Matthew Green (New Zealand politician)
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Matthew Wood Green was a 19th century Member of Parliament
from Dunedin
, New Zealand
.
He represented the Dunedin East
electorate from 1881 to 1884, when he was defeated.
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,...
from Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
, 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 represented the Dunedin East
Dunedin East
Dunedin East was a parliamentary electorate in the city of Dunedin in the Otago Region of New Zealand from 1881 to 1890.-History:Dunedin East is one of the electorates that replaced the three-member City of Dunedin electorate. The other two electorate formed in 1881 are Dunedin Central and...
electorate from 1881 to 1884, when he was defeated.