Wellington Suburbs was a parliamentary

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, New Zealand. It existed from 1893 to 1902, then from 1908 to 1911, and from 1919 to 1946. The electorate was represented by six

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Population centres

In the 1892 electoral redistribution, population shift to the

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required the transfer of one seat from the

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to the north. The resulting ripple effect saw every electorate established in 1890 have its boundaries altered, and eight electorates were established for the first time, including Wellington Suburbs.

History

Suburbs of Wellington was formed for the . The first representative was Alfred Newman, who had been in Parliament since a . At the next election in , Newman stood in Otaki and was defeated.

Thomas Wilford Sir Thomas Mason Wilford (20 June 1870 – 22 June 1939) was a New Zealand politician. He held the seats of Wellington Suburbs then Hutt continuously for thirty years, from 1899 to 1929. Wilford was leader of the New Zealand Liberal Party, and ...

of the

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won the , but the result was declared void after an election petition on the grounds of corrupt and illegal practices. Charles Wilson, also of the Liberal Party, was elected MP for Wellington Suburbs following a

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on 23 April 1897, but retired at the end of the term in 1899. Wilford then won the electorate in the . Wellington Suburbs was abolished in 1902, and Wilford successfully contested the electorate instead. The electorate was recreated as Wellington Suburbs in 1908 for one parliamentary term, i.e. until 1911.

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of the Liberal Party won the . He was defeated for

Wellington Suburbs and Country Wellington Suburbs and Country is a former parliamentary electorate in Wellington, New Zealand, from 1911 to 1919. The electorate was combined from Wellington Suburbs and Wellington Country electorates. Population centres In the 1911 electoral ...

in the . The electorate was recreated in 1919. Robert Wright, who was first elected to Parliament in and was most recently representing the

electorate, won the representing the Reform Party. He continued to represent the electorate until he unsuccessfully stood in the electorate in the . Wright was succeeded by Harry Combs in 1938. He was a member of the Labour Party and represented the electorate for two parliamentary terms until 1946, when it was abolished again. Combs successfully contested in .

Members of Parliament

The electorate was represented by six

. Key

Election results

1943 election

1938 election

1935 election

1931 election

1928 election

1925 election

1922 election

1919 election

1908 election

1899 election

1897 by-election

1896 election

1893 election

Notes

References

* * * {{Historic electorates of New Zealand , state=collapsed Historical electorates of New Zealand Politics of the Wellington Region 1893 establishments in New Zealand 1902 disestablishments in New Zealand 1946 disestablishments in New Zealand 1911 disestablishments in New Zealand 1908 establishments in New Zealand 1919 establishments in New Zealand