Former electorate in Auckland, New Zealand
Waitemata was a New Zealand parliamentary
electorate , from 1871 to 1946, and then from 1954 to 1978. It was represented by 18
members of parliament .
Population centres
The Waitemata electorate was created in the 1870 electoral redistribution based on
1867 New Zealand census data and was used in its initial form for the
1871 election . It was located north of the various urban
Auckland electorates and south of the
Rodney electorate. The following settlements were included in its initial area:
Cornwallis ,
Huia ,
Parau ,
Laingholm ,
Titirangi ,
Waiatarua ,
Oratia ,
Piha ,
Henderson Valley ,
Swanson ,
Rānui ,
Waitākere township,
Taupaki ,
Kumeū ,
Hobsonville ,
Whenuapai ,
Takapuna , and
Helensville .
The
First Labour Government was defeated in the
1949 election and the incoming
National Government changed the Electoral Act, with the electoral quota once again based on total population as opposed to qualified electors, and the tolerance was increased to 7.5% of the electoral quota. There was no adjustments in the number of electorates between the
South and
North Islands , but the law changes resulted in boundary adjustments to almost every electorate through the 1952 electoral redistribution; only five electorates were unaltered. Five electorates were reconstituted (including Waitemata) and one was newly created, and a corresponding six electorates were abolished; all of these in the North Island. These changes took effect with the
1954 election .
History
The electorate existed from
1871 to 1946, and from
1954 to 1978.
Early members were
Thomas Henderson 1871–1874 (resigned),
Gustav von der Heyde 1874–1875 (unseated on petition),
John Sangster Macfarlane 1876–1879 (defeated),
Reader Wood 1879–1881 (retired),
William John Hurst 1881–1886 (died),
Richard Monk 1886–1890 (defeated), and
Jackson Palmer 1890–1893 (defeated).
The election of Richard Monk, who stood again in
1893 , was declared invalid. From
1894 to 1896 Waitemata was held by future Prime Minister
William Massey , until he transferred to
Franklin . Richard Monk held the electorate for the period 1896–1902. The seat was then held by
Ewen Alison from 1902 to 1908,
Leonard Phillips from 1908 to 1911, and
Alexander Harris from 1911 to 1935.
In 1946
Henry Thorne Morton , who had held the seat from
1943 , was defeated for
North Shore .
Members of Parliament
Waitemata was represented by 18 Members of Parliament.
Key
Independent
Independent Liberal
Conservative
Reform
Labour
National
Election results
1975 election
1972 election
1969 election
1966 election
1963 election
1960 election
1957 election
1954 election
1943 election
1941 by-election
1938 election
1935 election
1931 election
1928 election
1925 election
1922 election
1919 election
1914 election
1911 election
1908 election
1905 election
1902 election
1899 election
1894 by-election
1890 election
1886 Waitemata by-election
September 1874 Waitemata by-election
July 1874 Waitemata by-election
Notes
^
The General Election, 1943 .
National Library . 1944. p. 1000. Retrieved 16 May 2015 .
^
"Electoral" .
The New Zealand Herald . Vol. LXXVIII, no. 24027. 26 July 1941. p. 5. Retrieved 22 January 2022 .
^
"Notice of Nominations Received and Polling Places Appointed" .
The New Zealand Herald . Vol. LXXVIII, no. 24011. 8 July 1941. p. 12. Retrieved 24 April 2016 .
^
"The General Election, 1938" . National Library. 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 28 March 2014 .
^
The New Zealand Official Year-Book . Government Printer. 1936. Retrieved 3 August 2013 .
^
"Election Results" .
The Evening Post . Vol. CXX, no. 136. 5 December 1935. p. 5. Retrieved 12 November 2013 .
^
The General Election, 1931 . Government Printer. 1932. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2014 .
^
"Parliamentary Elections" .
Auckland Star . Vol. LXII, no. 275. 20 November 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 5 December 2014 .
^
The General Election, 1928 . Government Printer. 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 29 November 2014 .
^
"Electoral" .
The New Zealand Herald . Vol. LXV, no. 20090. 30 October 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 29 November 2014 .
^
The General Election, 1925 . Government Printer. 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 20 November 2014 .
^ Hislop, J. (1923).
The General Election, 1922 . Government Printer. p. 1. Retrieved 6 December 2014 .
^
"Electoral" .
Auckland Star . Vol. LIII, no. 296. 14 December 1922. p. 16. Retrieved 5 December 2014 .
^ Hislop, J. (1921).
The General Election, 1919 .
National Library . p. 3. Retrieved 6 December 2014 .
^
"Waitemata Parliamentary Election" . Observer . Vol. XL, no. 14. 6 December 1919. p. 12. Retrieved 5 December 2014 .
^ Hislop, J. (1915).
The General Election, 1914 .
National Library . p. 3. Retrieved 6 December 2014 .
^
"Mr. H.C. Tewsley" . Observer . Vol. XXXV, no. 14. 12 December 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 5 December 2014 .
^
The General Election, 1905 .
National Library . 1906. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
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The General Election, 1902 .
National Library . 1903. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^
"Waitemata" . Observer . Vol. XXIII, no. 10. 22 November 1902. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2014 .
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"Page 18 Advertisements Column 1" . Observer . Vol. XXIII, no. 10. 22 November 1902. p. 18. Retrieved 3 December 2014 .
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"The General Election, 1899" . Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 1. Retrieved 12 March 2014 .
^
"Waitemata Electoral District" .
The New Zealand Herald . Vol. XXXVI, no. 11241. 9 December 1899. p. 8. Retrieved 10 March 2014 .
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"Waitemata Election" . Thames Advertiser . Vol. XXVI, no. 7794. 13 April 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2016 .
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"The General Election, 1890" .
National Library . 1891. Retrieved 25 February 2012 .
^
"Untitled" .
The New Zealand Herald . 15 December 1886.
^
"Waitemata Election" .
The New Zealand Herald . Vol. XXIII, no. 7819. 13 December 1886. p. 5.
^
"Waitemata Election" .
Auckland Star . 13 December 1886.
^
"Waitemata Election" .
Daily Southern Cross . 24 September 1874.
^
"Waitemata Election" .
Auckland Star . 29 July 1874.
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