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15-691: The previous electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1875 for the 1875–1876 election . In the six years since, New Zealand's European population had increased by 65%. In the 1881 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives increased the number of European representatives to 91 (up from 84 since the 1875–76 election). The number of Māori electorates was held at four. The House further decided that electorates should not have more than one representative, which led to 35 new electorates being formed, including Christchurch North, and two electorates that had previously been abolished to be recreated. This necessitated

30-478: A major disruption to existing boundaries. The boundaries of the Christchurch North electorate were Bealey Avenue in the north (then called North Town Belt), Fitzgerald Avenue in the east (then called East Town Belt), Worcester Street in the south (through Latimer and Cathedral Squares ), and Park Terrace in the west (then called Antigua Street). The electorate thus comprised the northern half of what

45-536: A series of telegrams that he had chosen to represent Auckland West. On 8 July, the report of the committee inquiring into his election for Thames was read to the House. It was found that this was in accordance with the law, but that he had to make a decision for which electorate he would sit. On 15 July 1876, Grey announced that he would represent Thames, and he moved that a by-election be held in Auckland West for

60-566: Is now considered the central city. The civic offices in Worcester Street were used as the polling station for the 1881 election, and Leslie Lee acted as the returning officer. The 1981 census had shown that the North Island had experienced further population growth, and three additional general seats were created through the 1983 electoral redistribution, bringing the total number of electorates to 95. The South Island had, for

75-458: The City of Dunedin and City of Nelson electorates, returning a total of five members. In Dunedin, the three positions were contested by eight candidates. In Nelson, 20 December was the nomination day and the two candidates were returned unopposed. In two electorates, elections were held on Christmas Eve , while 19 candidates were elected between Christmas and New Year . The last election

90-541: The Representation Act 1875, and resolved to increase the size of Parliament to 88 representatives through the following changes: With the two new electorates and the amalgamation in Christchurch, the number of electorates thus increased by one to 73. Eleven of the electorates were two-member electorates; two electorates were three-member electorates. To split Timaru into two electorates was proposed by

105-627: The Timaru incumbent, Edward Stafford . The new electorate for the Waikato, Waipa, was added on the proposal put forward by William Jackson , who retired at the end of the parliamentary term in 1875. The election was held over six weeks in December 1875 and January 1876. The date of election is defined here as the day on which the poll took place, or if there was no contest, the day of nomination. The first elections were held on 20 December 1875 in

120-543: The first time, experienced a population loss, but its number of general electorates was fixed at 25 since the 1967 electoral redistribution. More of the South Island population was moving to Christchurch , and two electorates were abolished, while two electorates were recreated (including Christchurch North). In the North Island, six electorates were newly created, three electorates were recreated, and six electorates were abolished. The electorate existed three times: It

135-773: The resulting 1889 by-election and served until the end of the parliamentary term in the following year. For the 1890 election election, a number of Christchurch electorates were amalgamated to form the three-member Christchurch electorate. Humphreys came fifth in that election and was thus unsuccessful. The electorate was represented by nine members of parliament. Key     Independent     Liberal–Labour     Independent Liberal     Liberal     Reform     National     Labour Table footnotes: 1875%E2%80%931876 New Zealand general election Daniel Pollen Independent Julius Vogel Independent The 1875–1876 New Zealand general election

150-467: The seat that he would vacate there. The Government received a majority over the opposition in the election, but with political parties not forming until 1890, precise numbers cannot be given. One newspaper counted 48 of the members as Government supporters. On 15 February 1876, the Pollen Ministry led by Daniel Pollen resigned. Julius Vogel , who had been Premier prior to Pollen, formed

165-548: The two-member Auckland electorate, only Grey and Patrick Dignan were put forward as candidates, and were thus declared elected on 22 December 1875. The two-member Thames electorate was contested by six candidates, including Julius Vogel (who was Premier in 1875), William Rowe and Charles Featherstone Mitchell. On election day (6 January 1876), Grey attracted the highest number of votes and, unexpectedly, Rowe beat Vogel into second place (Vogel also stood in Wanganui , where he

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180-524: Was held between 20 December 1875 and 29 January 1876 to elect a total of 88 MPs in 73 electorates to the 6th session of the New Zealand Parliament . The Māori vote was held on 4 and 15 January 1876. A total of 56,471 voters were registered. Political parties had not been established yet; this only happened after the 1890 election . The previous parliament had 78 representatives from 72 electorates. In October 1875, Parliament passed

195-470: Was held by three Premiers or Prime Ministers, Julius Vogel ( 1884 to 1889), Sidney Holland and Mike Moore . Henry Thomson , a former Mayor of Christchurch , was the electorate's first representative in 1881 . Thomson retired at the 1884 election and was succeeded by Julius Vogel, who beat John Crewes . Vogel returned to England in 1888, never to return to New Zealand, and his resignation became effective in early 1889. Edward Wingfield Humphreys won

210-621: Was held in the Wairau electorate on 29 January 1876 between Arthur Seymour and George Henderson. Seymour was successful. Elections in the Maori electorates were held on 4 January Southern Maori and 15 January (all other Maori electorates). A total of 56,471 voters were registered. George Grey stood in the general election for both the Auckland West and the Thames electorates. In

225-498: Was returned). Hence Grey and Rowe were declared elected for Thames. A protest against Grey's election was lodged with the returning officer the following day, stating that Grey had not been eligible to stand in Thames as he had already been elected in Auckland West. This petition was filed to the House of Representatives at the end of January. With this controversy going on for several months unresolved, Grey advised in mid June 1876 in

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