Gladstone (New Zealand electorate)
Gladstone was a parliamentary electorate in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, from 1866 to 1890.
Geographic coverage[edit]
Gladstone was located in the South Canterbury region. In 1866 and 1871, the nomination meetings were held in Waimate.[1][2]
History[edit]
Gladstone was created in 1866 for the 4th Parliament. Francis Jollie won the 1866 election unopposed and became the first representative.[3] He died in November 1870. As this was one month before the dissolution of Parliament, there was no by-election.[4] George Parker was elected in the 1871 election.[5] He retired in 1875.[6] He was succeeded by Frederick Teschemaker, who won the 1876 election.[7] Teschemaker died on 21 November 1878 before the end of the term.[8]
John Studholme won the resulting January 1879 by-election unopposed, and was confirmed at the 1879 general election. He held the electorate until the end of the term in 1881.[9] He was succeeded by James Sutter, who won the 1881 and 1884 elections. He served until 1887.[9]
The 1887 election was contested by Arthur Rhodes, Jeremiah Twomey and F Franks. Whilst Twomey clearly won the show of hands at the nomination meeting,[10] Rhodes defeated him with 739 to 663 votes, with Franks receiving 16 votes.[11] Rhodes served until the end of the term in 1890,[12] when the electorate was abolished.[13] Rhodes successfully contested the Geraldine electorate in 1890.[12]
Members of Parliament[edit]
Gladstone was represented by six Members of Parliament:[13]
Key
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Gladstone election". Timaru Herald. Vol. IV, no. 94. 2 March 1866. p. 5. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "The Gladstone nomination". Timaru Herald. Vol. XIV, no. 600. 25 February 1871. p. 5. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Gladstone election". The Timaru Herald. Vol. IV, no. 94. 2 March 1866. p. 5. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. ?.
- ^ "The New Parliament". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XXX, no. 41. 18 February 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ Scholefield 1925, p. 124.
- ^ "Latest Telegram". Timaru Herald. Vol. XXIV, no. 1325. 26 January 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ Scholefield 1925, p. 139.
- ^ a b Scholefield 1925, p. 137.
- ^ "Gladstone". Timaru Herald. Vol. XLV, no. 4039. 17 September 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Canterbury". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. XXI, no. 229. 27 September 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ a b Scholefield 1925, p. 128.
- ^ a b Scholefield 1950, p. 158.
References[edit]
- Scholefield, Guy (1925) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record (2nd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.