Parnell (New Zealand electorate)
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Parnell was a parliamentary electorate
in the city of Auckland, New Zealand
, from 1861 to 1954.
The electorate was represented by ten Members of Parliament:
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 city of Auckland, 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 1954.
The electorate was represented by ten Members of Parliament:
- Reader WoodReader WoodReader Gilson Wood was a 19th century New Zealand politician.He was the Member of Parliament for Parnell from 1861 to 1865 , then 1870 to 1878 ; then for Waitemata from 1879 to 1881, when he retired from politics....
1861–65 & 1870–78 - Robert James CreightonRobert James CreightonRobert James Creighton was a 19th century Member of Parliament in the Auckland Region, New Zealand.He represented the Parnell electorate from 1865 to 1866, when he retired. He then represented the Newton electorate from 1869 to 1870, when he retired. He then represented the Eden electorate from...
1865–66 - Frederick WhitakerFrederick WhitakerSir Frederick Whitaker, KCMG was an English-born New Zealand politician who served twice as the fifth Premier of New Zealand and six times as Attorney-General.-Early life:...
1866–67 - Charles HeaphyCharles HeaphyMajor Charles Heaphy VC was a New Zealand explorer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
1867–70 - Frederick MossFrederick MossFrederick Joseph Moss was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Auckland, New Zealand.-Early life:He was born in Longwood, Saint Helena in 1827 or 1828, and moved to South Africa. He returned to Saint Helena in 1847. There, he married Emily Ann Carew in 1853 or 1854...
1878–90 - Frank LawryFrank LawryFrank Lawry was a conservative then Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Franklin North electorate in 1887, and then the Parnell electorate in 1890 which he represented until he retired in 1911.-References:...
1890–1911 - James Samuel DicksonJames Samuel DicksonJames Samuel Dickson was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Auckland electorate of Parnell in the 1911 general election, winning on the second ballot against a senior Liberal from Wellington, Sir John Findlay, with some support from Labour...
1911–28 - Harry JenkinsHarry Reginald JenkinsHarry Reginald Jenkins was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Parnell in Auckland, New Zealand.-Member of Parliament:Harry Jenkins represented the Parnell electorate from the 1928 general election to his resignation in 1930.-Resignation:...
1928–30 - William Phillips EndeanWilliam Phillips EndeanWilliam Phillips Endean was an New Zealand politician, first of the Reform Party then from 1935 the National Party.-Member of Parliament:...
1930–38 - Duncan RaeDuncan RaeDuncan McFadyen Rae was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He graduated with an MA from the University of Auckland, then after teaching was Vice-Principal then Principal at the Auckland Teachers Training College....
1946–54