Westland (New Zealand electorate)

Westland was a parliamentary electorate in the West Coast of New Zealand from 1866 to 1868 and 1890 to 1972. In 1972 the Tasman and West Coast electorates replaced the former Buller and Westland electorates.

Population centres

In the 1865 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives focussed its review of electorates to South Island electorates only, as the Central Otago Gold Rush had caused significant population growth, and a redistribution of the existing population. Fifteen additional South Island electorates were created, including Westland, and the number of Members of Parliament was increased by 13 to 70.^[1]

In December 1887, the House of Representatives voted to reduce its membership from general electorates from 91 to 70. The 1890 electoral redistribution used the same 1886 census data used for the 1887 electoral redistribution. In addition, three-member electorates were introduced in the four main centres. This resulted in a major restructuring of electorates, and Westland was one of eight electorates to be re-created for the 1890 election.^[2]

History

The electorate was formed for the 1866 election. William Sefton Moorhouse stood in the electorate and was returned 16 March 1866 in favour of William Shaw.^[3]^[4]

The general election was held on 22 February 1866 in the Mount Herbert electorate, in which Moorhouse was returned unopposed.^[3]^[5] Having been elected in two electorates, Moorhouse chose to represent Westland.^[6] Moorhouse resigned on 20 February 1868.^[3]

Joseph Grimmond, who had since 1887 represented the Hokitika electorate, contested the Westland electorate in the 1890 general election against Richard Seddon, with Seddon being successful.^[7] In the 1893 election, Seddon was returned unopposed.^[8] In the 1896 election, Seddon was again opposed by Grimmond but remained successful.^[9] Seddon held the electorate until his death in 1906.^[10] He was succeeded by his son Tom, who in turn represented the electorate until his defeat in the 1925 election by Labour's James O'Brien.^[11]

Members of Parliament

The electorate was represented by seven Members of Parliament:^[12]

Key

Independent Liberal Labour

Election	Winner
1866 election		William Sefton Moorhouse
(Electorate abolished 1868–1890, see Westland South, Westland North, Waimea, and Westland Boroughs)
1890 election		Richard Seddon
1893 election
1896 election
1899 election
1902 election
1905 election
1906 by-election		Tom Seddon
1908 election
1911 election
1914 election
1919 election
1922 election		James O'Brien
1925 election		Tom Seddon (2nd period)
1928 election		James O'Brien (2nd period)
1931 election
1935 election
1938 election
1943 election
1946 election
1947 by-election		James Begg Kent
1949 election
1951 election
1954 election
1957 election
1960 election		Paddy Blanchfield
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
(Electorate abolished in 1972, see West Coast and Tasman)

Election results

1947 by-election

Westland by-election, 1947^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Kent	7,427	57.88
	National	J. F. Lockington	5,405	42.12
Majority			2,022	15.76
Informal votes			54
Registered electors			14,262
Turnout			12,886	90.35
	Labour hold		Swing

1931 election

General election, 1931: Westland^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	James O'Brien	5,193	56.05	+5.02
	Independent	John Greenslade	4,072	43.95
Majority			1,121	12.10	+10.04
Informal votes			63	0.68	-0.38
Turnout			9,328	91.21	-2.54
Registered electors			10,227

1906 by-election

Westland by-election, 1906^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Tom Seddon	2,403	58.81
	Conservative	Henry Michel	1,683	41.18
Majority			720	17.62
Turnout			4,086	91.12	+10.05
Registered electors			4,484

1905 election

General election, 1905: Westland^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Richard Seddon	3,420	92.05	-0.58
	Independent	Harry Cowin	240	6.46
Informal votes			55	1.48
Majority			3,180	85.59	+0.32
Turnout			3,715	81.07	+11.20
Registered electors			4,582

1902 election

General election, 1902: Westland^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Richard Seddon	2,983	92.63
	Independent	Frank Isitt	237	7.36
Majority			2,746	85.27
Turnout			3,220	69.87
Registered electors			4,608

1899 election

General election, 1899: Westland^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Richard Seddon	Unopposed
Registered electors			4,427

1896 election

General election, 1896: Westland^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Richard Seddon	2,707	76.66
	Conservative	Joseph Grimmond	824	23.34
Majority			1,883	53.33
Informal votes
Turnout
Registered electors			4,508

1893 election

General election, 1893: Westland^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Richard Seddon	Unopposed
Registered electors			4,186

1890 election

General election, 1890: Westland^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Richard Seddon	1,098	59.10
	Conservative	Joseph Grimmond	760	40.90
Majority			338	18.19
Turnout			1,858	73.06
Registered electors			2,543

Notes

↑ McRobie 1989, p. 36.
↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 54ff.
1 2 3 Scholefield 1950, p. 127.
↑ "Representation of Westland". West Coast Times (158). 21 March 1866. p. 3. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
↑ "Election Intelligence". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. XXV (26). 1 March 1866. p. 3. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
↑ Wilson 1985, p. 267.
↑ "Westland". Clutha Leader. XVII (856). 12 December 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
1 2 The General Election, 1893. Government Printer. 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
1 2 "Electoral District of Westland". West Coast Times (10438). 17 December 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
↑ Wilson 1985, p. 233.
↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 223, 233.
↑ Wilson 1985, p. 277.
↑ Norton 1988, p. 391.
↑ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
↑ "The Westland By-election". The Marlborough Express. XXXIX (163). 16 July 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
↑ The General Election, 1905. National Library. 1906. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
↑ "The General Election, 1902". National Library. 1903. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
↑ "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
↑ "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

References

McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

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