Hobson (New Zealand electorate)

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Hobson is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate.

Contents 1 Population Centres 2 History 3 Election results 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Population Centres

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The electorate is in the Northland Region, and includes the following population centres:

[edit] History

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The Hobson electorate existed from 1946 (when it replaced the Bay of Islands electorate), to 1978 when the name reverted back to Bay of Islands. In 1993 it became the Far North electorate, and in 1996 the Northland electorate.

[edit] Election results

	Election	Winner
	1946 election	Sidney Walter Smith (National)
	1949 election
	1951 election
	1954 election
	1957 election
	1960 election	Logan Sloane (National)
	1963 election
	1966 election	Vernon Cracknell (Social Credit)
	1969 election	Logan Sloane (National)
	1972 election
	1975 election	Neill Austin (National)

[edit] References

[edit] External links