Waikouaiti (New Zealand electorate)
Waikouaiti was a parliamentary electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand, from 1866 to 1908.
Population centres
[edit]The electorate is named after the township of Waikouaiti, which is close to the Waikouaiti River.
History
[edit]The Waikouaiti electorate was formed for the 1866 election.[1] William Murison was elected as the first representative, narrowly beating later Premier Julius Vogel;[2] Vogel stood some weeks later in the Gold Fields electorate and was successful there.[3] Murison resigned in 1868.[4] The resulting 1868 by-election was won by Robert Mitchell, who in turn resigned before the end of the term in the following year.[5] He was succeeded by Francis Rich, who won the 1869 by-election and served until the end of the term in 1870, when he retired.[6]
George McLean won the 1871 election and resigned again in the following year.[7] McLean was succeeded by David Monro, who won the 1872 by-election and resigned one year later. Monro had been a member of all previous Parliaments.[8] Monro was succeeded by John Lillie Gillies, who won the 1873 by-election and resigned in 1875.[9] Gillies was succeeded by McLean, who successfully stood for re-election in the 1875 by-election. McLean was confirmed in the general elections of 1875 and 1879 election; he retired at the end of the parliamentary term in 1881.[7]
James Green, who had previously represented Port Chalmers, succeeded McLean in the 1881 election.[10] Green was defeated in the 1884 election by John Buckland.[11] In the 1887 election, Buckland stood in Waihemo and was defeated there.[12]
James Green was re-elected in 1887 in the Waikouaiti electorate and represented it for several terms until he was defeated in the 1896 election by Edmund Allen who stood for the Liberal Party.[13] In the 1902 election, Allen successfully contested the Chalmers electorate.[14]
Thomas Mackenzie was elected in the Waikouaiti electorate in 1902 and would represent it until the electorate's abolition in 1908, when he was elected for Taieri.[15] Mackenzie would later become Prime Minister.[16]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Waikouaiti was represented by ten Members of Parliament:[1]
Key
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1866 election | William Murison | |
| 1868 by-election | Robert Mitchell | |
| 1869 by-election | Francis Rich | |
| 1871 election | George McLean | |
| 1872 by-election | David Monro | |
| 1873 by-election | John Gillies | |
| 1875 by-election | George McLean | |
| 1875 election | ||
| 1879 election | ||
| 1881 election | James Green | |
| 1884 election | John Buckland | |
| 1887 election | James Green | |
| 1890 election | ||
| 1893 election | ||
| 1896 election | Edmund Allen | |
| 1899 election | ||
| 1902 election | Thomas Mackenzie | |
| 1905 election | ||
| (Electorate abolished 1908) | ||
Election results
[edit]1899 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edmund Allen | 1,749 | 55.24 | ||
| Conservative | John White[19] | 1,417 | 44.76 | ||
| Majority | 332 | 10.49 | |||
| Turnout | 3,166 | 74.37 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,257 | ||||
1875 by-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | George McLean | 227 | 56.47 | ||
| Independent | Francis Rich | 175 | 43.53 | ||
| Majority | 52 | 12.94 | |||
| Turnout | 402 | ||||
1873 by-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Lillie Gillies | 163 | 63.67 | ||
| Independent | T. R. Pratt | 93 | 36.33 | ||
| Majority | 70 | 27.34 | |||
| Turnout | 256 | ||||
1872 by-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Monro | 232 | 69.46 | ||
| Independent | Dr Webster | 58 | 17.37 | ||
| Independent | Mr J. Preston | 44 | 13.17 | ||
| Independent | Mr D. Hutcheson | 25 | 7.49 | ||
| Independent | Mr A. Thompson | 12 | 3.59 | ||
| Independent | Mr W. H. Cutten | 10 | 2.99 | ||
| Turnout | 334 | ||||
| Majority | 174 | 8.09 | |||
1868 by-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robert Mitchell | 119 | 51.97 | ||
| Independent | William Pitt Gordon | 110 | 48.03 | ||
| Majority | 9 | 3.93 | |||
| Turnout | 229 | ||||
1866 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Murison | 37 | 50.68 | ||
| Independent | Julius Vogel | 35 | 47.95 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Thompson | 1 | 1.37 | ||
| Majority | 2 | 2.74 | |||
| Turnout | 73 | 45.91 | |||
| Registered electors | 159 | ||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Scholefield 1950, p. 165.
- ^ a b "Waikouaiti Election". Otago Witness. No. 744. 3 March 1866. p. 8. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Sinclair, Keith; Dalziel, Raewyn. "Vogel, Julius". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 128.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 126.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 135.
- ^ a b Scholefield 1950, p. 124.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 127.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 108.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 109.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 98.
- ^ Wilson 1985.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, pp. 92, 109.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 92.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, pp. 123, 165.
- ^ Brooking, Tom. "Mackenzie, Thomas Noble 1853–1930". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Otago". The Star. No. 6661. 6 December 1899. p. 4. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "Barristers and Solicitors". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Waikouaiti Election". Otago Daily Times. 4 May 1875.
- ^ "News of the Week". Otago Witness. 15 May 1875.
- ^ "Untitled". New Zealand Times. 5 May 1875.
- ^ "Waikouaiti Election". Lake Wakatip Mail. 30 July 1873.
- ^ "Waikouaiti Election". Nelson Examiner. 6 July 1872.
- ^ "Telegrams". Lyttelton Times. 14 June 1872.
- ^ "Waikouaiti Election". Otago Daily Times. 8 August 1868.
- ^ "Wellington". North Otago Times. 18 August 1868.
References
[edit]- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.