New Zealand general election, 1905
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The New Zealand general election of 1905 was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 20 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 16th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 412,702 voters turned out, with 396,657 (83.25% of the electoral roll) voting in the European electorates.

1903 the City Single Electorates Act declared that at the dissolution of the 15th Parliament, the four multi-member electorates would be abolished and replaced each with three single-member electorates. It was also the year absentee voting was introduced for all electors unable to be in their own electorate on election day; first Chief Electoral Officer appointed.

In 1905 a progressive faction within the Liberal Party started to form in opposition to Liberal leader Richard Seddon
Richard Seddon
Richard John Seddon , sometimes known as King Dick, is to date the longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand. He is regarded by some, including historian Keith Sinclair, as one of New Zealand's greatest political leaders....

's policies. They announced that they would stand in the election as the New Liberal Party
New Liberal Party (New Zealand)
The New Liberal Party of New Zealand was a splinter group of the original Liberal Party. It was formed at a meeting in the Christchurch suburb of Papanui in June 1905 by two Liberal-aligned independents who sought a more "progressive" policy than that followed by the Liberal leader, Richard Seddon,...

, however an accusation against Seddon's son, when disproven saw most of the dissidents return to the Liberal Party, and of the three New Liberals (Francis Fisher
Francis Fisher
Francis Marion Bates Fisher was a New Zealand Member of Parliament from Wellington. He was known as Rainbow Fisher for his frequent changes of political allegiance. Fisher was an internationally successful tennis player.-Early life:...

, Harry Bedford
Harry Bedford (politician)
Harry Dodgshun Bedford was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for the City of Dunedin.-Member of Parliament:Harry Bedford represented one of the multi-member City of Dunedin seats in the New Zealand Parliament from 1902 to 1905....

 and Tommy Taylor) that stood in the election only Fisher was returned.

The Rev Frank Isitt
Frank Isitt
Rev Francis Whitmore Isitt was a New Zealand Methodist Minister, who was general secretary of the New Zealand Alliance from 1900 to 1909. He was a brother of the Rev Leonard Isitt....

 was the Prohibition candidate for several South Island electorates, and came second in two.

European electorates

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|bgcolor=| John McLachlan
John McLachlan
John McLachlan was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Ashburton, in the South Island.-Member of Parliament:John McLachlan represented the Ashburton electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for twelve years .Born in Scotland, McLachlan came to New Zealand in 1863. He was a farmer...


|bgcolor=| John McLachlan
John McLachlan
John McLachlan was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Ashburton, in the South Island.-Member of Parliament:John McLachlan represented the Ashburton electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for twelve years .Born in Scotland, McLachlan came to New Zealand in 1863. He was a farmer...


|bgcolor=| Studholme
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|bgcolor=| Alfred Kidd
Alfred Kidd
Alfred Kidd was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.-Early life:He was born at Hounslow, Middlesex, England, and arrived in New Zealand in 1865, at the age of 14. He worked for 7 years in the Thames Goldfields, and then left to take the position of providore for the steamers of the...


|bgcolor=| L J Bagnall
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|bgcolor=| Frederick Baume
Frederick Baume
Frederick Ehrenfried Baume was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.From 1902 to 1905 he was one of the three Members of Parliament representing the multi-member City of Auckland electorate....


|bgcolor=| H Bamford
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|bgcolor=| Charles Poole
Charles Poole
Charles Henry Poole was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Auckland West electorate in the 1905 general election, but was defeated in 1911. He won the seat back in 1914, and retired in 1919,-References:...


|bgcolor=| Christopher Parr
Christopher James Parr
Christopher James Parr, later known as Sir James Parr was a New Zealand lawyer and politician of the Reform Party. He was Mayor of Auckland from 1911 to 1915, succeeded by Sir James Gunson....


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|bgcolor=| William Tanner
William Tanner (New Zealand)
William Wilcox Tanner was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party. In 1905 he was associated with the New Liberal Party group.-Early life:...


|bgcolor=| William Tanner
William Tanner (New Zealand)
William Wilcox Tanner was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party. In 1905 he was associated with the New Liberal Party group.-Early life:...


|bgcolor=| John Russell Brunt
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|bgcolor=| Joseph Ward
Joseph Ward
Sir Joseph George Ward, 1st Baronet, GCMG was the 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand on two occasions in the early 20th century.-Early life:...


|bgcolor=| Joseph Ward
Joseph Ward
Sir Joseph George Ward, 1st Baronet, GCMG was the 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand on two occasions in the early 20th century.-Early life:...


|bgcolor=| H S Woodnorth
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|bgcolor=| Robert Houston
Robert Morrow Houston
Robert Morrow Houston was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Bay of Islands electorate in the 1890 general election, and he represented the seat to 1908, when he retired.-References:...


|bgcolor=| Robert Houston
Robert Morrow Houston
Robert Morrow Houston was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Bay of Islands electorate in the 1890 general election, and he represented the seat to 1908, when he retired.-References:...


|bgcolor=| J C Johnson
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|bgcolor=| William Herbert Herries
|bgcolor=| William Herbert Herries
|bgcolor=| J Foster
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|bgcolor=| James Allen
James Allen (New Zealand)
Sir James Allen, GCMG, KCB was a prominent New Zealand politician and diplomat. He held a number of the most important political offices in the country, including Minister of Finance and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was also New Zealand's Minister of Defence during World War I.-Early life:Allen...


|bgcolor=| James Allen
James Allen (New Zealand)
Sir James Allen, GCMG, KCB was a prominent New Zealand politician and diplomat. He held a number of the most important political offices in the country, including Minister of Finance and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was also New Zealand's Minister of Defence during World War I.-Early life:Allen...


|bgcolor=| W D Mason
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|bgcolor=| James Colvin
James Colvin (New Zealand)
James Colvin was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Buller, in the South Island.-Member of Parliament:James Colvin represented the Buller electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for twenty years from 1899 to his death in 1919...


|bgcolor=| James Colvin
James Colvin (New Zealand)
James Colvin was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Buller, in the South Island.-Member of Parliament:James Colvin represented the Buller electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for twenty years from 1899 to his death in 1919...


|bgcolor=| Frank Isitt
Frank Isitt
Rev Francis Whitmore Isitt was a New Zealand Methodist Minister, who was general secretary of the New Zealand Alliance from 1900 to 1909. He was a brother of the Rev Leonard Isitt....


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|bgcolor=| Thomas Sidey
Thomas Sidey
Sir Thomas Kay Sidey was a New Zealand politician from the Otago Region, remembered for his successful advocacy of daylight saving time.-Early life:...


|bgcolor=| Thomas Sidey
Thomas Sidey
Sir Thomas Kay Sidey was a New Zealand politician from the Otago Region, remembered for his successful advocacy of daylight saving time.-Early life:...


|bgcolor=| William Earnshaw
William Earnshaw
William Earnshaw was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Peninsula and Dunedin City, in the South Island.-Member of Parliament:...


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|bgcolor=| Edmund Allen
Edmund Allen (New Zealand)
Edmund Giblett Allen was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Waikouaiti electorate in 1896, which he represented to 1902. In 1902 he was elected for the Chalmers electorate, which he represented until he was defeated in 1908-References:*New Zealand...


|bgcolor=| Edmund Allen
Edmund Allen (New Zealand)
Edmund Giblett Allen was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Waikouaiti electorate in 1896, which he represented to 1902. In 1902 he was elected for the Chalmers electorate, which he represented until he was defeated in 1908-References:*New Zealand...


|bgcolor=| W Pryor
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|bgcolor=| Thomas Davey
Thomas Davey (New Zealand)
Thomas Henry Davey was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for the electorates of City of Christchurch and Christchurch East.-Early life:Davey was born in Liskeard in south east Cornwall, England. He learned the trade of printing....


|bgcolor=| H F Toogood
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|bgcolor=| Charles Matthew Gray
Charles Matthew Gray
Charles Mathew Gray was a New Zealand Independent Member of Parliament for Christchurch North, and Mayor of Christchurch.-Early life:Charles Gray was born in Geelong, Victoria, in Australia and came to New Zealand in 1862....


|bgcolor=| Tommy Taylor
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|bgcolor=| Harry Ell
Henry Ell
Henry George Ell , commonly known as Harry Ell, was a Christchurch City councillor and a New Zealand Member of Parliament...


|bgcolor=| C H Winny
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|bgcolor=| James Thomson
James William Thomson
James William Thomson was a 19th century Member of Parliament in New Zealand.-Early life:Thomson was born in Scotland. He obtained his education at the University of Edinburgh, where he obtained an MA. He came to New Zealand in 1859 and settled in Balclutha.-Provincial Council:He was elected onto...


|bgcolor=| Alexander Malcolm
Alexander Malcolm
Alexander Scott Malcolm was an independent conservative and then Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Clutha electorate in the 1905 general election, but was defeated in 1922. He was later on the Legislative Council, from 1924 to 1931.-References:*New Zealand...


|bgcolor=| D Stewart
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|bgcolor=| Charles Lewis
Charles Lewis (New Zealand)
Charles Lewis was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.-Early life:Lewis was born in Christchurch and attended Christ's College in his home city, and Clifton and Malvern Colleges in England. He inherited his father's farm in Halswell. Lewis retired to Waipukurau, in the...


|bgcolor=| Charles Lewis
Charles Lewis (New Zealand)
Charles Lewis was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.-Early life:Lewis was born in Christchurch and attended Christ's College in his home city, and Clifton and Malvern Colleges in England. He inherited his father's farm in Halswell. Lewis retired to Waipukurau, in the...


|bgcolor=| T J McBride
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|bgcolor=| John A. Millar
John A. Millar
John Andrew Millar was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party from Otago.Born in Jalandhar, India, he came to New Zealand in 1870...


|bgcolor=| A S Adam
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|bgcolor=| Alfred Richard Barclay
Alfred Richard Barclay
Alfred Richard Barclay was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for two Dunedin electorates.-Member of Parliament:Barclay represented one of the City of Dunedin seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives between 1899 and 1902...


|bgcolor=| Harry Bedford
Harry Bedford (politician)
Harry Dodgshun Bedford was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for the City of Dunedin.-Member of Parliament:Harry Bedford represented one of the multi-member City of Dunedin seats in the New Zealand Parliament from 1902 to 1905....


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|bgcolor=| James Frederick Arnold
James Frederick Arnold
James Frederick Arnold was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Dunedin City, Dunedin South and Dunedin Central.-Member of Parliament:...


|bgcolor=| William Downie Stewart
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|bgcolor=| John Bollard
John Bollard (politician)
John Bollard was an independent conservative then Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Eden electorate in the 1896 general election, and retired in 1914.-References:...


|bgcolor=| John Bollard
John Bollard (politician)
John Bollard was an independent conservative then Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Eden electorate in the 1896 general election, and retired in 1914.-References:...


|bgcolor=| R French
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|bgcolor=| William Thomas Jennings
William Thomas Jennings
William Thomas Jennings was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.-Career:He was born in Auckland, where he attended St. Paul's school and subsequently became an apprentice printer in the offices of the New Zealander...


|bgcolor=| William Thomas Jennings
William Thomas Jennings
William Thomas Jennings was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.-Career:He was born in Auckland, where he attended St. Paul's school and subsequently became an apprentice printer in the offices of the New Zealander...


|bgcolor=| C Leech
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|bgcolor=| Robert Rhodes
|bgcolor=| Robert Rhodes
|bgcolor=| G Rennie
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|bgcolor=| William Massey
William Massey
William Ferguson Massey, often known as Bill Massey or "Farmer Bill" served as the 19th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1912 to 1925, and was the founder of the Reform Party. He is widely considered to have been one of the more skilled politicians of his time, and was known for the particular...


|bgcolor=| William Massey
William Massey
William Ferguson Massey, often known as Bill Massey or "Farmer Bill" served as the 19th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1912 to 1925, and was the founder of the Reform Party. He is widely considered to have been one of the more skilled politicians of his time, and was known for the particular...


|bgcolor=| W W McCardle
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|bgcolor=| Frederick Flatman
Frederick Flatman
Frederick Robert Flatman was a New Zealand Member of Parliament of the Liberal Party for the Pareora and Geraldine electorates...


|bgcolor=| Frederick Flatman
Frederick Flatman
Frederick Robert Flatman was a New Zealand Member of Parliament of the Liberal Party for the Pareora and Geraldine electorates...


|bgcolor=| W Jeffries
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|bgcolor=| Arthur Guinness
Arthur Guinness (New Zealand)
Sir Arthur Robert Guinness was a New Zealand politician, and Speaker of the House of Representatives.-Personal information:...


|bgcolor=| Arthur Guinness
Arthur Guinness (New Zealand)
Sir Arthur Robert Guinness was a New Zealand politician, and Speaker of the House of Representatives.-Personal information:...


|bgcolor=| J Petrie
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|bgcolor=| George Fowlds
George Fowlds
Sir George Matthew Fowlds CBE was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.-Member of Parliament:George Fowlds represented the City of Auckland electorate from 1899 to 1902, and then the Grey Lynn electorate from 1902 to 1911....


|bgcolor=| George Fowlds
George Fowlds
Sir George Matthew Fowlds CBE was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.-Member of Parliament:George Fowlds represented the City of Auckland electorate from 1899 to 1902, and then the Grey Lynn electorate from 1902 to 1911....


|bgcolor=| J Farrell
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|bgcolor=| Charles E. Major
Charles E. Major
Charles 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....


|bgcolor=| Charles E. Major
Charles E. Major
Charles 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....


|bgcolor=| Felix McGuire
Felix McGuire
Felix 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...


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|bgcolor=| William Russell
William Russell (New Zealand)
Sir William Russell was a New Zealand politician from 1870 to 1905. He was a cabinet minister, and was recognised as Leader of the Opposition from 1894 to 1901.-Early life:...


|bgcolor=| Alfred Dillon
Alfred Dillon
Alfred Dillon was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Hawkes Bay electorate in 1905, but was defeated in 1911....


|bgcolor=| William Russell
William Russell (New Zealand)
Sir William Russell was a New Zealand politician from 1870 to 1905. He was a cabinet minister, and was recognised as Leader of the Opposition from 1894 to 1901.-Early life:...


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|bgcolor=| Andrew Rutherford
|bgcolor=| Andrew Rutherford
|bgcolor=| O F Clothier
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|bgcolor=| Thomas Mason Wilford
Thomas Mason Wilford
Sir Thomas Mason Wilford, KC was a New Zealand politician. He held the seats of Wellington Suburbs then Hutt continuously for thirty years, from 1899 to 1929...


|bgcolor=| Thomas Mason Wilford
Thomas Mason Wilford
Sir Thomas Mason Wilford, KC was a New Zealand politician. He held the seats of Wellington Suburbs then Hutt continuously for thirty years, from 1899 to 1929...


|bgcolor=| G M Yerex
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|bgcolor=| Josiah Hanan
Josiah Hanan
Josiah Alfred Hanan was a New Zealand politician, cabinet minister, and legislative councillor. He also served as Mayor of Invercargill, and as Chancellor of the University of New Zealand.-Early life:...


|bgcolor=| Josiah Hanan
Josiah Hanan
Josiah Alfred Hanan was a New Zealand politician, cabinet minister, and legislative councillor. He also served as Mayor of Invercargill, and as Chancellor of the University of New Zealand.-Early life:...


|bgcolor=| I W Raymond
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|bgcolor=| David Buddo
David Buddo
David Buddo was a New Zealand politician and member of the Liberal Party.He was a Member of the House of Representatives, representing the Kaiapoi seat from: 1893–96, 1899–1919, and 1922–28.He was a Cabinet minister, serving in the cabinet of Sir Joseph Ward between 1909 and 1912 as Minister...


|bgcolor=| David Buddo
David Buddo
David Buddo was a New Zealand politician and member of the Liberal Party.He was a Member of the House of Representatives, representing the Kaiapoi seat from: 1893–96, 1899–1919, and 1922–28.He was a Cabinet minister, serving in the cabinet of Sir Joseph Ward between 1909 and 1912 as Minister...


|bgcolor=| R Moore
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|bgcolor=| Alfred Harding
|bgcolor=| John Stallworthy
John Stallworthy
John Stallworthy was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the seat in the , and held it to , when he was defeated by the then Independent Liberal candidate Gordon Coates.-References:...


|bgcolor=| Alfred Harding
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|bgcolor=| George Laurenson
George Laurenson
George Laurenson was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for in the South Island.-Member of Parliament:George Laurenson represented the Lyttelton electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for fourteen years from 1899 to his death in 1913...


|bgcolor=| George Laurenson
George Laurenson
George Laurenson was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for in the South Island.-Member of Parliament:George Laurenson represented the Lyttelton electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for fourteen years from 1899 to his death in 1913...


|bgcolor=| William Radcliffe
William Radcliffe
William Radcliffe was a British inventor and author of the essay Origin of the New System of Manufacture, Commonly Called Power loom Weaving.-Biography:...


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|bgcolor=| Job Vile
Job Vile
Job Vile was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He represented the Manawatu electorate from 1902 to 1905, when he was defeated. He died on the election day.-References:...


|bgcolor=| John Stevens
John Stevens (New Zealand)
John Stevens was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He represented the Rangitikei electorate from 1881 to 1884 when he was defeated, and then from 1893 to 1896....


|bgcolor=| Job Vile
Job Vile
Job Vile was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He represented the Manawatu electorate from 1902 to 1905, when he was defeated. He died on the election day.-References:...


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|bgcolor=| Matthew Kirkbride
Matthew Kirkbride
Matthew Middlewood Kirkbride was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Manukau electorate in the 1902, and held the seat until he died in 1906. His death caused the 6 December 1906 Manukau by-election, which was won by Frederic Lang.-References:...


|bgcolor=| Matthew Kirkbride
Matthew Kirkbride
Matthew Middlewood Kirkbride was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Manukau electorate in the 1902, and held the seat until he died in 1906. His death caused the 6 December 1906 Manukau by-election, which was won by Frederic Lang.-References:...


|bgcolor=| R D Stewart
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|bgcolor=| Francis Mander
Francis Mander
Francis Mander was an Independent Conservative then from 1908 a Reform Party member of parliament in New Zealand.He won the Marsden electorate in Northland in the 1902 general election, and held it until 1922, when he retired....


|bgcolor=| Francis Mander
Francis Mander
Francis Mander was an Independent Conservative then from 1908 a Reform Party member of parliament in New Zealand.He won the Marsden electorate in Northland in the 1902 general election, and held it until 1922, when he retired....


|bgcolor=| Robert Thompson
Robert Thompson (New Zealand)
Robert Thompson was a Member of Parliament for Marsden, in Northland, New Zealand.- Member of Parliament :Robert Thompson represented Marsden in the New Zealand House of Representatives for fifteen years from 1887 to 1902....


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|bgcolor=| Alexander Wilson Hogg
Alexander Wilson Hogg
Alexander Wilson Hogg was a Member of Parliament for Masterton, in the North Island of New Zealand.-Member of Parliament:...


|bgcolor=| Alexander Wilson Hogg
Alexander Wilson Hogg
Alexander Wilson Hogg was a Member of Parliament for Masterton, in the North Island of New Zealand.-Member of Parliament:...


|bgcolor=| J C Cooper
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|bgcolor=| Robert McNab
Robert McNab
Dr Robert McNab was a New Zealand lawyer, farmer, historian, and politician of the Liberal Party.He represented the Mataura electorate from 1893 to 1896 when he was defeated by George Richardson. In 1898 Richardson was adjudged bankrupt...


|bgcolor=| Robert McNab
Robert McNab
Dr Robert McNab was a New Zealand lawyer, farmer, historian, and politician of the Liberal Party.He represented the Mataura electorate from 1893 to 1896 when he was defeated by George Richardson. In 1898 Richardson was adjudged bankrupt...


|bgcolor=| T MacGiddon
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|bgcolor=| Roderick McKenzie
Roderick McKenzie
Roderick McKenzie was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Buller and Motueka, in the South Island.-Member of Parliament:...


|bgcolor=| Roderick McKenzie
Roderick McKenzie
Roderick McKenzie was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Buller and Motueka, in the South Island.-Member of Parliament:...


|bgcolor=| Frank Isitt
Frank Isitt
Rev Francis Whitmore Isitt was a New Zealand Methodist Minister, who was general secretary of the New Zealand Alliance from 1900 to 1909. He was a brother of the Rev Leonard Isitt....


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|bgcolor=| Alexander Herdman
Alexander Herdman
Alexander Lawrence Herdman was a New Zealand politician. He served as Attorney-General, Minister of Justice, and Minister of Police. He is known for his reforms of the civil service and for his hard line on law and order.He had 3 children ana born in 1890, jonn born in 1893 and Adam born in...


|bgcolor=| John MacPherson
John Andrew MacPherson
John Andrew MacPherson was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party and the United Party.He represented the Mount Ida seat from 1905 to 1908, when he was defeated ....


|bgcolor=| Alexander Herdman
Alexander Herdman
Alexander Lawrence Herdman was a New Zealand politician. He served as Attorney-General, Minister of Justice, and Minister of Police. He is known for his reforms of the civil service and for his hard line on law and order.He had 3 children ana born in 1890, jonn born in 1893 and Adam born in...


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|bgcolor=| Alfred Fraser
Alfred Fraser
Alfred Levavasour Durell Fraser was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Napier electorate in the 1899 general election, which he represented to 1908 when he was defeated....


|bgcolor=| Alfred Fraser
Alfred Fraser
Alfred Levavasour Durell Fraser was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Napier electorate in the 1899 general election, which he represented to 1908 when he was defeated....


|bgcolor=| M W P Lascelles
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|bgcolor=| John Graham
John Graham (politician)
John Graham was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Nelson in the South Island.-Early life:Graham was born in Nelson in 1843, the eldest son of one of the earliest settlers of the region.-Member of Parliament:...


|bgcolor=| John Graham
John Graham (politician)
John Graham was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Nelson in the South Island.-Early life:Graham was born in Nelson in 1843, the eldest son of one of the earliest settlers of the region.-Member of Parliament:...


|bgcolor=| Harry Atmore
Harry Atmore
Harry Atmore was a New Zealand Independent Member of Parliament for Nelson in the South Island.Harry Atmore held the Nelson seat as an Independent for a total of thirty years from 1911 to 1914 and then from 1919 to his death in 1946...


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|bgcolor=| William Henry Peter Barber
William Henry Peter Barber
William Henry Peter Barber was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Newtown in Wellington.-Member of Parliament:William Barber represented the Wellington electorate of Newtown for the whole of its existence, from 1902 to 1908...


|bgcolor=| William Henry Peter Barber
William Henry Peter Barber
William Henry Peter Barber was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Newtown in Wellington.-Member of Parliament:William Barber represented the Wellington electorate of Newtown for the whole of its existence, from 1902 to 1908...


|bgcolor=| Thomas William Hislop
Thomas William Hislop
Thomas William Hislop was the Mayor of Wellington from 1905 to 1908, and had represented two South Island electorates in the New Zealand Parliament.-Early life:...


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|bgcolor=| Thomas Young Duncan
Thomas Young Duncan
Thomas Young Duncan was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.He represented the Waitaki electorate from 1881 to 1890 and then the Oamaru electorate from 1890 to 1911, when he was defeated by Ernest Lee.-References:...


|bgcolor=| Thomas Young Duncan
Thomas Young Duncan
Thomas Young Duncan was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.He represented the Waitaki electorate from 1881 to 1890 and then the Oamaru electorate from 1890 to 1911, when he was defeated by Ernest Lee.-References:...


|bgcolor=| J Mitchell
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|bgcolor=| Edward George Britton Moss
Edward George Britton Moss
Edward George Britton Moss was an Independent Member of Parliament for Ohinemuri in New Zealand.-Member of Parliament:Edward Moss represented the Ohinemuri electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1902 to 1905....


|bgcolor=| Hugh Poland
Hugh Poland
Hugh Poland was a Member of Parliament for Ohinemuri in New Zealand.- Member of Parliament :Hugh Poland represented the Ohinemuri electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for twenty years from 1905 to 1925...


|bgcolor=| Edward George Britton Moss
Edward George Britton Moss
Edward George Britton Moss was an Independent Member of Parliament for Ohinemuri in New Zealand.-Member of Parliament:Edward Moss represented the Ohinemuri electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1902 to 1905....


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|bgcolor=| Frank Yates Lethbridge
|bgcolor=| Frank Yates Lethbridge
|bgcolor=| O C Pleasants
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|bgcolor=| William Hughes Field
William Hughes Field
William Hughes Field was a Member of Parliament in New Zealand; first for the Liberal Party, then Independent and then for the Reform Party.-Member of Parliament:...


|bgcolor=| William Hughes Field
William Hughes Field
William Hughes Field was a Member of Parliament in New Zealand; first for the Liberal Party, then Independent and then for the Reform Party.-Member of Parliament:...


|bgcolor=| B P Brown
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|bgcolor=| William Henry Hawkins
William Henry Hawkins
William Henry Hawkins was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Pahiatua electorate in in a 1904 by-election after the death of John O'Meara; but was defeated in the next election in 1905....


|bgcolor=| Robert Beatson Ross
Robert Beatson Ross
Robert Beatson Ross was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Pahiatua electorate in the 1905 general election, and held it until 1911, when he was defeated by James Escott.-References:...


|bgcolor=| William Henry Hawkins
William Henry Hawkins
William Henry Hawkins was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Pahiatua electorate in in a 1904 by-election after the death of John O'Meara; but was defeated in the next election in 1905....


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|bgcolor=| William Wood
William Thomas Wood
William Thomas Wood was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.Wood was active in local body politics. He was elected councillor on the Palmerston North Borough in 1884, 1885–1887, 1892–1895 and again in 1901...


|bgcolor=| William Wood
William Thomas Wood
William Thomas Wood was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.Wood was active in local body politics. He was elected councillor on the Palmerston North Borough in 1884, 1885–1887, 1892–1895 and again in 1901...


|bgcolor=| Frederick Pirani
Frederick Pirani
Frederick Pirani was a New Zealand politician. He was Member of the House of Representatives for Palmerston from 1893 to 1902, first as a Liberal, then as an Independent. He was part of the Liberal Party's "left" wing.-Early life:Pirani was born in Melbourne, Australia, and his family emigrated...


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|bgcolor=| Frank Lawry
Frank Lawry
Frank Lawry was a conservative then Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Franklin North electorate in 1887, and then the Parnell electorate in 1890 which he represented until he retired in 1911.-References:...


|bgcolor=| Frank Lawry
Frank Lawry
Frank Lawry was a conservative then Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Franklin North electorate in 1887, and then the Parnell electorate in 1890 which he represented until he retired in 1911.-References:...


|bgcolor=| M McLean
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|bgcolor=| Walter Symes
Walter Symes
Walter Symes was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Egmont electorate from 1896 to 1902; and then the Patea electorate from 1902 to 1908, when he was defeated for Stratford-References:...


|bgcolor=| Walter Symes
Walter Symes
Walter Symes was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Egmont electorate from 1896 to 1902; and then the Patea electorate from 1902 to 1908, when he was defeated for Stratford-References:...


|bgcolor=| John Hine
John Bird Hine
John Bird Hine was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. He was Minister of Internal Affairs from 1919 to 1920 in the Reform Government....


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|bgcolor=| Arthur Remington
Arthur Remington
Arthur Edward Remington was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Rangitikei electorate in the 1902 general election, and held it until he died in 1909....


|bgcolor=| Arthur Remington
Arthur Remington
Arthur Edward Remington was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Rangitikei electorate in the 1902 general election, and held it until he died in 1909....


|bgcolor=| J R Sommerville
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|bgcolor=| George Witty
George Witty
George Witty was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Riccarton, in the South Island.-Early life:He was born in North Ferriby, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England and came to New Zealand in 1875 with two shillings in his pocket...


|bgcolor=| George Witty
George Witty
George Witty was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Riccarton, in the South Island.-Early life:He was born in North Ferriby, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England and came to New Zealand in 1875 with two shillings in his pocket...


|bgcolor=| Thomas Henson Caverhill
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|bgcolor=| Charles Hardy
Charles Albert Creery Hardy
Charles Albert Creery Hardy was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Selwyn electorate in the 1899 general election, but was defeated in 1911, when he was a candidate for the then newly formed Reform Party.He was later appointed to the Legislative...


|bgcolor=| Charles Hardy
Charles Albert Creery Hardy
Charles Albert Creery Hardy was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Selwyn electorate in the 1899 general election, but was defeated in 1911, when he was a candidate for the then newly formed Reform Party.He was later appointed to the Legislative...


|bgcolor=| Joseph Ivess
Joseph Ivess
Joseph Ivess was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives.-Biography:Joseph Ivess was born in Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland in 1844. In 1852 he accompanied his parents to Melbourne, Australia, where he was educated at Barnett's Grammar School, Emerald Hill. His father, John Pope...


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|bgcolor=| Donald Reid
|bgcolor=| Donald Reid
|bgcolor=| A Marshall
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|bgcolor=| Edward Smith
|bgcolor=| Edward Smith
|bgcolor=| Henry James Okey
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|bgcolor=| James McGowan
|bgcolor=| James McGowan
|bgcolor=| M Fleming
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|bgcolor=| William Hall-Jones
William Hall-Jones
Sir William Hall-Jones, KCMG was the 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand from June 1906 until August 1906. He was the interim Prime Minister after the death of Richard Seddon and the return from overseas of Joseph Ward....


|bgcolor=| William Hall-Jones
William Hall-Jones
Sir William Hall-Jones, KCMG was the 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand from June 1906 until August 1906. He was the interim Prime Minister after the death of Richard Seddon and the return from overseas of Joseph Ward....


|bgcolor=| Francis Joseph Rolleston
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|bgcolor=| James Bennet
James Bennet (New Zealand)
James Bennet was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He represented the Tuapeka electorate from 1899 to 1908, when he died.-References:*New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O...


|bgcolor=| James Bennet
James Bennet (New Zealand)
James Bennet was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He represented the Tuapeka electorate from 1899 to 1908, when he died.-References:*New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O...


|bgcolor=| R Gilkison
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|bgcolor=| James Carroll
James Carroll (New Zealand politician)
Sir James Carroll, KCMG , known to Māori as Timi Kara, was a New Zealand politician of Irish and Ngati Kahungunu descent. Beginning his career as an interpreter and land agent, Carroll was elected to the Eastern Maori seat in 1887. He was Colonial Secretary from 1895...


|bgcolor=| James Carroll
James Carroll (New Zealand politician)
Sir James Carroll, KCMG , known to Māori as Timi Kara, was a New Zealand politician of Irish and Ngati Kahungunu descent. Beginning his career as an interpreter and land agent, Carroll was elected to the Eastern Maori seat in 1887. He was Colonial Secretary from 1895...


|bgcolor=| W L Clayton
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|bgcolor=| Frederic William Lang
|bgcolor=| Henry Greenslade
Henry Greenslade
Henry James Greenslade was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Waikato electorate in the 1905 general election, and held it to 1911, when he was defeated by the Reform candidate James Young.-References:...


|bgcolor=| Frederic William Lang
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|bgcolor=| Thomas Mackenzie
Thomas Mackenzie
Sir Thomas Noble Mackenzie GCMG was a Scottish-born New Zealand politician and explorer who briefly served as the 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1912, and later served as New Zealand High Commissioner in London....


|bgcolor=| Thomas Mackenzie
Thomas Mackenzie
Sir Thomas Noble Mackenzie GCMG was a Scottish-born New Zealand politician and explorer who briefly served as the 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1912, and later served as New Zealand High Commissioner in London....


|bgcolor=| Edward Henry Clark
Edward Henry Clark
Edward Henry Clark was an Independent Member of Parliament for Chalmers, in the South Island of New Zealand.-Member of Parliament:...


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|bgcolor=| Charles Hall
Charles Hall (New Zealand)
Charles Hall was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He represented the Waipawa electorate from 1893 to 1896 when he was defeated, then from 1899 to 1911 when he retired.-References:...


|bgcolor=| Charles Hall
Charles Hall (New Zealand)
Charles Hall was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He represented the Waipawa electorate from 1893 to 1896 when he was defeated, then from 1899 to 1911 when he retired.-References:...


|bgcolor=| G Hunter
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|bgcolor=| Walter Clarke Buchanan
Walter Clarke Buchanan
Sir Walter Clarke Buchanan was a New Zealand politician. He was born in Kilmodan, Argyllshire, Scotland, attended Greenock Academy, and moved to Australia at the age of 18, where he became a farmer...


|bgcolor=| John Hornsby
|bgcolor=| Walter Clarke Buchanan
Walter Clarke Buchanan
Sir Walter Clarke Buchanan was a New Zealand politician. He was born in Kilmodan, Argyllshire, Scotland, attended Greenock Academy, and moved to Australia at the age of 18, where he became a farmer...


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|bgcolor=| Charles Mills
Charles H Mills
Charles Houghton Mills was a Member of Parliament for Waimea and Wairau, in the South Island of New Zealand.-Early life:...


|bgcolor=| Charles Mills
Charles H Mills
Charles Houghton Mills was a Member of Parliament for Waimea and Wairau, in the South Island of New Zealand.-Early life:...


|bgcolor=| John Duncan
John Duncan (New Zealand)
John Duncan was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was elected to the Wairau electorate in the 1908 general election, but was defeated in 1911.-References:...


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|bgcolor=| William Steward
William Steward (New Zealand politician)
Sir William Jukes Steward was a New Zealand politician and the first Liberal Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He represented South Canterbury electorates in Parliament for a total of 34 years, before being appointed to the Legislative Council...


|bgcolor=| William Steward
William Steward (New Zealand politician)
Sir William Jukes Steward was a New Zealand politician and the first Liberal Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He represented South Canterbury electorates in Parliament for a total of 34 years, before being appointed to the Legislative Council...


|bgcolor=| G Dash
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|bgcolor=| Ewen Alison
Ewen Alison
Ewen William Alison was an Independent Conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Auckland seat of Waitemata in the 1902 general election, and held it to 1908, when he retired....


|bgcolor=| Ewen Alison
Ewen Alison
Ewen William Alison was an Independent Conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Auckland seat of Waitemata in the 1902 general election, and held it to 1908, when he retired....


|bgcolor=| C H Clinkard
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|bgcolor=| William Fraser
William Fraser (1840-1923)
Sir William Fraser was an Independent Conservative then Reform Party member of parliament in New Zealand.He won the Wakatipu electorate in the 1893 general election, and retired in 1919. He served on the Legislative Council from 1919 to 1923 when he died.He was knighted in 1918 and awarded the...


|bgcolor=| William Fraser
William Fraser (1840-1923)
Sir William Fraser was an Independent Conservative then Reform Party member of parliament in New Zealand.He won the Wakatipu electorate in the 1893 general election, and retired in 1919. He served on the Legislative Council from 1919 to 1923 when he died.He was knighted in 1918 and awarded the...


|bgcolor=| Michael Gilfedder
Michael Gilfedder
Michael Gilfedder was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.He represented the Southland electorate of Wallace from 1896 to 1902 when he was defeated by John Charles Thomson, who is described by Wilson as also of the Liberal Party....


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|bgcolor=| John C Thomson
|bgcolor=| John C Thomson
|bgcolor=| D Macpherson
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|bgcolor=| Archibald Willis
Archibald Willis
Archibald Dudingston Willis was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.-Member of Parliament:The death of John Ballance triggered the 1893 by-election in the Wanganui electorate, which was held on 13 June and won by Willis. He was confirmed at the 1893 general election a few months...


|bgcolor=| James Thomas Hogan
James Thomas Hogan
James Thomas Hogan was an Independent Member of Parliament for two electorates in the North Island of New Zealand.-Member of Parliament:...


|bgcolor=| Archibald Willis
Archibald Willis
Archibald Dudingston Willis was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.-Member of Parliament:The death of John Ballance triggered the 1893 by-election in the Wanganui electorate, which was held on 13 June and won by Willis. He was confirmed at the 1893 general election a few months...


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|bgcolor=| Francis Fisher
Francis Fisher
Francis Marion Bates Fisher was a New Zealand Member of Parliament from Wellington. He was known as Rainbow Fisher for his frequent changes of political allegiance. Fisher was an internationally successful tennis player.-Early life:...


|bgcolor=| Patrick O'Regan
Patrick O'Regan
Patrick Joseph O'Regan was a Member of Parliament for Inangahua and Buller, in the South Island of New Zealand. He was later appointed to the Legislative Council.-Early life:...


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|bgcolor=| John Aitken
John Aitken (Mayor of Wellington)
John Guthrie Wood Aitken was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand from 1900 to 1904.He represented the City of Wellington electorate from 1902 to 1905, and then the Wellington East electorate from 1905 to 1908, when he retired....


|bgcolor=| William McLean
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|bgcolor=| Charles Izard
|bgcolor=| John Duthie
John Duthie (New Zealand)
John Duthie was a politician and businessman in New Zealand. Originally from Scotland, he came to Auckland in 1863. He set up his own ironmongery in New Plymouth, then Wanganui, and he finally settled in Wellington. In the latter city, he was mayor for one term. He then represented Wellington in...


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|bgcolor=| Richard Seddon
Richard Seddon
Richard John Seddon , sometimes known as King Dick, is to date the longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand. He is regarded by some, including historian Keith Sinclair, as one of New Zealand's greatest political leaders....


|bgcolor=| Richard Seddon
Richard Seddon
Richard John Seddon , sometimes known as King Dick, is to date the longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand. He is regarded by some, including historian Keith Sinclair, as one of New Zealand's greatest political leaders....


|bgcolor=| H Cowin
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Maori electorates

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|bgcolor=| Wiremu Pere
|bgcolor=| Apirana Ngata
Apirana Ngata
Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata was a prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have ever served in Parliament, and is also known for his work in promoting and protecting Māori culture and language.-Early life:One of 15 children, Ngata...


|bgcolor=| Wiremu Pere
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|bgcolor=| Hone Heke
Hone Heke Ngapua
Hone Heke Ngapuha was a Māori and Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He was born in Kaikohe, and was named after his great-uncle Hone Heke....


|bgcolor=| Hone Heke
Hone Heke Ngapua
Hone Heke Ngapuha was a Māori and Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He was born in Kaikohe, and was named after his great-uncle Hone Heke....


|bgcolor=| Ru Reweti
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|bgcolor=| Tame Parata
Tame Parata
Tame Parata was a Māori and a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Southern Maori electorate in the 1885 by-election after the resignation of Hori Kerei Taiaroa, and held it to 1911, when he retired...


|bgcolor=| Tame Parata
Tame Parata
Tame Parata was a Māori and a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Southern Maori electorate in the 1885 by-election after the resignation of Hori Kerei Taiaroa, and held it to 1911, when he retired...


|bgcolor=| John Hopere Wharewiti Uru
John Hopere Wharewiti Uru
John Hopere Wharewiti Uru was a Māori of Ngai Tahu and an Independent Member of Parliament in New Zealand....


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|bgcolor=| Henare Kaihau
Henare Kaihau
Henare Kaihau was a New Zealand Māori politician, serving as Member of the House of Representatives for the Western Maori electorate from 1896 when he defeated Ropata te Ao, to 1911 when he was defeated by Maui Pomare....


|bgcolor=| Henare Kaihau
Henare Kaihau
Henare Kaihau was a New Zealand Māori politician, serving as Member of the House of Representatives for the Western Maori electorate from 1896 when he defeated Ropata te Ao, to 1911 when he was defeated by Maui Pomare....


|bgcolor=| Te Heuheu Tukino
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Summary of Changes

The multi-member urban electorates of , , and were abolished and replaced with the following single-member seats:
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