Riverton was a parliamentary electorate in the Southland region of New Zealand.
The electorate included the town of Riverton. [1]
Riverton existed from 1866 to 1881. [1] The first representative was Donald Hankinson, who won the 1866 election. Hankinson resigned on 2 April 1870, before the end of the parliamentary term. [2]
The resulting 1870 by-election was won by Lauchlan McGillivray, who was confirmed by the voters at the 1871 election. [3] McGillivray was defeated at the 1876 election by Dr Samuel Hodgkinson. [4] At the next election in 1879, Hodgkinson was in turn defeated by Patrick McCaughan. [5] At the end of the parliamentary term in 1881, McCaughen retired and the electorate was abolished. [6]
The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament: [1] [7]
Key
Election | Winner | |
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1866 election | Donald Hankinson | |
1870 by-election | Lauchlan McGillivray | |
1871 election | ||
1876 election | Samuel Hodgkinson | |
1879 election | Patrick McCaughan |
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