Picton was a parliamentary

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in the

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of New Zealand, from 1861 to 1887.

Population centres

The Picton electorate was based on the town of

Picton, New Zealand Picton ( mi, Waitohi) is a town in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island. The town is located near the head of the Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui, north of Blenheim and west of Wellington. Waikawa lies just north-east ...

which was also its main centre.

History

The electorate was first created in

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for the term of the

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. It existed until the end of the 9th Parliament in 1887.

David Monro Sir David Monro (27 March 1813 – 15 February 1877) was a New Zealand politician. He served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1861 to 1870. Early life Monro was born in Edinburgh. His father was Alexander Monro, ...

was the first representative from 1861 to 1866.

Arthur Beauchamp Arthur Beauchamp (1827 – 28 April 1910) was a Member of Parliament from New Zealand. He is remembered as the father of Harold Beauchamp, who rose to fame as chairman of the Bank of New Zealand and was the father of writer Katherine Mansfield. ...

won the 1866 election, but resigned in 1867. William Adams won the resulting 1867 by-election, but he resigned in 1868.

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won 11 June 1868 by-election and represented the electorate until the end of the 7th Parliament in 1881. The last representative was Edward Connolly, who represented Picton from 1881 until the electorate was abolished in 1887.

Members

The electorate was represented by five

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. Key

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Picton (New Zealand Electorate) Historical electorates of New Zealand Politics of the Marlborough Region Picton, New Zealand 1860 establishments in New Zealand 1887 disestablishments in New Zealand