Waimea Sounds
Encyclopedia
Wamea Sounds was a parliamentary electorate
in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand
, from 1893 to 1896.
electorate. It was represented by one Member of Parliament
, Charles Houghton Mills
.
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 1893 to 1896.
History
The electorate superseded the Waimea-PictonWaimea-Picton
Wamea-Picton was a parliamentary electorate in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand, from 1887 to 1893.-History:The electorate was represented by two Members of Parliament, Arthur Seymour from 1887 to 1890 and Charles H Mills from 1890 to 1893....
electorate. It was represented by one Member of Parliament
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,...
, Charles Houghton 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:...
.
Election results
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| 1893 election New Zealand general election, 1893 The New Zealand general election of 1893 was held on Tuesday, 28 November in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 20 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 12th session of the New Zealand Parliament... |
Charles H 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:... (Liberal New Zealand Liberal Party The New Zealand Liberal Party is generally regarded as having been the first real political party in New Zealand. It governed from 1891 until 1912. Out of office, the Liberals gradually found themselves pressed between the conservative Reform Party and the growing Labour Party... ) |
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