Newton was a 19th-century parliamentary
electorate
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in
Auckland
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, New Zealand. It existed from 1861 to 1893 and was represented by seven
Members of Parliament
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.
History
Newton existed from 1861 to 1893. It was created for the
3rd New Zealand Parliament and ran to the end of the
11th Parliament, and was represented by seven MPs.
George Graham
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was the first representative, who was elected on 15 January
1861
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. He was re-elected in the , but resigned in 1869. The resulting was won by
Robert James Creighton. In the subsequent , Creighton successfully contested the electorate. The Newton electorate was won by
William Swanson in 1871, who was re-elected in the next general election on 24 December
1875, and in the and s. Swanson retired in 1884.
Swanson was succeeded by
Thomas Peacock
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in the . In the , Peacock successfully contested the electorate.
The 1887 election was contested by
Joseph Tole
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(who had represented the
Eden electorate since the 1876 election and was the
Minister of Justice
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),
Edward Withy
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(a political novice who, after early retirement from business, had emigrated with his large family to Auckland in 1884) and Henry Thomas Garrett.
Tole and Garrett were liberal politicians, whilst Withy was a conservative.
The liberal vote was split, and Tole, Withy and Garrett received 606, 701 and 170 votes, respectively, with Withy thus elected.
won the , but resigned from Parliament in 1891. A deputation requested Sir
George Grey
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to contest the
1891 by-election. Goldie also asked Grey to take his seat. Grey was prepared to put his name forward only if the election was unopposed, as he did not want to suffer the excitement of a contested election.
Grey declared his candidacy on 25 March 1891.
On 6 April 1891, he was declared elected, as he was unopposed.
The electorate was abolished in 1893 at the end of the 11th Parliament.
Members
Key
Election results
1891 by-election
1890 election
Notes
References
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1860 establishments in New Zealand
1893 disestablishments in New Zealand