Henry Shafto Harrison was a 19th century Member of Parliament

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 in Wanganui

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, New Zealand

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He won the Wanganui

Whanganui (New Zealand electorate)

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 electorate in the 1861 general election, but was disqualified. He won the electorate again in the 1861 by-election, and held it to the end of the term of the 3rd New Zealand Parliament

3rd New Zealand Parliament

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 in 1866. John Bryce

John Bryce

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 won the seat in the 1866 general election

New Zealand general election, 1866

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, but resigned in 1867. Harrison won the subsequent by-election on 27 April 1867. He represented the electorate until the end of the 4th New Zealand Parliament

4th New Zealand Parliament

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 in 1870. He was defeated at the 1871 general election.