Dunedin Country was a parliamentary electorate in the rural area surrounding the city of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand, from 1853 to 1860. It was a two-member electorate.
The electorate was represented by five Members of Parliament.[1]
Election | Winners | |||
1853 election | William Cutten | John Cargill | ||
1855 | William Cargill | |||
1858 by-election | John Parkin Taylor | |||
1860 by-election | Thomas Gillies |
Cutten resigned in 1855 before the end of the term of the term of the 1st New Zealand Parliament. No by-election was held.[1] John Cargill and his father William were elected unopposed on 11 December 1855 for the 2nd New Zealand Parliament.[2] John and William resigned in 1858 and October 1859, respectively. The first vacancy was filled by Taylor, who retired from parliament at the end of this term. The second vacancy was filled by Gillies.[1]