Picton was a parliamentary electorate

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 Marlborough Region 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 1861 to 1887.

Population centres

This electorate is based on the town of Picton

Picton, New Zealand

Picton is a town in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It is close to the head of Queen Charlotte Sound near the north-east corner of the South Island. The population was 2928 in the 2006 Census, a decrease of 72 from 2001...

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History

The electorate was first created in 1861 for the term of the 3rd New Zealand Parliament

3rd New Zealand Parliament

The 3rd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Elections for this term were held between 12 December 1860 and 28 March 1861 in 43 electorates to elect 53 MPs...

. It existed until the end of the 9th Parliament

9th New Zealand Parliament

The 9th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand.Elections for this term were held in 4 Māori electorates and xx general electorates on 21 and 22 July 1884, respectively. A total of 95 MPs were elected. Parliament was prorogued in July 1887...

 in 1887.

David Monro

David Monro

Sir David Monro was a New Zealand politician. He served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1861 to 1870.-Early life:...

 was the first representative from 1861 to 1866. Arthur Beauchamp

Arthur Beauchamp

Arthur Beauchamp was a 19th century Member of Parliament from New Zealand. Arriving from Australia on 15 November 1858, he lived much of his life in a number of locations around the top of the South Island...

 won the 1866 election

New Zealand general election, 1866

The New Zealand general election of 1866 was held between 12 February and 6 April to elect 70 MPs to the fourth term of the New Zealand Parliament. 13,196 votes were cast....

, but resigned in 1867.

William Adams

William Adams (New Zealand)

William Adams was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Marlborough, New Zealand and the first Superintendent of Marlborough Province.-Early life:...

 won the resulting 1867 by-election, but he resigned in 1868.

Courtney Kenny

Courtney Kenny

Courtney William Alymer Thomas Kenny was a 19th century Member of Parliament from the Marlborough Region, New Zealand.He represented the Picton electorate from 1868 to 1881, when he retired.-References:...

 won the 11 June 1868 by-election and represented the electorate until the end of the 7th Parliament

7th New Zealand Parliament

The 7th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand.Elections for this term were held in 69 European electorates between 28 August and 15 September 1879. Elections in the four Māori electorates were held on 1 and 8 September of that year. A total of 88 MPs were elected....

 in 1881.

The last representative was Edward Connolly

Edward Connolly

Edward Tennyson Connolly was a 19th century New Zealand politician.He represented the Marlborough electorate of Picton in Parliament from 1881 to 1887, when he retired.He was the Minister of Justice 1882-84 and Attorney-General 1883-84....

, who represented Picton from 1881 until the electorate was abolished in 1887.

Members

The electorate was represented by five Members of Parliament.

Election	Winner
1861 election		David Monro David Monro Sir David Monro was a New Zealand politician. He served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1861 to 1870.-Early life:...  (Independent)
1866 election New Zealand general election, 1866 The New Zealand general election of 1866 was held between 12 February and 6 April to elect 70 MPs to the fourth term of the New Zealand Parliament. 13,196 votes were cast....		Arthur Beauchamp Arthur Beauchamp Arthur Beauchamp was a 19th century Member of Parliament from New Zealand. Arriving from Australia on 15 November 1858, he lived much of his life in a number of locations around the top of the South Island...  (Independent)
1867 by-election		William Adams William Adams (New Zealand) William Adams was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Marlborough, New Zealand and the first Superintendent of Marlborough Province.-Early life:...  (Independent)
1868 by-election		Courtney Kenny Courtney Kenny Courtney William Alymer Thomas Kenny was a 19th century Member of Parliament from the Marlborough Region, New Zealand.He represented the Picton electorate from 1868 to 1881, when he retired.-References:...  (Independent)
1871
1876
1879 New Zealand general election, 1879 The New Zealand general election of 1879 was held between 28 August and 15 September to elect a total of 88 MPs to the 7th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 1 and 8 September. A total number of 82,271 voters turned out to vote.The election came about when George...
1881 New Zealand general election, 1881 The New Zealand general election of 1881 was held 9 December to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 8th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 8 December...		Edward Connolly Edward Connolly Edward Tennyson Connolly was a 19th century New Zealand politician.He represented the Marlborough electorate of Picton in Parliament from 1881 to 1887, when he retired.He was the Minister of Justice 1882-84 and Attorney-General 1883-84....  (Independent)
1884 New Zealand general election, 1884 The New Zealand general election of 1884 was held on 22 July to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 9th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 21 July. A total number of 137,686 voters turned out to vote.-References:...