William Henry Harrison was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Westland, 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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He represented the Westland Boroughs

Westland Boroughs

Westland Boroughs was a parliamentary electorate in the West Coastof New Zealand from 1867 to 1870.-History:The Westland Representation Act 1867 introduced changes to the Waimea and Westland electorates. Their areas were reassigned and four electorates formed. Waimea lost some area, but continued...

 electorate from 1868 to 1870, and then the Grey Valley

Grey (New Zealand electorate)

Grey is a former Parliamentary electorate in the West Coast region of New Zealand.The electorate of Grey Valley, created for the 1871 general election, was succeeded by the electorate of Greymouth in the 1881 general election, and lasted until 1890...

 electorate from 1871 to 1875, when he retired.

In the 1868 by-election, he contested the electorate against a Mr Shaw, following the resignation of William Sefton Moorhouse

William Sefton Moorhouse

William Sefton Moorhouse was a New Zealand politician. He was the second Superintendent of Canterbury Province.-Early life:...

. Harrison and Shaw received 98 and 81 votes, respectively.