Riverton (New Zealand electorate)
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Riverton was a parliamentary electorate
in the Southland Region
of New Zealand
.
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 Southland Region
Southland Region
Southland is New Zealand's southernmost region and is also a district within that region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island / Rakiura...
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...
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Members
The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament:- Donald HankinsonDonald HankinsonDonald Hankinson was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Southland, New Zealand.He represented the Riverton electorate from 1866 to 1870, when he resigned.-References:...
1866–70 - Lachlan McGillivrayLachlan McGillivrayLachlan McGillivray was a prosperous fur trader and planter in colonial Georgia with interests that extended from Savannah to what is now central Alabama...
1870–75 - Dr Samuel HodgkinsonSamuel HodgkinsonSamuel Hodgkinson was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Southland, New Zealand.He represented the Riverton electorate from 1876 to 1879, when he was defeated; and then the Wallace electorate from 1887 to 1890, when he was again defeated...
1876–79 - Patrick McCaughenPatrick McCaughenPatrick Kinney McCaughan was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Southland, New Zealand.He represented the Riverton electorate from 1879 to 1881, when he retired.-References:...
1879–81