Stanmore was a parliamentary

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, New Zealand from 1881 to 1887. The electorate was represented by two

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Population centres

The previous electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1875 for the 1875–1876 election. In the six years since, New Zealand's European population had increased by 65%. In the 1881 electoral redistribution, the

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increased the number of European representatives to 91 (up from 84 since the 1875–76 election). The number of Māori electorates was held at four. The House further decided that electorates should not have more than one representative, which led to 35 new electorates being formed, including Stanmore, and two electorates that had previously been abolished to be recreated. This necessitated a major disruption to existing boundaries. The electorate covered the north-eastern suburbs of Christchurch, including

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(then called Bingsland), Phillipstown, and

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(parts of which were then called Knightstown). The electorate derived its name from Stanmore Road, which is located in Richmond. Stanmore Road itself was named by an original landowner from

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in the

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History

In the 1881 general election, the electorate was contested by

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, William Patten Cowlishaw (a partner of Francis James Garrick) and William Flesher (father of

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). They received 383, 362 and 303 votes, respectively. Pilliet was declared elected with a majority of 21 votes. Following a petition, the 1881 election was declared invalid. The resulting 12 July

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was contested by Pilliet,

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and Cowlishaw. They received 469, 345 and 244 votes, respectively. Pilliet was declared elected with a majority of 124 votes. From March 1884, requests were put to the

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, to contest the for Parliament, either in the Stanmore or electorate. In late June, he announced that he would not accede to the request. The 1884 general election was contested by five candidates. The

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came a distant fourth place. Daniel Reese,

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, Dorney, Pilliet and Wansey received 524, 435, 142, 43 and 19 votes, respectively. The majority for Reese was 89 votes. There was some protest about the election, but this came to nothing and the result stood as declared. In 1887 Reese was defeated and came third in the replacement electorate of

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Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at a general election. Key

Election results

1882 Stanmore by-election

Notes

References

* * {{Historic electorates of New Zealand , state=collapsed 1881 establishments in New Zealand 1887 disestablishments in New Zealand Historical electorates of New Zealand Politics of Christchurch History of Christchurch