Edmund Barff
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Edmund Barff was a 19th century Member of Parliament from the West Coast, New Zealand
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He represented the Westland South
electorate from 1868 to 1870, when he was defeated for Hokitika
by John White
. He then represented the Hokitika
electorate from 1876 to 1879, when he was again defeated.
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...
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He represented the Westland South
Westland South
Westland South was a parliamentary electorate on the West Coast of New Zealand from 1868 to 1870.-History:The Westland Representation Act 1867 introduced changes to the Waimea and Westland electorates. Their areas were reassigned and four electorates formed. Waimea lost some area, but continued to...
electorate from 1868 to 1870, when he was defeated for Hokitika
Hokitika (New Zealand electorate)
Hokitika is a former parliamentary electorate in the West Coast region of New Zealand, based on the town of Hokitika. It existed from 1871 to 1890 and was represented by nine Members of Parliament. For a time, it was one of the two-member electorates in New Zealand.-History:The Hokitika electorate...
by John White
John White (New Zealand politician)
John White was a 19th century Member of Parliament from the West Coast, New Zealand.White and Edmund Barff contested the Hokitika electorate in the 1871 general election, with White being successful. He represented the electorate until the end of the term in 1875 when he retired.-References:...
. He then represented the Hokitika
Hokitika (New Zealand electorate)
Hokitika is a former parliamentary electorate in the West Coast region of New Zealand, based on the town of Hokitika. It existed from 1871 to 1890 and was represented by nine Members of Parliament. For a time, it was one of the two-member electorates in New Zealand.-History:The Hokitika electorate...
electorate from 1876 to 1879, when he was again defeated.