Masterton (New Zealand electorate)
Masterton was a New Zealand electorate from 1887 to 1946, focused on the town of Masterton and the surrounding area.
Population centres
In the 1887 electoral redistribution, although the Representation Commission was required through the Representation Act 1887 to maintain existing electorates "as far as possible", rapid population growth in the North Island required the transfer of three seats from the South Island to the north. Ten new electorates were created, including Masterton, and one former electorate was recreated.[1]
The Masterton electorate's boundaries were roughly based on those of the Wairarapa North electorate that it replaced, although it was not an exact match. The electorate ran from the Tararua Ranges down to the sea, with its northern boundary just north of Eketahuna and its southern boundary just south of the largest Wairarapa town of Masterton.[2]
The 1890 elections saw the electorate gain Pahiatua and Woodville, but lose territory on the coast south of Castlepoint. At the 1893 elections, it lost Woodville, and in the 1896 elections, it lost Pahiatua. In the 1911 elections, it lost Castlepoint, leaving it almost landlocked.
History
The electorate of Masterton was created for the 1887 general election. It was represented by five Members of Parliament.[3]
The electorate was abolished in 1946;[3] the town of Masterton itself was moved to the Wairarapa electorate, while the rest was moved to the Pahiatua electorate.
Election results
Key
Independent Liberal Reform Labour National
Election results
1931 election
| General election, 1931: Masterton[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Reform | George Sykes | 4,660 | 57.30 | ||
| Labour | Peter Butler | 2,709 | 33.31 | ||
| Independent | A. H. Vile | 764 | 9.39 | ||
| Majority | 1,951 | 23.99 | |||
| Informal votes | 55 | 0.67 | |||
| Turnout | 8,188 | 84.79 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,657 | ||||
1899 election
| General election, 1899: Masterton[5][6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Alexander Hogg | 2,591 | 64.92 | ||
| Opposition | Charles Edwin Cockburn-Hood | 1,400 | 35.08 | ||
| Majority | 1,191 | 29.84 | |||
| Turnout | 3,991 | 77.17 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,172 | ||||
1893 election
| General election, 1893: Masterton[7][8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Alexander Hogg | 2,282 | 60.63 | ||
| Opposition | Joseph Harkness | 1,054 | 28.00 | ||
| Liberal | William Wilson McCardle | 428 | 11.37 | ||
| Majority | 1,228 | 32.62 | |||
| Turnout | 3,764 | 69.59 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,409 | ||||
Notes
- ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 50–53.
- ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 46, 50.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scholefield 1950, p. 160.
- ↑ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ↑ "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Masterton Electorate". Wairarapa Daily Times XVI (6410). 4 December 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ The General Election, 1893. Government Printer. 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "The General Election". Otago Daily Times. 28 November 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
References
- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1925) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record (2nd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.