Stanmore (New Zealand electorate)

Stanmore was a parliamentary electorate in Christchurch, New Zealand from 1881 to 1887. The electorate was represented by two Members of Parliament.

Population centres

The previous electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1875 for the 1875–76 election. In the six years since, New Zealand's European population had increased by 65%. In the 1881 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives increased the number of European representatives to 91 (up from 84 since the 1875–76 election). The number of Māori electorates was held at four. The House further decided that electorates should not have more than one representative, which led to 35 new electorates being formed, including Stanmore, and two electorates that had previously been abolished to be recreated. This necessitated a major disruption to existing boundaries.^[1]

The electorate covered the north-eastern suburbs of Christchurch, including Richmond (then called Bingsland), Phillipstown, and St Albans (parts of which were then called Knightstown).^[2]^[3] The electorate derived its name from Stanmore Road, which is located in Richmond. Stanmore Road itself was named by an original landowner from Little Stanmore in the London Borough of Harrow.^[4]

History

In the 1881 general election, the electorate was contested by Walter Pilliet, William Patten Cowlishaw (a partner of Francis James Garrick) and William Flesher (father of James Arthur Flesher). They received 383, 362 and 303 votes, respectively. Pilliet was declared elected with a majority of 21 votes.^[3]

Following a petition, the 1881 election was declared invalid. The resulting 12 July 1882 by-election was contested by Pilliet, Edward Richardson and Cowlishaw. They received 469, 345 and 244 votes, respectively. Pilliet was declared elected with a majority of 124 votes.^[5]^[6]

From March 1884, requests were put to the Mayor of Christchurch, Charles Hulbert, to contest the 1884 election for Parliament, either in the Stanmore or Christchurch North electorate.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] In late June, he announced that he would not accede to the request.^[11]^[12] The 1884 general election was contested by five candidates. The incumbent came a distant fourth place. Daniel Reese, George Ruddenklau, Dorney, Pilliet and Wansey received 524, 435, 142, 43 and 19 votes, respectively. The majority for Reese was 89 votes.^[13] There was some protest about the election, but this came to nothing and the result stood as declared.^[14]

In 1887 Reese was defeated and came third in the replacement electorate of Linwood by Andrew Loughrey.^[15]

Results

Election	Winner
1881 election		Walter Pilliet (Independent)
1882 by-election		Walter Pilliet (Independent)
1884 election		Daniel Reese (Independent)

Notes

↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 43–48.
↑ Harper, Margaret. "Christchurch Place Names" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. pp. 160, 184. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
1 2 "The General Election". The Star (4255). 10 December 1881. p. 3. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
↑ Harper, Margaret. "Christchurch Street Names S" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 105. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
↑ "The Stanmore Election" (4131). West Coast Times. 12 July 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
↑ "Stanmore Election". The Star (4437). 14 July 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
↑ "Latest Locals". Star (4963). 29 March 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
↑ "Election Rumours". Star (4973). 10 April 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
↑ "The Coming Elections". The Press. XL (5856). 20 June 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
↑ "Canterbury Constituencies". Star (5034). 21 June 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
↑ "The Elections". The Press. XL (5859). 24 June 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
↑ "Latest Locals". Star (5035). 23 June 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
↑ "The General Election". Hawke's Bay Herald. XXI (6918). 23 July 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
↑ "Declaration of the Poll". The Star (5062). 24 July 1884. pp. 2, 3. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
↑ "Canterbury". Hawera & Normanby Star. IX (1739). 27 September 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 30 May 2010.

References

McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

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