Fendalton is a former New Zealand parliamentary
electorate
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. It existed during two periods between 1946 and 1996. The electorate was in the western suburbs of
Christchurch
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, New Zealand.
Fendalton
Fendalton is a suburb of Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand.
History
Fendalton was originally known as Fendall Town, named after the original settler of the land, Walpole Chesshyre Fendall (1830–1913). Fendall emigrated from Y ...
is an expensive suburb, and was always represented by the
National Party.
Population centres
The
1941 New Zealand census had been postponed due to World War II, so the 1946 electoral redistribution had to take ten years of population growth and movements into account. The
North Island
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gained a further two electorates from the
South Island
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due to faster population growth. The abolition of the
country quota
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through the ''Electoral Amendment Act, 1945'' reduced the number and increased the size of rural electorates. None of the existing electorates remained unchanged, 27 electorates were abolished, eight former electorates were re-established, and 19 electorates were created for the first time, including Fendalton. To the west of the
Main North Line, its area came from the electorate. To the east of the Main North Line, the electorate's area had previously belonged to the and electorates.
In the 1952 electoral redistribution, the Fendalton electorate expanded to the north and north-west, gaining area from the electorate, and lost some area in the southern part of the
central city
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. In the 1957 electoral redistribution, the boundaries were adjusted significantly. The southern part of the Fendalton electorate was lost to the electorate. In the southwest, large areas were transferred to the Riccarton electorate. In the north-west, the electorate was extended as far as
Harewood. In the north-east,
Papanui
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was gained from the electorate. In the 1962 electoral redistribution, some boundary adjustments were carried out in the Papanui area.
Through an amendment in the Electoral Act in 1965, the number of electorates in the
South Island
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was fixed at 25, an increase of one since the 1962 electoral redistribution. It was accepted that through the more rapid population growth in the
North Island
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, the number of its electorates would continue to increase, and to keep proportionality, three new electorates were allowed for in the 1967 electoral redistribution for the next election. In the North Island, five electorates were newly created and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished. In the South Island, three electorates were newly created and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished (including Fendalton). The overall effect of the required changes was highly disruptive to existing electorates, with all but three electorates having their boundaries altered. Fendalton's area went to the and electorates. These changes came into effect through the .
History
Sidney Holland was the electorate's first representative. Holland had since the held the Christchurch North electorate. He was
Prime Minister
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from 1949 to 1957 while representing the electorate. He retired from Parliament in 1957 due to declining health.
Holland was succeeded by
Jack Watts in the . Watts had since represented various
Christchurch
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electorates. He retired at the end of the parliamentary term in 1960.
The electorate was abolished in 1969, when
Eric Holland went to the nearby Riccarton electorate. It was then recreated in 1978, and abolished in 1996, for the first
MMP election.
Members of Parliament
The Fendalton electorate was represented by five Members of Parliament:
Key
Election results
1993 election
1990 election
1987 election
1984 election
1981 election
1978 election
1967 by-election
1966 election
1963 election
1960 election
1957 election
1954 election
1951 election
1949 election
1946 election
Notes
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1946 establishments in New Zealand
1996 disestablishments in New Zealand
Historical electorates of New Zealand
Politics of Christchurch
History of Christchurch
1969 disestablishments in New Zealand
1978 establishments in New Zealand