Hampden 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 Otago 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 1861 to 1870. The electorate was centred on the town of Hampden

Hampden, New Zealand

Hampden is a rural settlement defined as a "populated area less than a town" in North Otago, New Zealand. It is located close to the North Otago coast, some 30 kilometres south of Oamaru, and 50 minutes north of Otago's largest city, Dunedin. It was named after the English politician John Hampden...

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History

The electorate was formed for the 1860–61 general election. Its first representative was Thomas Fraser

Thomas Fraser (New Zealand)

Thomas Fraser was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand. He represented the Hampden electorate from 1861 to 1862, when he was vacated for absence....

, who was vacated for absence in 1862. John Richard Jones

John Richard Jones

John Richard Jones was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Hampden electorate from 1862 to 1863, when he resigned.On 23 October 1855, he married Mary Orbell, the fourth daughter of John Orbell of Hawkesbury....

 succeeded him in an 1862 by-election. He resigned the following year. Jones was succeeded by Frederick Wayne

Frederick Wayne

Frederick Wayne was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Hampden electorate from 1863 to 1866, when he retired.-References:...

 in an 1863 by-election. Wayne retired at the end of the term.

The 1866 general 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....

 was won by Charles Edward Haughton

Charles Edward Haughton

Charles Edward Haughton was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Goldfields electorate from 1865 to 1866, then the Hampden electorate from 1866 to 1870, then the Wakatipu electorate in 1871, until he resigned.-References:...

. He served until the end of the term in 1870, when the Hampden electorate was abolished. Haughton successfully contested the Wakatipu electorate

Wakatipu (New Zealand electorate)

Wakatipu was a parliamentary electorate in the Otago Region of New Zealand, from 1871 to 1928.Wakatipu was represented by eight Members of Parliament:* Charles Edward Haughton in 1871* Bendix Hallenstein from 1872 to 1873* Vincent Pyke from 1873 to 1875...

 in the 1871 general election.

Members of Parliament

Hampden was represented by four Members of Parliament:

Election	Winner
1861 election		Thomas Fraser Thomas Fraser (New Zealand) Thomas Fraser was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand. He represented the Hampden electorate from 1861 to 1862, when he was vacated for absence....  (Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... )
1862 by-election		John Richard Jones John Richard Jones John Richard Jones was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Hampden electorate from 1862 to 1863, when he resigned.On 23 October 1855, he married Mary Orbell, the fourth daughter of John Orbell of Hawkesbury....  (Independent)
1863 by-election		Frederick Wayne Frederick Wayne Frederick Wayne was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Hampden electorate from 1863 to 1866, when he retired.-References:...  (Independent)
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....		Charles Edward Haughton Charles Edward Haughton Charles Edward Haughton was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Goldfields electorate from 1865 to 1866, then the Hampden electorate from 1866 to 1870, then the Wakatipu electorate in 1871, until he resigned.-References:... (Independent)