Collingwood was a 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 Tasman region of New Zealand from 1861 to 1881.

Location

The electorate was centred on the towns of Collingwood

Collingwood, New Zealand

Collingwood is a town in the north-west corner of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located in the hub of the Aorere Valley, in the western half of the Golden Bay area.-Geography:The town lies at the end of State Highway 60 in Golden Bay...

 and Takaka in the South Island

South Island

The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...

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History

Arthur Shuckburgh Collins

Arthur Collins (politician)

Arthur Shuckburg Collins was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand.He represented the Collingwood electorate from 1868 to 1873, when he resigned, and then the Suburbs of Nelson electorate in 1881 from 11 January to 8 November, when he retired.-References:...

 won the 18 March 1868 by-election, was confirmed at the 1871 general election, and resigned on 8 October 1873.

Members

The electorate was represented by three Members of Parliament:

Election	Winner
1861 election		Andrew James Richmond Andrew James Richmond Andrew James Richmond was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Nelson, New Zealand.He represented the Collingwood electorate from 1861 to 1868, when he resigned. He then represented the Suburbs of Nelson electorate from 1873 to 1880, when he died.-References:...
1866 election New Zealand general election, 1866 The New Zealand general election of 1866 was held between 12 February and 6 April to elect 70 MPs to the fourth term of the New Zealand Parliament. 13,196 votes were cast....
1868 by-election		Arthur Shuckburgh Collins Arthur Collins (politician) Arthur Shuckburg Collins was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand.He represented the Collingwood electorate from 1868 to 1873, when he resigned, and then the Suburbs of Nelson electorate in 1881 from 11 January to 8 November, when he retired.-References:...
1871 election
1873 by-election		William Gibbs William Gibbs (New Zealand politician) William Gibbs was a 19th century Member of Parliament from the Nelson Region of New Zealand.He represented the Collingwood electorate from 1873 to 1881, when he was defeated for Motueka....
1876
1879 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...