Omata (New Zealand electorate)
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Omata was a Taranaki
electorate in the New Zealand Parliament
from 1853 to 1870. It was based on the township of Omata
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Taranaki Province
The Taranaki Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876...
electorate in the New Zealand Parliament
Parliament of New Zealand
The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and, until 1951, the New Zealand Legislative Council. The House of Representatives is often referred to as "Parliament".The House of Representatives usually consists of 120 Members of...
from 1853 to 1870. It was based on the township of Omata
Omata
Omata is a locality in Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 45 just southwest of New Plymouth.The population was 474 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 27 from 2001....
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Members
The following Members of Parliament represented the Omata electorate:| Election | Winner | |
| 1853 election New Zealand general election, 1853 The 1853 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 1st term. It was the first national election ever held in New Zealand, although Parliament did not yet have full authority to govern the colony, which was part of the British Empire at... |
William Crompton William Crompton William Morgan Crompton was a New Zealand politician. He served in the 1st New Zealand Parliament as representative for the Omata electorate 1853-1855, but did not serve in any further Parliaments. He also served on the Taranaki Provincial Council.... (Independent) |
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| 1855 election New Zealand general election, 1855 The 1855 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 2nd term. It was the second national election ever held in New Zealand, and the first one which elected a Parliament that had full authority to govern the colony.-Background:The first... |
Alfred William East Alfred William East Alfred William East was a New Zealand politician. He represented the Omata electorate in the 2nd New Zealand Parliament, but resigned in March 1860 before the end of his term. He did not serve in any subsequent Parliaments. He also participated in Taranaki provincial politics.-References:... (Independent) |
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| 1860 by-election | James Crowe Richmond James Crowe Richmond James Crowe Richmond was a New Zealand politician, engineer, and an early painter in watercolours of the New Zealand landscape.-Early life:... (Independent) |
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| 1865 by-election | Francis Gledhill Francis Gledhill Francis Ullathorne Gledhill was a New Zealand politician. He was born in Yorkshire, England, and came to New Zealand in 1844, settling in Taranaki. He served in the first and third Parliaments, representing New Plymouth in the former and Omata in the latter... (Independent) |
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| 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.... |
Arthur Samuel Atkinson Arthur Samuel Atkinson Arthur Samuel Atkinson was a 19th century Member of Parliament from the Taranaki Region, New Zealand.He represented the Omata electorate from 1866 to 1867, when he resigned.... (Independent) |
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| 1868 by-election | Charles Brown Charles Brown (Taranaki) Charles Brown was a New Zealand politician from the Taranaki area.-Personal life:Brown was born in London, England, the illegitimate son of Charles Armitage Brown and Abigail O'Donohue, an Irish house servant at Wentworth Place where Brown and Keats resided... (Independent) |
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| 1870 by-election | Frederic Alonzo Carrington Frederic Alonzo Carrington Frederick Alonzo Carrington was a 19th century New Zealand politician and surveyor. He was born in Chelmsford, Essex, England in 1807 or 1808, the son of Captain William Carrington. He was 15 years in the Ordnance Survey Department... (Independent) |
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