Ellesmere, New Zealand

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Ellesmere is a locality in the Selwyn District of New Zealand.

Located south of Rolleston, the locality has given its names to a number of features. Ellesmere ward is a large rural area within Selwyn District; two of Selwyn's ten district councillors are elected in that ward.{{cite web |title=Selwyn wards maps and boundaries |url=https://www.selwyn.govt.nz/your-council/elections/selwyn-wards-maps-and-boundaries |publisher=Selwyn District Council |access-date=28 November 2022}} Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, Canterbury's largest lake, is located south of Ellesmere.{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=John |title=Canterbury places – Ellesmere district |url= https://teara.govt.nz/en/canterbury-places/page-16 |publisher=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand |access-date=29 November 2022 |date=17 August 2015}} The Anglican Church has a parish called Ellesmere,{{cite web |title=Ellesmere Anglican Parish of NZ |url=https://ellesmerenzanglicanparish.wordpress.com/ |publisher=Ellesmere Anglican Parish |access-date=28 November 2022}} and Walter Harper was its vicar from 1876 to 1882.{{Macdonald Dictionary|711913|Dean Walter Harper|29 November 2022}} The parliamentary Ellesmere electorate existed from 1861 to 1928.{{Cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |orig-year=First published in 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher=V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc=154283103 |page=263}}