Heathcote was a 19th century parliamentary electorate in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Heathcote existed from 1861 to 1893.[1]
George Williamson Hall resigned in 1862. He was succeeded by William Sefton Moorhouse in the 1862 by-election. Moorhouse himself resigned the following year and was succeeded by Alfred Cox in the 1863 by-election.[1]
John Hall, the younger brother of George and who was later to become the 12th Premier, represented Heathcote from the 1866 general election until 1872, when he resigned due to health reasons. On 30 July 1872, John Cracroft Wilson was elected unopposed to represent the electorate.[2]
James Fisher the represented the electorate over the next two terms, from 1876 to 1881. He was succeeded by lawyer William Wynn-Williams, who won the 1881 general election. During the next term, beginning with the 1884 general election, John Coster was the representative, until he died on 17 December 1886. The February 1887 Heathcote by-election was won by Frederic Jones.[3] Jones was confirmed in the 1887 general election a few months later.[1]
The last representative for Heathcote was William Tanner, who won the 1890 general election.[1]
The electorate was based on the Heathcote Valley suburb.
The electorate was represented by ten Members of Parliament:[1]
| Election | Winner | |
| 1861 election | George Williamson Hall [4] | |
| 1862 by-election | William Sefton Moorhouse[5] | |
| 1863 by-election | Alfred Cox[6] | |
| 1866 election | John Hall | |
| 1871 election | ||
| 1872 by-election | John Cracroft Wilson | |
| 1876 election | James Fisher | |
| 1879 election | ||
| 1881 election | William Wynn-Williams | |
| 1884 election | John Coster [7][8] | |
| 1887 by-election | Frederic Jones | |
| 1887 election | ||
| 1890 election | William Tanner | |