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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1875–1879 | 6th | Geraldine | Independent | |
| 1879–1881 | 7th | Geraldine | Independent | |
| 1884 | 8th | Selwyn | Independent | |
| 1884–1887 | 9th | Selwyn | Independent | |
Edward Wakefield (1845-1924) was the son of Felix Wakefield, one of Edward Gibbon Wakefield’s younger brothers. Edward was born in Launceston, Tasmania, brought up in New Zealand, and educated in France and at King's College, London.
He married Agnes Hall.
He was a journalist and then politician in New Zealand, who showed considerable promise, though this was not fulfilled.
He was the Member of Parliament for Geraldine 1875–1881, then for Selwyn 1884–1887, when he resigned. He was elected unopposed in a 1884 by-election. He was a colourful, volatile and ambitious politician.
He then concentrated on writing, producing New Zealand after Fifty Years (1889).
Later he moved to America, then London. He died in London, blind, in a Carthusian Charterhouse in 1924.
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Geraldine 1875–1881 |
Succeeded by William Postlethwaite |
| Preceded by Edward James Lee |
Member of Parliament for Selwyn 1884–1887 |
Succeeded by John Hall |