Patea is a former New Zealand 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 south Taranaki. It existed from 1893 to 1963.

Geographic coverage

The electorate was based on the town of Patea

Patea

Patea is the third-largest town in South Taranaki, New Zealand. It is on the western bank of the Patea River, 61 kilometres north-west of Wanganui on State Highway 3. Hawera is 27 km to the north-west, and Waverley 17 km to the east. The Patea River flows through the town from the...

, which used to have a freezing-works for the preparation of meat for export until 1982.

History

This rural seat was first established for the 1893 election

New Zealand general election, 1893

The New Zealand general election of 1893 was held on Tuesday, 28 November in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 20 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 12th session of the New Zealand Parliament...

. George Hutchison was the first elected representative. He resigned in June 1901. Frederick Haselden

Frederick Haselden

Frederick Henry Haselden was a Conservative Member of Parliament from the Taranaki Region in New Zealand for the Patea electorate.He was elected in a 18 July 1901 by-election. The seat was declared vacant from 9 October 1901...

 won the 1 August 1901 by-election, but the seat was declared vacant in the following year. Walter Symes

Walter Symes

Walter Symes was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Egmont electorate from 1896 to 1902; and then the Patea electorate from 1902 to 1908, when he was defeated for Stratford-References:...

 then held the electorate, from 1902

New Zealand general election, 1902

The New Zealand general election of 1902 was held on Tuesday, 25 November in the general electorates, and on Monday, 22 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 15th session of the New Zealand Parliament...

 to the dissolution of Parliament in 1908.

The 1908 election

New Zealand general election, 1908

The New Zealand general election of 1908 was held on Tuesday, 17 November, 24 November and 1 December in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 2 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 17th session of the New Zealand Parliament...

 was won by George Pearce

George Pearce (New Zealand)

George Vater Pearce was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.He represented the Patea electorate in Parliament from 1908 to 1919, when he was defeated.He was the great-grandfather of a National Party Minister of Finance, Ruth Richardson....

. He held the electorate for three terms, until the dissolution of Parliament in 1919. He was succeeded by Walter Powdrell

Walter Powdrell

Walter Dutton Powdrell was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Patea electorate in 1919, and held it until he died in 1921. According to the Coroner's Report into the death, Powdrell fell from a building on 9 March 1921. The fall caused injuries to the spine, which led to...

 from 1919, who died partway through the term on 9 March 1921. Edwin Dixon

Edwin Dixon

Edwin Dixon was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Patea electorate in a 1921 by-election after the death of the previous MP, Walter Powdrell, but was defeated in the 1922 general election.-References:...

 won the 1921 by-election and held the electorate for the remainder of the term until 1922. James Randall Corrigan

James Randall Corrigan

James Randall Corrigan was a New Zealand Member of Parliament, farmer and businessman.-Member of Parliament:James Corrigan represented the Patea electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives between 1922 and 1925 ....

 succeeded Dixon in 1922

New Zealand general election, 1922

The New Zealand general election of 1922 was held on Monday, 6 December in the Māori electorates, and on Tuesday, 7 December in the general electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 21st session of the New Zealand Parliament...

 and he held the electorate for one term until 1925. He was followed by Harold Dickie

Harold Dickie

Harold Galt Dickie was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party and from 1938 of the National Party.He represented the Patea electorate in Parliament from 1925 to 1943, when he retired....

 from 1925

New Zealand general election, 1925

The New Zealand general election of 1925 was held 4 November to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 22nd session of the New Zealand Parliament...

 to 1943.

William Sheat

William Sheat

William Alfred Sheat OBE was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for two Taranaki electorates.-Early life:Sheat was born in 1899. He attended Victoria University College and graduated B.A. in 1920 and LL.B. in 1923. He married Ella Marjorie Newtown, who is also a Victoria University College...

 won the 1943 election

New Zealand general election, 1943

The 1943 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 27th term. With the onset of World War II, elections were initially postponed, but it was eventually decided to hold a general election in September 1943, around two years after it...

 plus the three subsequent elections. In 1954, Sheat failed to gain reselection after boundary changes as a National Party candidate. On 14 May of that year, he promptly resigned his seat and won it back in the 31 July 1954 by-election as an 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...

, but subsequently did not stand in the 1954 general election

New Zealand general election, 1954

The 1954 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 31st term. It saw the governing National Party remain in office, but with a slightly reduced majority...

.

The candidate chosen instead of Sheat, Roy Jack

Roy Jack

Sir Roy Emile Jack was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1972 and 1976 to 1977, and a cabinet minister....

, was successful in 1954. He held the electorate until 1963, when it was abolished and replaced by the Waimarino electorate

Waimarino

-History:The electorate of Waimarino existed from 1911 to 1954 and 1963 to 1972. In 1954 the seat was abolished and largely absorbed into the new Rotorua electorate. The Labour MP for Waimarino, Paddy Kearins was not selected for the new seat.-Election results:...

.

Election results

The electorate was represented by ten Members of Parliament.

Election	Winner
1893 election New Zealand general election, 1893 The New Zealand general election of 1893 was held on Tuesday, 28 November in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 20 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 12th session of the New Zealand Parliament...		George Hutchison (Independent Conservative)
1896 election New Zealand general election, 1896 The New Zealand general election of 1896 was held on Wednesday, 4 December in the general electorates, and on Thursday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 13th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
1899 election New Zealand general election, 1899 The New Zealand general election of 1899 was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates, and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 14th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 373,744 voters turned out to...
1901 by-election (1st)		Frederick Haselden Frederick Haselden Frederick Henry Haselden was a Conservative Member of Parliament from the Taranaki Region in New Zealand for the Patea electorate.He was elected in a 18 July 1901 by-election. The seat was declared vacant from 9 October 1901...  (Conservative)
1901 by-election (2nd)
1902 election New Zealand general election, 1902 The New Zealand general election of 1902 was held on Tuesday, 25 November in the general electorates, and on Monday, 22 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 15th session of the New Zealand Parliament...		Walter Symes Walter Symes Walter Symes was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Egmont electorate from 1896 to 1902; and then the Patea electorate from 1902 to 1908, when he was defeated for Stratford-References:...  (Liberal New Zealand Liberal Party The New Zealand Liberal Party is generally regarded as having been the first real political party in New Zealand. It governed from 1891 until 1912. Out of office, the Liberals gradually found themselves pressed between the conservative Reform Party and the growing Labour Party... )
1905 election New Zealand general election, 1905 The New Zealand general election of 1905 was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 20 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 16th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
1908 election New Zealand general election, 1908 The New Zealand general election of 1908 was held on Tuesday, 17 November, 24 November and 1 December in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 2 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 17th session of the New Zealand Parliament...		George Pearce George Pearce (New Zealand) George Vater Pearce was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.He represented the Patea electorate in Parliament from 1908 to 1919, when he was defeated.He was the great-grandfather of a National Party Minister of Finance, Ruth Richardson....  (Reform New Zealand Reform Party The Reform Party, formally the New Zealand Political Reform League, was New Zealand's second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party... )
1911 election New Zealand general election, 1911 The New Zealand general election of 1911 was held on Thursday, 7 and 14 December in the general electorates, and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 18th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
1914 election New Zealand general election, 1914 The New Zealand general election of 1914 was held on 10 December to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 19th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 616,043 voters were registered, of which 84.7% voters turned out to vote....
1919 election		Walter Powdrell Walter Powdrell Walter Dutton Powdrell was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Patea electorate in 1919, and held it until he died in 1921. According to the Coroner's Report into the death, Powdrell fell from a building on 9 March 1921. The fall caused injuries to the spine, which led to...  (Reform New Zealand Reform Party The Reform Party, formally the New Zealand Political Reform League, was New Zealand's second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party... )
1921 by-election		Edwin Dixon Edwin Dixon Edwin Dixon was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Patea electorate in a 1921 by-election after the death of the previous MP, Walter Powdrell, but was defeated in the 1922 general election.-References:...  (Reform New Zealand Reform Party The Reform Party, formally the New Zealand Political Reform League, was New Zealand's second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party... )
1922 election New Zealand general election, 1922 The New Zealand general election of 1922 was held on Monday, 6 December in the Māori electorates, and on Tuesday, 7 December in the general electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 21st session of the New Zealand Parliament...		James Randall Corrigan James Randall Corrigan James Randall Corrigan was a New Zealand Member of Parliament, farmer and businessman.-Member of Parliament:James Corrigan represented the Patea electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives between 1922 and 1925 ....  (Liberal New Zealand Liberal Party The New Zealand Liberal Party is generally regarded as having been the first real political party in New Zealand. It governed from 1891 until 1912. Out of office, the Liberals gradually found themselves pressed between the conservative Reform Party and the growing Labour Party... )
1925 election New Zealand general election, 1925 The New Zealand general election of 1925 was held 4 November to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 22nd session of the New Zealand Parliament...		Harold Dickie Harold Dickie Harold Galt Dickie was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party and from 1938 of the National Party.He represented the Patea electorate in Parliament from 1925 to 1943, when he retired....  (Reform New Zealand Reform Party The Reform Party, formally the New Zealand Political Reform League, was New Zealand's second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party... , then National New Zealand National Party The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:... )
1928 election New Zealand general election, 1928 The New Zealand general election of 1928 was held on Tuesday, 13 November in the Māori electorates, and on Wednesday, 14 November in the general electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 23rd session of the New Zealand Parliament...
1931 election New Zealand general election, 1931 The 1931 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 24th term. It resulted in the newly formed coalition between the United Party and the Reform Party remaining in office as the Liberal-Reform Government, although the opposition Labour...
1935 election New Zealand general election, 1935 The 1935 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 25th term. It resulted in the Labour Party's first electoral victory, with Michael Joseph Savage becoming the first Labour Prime Minister...
1938 election New Zealand general election, 1938 The 1938 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 26th term. It resulted in the governing Labour Party being re-elected, although the newly-founded National Party gained a certain amount of ground.-Background:The Labour Party had won...
1943 election New Zealand general election, 1943 The 1943 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 27th term. With the onset of World War II, elections were initially postponed, but it was eventually decided to hold a general election in September 1943, around two years after it...		William Sheat William Sheat William Alfred Sheat OBE was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for two Taranaki electorates.-Early life:Sheat was born in 1899. He attended Victoria University College and graduated B.A. in 1920 and LL.B. in 1923. He married Ella Marjorie Newtown, who is also a Victoria University College...  (National New Zealand National Party The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:... , then 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... )
1946 election New Zealand general election, 1946 The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 28th term. It saw the governing Labour Party re-elected, but by a substantially narrower margin than in the three previous elections...
1949 election New Zealand general election, 1949 The 1949 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 29th term. It saw the governing Labour Party defeated by the opposition National Party...
1951 election New Zealand general election, 1951 The 1951 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 30th term. It saw the governing National Party remain in office, increasing its lead over the opposition Labour Party.-Background:...
1954 by-election
1954 election New Zealand general election, 1954 The 1954 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 31st term. It saw the governing National Party remain in office, but with a slightly reduced majority...		Roy Jack Roy Jack Sir Roy Emile Jack was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1972 and 1976 to 1977, and a cabinet minister....  (National New Zealand National Party The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:... )
1957 election New Zealand general election, 1957 The 1957 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 32nd term. It saw the governing National Party narrowly defeated by the Labour Party...
1960 election New Zealand general election, 1960 The 1960 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 33rd term. It saw the governing Labour Party defeated by the National Party, putting an end to the short second Labour government.-Background:...