Mount Herbert (New Zealand electorate)

Mount Herbert (New Zealand electorate)

Mount Herbert was a former parliamentary electorate in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, from 1866 to 1870.

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History

The electorate was formed for the 4th New Zealand Parliament in 1866, replacing the Ellesmere electorate. The general election was held on 22 February 1866. William Sefton Moorhouse was returned unopposed.[1][2]

Moorhouse also stood in the Westland electorate and was returned 16 March 1866 in favour of W. Shaw.[1][3]

Moorhouse chose to represent Westland.[4] A by-election was held on 27 July 1866 and Thomas Henry Potts was returned unopposed.[5][6]

Members

Election Winner
1866 William Sefton Moorhouse (Independent)
1866 by-election Thomas Henry Potts (Independent)

Notes

  1. ^ a b Scholefield 1950, p. 127.
  2. ^ "Election Intelligence". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle: p. 3. Volume XXV, Issue 26, 1 March 1866. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NENZC18660301.2.8. Retrieved 24 July 2010. 
  3. ^ "Representation of Westland". West Coast Times: p. 3. Issue 158, 21 March 1866. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WCT18660321.2.7. Retrieved 24 July 2010. 
  4. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 267.
  5. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 133.
  6. ^ "News of the Day". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle: p. 2. Volume XXV, Issue 97, 7 August 1866. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NENZC18660807.2.7. Retrieved 24 July 2010. 

References

  • Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1949. Wellington: Govt. Printer. 
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103. 

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