Marlborough is a former New Zealand parliamentary
electorate
Electorate may refer to:
* The people who are eligible to vote in an election, especially their number e.g. the term ''size of (the) electorate''
* The dominion of a Prince-elector
The prince-electors (german: Kurfürst pl. , cz, Kurfiřt, ...
, in the
Marlborough
Marlborough may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
** Marlborough College, public school
* Marlborough School, Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England
* The Marlborough Science Academy in Hertfordshire, England
Austral ...
region at the top of the
South Island. It existed from 1938 to 1996, and was represented by five
Members of Parliament
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.
Population centres
The
1931 New Zealand census had been cancelled due to the
Great Depression, so the 1937 electoral redistribution had to take ten years of population growth into account. The increasing population imbalance between the
North
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Etymology
The word ''north ...
and
South Islands had slowed, and only one electorate seat was transferred from south to north. Five electorates were abolished, one former electorate () was re-established, and four electorates were created for the first time, including Marlborough. The Marlborough electorate replaced the electorate, which had more or less the same shape as Wairau had had since the 1927 electoral redistribution. For the purposes of the
country quota
The country quota was a part of the New Zealand electoral system from 1881 until 1945, when it was abolished by the First Labour Government. Its effect was to make urbanUrban electorate were those that contained cities or boroughs of over 2000 pe ...
, the 1936 census had determined that some 27% of the population lived in urban areas, and the balance in rural areas.
Settlements that were covered by the original electorate included
Havelock,
Picton,
Blenheim, and
Kaikoura. The area is noted for growing grapes for white wine.
History
The electorate was created in 1938, replacing the
Wairau electorate.
Ted Meachen of the
Labour Party, who had previously represented Wairau, was the first representative. In the , Meachen was defeated by
National
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* Nation or country
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's
Tom Shand
Thomas Philip Shand (16 April 1911 – 11 December 1969) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography Early life and career
Shand was born in 1911 in Ngapara, North Otago. His parents were Gilbert Esme Tressillian Shand and Con ...
.
In
1996 with the advent of
mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation the electorate was included into the
Kaikōura
Kaikōura () is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1, 180 km north of Christchurch. The town has an estimated permanent resident population of (as of ).
The town is the governmen ...
electorate. The then MP
Doug Kidd
Sir Douglas Lorimer Kidd (born 12 September 1941) is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1978 to 2002, representing the National Party. He served for three years as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Early life
Kidd was ...
was the first MP for Kaikōura.
Members of Parliament
Key
Election results
1993 election
1990 election
1987 election
1984 election
1981 election
1978 election
1975 election
1972 election
1970 by-election
1969 election
1966 election
1963 election
1960 election
1957 election
1954 election
1951 election
1949 election
1946 election
1943 election
1938 election
Notes
References
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{{Historic electorates of New Zealand , state=collapsed
Historical electorates of New Zealand
Politics of the Marlborough Region
1938 establishments in New Zealand
1996 disestablishments in New Zealand