Walter Symes
Encyclopedia
Walter Symes was a Liberal Party
Member of Parliament in New Zealand
.
He was elected to the Egmont
electorate from 1896
to 1902
; and then the Patea
electorate from 1902
to 1908
, when he was defeated for Stratford
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...
Member of Parliament in 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...
.
He was elected to the Egmont
Egmont (New Zealand electorate)
Egmont is a former New Zealand electorate, in south Taranaki. It existed from 1871 to 1978.-Geographic coverage:Egmont is the old name of the mountain that is the Taranaki landmark of Mount Taranaki. A village north of the mountain is also called Egmont....
electorate from 1896
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...
to 1902
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...
; and then the Patea
Patea (New Zealand electorate)
Patea is a former New Zealand electorate, in south Taranaki. It existed from 1893 to 1963.-Geographic coverage:The electorate was based on the town of Patea, which used to have a freezing-works for the preparation of meat for export until 1982.-History:...
electorate from 1902
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...
to 1908
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...
, when he was defeated for Stratford
Stratford (New Zealand electorate)
Stratford is a former Parliamentary electorate, in Taranaki, New Zealand.-Population centres:The electorate was mixed urban and rural, around the town of Stratford.-History:The electorate existed from 1908 to 1946, and from 1954 to 1978....