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词条 Tuapeka (New Zealand electorate)
释义

  1. Population centres

  2. History

     Members of Parliament 

  3. Election results

     1908 by-election  1899 election  1898 by-election  1894 by-election  1890 election 

  4. Notes

  5. References

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Tuapeka is a former parliamentary electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand, from 1871 to 1911.

Population centres

The 1870 electoral redistribution was undertaken by a parliamentary select committee based on population data from the 1867 New Zealand census. Eight sub-committees were formed, with two members each making decisions for their own province; thus members set their own electorate boundaries. The number of electorates was increased from 61 to 72, and Tuapeka was one of the new electorates.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|p=39}} The Tuapeka electorate was landlocked and inland from the {{NZ electorate link|Bruce}} electorate. The town of Lawrence was within the electorate.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|p=41}}

In the 1875 electoral redistribution, the electorate's area was unaltered,{{sfn|McRobie|1989|pp=43f}} but boundary changes were introduced in subsequent electoral redistributions. In the 1890 electoral redistribution, the electorate moved further inland and the settlements of Tapanui and Roxburgh were gained.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|pp=55–57}} In the 1892 electoral redistribution, the electorate moved further inland again and Tapanui was lost again, but Alexandra was gained.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|pp=59–61}} In the 1907 electoral redistribution, the shape of the electorate changed significantly, and Lawrence was lost to the Bruce electorate, but large areas were gained from the {{NZ electorate link|Mount Ida}} electorate, including Ranfurly.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|pp=71–73}}

In the 1911 electoral redistribution, the Tuapeka electorate was abolished, and the vast majority of its area went to the {{NZ electorate link|Otago Central}} electorate.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|pp=73–77}}

History

From 1855 to 1862 Vincent Pyke represented Castlemaine and Castlemaine Boroughs in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] Pyke represented Tuapeka from the {{NZ election link|1893}} to 4 June 1894, when he died.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=227}}

William Chapple, who represented Tuapeka for just four months following a by-election in {{By-election link year|Tuapeka|1908}},{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=189}} later became an MP in the House of Commons, representing Stirlingshire (1910–1918) and Dumfrieshire (1922–1924).

Members of Parliament

Key{{Party index link|Independent politician}} {{Party index link|Conservative (New Zealand)}} {{Party index link|New Zealand Liberal Party}} {{Party index link|Independent Liberal}} {{Party index link|Reform Party (New Zealand)}}
ElectionWinner
1871}}Independent politician|5}}James Brown
1875 election
1879}}
1881}}
1884}}
1887}}
1890}}Conservative (New Zealand)}}Hugh Valentine
1893}}New Zealand Liberal Party}}Vincent Pyke
Tuapeka|1894}}New Zealand Liberal Party}}William Larnach
1896}}
Tuapeka|1898}}Conservative (New Zealand)}}Charles Rawlins
1899}}New Zealand Liberal Party}}James Bennet
1902}}
1905}}
Tuapeka|1908}}Independent Liberal}}William Chapple
{{NZ election link|1908}}Conservative (New Zealand)}}Robert Scott
Reform Party (New Zealand)}}
(Electorate abolished 1911; see {{NZ electorate link|Otago Central}})

Election results

1908 by-election

{{Tuapeka by-election, 1908}}

1899 election

{{Election box begin | title=1899 general election: Tuapeka[2][3]
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|party = New Zealand Liberal Party
|candidate = James Bennet
|votes = 1,758
|percentage = 50.91
|change =
 }} {{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative (New Zealand)
|candidate = Charles Rawlins
|votes = 1,372
|percentage = 39.73
|change = -0.54
 }} {{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Liberal
|candidate = Alexander Fraser
|votes = 323
|percentage = 9.35
|change =
 }} {{Election box majority

|votes = 386
|percentage = 11.18
|change =
 }}