Dunedin West

Dunedin West was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, in the city of Dunedin.

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Population centres

The electorate is urban, and comprises a number of suburbs in the west of Dunedin.

History

The electorate existed in the 19th century from 1881 to 1890. It was represented by:

The electorate was recreated, from 1908 to 1946. Stewart's son, also called William Downie Stewart, represented the electorate from 1914 to 1935, when he was defeated.

In 1984 the electorate was recreated again, until the introduction of MMP in 1996. Clive Matthewson represented the electorate from 1984 to 1996. He left the New Zealand Labour Party in 1995, and was one of the founders of the United New Zealand party.

Election results

Election Winner
1908 election John Andrew Millar (Liberal)
1911 election
1914 election William Downie Stewart (Reform)
1919 election
1922 election
1925 election
1928 election
1931 election
1935 election Gervan McMillan (Labour)
1938 election
1943 election Philip Connolly (Labour)
1984 election Clive Matthewson (Labour)
then (United) from 1995
1987 election
1990 election
1993 election
1995–96

References