Wamea-Picton was a parliamentary 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 the Marlborough 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 1887 to 1893.

History

The electorate was represented by two Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

, Arthur Seymour from 1887 to 1890 and Charles H Mills

Charles H Mills

Charles Houghton Mills was a Member of Parliament for Waimea and Wairau, in the South Island of New Zealand.-Early life:...

 from 1890 to 1893.

The 1887 general election

New Zealand general election, 1887

The New Zealand general election of 1887 was held on 26 September to elect 95 MPs to the tenth session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 7 September. 175,410 votes were cast....

 was contested by Seymour, Joseph Harkness

Joseph Harkness

Joseph George Harkness JP was a 19th century independent conservative Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand.Harkness, the son of William Harkness, was born and educated at Nelson, attending Richmond School and Nelson College . He became a school teacher for a time.Harkness dairy farmed in...

 and Mills, who received 446, 444 and 415 votes, respectively.

The 1890 general election

New Zealand general election, 1890

The New Zealand general election of 1890 was one of New Zealand's most significant. It marked the beginning of party politics in New Zealand with the formation of the First Liberal government, which was to enact major welfare, labour and electoral reforms, including giving the vote to women.It was...

 in the Waimea-Picton electorate was contested by Mills, Richmond Hursthouse

Richmond Hursthouse

Richmond Hursthouse was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Nelson, New Zealand, and a cabinet minister.He represented the Motueka electorate from 1876 to 1887 when he was defeated....

 and William Henry Phillips, who received 936, 728 and 80 votes, respectively. Mills was thus elected.

The electorate was superseded by the Waimea Sounds

Waimea Sounds

Wamea Sounds was a parliamentary electorate in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand, from 1893 to 1896.-History:The electorate superseded the Waimea-Picton electorate. It was represented by one Member of Parliament, Charles Houghton Mills....

 electorate.

Election results

Election	Winner
1887 election New Zealand general election, 1887 The New Zealand general election of 1887 was held on 26 September to elect 95 MPs to the tenth session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 7 September. 175,410 votes were cast....		Arthur Seymour (Independent)
1890 election New Zealand general election, 1890 The New Zealand general election of 1890 was one of New Zealand's most significant. It marked the beginning of party politics in New Zealand with the formation of the First Liberal government, which was to enact major welfare, labour and electoral reforms, including giving the vote to women.It was...		Charles H Mills Charles H Mills Charles Houghton Mills was a Member of Parliament for Waimea and Wairau, in the South Island of New Zealand.-Early life:...  (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... )