Augustus White
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Augustus Edward White was a 19th century Member of Parliament
in New Zealand
.
He contested the Akaroa electorate against the William Sefton Moorhouse
, the incumbent for the seat and Superintendent
of the Province of Canterbury
. White and Moorhouse received 51 and 32 votes, respectively; a majority of 19 for White, who was thus elected. White resigned in 1863, and Lancelot Walker
won the subsequent by-election.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
He contested the Akaroa electorate against the William Sefton Moorhouse
William Sefton Moorhouse
William Sefton Moorhouse was a New Zealand politician. He was the second Superintendent of Canterbury Province.-Early life:...
, the incumbent for the seat and Superintendent
Superintendent (politics)
Superintendent was the elected head of each Provincial Council in New Zealand from 1853 to 1876.-Historical context:Provinces existed in New Zealand from 1841 until 1876 as a form of sub-national government. After the initial provinces pre-1853, new provinces were formed by the New Zealand...
of the Province of Canterbury
Province of Canterbury
The Province of Canterbury, also called the Southern Province, is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England...
. White and Moorhouse received 51 and 32 votes, respectively; a majority of 19 for White, who was thus elected. White resigned in 1863, and Lancelot Walker
Lancelot Walker
Lancelot Walker was a 19th century Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He represented the electorate from the after the resignation of Augustus White to 1866, then from the electorate until he resigned in 1867. On 15 May 1885, he was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council, where he...
won the subsequent by-election.