Wellington West (New Zealand electorate)
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Wellington West was a parliamentary electorate
in the western suburbs of Wellington from 1938 to 1946. It was succeeded by the Karori electorate
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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 western suburbs of Wellington from 1938 to 1946. It was succeeded by the Karori electorate
Karori (New Zealand electorate)
Karori was a New Zealand electorate, situated in the west of Wellington. It existed from 1946 to 1975.-History:The electorate of Karori was created for the 1946 elections. Its initial boundaries were roughly the same as the abolished Wellington West electorate, except that it did not include...
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Members of Parliament for Wellington West
| Name | Elected | Left Office | Reason |
| Catherine Stewart Catherine Stewart Mrs Catherine Campbell Sword Stewart was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.She won the seat of Wellington West in 1938, and was the second woman to be elected to Parliament after Elizabeth McCombs. She was defeated in the next election.Born in Glasgow, she migrated with her family to... (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.... ) |
1938 New Zealand general election, 1938 The 1938 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 26th term. It resulted in the governing Labour Party being re-elected, although the newly-founded National Party gained a certain amount of ground.-Background:The Labour Party had won... |
1946 New Zealand general election, 1946 The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 28th term. It saw the governing Labour Party re-elected, but by a substantially narrower margin than in the three previous elections... |
defeated |
| Charles Bowden Charles Bowden (New Zealand) Charles Moore Bowden was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He represented the Wellington West electorate in Parliament from 1943 to 1946, and then the Karori electorate from 1946 to 1954, when he retired.... (National New Zealand National Party The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:... ) |
1943 New Zealand general election, 1943 The 1943 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 27th term. With the onset of World War II, elections were initially postponed, but it was eventually decided to hold a general election in September 1943, around two years after it... |
1946 New Zealand general election, 1946 The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 28th term. It saw the governing Labour Party re-elected, but by a substantially narrower margin than in the three previous elections... |
electorate abolished, moved to Karori Karori (New Zealand electorate) Karori was a New Zealand electorate, situated in the west of Wellington. It existed from 1946 to 1975.-History:The electorate of Karori was created for the 1946 elections. Its initial boundaries were roughly the same as the abolished Wellington West electorate, except that it did not include... |