Roslyn was a parliamentary

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in the city of

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in the Otago region of New Zealand from 1866 to 1890.

Population centres

In the 1865 electoral redistribution, the

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focussed its review of electorates to South Island electorates only, as the

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had caused significant population growth, and a redistribution of the existing population. Fifteen additional South Island electorates were created, including Roslyn, and the number of Members of Parliament was increased by 13 to 70. Roslyn began as quite a large electorate, covering areas on the northern half of the

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as far east as

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, and western Dunedin suburbs including Roslyn. In the 1870 electoral redistribution, the area was reduced in the north (resulting in the loss of Leith Valley to ) and south-west. In the 1875 electoral redistribution, the area that has been lost in the north was gained again. In the 1881 electoral redistribution, the area reduced significantly and comprised western suburbs only; St Leonards and Leith Valley were both lost at that time. In the 1887 electoral redistribution, the area was further adjusted, but the electorate continued to cover western Dunedin suburbs. In the 1890 electoral redistribution, the Roslyn electorate was abolished and most of its area went to the new electorate, with some small areas going to the three-member electorate.

History

George Hepburn, the electorate's first representative who was elected in 1866, resigned in 1869.

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replaced him. Arthur John Burns was elected in the 1875 general election, and resigned in 1878. He was succeeded by Driver, who started his second period of representation that year.

Election results

The electorate was represented by six

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: Key

1878 Roslyn by-election

1871 Roslyn by-election

Notes

References

* * * {{Historic electorates of New Zealand , state=collapsed Historical electorates of New Zealand Politics of Dunedin 1865 establishments in New Zealand 1890 disestablishments in New Zealand