Egmont is a former New Zealand electorate, in south Taranaki. It existed from 1871 to 1978.
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Egmont is the old name of the mountain that is the Taranaki landmark of Mount Taranaki. A village north of the mountain is also called Egmont.
This rural electorate was formed in 1871.[1] Mount Egmont, after which it is named, was confiscated from Māori by the New Zealand Government under the powers of the New Zealand Settlements Act 1863, following the Second Taranaki War.
William Gisborne was the first elected representative in 1871, elected unopposed. He was a minister in the third Fox Ministry and resigned from Parliament when the government fell on 10 September 1872.[2][3] Harry Atkinson won the resulting 1872 by-election. He held the electorate until 1891, when he resigned.[4] During this time, he was Premier on four occasions.
Atkinson's resignation caused the 1891 by-election, which was won by Felix McGuire.[5] He held the electorate until 1896[6], when he (successfully) stood for the Hawera electorate instead.[7] He was succeeded by Walter Symes from 1896 until 1902, when he (successfully) stood for Patea.[8] The next representative was William Thomas Jennings from 1902 until 1908, when he (successfully) stood for Taumarunui.[9]
Bradshaw Dive was elected in 1908 and held the electorate for one term.[10] He was defeated in 1911 by Thomas Mackenzie, who resigned in 1912.[11] Charles Anderson Wilkinson won the resulting 1912 by-election and retired in 1919. He was succeeded by Oswald Hawken, who won the 1919 election, but who got defeated in 1928 by Wilkinson coming out of his retirement. This time, Wilkinson held the electorate until 1943, when he retired for good.
The electorate was then held by three members of the National Party; Ernest Corbett (1943–57), William Sheat (1957–66) and Venn Young (1966–78).
Egmont was abolished in 1978, and was replaced by the Waitotara electorate.
Egmont was represented by twelve Members of Parliament:
| Election | Winner | |
| 1871 election | William Gisborne (Independent) | |
| 1872 by-election | Harry Atkinson (Independent) | |
| 1875–76 election | ||
| 1879 election | ||
| 1881 election | ||
| 1884 election | ||
| 1887 election | ||
| 1890 election | ||
| 1891 by-election | Felix McGuire (Independent) | |
| 1893 election | ||
| 1896 election | Walter Symes (Liberal) | |
| 1899 election | ||
| 1902 election | William Thomas Jennings (Liberal) | |
| 1905 election | ||
| 1908 election | Bradshaw Dive | |
| 1911 election | Thomas Mackenzie (Liberal) | |
| 1912 by-election | Charles Anderson Wilkinson (Reform) | |
| 1914 election | ||
| 1919 election | Oswald Hawken (Reform) | |
| 1922 election | ||
| 1925 election | ||
| 1928 election | Charles Anderson Wilkinson (2nd period; Independent) | |
| 1931 election | ||
| 1935 election | ||
| 1938 election | ||
| 1943 election | Ernest Corbett (National) | |
| 1946 election | ||
| 1949 election | ||
| 1951 election | ||
| 1954 election | ||
| 1957 election | William Sheat (National) | |
| 1960 election | ||
| 1963 election | ||
| 1966 election | Venn Young (National) | |
| 1969 election | ||
| 1972 election | ||
| 1975 election | ||