Thorndon (New Zealand electorate)
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Thorndon was a former parliamentary electorate
in the city of Wellington, New Zealand
from 1881 to 1890, based on the inner-city suburb of Thorndon
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Thorndon was represented by two Members of Parliament, William Levin
from 1881 to 1884, and then Alfred Newman
from 1884 to 1890.
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 Wellington, 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 1881 to 1890, based on the inner-city suburb of Thorndon
Thorndon
Thorndon is an inner suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It combines residential accommodation and the home of government, and is located at the northern end of the Central Business District...
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Thorndon was represented by two Members of Parliament, William Levin
William Levin
William Hort Levin was a 19th century New Zealand politician and businessman in Wellington, New Zealand.He represented two Wellington electorates, first the Wellington electorate from 1879 to 1881, and then the Thorndon electorate from 1881 to 1884, when he resigned due to ill-health.He ran the...
from 1881 to 1884, and then Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman (New Zealand)
Alfred Kingcome Newman was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand in 1909, and a Wellington City Councillor from 1881 to 1885.He was the Member of Parliament for Thorndon 1884-90, Hutt 1890-93, then Wellington Suburbs from 1893 to 1896 when he was defeated . Later he was MP for Wellington East, from...
from 1884 to 1890.