorates created in 1853 and existed, with two breaks, until 1905. Most of the time, it was a multi-member electorate.-History:From 1853... |
17 March | Thomas Dick Thomas Dick (New Zealand) Thomas Dick was a 19th century New Zealand politician. He was Superintendent of Otago Province in 1865, then Minister of Justice from 1881 to 1882, and Minister of Education from 1881 to 1884.-Early life:... |
Resignation | Thomas Dick |
| 1862 | Town of New Plymouth New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate) New Plymouth is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It was first created for the 1st New Zealand Parliament in 1853 and has existed since, with one 22-year interruption... |
5 May | Isaac Watt Isaac Newton Watt Isaac Newton Watt was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Taranaki, New Zealand.He represented the Town of New Plymouth electorate from 1862 to 1863, when he resigned.-References:... |
Resignation | Henry Turton Henry Hanson Turton Henry Hanson Turton was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Taranaki, New Zealand.He represented the Town of New Plymouth electorate from 1863 to 1864, when he resigned.-References:... |
| 1862 (2nd) | City of Dunedin Dunedin (New Zealand electorate) Dunedin or the City of Dunedin or the Town of Dunedin was a parliamentary electorate in the city of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand. It was one of the original electorates created in 1853 and existed, with two breaks, until 1905. Most of the time, it was a multi-member electorate.-History:From 1853... |
30 May | Edward McGlashan Edward McGlashan Edward McGlashan was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.He represented the City of Dunedin electorate from the 1860 general election to 1862 when he resigned; and then the Roslyn electorate from the 1871 general election to 1875, when he resigned.-References:... |
Resignation | John Richardson John Larkins Cheese Richardson Sir John Larkins Cheese Richardson was a 19th century New Zealand politician, and a cabinet minister.-Military career:Richardson was born in India, where he was in the Army, and was known as Major Richardson.- Political career:... |
| 1862 | Ellesmere Ellesmere (New Zealand electorate) Ellesmere was a parliamentary electorate in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It existed for two periods between 1861 and 1928 and was represented by six Members of Parliament.-Population centres:Ellesmere was a rural electorate... |
9 June | Thomas Rowley Thomas Rowley (politician) Thomas Rowley was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand.He represented the Ellesmere electorate from 1861 to 1862, when he resigned.-References:... |
Resignation | James FitzGerald James FitzGerald James Edward FitzGerald was a New Zealand politician. According to some historians, he should be considered the country's first Prime Minister, although a more conventional view is that neither he nor his successor should properly be given that title. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand... |
| 1862 | Avon Avon (New Zealand electorate) Avon is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate.-Population centres:The electorate is in the eastern suburbs of Christchurch, New Zealand, based on the suburb of Avonside.-History:... |
11 June | Alfred Creyke Alfred Richard Creyke Alfred Richard Creyke JP was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand. He was a significant landholder in Canterbury... |
Resignation | William Thomson William Thomson (politician) William Thomson was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Christchurch, New Zealand.He represented the Avon electorate from 1862 to 1866, when he retired.-References:... |
| 1862 | Heathcote Heathcote (New Zealand electorate) Heathcote was a 19th century parliamentary electorate in Christchurch, New Zealand.-History:Heathcote existed from 1861 to 1893.George Williamson Hall resigned in 1862. He was succeeded by William Sefton Moorhouse in the 1862 by-election... |
12 June | George Hall George Williamson Hall George Williamson Hall was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Christchurch, New Zealand.He represented the Heathcote electorate from 1861 to 1862, when he resigned. The resulting by-election was won by William Sefton Moorhouse.... |
Resignation | William Moorhouse William Sefton Moorhouse William Sefton Moorhouse was a New Zealand politician. He was the second Superintendent of Canterbury Province.-Early life:... |
| 1862 | City of Auckland West Auckland West The former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate on the western outskirts of Auckland, was known as West Auckland from 1984 to 1993. The earlier electorates were known as City of Auckland West from 1861 to 1890, and then Auckland West from 1905 to 1946.-History:The "City of Auckland West" electorate... |
14 June | Josiah Firth Josiah Firth Josiah Clifton Firth was a New Zealand farmer, businessman and politician who had a brief brush with fame as the messenger between Te Kooti and the New Zealand Government during Te Kooti's War.-Biography:... |
Resignation | James Williamson James Williamson (politician) James Williamson was a 19th century Member of Parliament in the Auckland Region, New Zealand.He represented the Auckland West electorate from 1862 to 1867, when he resigned.... |
| 1862 (3rd) | City of Dunedin Dunedin (New Zealand electorate) Dunedin or the City of Dunedin or the Town of Dunedin was a parliamentary electorate in the city of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand. It was one of the original electorates created in 1853 and existed, with two breaks, until 1905. Most of the time, it was a multi-member electorate.-History:From 1853... |
11 November | John Richardson | Resignation | James Paterson James Paterson (New Zealand) James Paterson was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand. He was a cabinet minister, and on the Legislative Council.... |
| 1862 | Hampden Hampden (New Zealand electorate) Hampden was a parliamentary electorate in the Otago Region of New Zealand, from 1861 to 1870. The electorate was centred on the town of Hampden.-History:... |
4 December | Thomas Fraser Thomas Fraser (New Zealand) Thomas Fraser was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand. He represented the Hampden electorate from 1861 to 1862, when he was vacated for absence.... |
Absence | John Jones John Richard Jones John Richard Jones was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Hampden electorate from 1862 to 1863, when he resigned.On 23 October 1855, he married Mary Orbell, the fourth daughter of John Orbell of Hawkesbury.... |
Supplementary election, 1863 |
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| Dunedin and Suburbs North Dunedin and Suburbs North Dunedin and Suburbs North was a parliamentary electorate in the city of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand from 1863 to 1866. It was a multi-member electorate.-History:... |
28/3/1863 to 14/4/1863 | John Richardson John Larkins Cheese Richardson Sir John Larkins Cheese Richardson was a 19th century New Zealand politician, and a cabinet minister.-Military career:Richardson was born in India, where he was in the Army, and was known as Major Richardson.- Political career:... |
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| Dunedin and Suburbs South Dunedin and Suburbs South Dunedin and Suburbs South was a parliamentary electorate in the city of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand from 1862 to 1866. From 1863 it was a multi-member electorate.-History:... |
William Reynolds William Hunter Reynolds William Hunter Reynolds was a 19th century businessman and Member of Parliament in Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand... |
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| Gold Fields | William Baldwin William Baldwin (New Zealand) William Baldwin was a 19th century Member of Parliament in the Otago Region, New Zealand.He represented the Goldfields electorate from 1863 to 1865, when he resigned on 27 April. He then represented the Manuherikia electorate from 1866 to 1867.... George Brodie George Brodie (politician) George Brodie was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Goldfields electorate from 1863 to 1866, when he retired.-References:... |
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| By-election | Electorate | Date | Incumbent | Reason | Winner |
3rd Parliament (continued) |
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| 1863 | Dunedin and Suburbs South Dunedin and Suburbs South Dunedin and Suburbs South was a parliamentary electorate in the city of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand from 1862 to 1866. From 1863 it was a multi-member electorate.-History:... |
20 June | James Paterson James Paterson (New Zealand) James Paterson was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand. He was a cabinet minister, and on the Legislative Council.... |
Resignation | James Paterson |
| 1863 | Hampden Hampden (New Zealand electorate) Hampden was a parliamentary electorate in the Otago Region of New Zealand, from 1861 to 1870. The electorate was centred on the town of Hampden.-History:... |
2 July | John Jones John Richard Jones John Richard Jones was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Hampden electorate from 1862 to 1863, when he resigned.On 23 October 1855, he married Mary Orbell, the fourth daughter of John Orbell of Hawkesbury.... |
Resignation | Frederick Wayne Frederick Wayne Frederick Wayne was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Hampden electorate from 1863 to 1866, when he retired.-References:... |
| 1863 | Kaiapoi Kaiapoi (New Zealand electorate) Kaiapoi was a rural New Zealand electorate, north of Christchurch in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand from 1861 to 1946. It was represented by twelve members of Parliament.-History:The electorate dates from 1861.... |
2 September | Isaac Cookson Isaac Thomas Cookson Isaac Thomas Cookson was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand.He represented the Christchurch Country electorate in 1860 and then the Kaiapoi electorate from 1861 to 1863, when he resigned.-References:... |
Resignation | Robert Wilkin Robert Wilkin (politician) Robert Wilkin was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand.He represented the Kaiapoi electorate from 1863 to 1866, when he retired.-References:... |
| 1863 | Dunedin and Suburbs North Dunedin and Suburbs North Dunedin and Suburbs North was a parliamentary electorate in the city of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand from 1863 to 1866. It was a multi-member electorate.-History:... |
3 September | Thomas Dick Thomas Dick (New Zealand) Thomas Dick was a 19th century New Zealand politician. He was Superintendent of Otago Province in 1865, then Minister of Justice from 1881 to 1882, and Minister of Education from 1881 to 1884.-Early life:... |
Resignation | Julius Vogel Julius Vogel Sir Julius Vogel, KCMG was the eighth Premier of New Zealand. His administration is best remembered for the issuing of bonds to fund railway construction and other public works... |
| 1863 | Town of New Plymouth New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate) New Plymouth is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It was first created for the 1st New Zealand Parliament in 1853 and has existed since, with one 22-year interruption... |
9 October | Isaac Watt Isaac Newton Watt Isaac Newton Watt was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Taranaki, New Zealand.He represented the Town of New Plymouth electorate from 1862 to 1863, when he resigned.-References:... |
Resignation | Henry Turton Henry Hanson Turton Henry Hanson Turton was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Taranaki, New Zealand.He represented the Town of New Plymouth electorate from 1863 to 1864, when he resigned.-References:... |
| 1863 | Heathcote Heathcote (New Zealand electorate) Heathcote was a 19th century parliamentary electorate in Christchurch, New Zealand.-History:Heathcote existed from 1861 to 1893.George Williamson Hall resigned in 1862. He was succeeded by William Sefton Moorhouse in the 1862 by-election... |
28 October | William Moorhouse William Sefton Moorhouse William Sefton Moorhouse was a New Zealand politician. He was the second Superintendent of Canterbury Province.-Early life:... |
Resignation | Alfred Cox Alfred Cox (politician) Alfred Cox was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand.He represented the Heathcote electorate from 1863 to 1866 , then the Timaru electorate from 1866 to 1868... |
| 1863 | Akaroa | 30 October | Augustus White Augustus White Augustus Edward White was a 19th century Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He contested the Akaroa electorate against the William Sefton Moorhouse, the incumbent for the seat and Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury. White and Moorhouse received 51 and 32 votes, respectively; a majority... |
Resignation | Lancelot Walker Lancelot Walker Lancelot Walker was a 19th century Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He represented the electorate from the after the resignation of Augustus White to 1866, then from the electorate until he resigned in 1867. On 15 May 1885, he was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council, where he... |
| 1864 | Franklin Franklin (New Zealand electorate) Franklin was a rural New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It existed from 1861 to 1996 during four periods.-Population centres:The original electorate from 1861 to 1881 included the South Auckland towns of Papatoetoe, Papakura, Pukekohe and Waiuku, and west of Waiuku to the West Coast... |
13 October | Marmaduke Nixon Marmaduke Nixon Marmaduke George Nixon was a 19th century Member of Parliament in rural South Auckland, New Zealand.He represented the Franklin electorate from 1861 to 1864, until his death in the New Zealand land wars, during the invasion of Waikato.... |
Death (KIA Killed in action Killed in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to... ) |
Theodore Haultain Theodore Haultain Theodore Minet Haultain was a 19th century New Zealand politician and Minister of Colonial Defence... |
| 1864 | Town of New Plymouth New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate) New Plymouth is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It was first created for the 1st New Zealand Parliament in 1853 and has existed since, with one 22-year interruption... |
18 November | Henry Turton Henry Hanson Turton Henry Hanson Turton was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Taranaki, New Zealand.He represented the Town of New Plymouth electorate from 1863 to 1864, when he resigned.-References:... |
Resignation | Charles Brown Charles Brown (Taranaki) Charles Brown was a New Zealand politician from the Taranaki area.-Personal life:Brown was born in London, England, the illegitimate son of Charles Armitage Brown and Abigail O'Donohue, an Irish house servant at Wentworth Place where Brown and Keats resided... |
| 1864 | Waimea Waimea (New Zealand electorate) Waimea was a parliamentary electorate in the Nelson Province of New Zealand, from 1853 to 1887.-Geographic coverage:Waimea was located in the northern part of the South Island, facing the Tasman Bay. It is the area around the town of Nelson, but excluded Nelson itself. It includes Wakefield,... |
29 November | Alfred Saunders Alfred Saunders Alfred Saunders was a 19th century New Zealand politician.He was elected onto the Nelson Provincial Council representing Waimea South in 1855 and remained a councillor until his election of Superintendent for the Nelson Province from 1865 to 1867. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Waimea... |
Resignation | John Miles John George Miles John George Miles was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Nelson, New Zealand.He represented the Waimea electorate from 1864 to 1866, when he retired.-References:... |
| 1865 (1st) | Bruce Bruce (New Zealand electorate) Bruce was a rural parliamentary electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand, from 1861 to 1922. For part of the 1860s with the influx to Otago of gold-miners it was a multi-member constituency with two members.-History:... |
8 April | Thomas Gillies Thomas Gillies Thomas Bannatyne Gillies was a 19th century New Zealand lawyer, judge and politician.-Early life:He was born at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, on 17 January 1828... |
Resignation | Arthur Burns Arthur John Burns Arthur John Burns was a prominent early settler of Otago, New Zealand, a member of the Otago Provincial Council, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and founder of the Mosgiel Woollen Company, Dunedin.... |
| 1865 | Raglan Raglan (New Zealand electorate) -History:The Raglan electorate existed from 1861 to 1870, from 1911 to 1978, and then from 1984 to 1996.In 1996, Simon Upton who was then the MP for Raglan chose to become a list MP... |
19 April | Charles Taylor Charles John Taylor Charles John Taylor was a New Zealand politician. He served in the 1st New Zealand Parliament and the 2nd New Zealand Parliament as representative for the Southern Division; , and served in the 3rd New Zealand Parliament as representative for the Raglan electorate... |
Resignation | William Buckland William Thorne Buckland William Thorne Buckland was a 19th century Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He represented two south Auckland seats; first the Raglan electorate from 1865 to 1866, when he retired. He then represented the Franklin electorate from 1871 to 1875, when he again retired.-References:... |
| 1865 | Parnell Parnell (New Zealand electorate) Parnell was a parliamentary electorate in the city of Auckland, New Zealand, from 1861 to 1954.The electorate was represented by ten Members of Parliament:* Reader Wood 1861–65 & 1870–78* Robert James Creighton 1865–66* Frederick Whitaker 1866–67... |
20 April | Reader Wood Reader Wood Reader Gilson Wood was a 19th century New Zealand politician.He was the Member of Parliament for Parnell from 1861 to 1865 , then 1870 to 1878 ; then for Waitemata from 1879 to 1881, when he retired from politics.... |
Resignation | Robert Creighton Robert James Creighton Robert James Creighton was a 19th century Member of Parliament in the Auckland Region, New Zealand.He represented the Parnell electorate from 1865 to 1866, when he retired. He then represented the Newton electorate from 1869 to 1870, when he retired. He then represented the Eden electorate from... |
| 1865 | Town of New Plymouth New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate) New Plymouth is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It was first created for the 1st New Zealand Parliament in 1853 and has existed since, with one 22-year interruption... |
19 May | Charles Brown Charles Brown (Taranaki) Charles Brown was a New Zealand politician from the Taranaki area.-Personal life:Brown was born in London, England, the illegitimate son of Charles Armitage Brown and Abigail O'Donohue, an Irish house servant at Wentworth Place where Brown and Keats resided... |
Resignation | Henry Sewell Henry Sewell Henry Sewell was a prominent 19th century New Zealand politician. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand self-government, and is generally regarded as having been the country's first Premier, having led the Sewell Ministry in 1856.-Early life:Sewell was born on 7 September 1807 in the town of... |
| 1865 | Gold Fields | 29 May | William Baldwin William Baldwin (New Zealand) William Baldwin was a 19th century Member of Parliament in the Otago Region, New Zealand.He represented the Goldfields electorate from 1863 to 1865, when he resigned on 27 April. He then represented the Manuherikia electorate from 1866 to 1867.... |
Resignation | Charles Haughton Charles Edward Haughton Charles Edward Haughton was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Goldfields electorate from 1865 to 1866, then the Hampden electorate from 1866 to 1870, then the Wakatipu electorate in 1871, until he resigned.-References:... |
| 1865 | Rangitiki Rangitikei (New Zealand electorate) rightRangitīkei is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Rangitīkei is Simon Power of the National Party... |
10 July | William Fox William Fox (New Zealand) Sir William Fox, KCMG was the second Premier of New Zealand on four occasions in the 19th century, while New Zealand was still a colony. He was known for his eventual support of Māori land rights, his contributions to the education system , and his work to increase New Zealand's autonomy from... |
Resignation | Robert Pharazyn Robert Pharazyn Robert Pharazyn was a 19th century Member of Parliament in the Manawatu region of New Zealand.He represented the Rangitikei electorate from 1865 to 1866 when he was defeated.-References:... |
| 1865 | Omata Omata (New Zealand electorate) Omata was a Taranaki electorate in the New Zealand Parliament from 1853 to 1870. It was based on the township of Omata.-Members:The following Members of Parliament represented the Omata electorate:... |
18 July | James Richmond James Crowe Richmond James Crowe Richmond was a New Zealand politician, engineer, and an early painter in watercolours of the New Zealand landscape.-Early life:... |
Appointment to Legislative Council |
Francis Gledhill Francis Gledhill Francis Ullathorne Gledhill was a New Zealand politician. He was born in Yorkshire, England, and came to New Zealand in 1844, settling in Taranaki. He served in the first and third Parliaments, representing New Plymouth in the former and Omata in the latter... |
| 1865 (2nd) | Bruce Bruce (New Zealand electorate) Bruce was a rural parliamentary electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand, from 1861 to 1922. For part of the 1860s with the influx to Otago of gold-miners it was a multi-member constituency with two members.-History:... |
26 July | Edward Cargill Edward Cargill Edward Bowes Cargill was a 19th century businessman and Member of Parliament in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. He was the Mayor of Dunedin from 1897 to 1898, when the 50th anniversary of the founding of the province of Otago was celebrated.... |
Resignation | James Macandrew James Macandrew James Macandrew was a New Zealand ship-owner and politician. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1853 to 1887 and as the last Superintendent of Otago Province.-Early life:... |
| 1865 | Wairarapa Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate) Wairarapa is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It was first created in 1859 and existed until 1881. It was recreated in 1887 and has since existed continuously... |
29 July | Charles Carter Charles Rooking Carter Charles Rooking Carter was an New Zealand contractor, politician, and philanthropist from England.-Biography:Carter was born in Kendal, Westmorland, the son of a builder, John Carter. Carter lived in London from the age of 21 and through adult education classes at the Westminster Institution,... |
Henry Bunny Henry Bunny Henry Bunny was a 19th century Member of Parliament in the Wairarapa, New Zealand.He represented the Wairarapa electorate from 1865 to 1881, when he was defeated for the new seat of Wairarapa South.-References:... |
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Existing electorates
AkaroaWhite resigned in 1863 and was succeeded by Lancelot Walker
Lancelot Walker
Lancelot Walker was a 19th century Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He represented the electorate from the after the resignation of Augustus White to 1866, then from the electorate until he resigned in 1867. On 15 May 1885, he was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council, where he...
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Auckland West
Firth resigned on 30 April 1862. He was succeeded by James Williamson
James Williamson (politician)
James Williamson was a 19th century Member of Parliament in the Auckland Region, New Zealand.He represented the Auckland West electorate from 1862 to 1867, when he resigned....
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Avon
Creyke resigned on 21 April 1862. He was succeeded by William Thomson
William Thomson (politician)
William Thomson was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Christchurch, New Zealand.He represented the Avon electorate from 1862 to 1866, when he retired.-References:...
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Bruce
Kettle died on 5 June 1862. Edward Cargill
Edward Cargill
Edward Bowes Cargill was a 19th century businessman and Member of Parliament in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. He was the Mayor of Dunedin from 1897 to 1898, when the 50th anniversary of the founding of the province of Otago was celebrated....
succeeded him in the 1862 by-election. In 1865, Edward Cargill resigned. The resulting second by-election in 1865, held on 26 July, was contested by James Macandrew
James Macandrew
James Macandrew was a New Zealand ship-owner and politician. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1853 to 1887 and as the last Superintendent of Otago Province.-Early life:...
and John Cargill. Macandrew and J. Cargill received 207 and 34 votes, and Macandrew was declared elected.
Gillies resigned and the subsequent first 1865 by-election was won on 8 April 1865 by Arthur John Burns
Arthur John Burns
Arthur John Burns was a prominent early settler of Otago, New Zealand, a member of the Otago Provincial Council, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and founder of the Mosgiel Woollen Company, Dunedin....
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City of Dunedin
Edward McGlashan resigned in 1861. Successors were John Larkins Cheese Richardson
John Larkins Cheese Richardson
Sir John Larkins Cheese Richardson was a 19th century New Zealand politician, and a cabinet minister.-Military career:Richardson was born in India, where he was in the Army, and was known as Major Richardson.- Political career:...
(1862) and James Paterson
James Paterson (New Zealand)
James Paterson was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand. He was a cabinet minister, and on the Legislative Council....
(1862–63).
Dick resigned in 1863.
The electorate was abolished in 1863 and replaced with the two Dunedin suburb electorates listed below.
Ellesmere
Rowley resigned in 1862 and was succeeded by James FitzGerald
James FitzGerald
James Edward FitzGerald was a New Zealand politician. According to some historians, he should be considered the country's first Prime Minister, although a more conventional view is that neither he nor his successor should properly be given that title. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand...
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Franklin
Nixon was killed in action
Killed in action
Killed in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
during the Invasion of Waikato on 27 May 1864. He was succeeded by Theodore Haultain
Theodore Haultain
Theodore Minet Haultain was a 19th century New Zealand politician and Minister of Colonial Defence...
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Grey and Bell
King was killed on 8 February 1861. He was succeeded by Harry Atkinson
Harry Atkinson
Henry Albert "Harry" Atkinson served as the tenth Premier of New Zealand on four separate occasions in the late 19th century, and was Colonial Treasurer for a total of ten years...
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Hampden
Fraser
Thomas Fraser (New Zealand)
Thomas Fraser was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand. He represented the Hampden electorate from 1861 to 1862, when he was vacated for absence....
was vacated for absence in 1862. He was succeeded by John Richard Jones
John Richard Jones
John Richard Jones was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Hampden electorate from 1862 to 1863, when he resigned.On 23 October 1855, he married Mary Orbell, the fourth daughter of John Orbell of Hawkesbury....
who resigned in 1863, and was replaced by Frederick Wayne
Frederick Wayne
Frederick Wayne was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Hampden electorate from 1863 to 1866, when he retired.-References:...
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Heathcote
G. Hall resigned in 1862. He was first succeeded by William Sefton Moorhouse
William Sefton Moorhouse
William Sefton Moorhouse was a New Zealand politician. He was the second Superintendent of Canterbury Province.-Early life:...
(1862–63), then Alfred Cox
Alfred Cox (politician)
Alfred Cox was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand.He represented the Heathcote electorate from 1863 to 1866 , then the Timaru electorate from 1866 to 1868...
(1863–65).
Kaiapoi
Cookson resigned in 1863. He was succeeded by Robert Wilkin
Robert Wilkin (politician)
Robert Wilkin was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand.He represented the Kaiapoi electorate from 1863 to 1866, when he retired.-References:...
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Napier
Stark resigned in 1861. He was succeeded by William Colenso
William Colenso
William Colenso was a Cornish Christian missionary to New Zealand, and also a printer, botanist, explorer and politician.-Life:Born in Penzance, Cornwall, he was the cousin of John William Colenso, Bishop of Natal...
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New Plymouth
William Richmond resigned in 1862. He was first succeeded by Isaac Newton Watt
Isaac Newton Watt
Isaac Newton Watt was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Taranaki, New Zealand.He represented the Town of New Plymouth electorate from 1862 to 1863, when he resigned.-References:...
(1862–63), then Henry Hanson Turton
Henry Hanson Turton
Henry Hanson Turton was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Taranaki, New Zealand.He represented the Town of New Plymouth electorate from 1863 to 1864, when he resigned.-References:...
(1863–64), and then Charles Brown
Charles Brown (Taranaki)
Charles Brown was a New Zealand politician from the Taranaki area.-Personal life:Brown was born in London, England, the illegitimate son of Charles Armitage Brown and Abigail O'Donohue, an Irish house servant at Wentworth Place where Brown and Keats resided...
(1864–65).
Parnell
Wood resigned in 1865. He was succeeded by Robert James Creighton
Robert James Creighton
Robert James Creighton was a 19th century Member of Parliament in the Auckland Region, New Zealand.He represented the Parnell electorate from 1865 to 1866, when he retired. He then represented the Newton electorate from 1869 to 1870, when he retired. He then represented the Eden electorate from...
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Raglan
Charles John Taylor resigned in 1865. He was succeeded by William Thorne Buckland
William Thorne Buckland
William Thorne Buckland was a 19th century Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He represented two south Auckland seats; first the Raglan electorate from 1865 to 1866, when he retired. He then represented the Franklin electorate from 1871 to 1875, when he again retired.-References:...
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Suburbs of Nelson
Wemyss resigned in 1861. He was succeeded by William Wells.
Waimea
Saunders resigned in 1864. He was succeeded by John George Miles
John George Miles
John George Miles was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Nelson, New Zealand.He represented the Waimea electorate from 1864 to 1866, when he retired.-References:...
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Wairarapa
Carter resigned in 1865. He was succeeded by Henry Bunny
Henry Bunny
Henry Bunny was a 19th century Member of Parliament in the Wairarapa, New Zealand.He represented the Wairarapa electorate from 1865 to 1881, when he was defeated for the new seat of Wairarapa South.-References:...
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New electorates
Dunedin and Suburbs SouthDunedin and Suburbs South was established in 1862 as a two-member electorate. It was represented by two MPs: William Hunter Reynolds
William Hunter Reynolds
William Hunter Reynolds was a 19th century businessman and Member of Parliament in Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand...
(from 4 Dec 1862) and James Paterson
James Paterson (New Zealand)
James Paterson was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand. He was a cabinet minister, and on the Legislative Council....
(from 29 Apr 1863) until the end of the term.
Dunedin and Suburbs North
Dunedin and Suburbs North was established in 1863 as a two-member electorate. It was represented by John Larkins Cheese Richardson
John Larkins Cheese Richardson
Sir John Larkins Cheese Richardson was a 19th century New Zealand politician, and a cabinet minister.-Military career:Richardson was born in India, where he was in the Army, and was known as Major Richardson.- Political career:...
(from 20 Apr 1863) and Julius Vogel
Julius Vogel
Sir Julius Vogel, KCMG was the eighth Premier of New Zealand. His administration is best remembered for the issuing of bonds to fund railway construction and other public works...
(from 29 Sep 1863) until the end of the term.
Goldfields
The Goldfields electorate was established in 1862, during the term of the 3rd Parliament. This was a reaction to the large influx of people to Otago during the Otago Gold Rush, and because the franchise had been extended to males aged 21 years and over who had held a miner’s right continuously for at least three (or six) months. No electoral rolls were established for these districts, and to vote a miner just presented his miner’s licence to the election official. Outside Otago where no special Goldfields electorate existed, miners could register as electors in the ordinary electoral district where they lived.
William Baldwin
William Baldwin (New Zealand)
William Baldwin was a 19th century Member of Parliament in the Otago Region, New Zealand.He represented the Goldfields electorate from 1863 to 1865, when he resigned on 27 April. He then represented the Manuherikia electorate from 1866 to 1867....
and George Brodie
George Brodie (politician)
George Brodie was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Goldfields electorate from 1863 to 1866, when he retired.-References:...
were elected in the 1863 Goldfields by-election. Baldwin resigned on 27 April 1865. Charles Edward Haughton
Charles Edward Haughton
Charles Edward Haughton was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Goldfields electorate from 1865 to 1866, then the Hampden electorate from 1866 to 1870, then the Wakatipu electorate in 1871, until he resigned.-References:...
won the resulting 1865 by-election held on 29 May contested by three candidates.