Waikouaiti (New Zealand electorate)
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Waikouaiti is a former parliamentary electorate
in the Otago
region of New Zealand
, from 1866 to 1908.
Waikouaiti 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 Otago
Otago
Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island. The region covers an area of approximately making it the country's second largest region. The population of Otago is...
region 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...
, from 1866 to 1908.
Waikouaiti was represented by ten Members of Parliament:
- William Dick Murison 1866-68 (resigned)
- Robert MitchellRobert Mitchell (New Zealand)Robert Mitchell was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Waikouaiti electorate from 1868 to 1869 when he resigned,-References:...
1868-69 (resigned) - Francis Dyer Rich 1869-70 (retired)
- George McLeanGeorge McLean (New Zealand)Sir George McLean was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Waikouaiti electorate from 1871 to 1872 when he resigned, and from 1875 to 1881 when he retired.He was knighted in 1909.-References:...
1871-72 (resigned) - David MonroDavid MonroSir David Monro was a New Zealand politician. He served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1861 to 1870.-Early life:...
1872–73 (resigned) - John Lillie GilliesJohn Lillie GilliesJohn Lillie Gillies was a 19th century Member of Parliament from the Otago Region of New Zealand.He represented the Waikouaiti electorate from 1873 to 1875, when he resigned.He was the brother of Thomas Gillies and Robert Gillies....
1873-75 (resigned) - George McLeanGeorge McLean (New Zealand)Sir George McLean was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Waikouaiti electorate from 1871 to 1872 when he resigned, and from 1875 to 1881 when he retired.He was knighted in 1909.-References:...
1875-81 (retired) - James GreenJames Green (politician)James Green was a 19th century independent Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Port Chalmers electorate from 1878 to 1879, when he was defeated....
1881-84 (defeated) - John Channing BucklandJohn Channing BucklandJohn Channing Buckland was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Waikouaiti electorate from 1884 to 1887, when he was defeated for Waihemo,-References:...
1884-87 (defeated for WaihemoWaihemo (New Zealand electorate)Waihemo is a former parliamentary electorate in the Otago Region of New Zealand. It existed for two periods and was represented by two Members of Parliament.-History:...
) - James Green 1887-96 (defeated)
- Edmund AllenEdmund Allen (New Zealand)Edmund Giblett Allen was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Waikouaiti electorate in 1896, which he represented to 1902. In 1902 he was elected for the Chalmers electorate, which he represented until he was defeated in 1908-References:*New Zealand...
1896–1902 (elected for Chalmers) - Thomas MackenzieThomas MackenzieSir Thomas Noble Mackenzie GCMG was a Scottish-born New Zealand politician and explorer who briefly served as the 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1912, and later served as New Zealand High Commissioner in London....
1902–08 (elected for TaieriTaieri (New Zealand electorate)Taieri is a former parliamentary electorate in the Otago Region of New Zealand, from 1866 to 1911.-Population centres:This electorate was based on the town of Mosgiel.-History:...
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