Hawera (New Zealand electorate)
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Hawera was a parliamentary electorate
in the South Taranaki District
of New Zealand from 1896 to 1908.
The electorate was represented by two Members of Parliament:
The electorate was centred on the town of Hawera
.
New Zealand electorates
An electorate is a voting district for elections to the Parliament of New Zealand. In informal discussion, electorates are often called seats. The most formal description, electoral district, is rarely seen outside of electoral legislation. Before 1996, all Members of Parliament were directly...
in the South Taranaki District
South Taranaki District
South Taranaki is a territorial authority on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island that contains the towns of Hawera, Manaia, Opunake, Patea, Eltham, and Waverley...
of New Zealand from 1896 to 1908.
The electorate was represented by two Members of Parliament:
- Felix McGuireFelix McGuireFelix McGuire was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Egmont electorate in a 1891 by-election after the resignation of Harry Atkinson, and represented it until the end of the 12th Parliament in 1896...
1896–1902 - Charles E. MajorCharles E. MajorCharles Edwin Major was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, from Taranaki.He was a Member of Parliament for Hawera in the 15th and 16th parliaments, from 1902 to 1908, having failed to win election in 1899....
1902–08
The electorate was centred on the town of Hawera
Hawera
Hawera is the second-largest town in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight, 75 kilometres south of New Plymouth on State Highway 3 and 20 minutes' drive from Mount Taranaki/Egmont.It is also on State Highway 45,...
.