Tuapeka (New Zealand electorate)
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Tuapeka is a former parliamentary electorate
in the Otago
region of New Zealand
.
From 1855 to 1862 Vincent Pyke represented Castlemaine and Castlemaine Boroughs in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
.
William Chapple later became an MP in the House of Commons, representing Stirlingshire
(1910-18) and Dumfrieshire
(1922-24)
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 Otago
Otago
Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island. The region covers an area of approximately making it the country's second largest region. The population of Otago is...
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...
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Members of Parliament
Key| Election | Winner(s) | |
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| James Brown James Clark Brown James Clark Brown was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Bruce electorate in 1870 , and then the Tuapeka electorate from 1871 to 1890, when he was defeated.-References:... |
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| Hugh Valentine Hugh Valentine Hugh Sutherland Valentine was a 19th century independent conservative Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Waikaia electorate from 1887 to 1890, and then the Tuapeka electorate from 1890 to 1893, when he retired.... |
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| Vincent Pyke Vincent Pyke Vincent Pyke was a 19th century politician in Otago, New Zealand and Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.-Early life:He was born in Somerset, England... |
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| William Larnach William Larnach William James Mudie Larnach was a New Zealand businessman and politician. He is known for building Larnach Castle and for his suicide.- Early career :Larnach was born in the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, Australia... |
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| Charles Rawlins Charles Rawlins Charles Champion Rawlins was an Independent Conservative member of parliament in New Zealand for just over a year.He won the Tuapeka electorate in a by-election on 2 November 1898 after William Larnach committed suicide; and lost it in the 1899 general election, on 15 November 1899... |
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| 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... |
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| William Chapple William Chapple William Allan Chapple was a member of both the New Zealand House of Representatives and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Early life:... |
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| Robert Scott | ||
From 1855 to 1862 Vincent Pyke represented Castlemaine and Castlemaine Boroughs in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
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William Chapple later became an MP in the House of Commons, representing Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Stirlingshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain and later of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1918...
(1910-18) and Dumfrieshire
Dumfriesshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Dumfriesshire was a county constituency represented in the of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 2005. It was known as Dumfries from 1950...
(1922-24)