Pahiatua (New Zealand electorate)


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Pahiatua is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate in the Wairarapa region. It existed from 1896 to 1996, and was represented by nine Members of Parliament, including Prime Minister Keith Holyoake for 34 years.

In the 1896 electoral redistribution, rapid population growth in the North Island required the transfer of three seats from the South Island to the north. Four electorates that previously existed were re-established, and three electorates were established for the first time, including Pahiatua.[1] The original area of the Pahiatua electorate included the towns of Pahiatua and Woodville.[2] Over time, the electorate shifted slightly north, until the town of Dannevirke was covered following the 1918 electoral redistribution.[3]

The 1946 electoral redistribution took the abolition of the country quota into account, and as a rural electorate, the area covered by the Pahiatua electorate increased significantly.[4] The Masterton electorate to the south was abolished, and its area distributed to the Wairarapa and Pahiatua electorate. Eketāhuna and Castlepoint were gained by the electorate in that process.[5]

The Pahiatua electorate existed from 1896 to 1996. Early holders of the seat were John O'Meara from 1896 to 1904, Bill Hawkins from 1904 to 1905, Robert Beatson Ross from 1905 to 1911, James Escott from 1911 to 1916, Harold Smith from 1916 to 1919, Archibald McNicol from 1919 to 1922, and Alfred Ransom from 1922 to 1943.[6]

The seat was held by Prime Minister Keith Holyoake for 34 years, until he resigned to become Governor-General.[7] In 1996 John Falloon, who had been the MP for Pahiatua for 19 years, chose to retire.

Members of Parliament

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  Liberal   Liberal–Labour   Reform   United   National

Election Winner
1896 election John O'Meara
1899 election
1902 election
1904 by-election Bill Hawkins
1905 election Robert Beatson Ross
1908 election
1911 election James Escott
1914 election
1916 by-election Harold Smith
1919 election Archibald McNicol
1922 election Alfred Ransom
1925 election
1928 election
1931 election
1935 election
1938 election
1943 election Keith Holyoake
1946 election
1949 election
1951 election
1954 election
1957 election
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election
1975 election
1977 by-election John Falloon
1978 election
1981 election
1984 election
1987 election
1990 election
1993 election
(Electorate abolished in 1996; see Wairarapa)
  1. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 63.
  2. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 62.
  3. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 62–79.
  4. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 95.
  5. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 90–94.
  6. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 269.
  7. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 206.
  8. ^ a b c Norton 1988, p. 305.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g Norton 1988, p. 304.
  10. ^ "The General Election, 1949". National Library. 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  11. ^ "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  12. ^ "The General Election, 1943". National Library. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Results from all Electorates". Evening Post. Vol. CXXXVI, no. 76. 27 September 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  14. ^ "City Nominations". Evening Post. Vol. CXXXVI, no. 61. 9 September 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  15. ^ Skinner, W. A. G. (1929). The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Political : Nomination for Pahiatua seat". Manawatu Standard. Vol. XLVIII, no. 279. 23 October 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Pahiatua by-election". Bay of Plenty Times. 18 August 1916. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Pahiatua by-election". Sun. 7 August 1916. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  19. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 75.
  20. ^ "Complete Returns". The Marlborough Express. Vol. XXXVII, no. 174. 29 July 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  21. ^ "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  22. ^ "The General Election". Auckland Star. Vol. XXVII, no. 305. 23 December 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  23. ^ "List of Candidates". The Star. No. 5733. 28 November 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  24. ^ "Pahiatua Electorate". Wairarapa Daily Times. Vol. XVI, no. 5498. 30 November 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  • McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
  • Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.