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Eden, 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 in the Holy Roman Empire until 1806 * An electoral district An ...
, lay in the general area of the suburb of
Mount Eden Mount Eden is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand whose name honours George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland. It is south of the Central Business District (CBD). Mt Eden Road winds its way around the side of Mount Eden Domain and continues to weave ba ...
in the city of
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Population centres

The 1870 electoral redistribution was undertaken by a
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based on population data from the 1867 census. Eight sub-committees were formed, with two members each making decisions for their own
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; thus members set their own electorate boundaries. The number of electorates was increased from 61 to 72, and Eden was one of the new electorates. The electorate was urban, and comprised a number of inner-city suburbs in the central-south part of Auckland.


History

The Eden electorate was created in 1871 for the 5th Parliament. The first elected representative was Robert James Creighton, who won the 1871 election. He was succeeded in
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by
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, who served until 1887. In the , Tole beat
Frederick Whitaker Sir Frederick Whitaker (23 April 1812 – 4 December 1891) was an English-born New Zealand politician who served twice as the premier of New Zealand and six times as Attorney-General. Early life Whitaker was born at the Deanery Manor House, ...
. Edwin Mitchelson won the 1887 election. He served three parliamentary terms until 1896, when he unsuccessfully contested the City of Auckland electorate. John Bollard was the next representative, elected in the 1896 election. He held the electorate until 1914. In the , he had a wafer-thin majority of just four votes over Malcolm Niccol. Bollard was succeeded by
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, who won the 1914 election. Parr resigned on 26 March 1926, as he had been appointed as
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won the resulting 1926 by-election, as the Reform Party vote was split between two candidates. He held the electorate for the remainder of the term until 1928. He was succeeded by
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, who won in the 1928 election. He was defeated in
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Bill Anderton William Theophilus Anderton (16 March 1891 – 20 January 1966) was a New Zealand politician of the New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party. He served as Minister of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), Minister of Internal Affairs in the Second Labo ...
, who held Eden until 1946, when he was elected for .
Wilfred Fortune Wilfred Henry Fortune (9 October 1897 – 28 February 1961) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Personal life Fortune was born in 1897 in Paeroa. He received his education at Auckland Grammar School, the Auckland Teachers' Tr ...
won Eden in
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and held the electorate for three terms until 1954, when he was defeated for the Onslow electorate. Premier and Attorney-General
Frederick Whitaker Sir Frederick Whitaker (23 April 1812 – 4 December 1891) was an English-born New Zealand politician who served twice as the premier of New Zealand and six times as Attorney-General. Early life Whitaker was born at the Deanery Manor House, ...
stood unsuccessfully for Eden in 1879; as did John Kerr in 1871. The electorate was abolished in 1996, when it was replaced by the new MMP electorate of
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Members of Parliament

Eden was represented by 15 Members of Parliament. Key


Election results


1993 election


1990 election


1987 election


1984 election


1981 election


1978 election


1975 election


1972 election


1969 election


1966 election


1963 election


1960 election


1957 election


1954 election


1951 election


1949 election


1946 election


1943 election


1938 election


1935 election


1931 election


1928 election


1926 by-election


1914 election


1899 election


1893 election


1890 election


1887 election


1879 election

NB: Officially there are 731 ballot papers, 9 informal votes, and 2*2 duplicate votes. After removing 13 from consideration, 718 total valid votes were counted. So technically, turnout is 729 voters.


1876 election


Notes


References

* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eden (New Zealand Electorate) Historical electorates of New Zealand Politics of the Auckland Region 1870 establishments in New Zealand 1996 disestablishments in New Zealand