Wellington North (New Zealand electorate)


Wellington North was, from 1905 to 1946, a parliamentary electorate within the area encompassing New Zealand's capital, Wellington. The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament.

Population centres

Through the City Single Electorates Act, 1903, the three-member electorates of the four main centres were split again, and this became effective at the end of the 15th Parliament and was thus used for the. The City of Wellington electorate was split into the,, and Wellington North electorates. The electorate covered areas north of the central city. For the purpose of the country quota, the electorate has always been regarded as fully urban. In the 1937 electoral redistribution, Somes Island was transferred from the to the Wellington North electorate.

History

of the Liberal Party was the electorate's first representative from 1905 to, when he was defeated by Alexander Herdman. Herdman had previously represented the electorate. He joined the Reform Party but resigned from Parliament in February 1918.
Herdman was succeeded by John Luke of the Reform Party in the resulting. In the, Luke was defeated by Charles Henry Chapman of the Labour Party. Chapman represented the electorate from 1928 to 1946, and moved to the electorate when Wellington North was abolished.

Members of Parliament

The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament:
Key

Election results

1943 election

1938 election

1935 election

1931 election

1928 election

1925 election

1922 election

1919 election

1918 by-election

1914 election

1911 election

1908 election

1905 election