Picton (New Zealand electorate)
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Picton was a parliamentary electorate in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand, from 1861 to 1887.
Population centres
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The Picton electorate was based on the town of Picton, New Zealand which was also its main centre.
History
The electorate was first created in 1861 for the term of the 3rd New Zealand Parliament. It existed until the end of the 9th Parliament in 1887.{{cite book |last= Scholefield |first= Guy |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 |author-link=Guy Scholefield |edition=3rd |orig-year= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1950 |publisher=Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |page=162}}
David Monro was the first representative from 1861 to 1866. Arthur Beauchamp{{cite book |title=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts |year=1906 |url=https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d2-d3-d5.html#name-432118-mention |author=Cyclopedia Company Limited |access-date=20 June 2010 |location=Christchurch |chapter=Present And Past Members of Parliament}} won the 1866 election, but resigned in 1867.
William Adams{{cite book |title=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts |year=1906 |url=https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d2-d3-d5.html#name-432114-mention |author=Cyclopedia Company Limited |access-date=20 June 2010 |location=Christchurch |chapter=Present And Past Members of Parliament}} won the resulting 1867 by-election, but he resigned in 1868.
Courtney Kenny{{cite book |title=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts |year=1906 |url=https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d2-d3-d5.html#name-432117-mention |author=Cyclopedia Company Limited |access-date=20 June 2010 |location=Christchurch |chapter=Present And Past Members of Parliament}} won 11 June 1868 by-election and represented the electorate until the end of the 7th Parliament in 1881.
The last representative was Edward Connolly, who represented Picton from 1881 until the electorate was abolished in 1887.
Members
The electorate was represented by five Members of Parliament.{{cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |orig-year= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher=V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc= 154283103 |page=270}}
Key
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! width=175 colspan=2 |Winner |
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| 1861 election
| {{party color cell|Independent politician|5px}} | rowspan=1 | David Monro |
| {{NZ election link|1866}}
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| {{By-election link small|Picton|1867}}
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| {{By-election link small|Picton|1868}}
| rowspan=4 {{party color cell|Independent politician}} | rowspan=4 | Courtney Kenny |
| {{NZ election link|1871}} |
| 1876 election |
| {{NZ election link|1879}} |
| {{NZ election link|1881}}
| rowspan=2 {{party color cell|Independent politician}} | rowspan=2 | Edward Connolly |
| {{NZ election link|1884}} |
References
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Category:Politics of the Marlborough District