Otago Central
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Otago Central or Central Otago was a parliamentary electorate
in the Otago
region of New Zealand
, from 1911 to 1919 as Otago Central; from 1928 to 1957 as Central Otago; and from 1957 to 1978 as Otago Central. It was replaced by the Otago
seat.
The electorate was represented by six Members of Parliament.
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 Otago
Otago
Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island. The region covers an area of approximately making it the country's second largest region. The population of Otago is...
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...
, from 1911 to 1919 as Otago Central; from 1928 to 1957 as Central Otago; and from 1957 to 1978 as Otago Central. It was replaced by the Otago
Otago (New Zealand electorate)
Otago was a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate,which was replaced by the Waitaki electorate and Clutha-Southland electorates for the 2008 election....
seat.
The electorate was represented by six Members of Parliament.
Members of Parliament for Otago Central & Central Otago
Key| Election | Winner | |
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| Robert Scott | ||
| Abolished 1919, re-established as Central Otago 1928 | ||
| William Bodkin | ||
| John George John Hannibal George John Hannibal George was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He won the Central Otago electorate in 1954 after William Bodkin retired. The seat was renamed to Otago Central in 1957, and George held it to 1969 when he retired.-References:*New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O... |
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| Renamed as Otago Central 1957 | ||
| John George (continued) |
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| John Rose John Murray Rose John Murray Rose was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He won the Otago Central electorate in 1969 from Labour, but was defeated by Labour in 1972.-References:... |
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| Ian Quigley Ian Quigley Ian Terence Quigley was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.-Member of Parliament:Ian Quigley represented the Otago Central electorate from 1972 to 1975, when he was defeated... |
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| Warren Cooper Warren Cooper Warren Cooper QSO is a former New Zealand politician. He was a National Party MP from 1975 to 1996, holding cabinet positions including Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence. Cooper also twice served as Mayor of Queenstown, from 1968 to 1975 and 1995 to 2001.-Early life:Cooper was... |
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