Hokonui (New Zealand electorate)
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Hokonui was a parliamentary electorate
in the Southland Region
of New Zealand
, from 1881 to 1890.
The electorate includes the Hokonui Hills
, and was represented by two Members of Parliament:
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 Southland Region
Southland Region
Southland is New Zealand's southernmost region and is also a district within that region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island / Rakiura...
of 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...
, from 1881 to 1890.
The electorate includes the Hokonui Hills
Hokonui Hills
The Hokonui Hills, also known as The Hokonui Mountains or simply The Hokonui, are a range of hills in northern Southland, New Zealand. They rise to 600 metres above the surrounding Southland Plains, of which the hills mark a northern extremity....
, and was represented by two Members of Parliament:
- Henry DriverHenry DriverHenry Driver was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Roslyn electorate from 1869 to 1871, when he resigned, and from 1878 to 1881. He then represented the Hokonui electorate from 1881 to 1884, when he retired.-References:...
1881-84 (retired) - Cuthbert CowanCuthbert CowanCuthbert Cowan was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Southland, New Zealand.He represented the Wallace electorate in 1869 , and then the Hokonui electorate from 1884 to 1890, when he retired.-References:...
1884-90 (retired)