Grey is a former Parliamentary electorate

New Zealand electorates

An electorate is a voting district for elections to the Parliament of New Zealand. In informal discussion, electorates are often called seats. The most formal description, electoral district, is rarely seen outside of electoral legislation. Before 1996, all Members of Parliament were directly...

 in the West Coast region 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...

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The electorate of Grey Valley, created for the 1871 general election, was succeeded by the electorate of Greymouth in the 1881 general election

New Zealand general election, 1881

The New Zealand general election of 1881 was held 9 December to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 8th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 8 December...

, and lasted until 1890. In 1890

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...

 the Grey electorate was created, and was abolished in 1919.

History

Grey Valley existed from from 1871 to 1881. William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison (New Zealand)

William Henry Harrison was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.He represented the Westland Boroughs electorate from 1868 to 1870, and then the Grey Valley electorate from 1871 to 1875, when he retired....

 was the first representative from 1871 to 1875 when he retired. Harrison had previously represented Westland Boroughs

Westland Boroughs

Westland Boroughs was a parliamentary electorate in the West Coastof New Zealand from 1867 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...

 from 1868 to 1870.

The electorate was represented by two members from the 1876 election onwards. Martin Kennedy

Martin Kennedy (New Zealand)

Martin Kennedy was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.He represented the Grey Valley electorate from 1876 to 1878, when he resigned.-References:...

 and Charles Woolcock

Charles Woolcock

Charles Woolcock was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.He represented the Grey Valley electorate from 1876 to 1879, when he retired.-References:...

 were elected in 1876; Kennedy resigned in 1878 and Woolcock retired at the 1879 election. Kennedy was succeeded by Richard Reeves

Richard Reeves (New Zealand)

Richard Harman Jeffares Reeves MLC was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.He was born in County Wexford, Ireland. He was on the Canterbury Provincial Council in 1866. He represented the Grey Valley electorate in Parliament from a 1878 by-election to 1881...

 in an 1878 by-election. He was defeated in 1881 when he stood for Inangahua

Inangahua (New Zealand electorate)

Inangahua was a former parliamentary electorate in the Buller District, which is part of the West Coast region of New Zealand, from 1881 to 1896...

. Edward Masters

Edward Masters

Edward Masters was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.He represented the Grey Valley electorate from 1879 to 1881, when he resigned.-References:...

 succeeded Woolcock in the 1879 election

New Zealand general election, 1879

The New Zealand general election of 1879 was held between 28 August and 15 September to elect a total of 88 MPs to the 7th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 1 and 8 September. A total number of 82,271 voters turned out to vote.The election came about when George...

. Masters resigned in 1881 and was succeeded by Thomas Shailer Weston

Thomas Shailer Weston

Thomas Shailer Weston was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.He represented the Grey Valley electorate in 1881, from 16 June to 8 November; and then the Inangahua electorate from 1881 to 1883, when he resigned....

 in an 1881 by-election. Weston stood in Inangahua in the 1881 general election

New Zealand general election, 1881

The New Zealand general election of 1881 was held 9 December to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 8th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 8 December...

 and was successful.

Greymouth was represented from the 1881 general election by Joseph Petrie

Joseph Petrie

Joseph Petrie was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.He represented the Greymouth electorate from 1881 to 1884, when he was defeated.-References:...

. He was defeated in the 1884 general election

New Zealand general election, 1884

The New Zealand general election of 1884 was held on 22 July to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 9th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 21 July. A total number of 137,686 voters turned out to vote.-References:...

 by Arthur Guinness

Arthur Guinness (New Zealand)

Sir Arthur Robert Guinness was a New Zealand politician, and Speaker of the House of Representatives.-Personal information:...

, who represented the electorate (renamed in 1890 as Grey) until his death in 1913. After the resulting 1913 by-election, the electorate was represented until 1919 by two radical politicians from the West Coast coal mines: Paddy Webb

Paddy Webb

Patrick Charles "Paddy" Webb was a New Zealand trade unionist and politician.-Early life:Webb was born in Rutherglen, a small town in the Australian state of Victoria. His father, George Webb, was a miner, and Paddy Webb eventually worked in the mines himself...

, who was imprisoned in 1918 and Harry Holland

Harry Holland

Henry Edmund Holland was a New Zealand politician and unionist. He was the first leader of the New Zealand Labour Party.-Early life:...

. They represented the Labour Party

New Zealand Labour Party

The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....

 from 1916, or its predecessors.

Members of Parliament

The various electorates were represented by ten Members of Parliament.

1871 to 1875

From 1871 to 1875, Grey Valley was a single-member electorate. It was represented by one Member of Parliament.

Election	Winner
1871 election		William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (New Zealand) William Henry Harrison was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.He represented the Westland Boroughs electorate from 1868 to 1870, and then the Grey Valley electorate from 1871 to 1875, when he retired....  (Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... )

1876 to 1881

From 1876 to 1881, Grey Valley was a two-member electorate. It was represented by five Members of Parliament.

Election	Winners
1876 election		Martin Kennedy Martin Kennedy (New Zealand) Martin Kennedy was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.He represented the Grey Valley electorate from 1876 to 1878, when he resigned.-References:...  (Independent)		Charles Woolcock Charles Woolcock Charles Woolcock was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.He represented the Grey Valley electorate from 1876 to 1879, when he retired.-References:...  (Independent)
1878 by-election		Richard Reeves Richard Reeves (New Zealand) Richard Harman Jeffares Reeves MLC was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.He was born in County Wexford, Ireland. He was on the Canterbury Provincial Council in 1866. He represented the Grey Valley electorate in Parliament from a 1878 by-election to 1881...  (Independent)
1879 election New Zealand general election, 1879 The New Zealand general election of 1879 was held between 28 August and 15 September to elect a total of 88 MPs to the 7th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 1 and 8 September. A total number of 82,271 voters turned out to vote.The election came about when George...				Edward Masters Edward Masters Edward Masters was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.He represented the Grey Valley electorate from 1879 to 1881, when he resigned.-References:...  (Independent)
1881 by-election				Thomas Shailer Weston Thomas Shailer Weston Thomas Shailer Weston was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.He represented the Grey Valley electorate in 1881, from 16 June to 8 November; and then the Inangahua electorate from 1881 to 1883, when he resigned....  (Independent)

1881 to 1919

From 1881 to 1890, Greymouth was a single-member electorate, renamed as Grey from 1890 to 1919. Four Members of Parliament represented this electorate.

Election	Winner
1881 election New Zealand general election, 1881 The New Zealand general election of 1881 was held 9 December to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 8th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 8 December...		Joseph Petrie Joseph Petrie Joseph Petrie was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.He represented the Greymouth electorate from 1881 to 1884, when he was defeated.-References:...  (Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... )
1884 election New Zealand general election, 1884 The New Zealand general election of 1884 was held on 22 July to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 9th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 21 July. A total number of 137,686 voters turned out to vote.-References:...		Arthur Guinness Arthur Guinness (New Zealand) Sir Arthur Robert Guinness was a New Zealand politician, and Speaker of the House of Representatives.-Personal information:...  (Independent, then Liberal New Zealand Liberal Party The New Zealand Liberal Party is generally regarded as having been the first real political party in New Zealand. It governed from 1891 until 1912. Out of office, the Liberals gradually found themselves pressed between the conservative Reform Party and the growing Labour Party... )
1887 election New Zealand general election, 1887 The New Zealand general election of 1887 was held on 26 September to elect 95 MPs to the tenth session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 7 September. 175,410 votes were cast....
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...
1893 election New Zealand general election, 1893 The New Zealand general election of 1893 was held on Tuesday, 28 November in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 20 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 12th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
1896 election New Zealand general election, 1896 The New Zealand general election of 1896 was held on Wednesday, 4 December in the general electorates, and on Thursday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 13th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
1899 election New Zealand general election, 1899 The New Zealand general election of 1899 was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates, and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 14th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 373,744 voters turned out to...
1902 election New Zealand general election, 1902 The New Zealand general election of 1902 was held on Tuesday, 25 November in the general electorates, and on Monday, 22 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 15th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
1905 election New Zealand general election, 1905 The New Zealand general election of 1905 was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 20 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 16th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
1908 election New Zealand general election, 1908 The New Zealand general election of 1908 was held on Tuesday, 17 November, 24 November and 1 December in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 2 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 17th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
1911 election New Zealand general election, 1911 The New Zealand general election of 1911 was held on Thursday, 7 and 14 December in the general electorates, and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 18th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
1913 by-election		Paddy Webb Paddy Webb Patrick Charles "Paddy" Webb was a New Zealand trade unionist and politician.-Early life:Webb was born in Rutherglen, a small town in the Australian state of Victoria. His father, George Webb, was a miner, and Paddy Webb eventually worked in the mines himself...  (Labour New Zealand Labour Party The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935.... )
1914 election New Zealand general election, 1914 The New Zealand general election of 1914 was held on 10 December to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 19th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 616,043 voters were registered, of which 84.7% voters turned out to vote....
1918 by-election		Harry Holland Harry Holland Henry Edmund Holland was a New Zealand politician and unionist. He was the first leader of the New Zealand Labour Party.-Early life:...  (Labour New Zealand Labour Party The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935.... )