Te Aro was a parliamentary electorate in Wellington, New Zealand, from 1881 to 1890. It covered the southern area of the central business district. During the three parliamentary terms of its existence, the electorate was represented by three Members of Parliament.
Population centres
editThe previous electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1875 for the 1875–1876 election. In the six years since, New Zealand's European population had increased by 65%. In the 1881 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives increased the number of European representatives to 91 (up from 84 since the 1875–76 election). The number of Māori electorates was held at four. The House further decided that electorates should not have more than one representative, which led to 35 new electorates being formed, including Te Aro, and two electorates that had previously been abolished to be recreated. This necessitated a major disruption to existing boundaries.[1]
The electorate was based on the inner suburb of Te Aro, which is located in the southern end of the central business district.[2] In the 1887 electoral redistribution, the Te Aro electorate lost much of its southern area to the newly formed Wellington East electorate.[3] In the 1890 electoral redistribution, the Te Aro electorate was abolished, and the area became part of the three-member City of Wellington electorate.[4]
History
editThe Te Aro electorate was represented by three Members of Parliament:[5]
- Charles Johnston from 1881 to 1887 (resigned)
- Francis Humphris Fraser in 1887 (defeated)
- Andrew Agnew Stuart Menteath from 1887 to 1890 (retired)
Members of Parliament
editUnless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at a general election.
Key
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 election | Charles Johnston | |
| 1884 election | ||
| 1887 by-election | Francis Fraser | |
| 1887 election | Andrew Menteath | |
| (Electorate abolished in 1890; see City of Wellington) | ||
Election results
edit1887 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andrew Menteath | 877 | 54.98 | ||
| Independent | Francis Fraser | 718 | 45.02 | ||
| Majority | 159 | 9.97 | |||
| Turnout | 1,595 | ||||
1887 by-election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Francis Fraser | 506 | 58.77 | ||
| Independent | William Travers | 346 | 40.19 | ||
| Independent | J Nancarrow | 9 | 1.05 | ||
| Majority | 160 | 18.58 | |||
| Turnout | 861 | ||||
1884 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Charles Johnston | 346 | 37.94 | ||
| Independent | Francis Fraser | 332 | 36.40 | ||
| Independent | E Shaw | 129 | 14.14 | ||
| Independent | J H Shaw | 71 | 7.79 | ||
| Independent | O'Shea | 34 | 3.73 | ||
| Majority | 14 | 1.54 | −3.65 | ||
| Turnout | 912 | ||||
1881 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Charles Johnston | 397 | 37.45 | ||
| Independent | Shaw | 342 | 32.26 | ||
| Independent | Stafford | 321 | 30.28 | ||
| Majority | 55 | 5.19 | |||
| Turnout | 1,060 | ||||
Notes
edit- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 43–48.
- ^ McRobie 1989, p. 46.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 46, 50.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 50–55.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 272.
- ^ 1887 election results
- ^ Te Aro by-election results
- ^ 1884 election results
- ^ 1881 election results
References
edit- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.