Southern Division (New Zealand electorate)

The Southern Division was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate in the Auckland Province from 1853 to 1860. It was a large two-member electorate south of Auckland city, extending to the southern boundary of the province and encompassing the Waikato, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and East Cape.

History

Haultain contested a by-election on 8 May 1858[1] and was elected. He represented the electorate until the end of the term in 1860, when he was defeated for the Raglan electorate.

Members of Parliament for Southern Division

Election Winners
1853 election John Gray Charles John Taylor
1855 election Robert Graham
1858 by-election Theodore Haultain

References

  1. ^ "The Elections". Daily Southern Cross: p. 3. Volume XV, Issue 1132, 4 May 1858. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=DSC18580504.2.14. Retrieved 28 June 2010.