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Selwyn (New Zealand electorate)

Index Selwyn (New Zealand electorate)

Selwyn is a current electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives, composed of towns on the outskirts of Christchurch city. [1]

72 relations: Akaroa, Alfred Saunders, Amy Adams (politician), Arthur's Pass, Ashburton, New Zealand, Banks Peninsula, Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate), Bishopdale, Christchurch, Cathcart Wason, Cecil Fitzroy, Charles Albert Creery Hardy, Chertsey, New Zealand, Christchurch, Colin McLachlan, Country quota, Darfield, New Zealand, David Carter (politician), Diamond Harbour, New Zealand, Dunsandel, Edward Cephas John Stevens, Edward Lee (politician), Edward Wakefield (New Zealand politician), Electoral Commission (New Zealand), Eugenie Sage, Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, Halswell, Harewood, New Zealand, Invercargill (New Zealand electorate), John Hall (New Zealand politician), John McAlpine, Leeston, Lincoln, New Zealand, Mixed-member proportional representation, National Library of New Zealand, New Zealand census, New Zealand general election, 1866, New Zealand general election, 1875–76, New Zealand general election, 1890, New Zealand general election, 1896, New Zealand general election, 1899, New Zealand general election, 1919, New Zealand general election, 1946, New Zealand general election, 1972, New Zealand general election, 1978, New Zealand general election, 1996, New Zealand general election, 2008, New Zealand general election, 2011, New Zealand general election, 2014, New Zealand general election, 2017, New Zealand House of Representatives, ..., New Zealand Labour Party, New Zealand National Party, North Island, Port Hills (New Zealand electorate), Prebbleton, Provinces of New Zealand, Rakaia, Rakaia (New Zealand electorate), Rakaia River, Rangitata (New Zealand electorate), Returning officer, Ruth Richardson, South Island, Springfield, New Zealand, Tai Tapu, Templeton, New Zealand, The Press, The Star (Christchurch), Waimakariri (New Zealand electorate), Westmorland, New Zealand, William Dickie, William Reeves (journalist). Expand index (22 more) »

Akaroa

Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name.

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Alfred Saunders

Alfred Saunders (12 June 1820 – 28 October 1905) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician.

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Amy Adams (politician)

Amy Juliet Adams (née Milnes; born 19 May 1971) is a member of the New Zealand Parliament and was Minister of Justice.

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Arthur's Pass

Arthur's Pass, previously called Camping Flat then Bealey Flats, and for some time officially Arthurs Pass, is a township in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, located in the Selwyn district.

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Ashburton, New Zealand

Ashburton or Hakatere (Māori) is a large town in the Canterbury Region, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula is a peninsula of volcanic origin on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate)

Banks Peninsula was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate from 1996 to 2008.

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Bishopdale, Christchurch

Bishopdale is a residential suburb located in the north of Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Cathcart Wason

(John) Cathcart Wason (17 November 1848 – 19 April 1921), generally known as Cathcart Wason, was a Scottish farmer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament in two countries: first in New Zealand and then in Scotland.

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Cecil Fitzroy

Cecil Augustus Fitzroy (10 January 1844 – 13 November 1917) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Canterbury region of New Zealand, and later Mayor of Hastings.

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Charles Albert Creery Hardy

Charles Albert Creery Hardy (1865 – 29 August 1922) was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

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Chertsey, New Zealand

Chertsey is a town in the Ashburton District, of New Zealand's South Island.

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Christchurch

Christchurch (Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region.

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Colin McLachlan

Colin Campbell Alexander McLachlan (28 November 1924 – 26 September 1985) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

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Country quota

The country quota was a part of the New Zealand electoral system from 1881 until 1945.

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Darfield, New Zealand

Darfield is a town in the Selwyn District of the South Island of New Zealand.

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David Carter (politician)

David Cunningham Carter (born 3 April 1952) is a New Zealand National Party politician and former Speaker of the House, having also previously been a cabinet minister.

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Diamond Harbour, New Zealand

Diamond Harbour is a small settlement on Banks Peninsula, in Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Dunsandel

Dunsandel is a small rural township in the Canterbury Region of the South Island, New Zealand.

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Edward Cephas John Stevens

Edward Cephas John Stevens MLC (18 October 1837 – 6 June 1915) was a New Zealand politician in provincial government in Canterbury, and a member of both the lower and upper houses of parliament.

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Edward Lee (politician)

Edward James Lee (1822 – 18 December 1883) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Canterbury region of New Zealand.

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Edward Wakefield (New Zealand politician)

Felix Edward Wakefield (22 May 1845 – 10 August 1924) was the son of Felix Wakefield, one of Edward Gibbon Wakefield’s younger brothers.

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Electoral Commission (New Zealand)

The Electoral Commission (Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri) is an independent crown entity set up by the New Zealand Parliament.

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Eugenie Sage

Eugenie Meryl Sage (born 1958) is a New Zealand politician and environmentalist.

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Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (Rōpū Kākāriki o Aotearoa, Niu Tireni) is a left-wing political party in New Zealand.

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Halswell

Halswell is a satellite town of Christchurch, New Zealand, located in open country southwest of Cathedral Square on State Highway 75.

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Harewood, New Zealand

Harewood is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Invercargill (New Zealand electorate)

Invercargill is an electorate of the New Zealand Parliament that has existed since 1866.

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John Hall (New Zealand politician)

Sir John Hall (18 December 1824 – 25 June 1907) was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, the third son of George Hall, a captain in the navy.

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John McAlpine

Sir John Kenneth McAlpine (21 July 1906 – 11 January 1984) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

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Leeston

Leeston is a town on the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Lincoln, New Zealand

Lincoln is a town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island.

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Mixed-member proportional representation

Mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation is a mixed electoral system in which voters get two votes: one to decide the representative for their single-seat constituency, and one for a political party.

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National Library of New Zealand

The National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa) is New Zealand's legal deposit library charged with the obligation to "enrich the cultural and economic life of New Zealand and its interchanges with other nations" (National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga) Act 2003).

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New Zealand census

The New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings (Te Tatauranga o ngā Tāngata Huri Noa i Aotearoa me ō rātou Whare Noho) is a national population and housing census conducted by government department Statistics New Zealand every five years.

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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.

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New Zealand general election, 1875–76

The New Zealand general election of 1875–76 was held between 20 December 1875 and 29 January 1876 to elect a total of 88 MPs in 73 electorates to the 6th session of the New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 1890

The New Zealand general election of 1890 was one of New Zealand's most significant.

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New Zealand general election, 1896

The New Zealand general election of 1896 was held on Wednesday, 4 December in the general electorates, and on Thursday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 13th session of the New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 1899

The New Zealand general election of 1899 was held on 6 and 19 December in the European and Māori electorates, respectively, to elect 74 MPs to the 14th session of the New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 1919

The New Zealand general election of 1919 was held on Tuesday, 16 December in the Māori electorates, and on Wednesday, 17 December in the general electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 20th session of the New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 1946

The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 28th term.

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New Zealand general election, 1972

The New Zealand general election of 1972 was held on 25 November to elect MPs to the 37th session of the New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 1978

The 1978 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to elect the 39th New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 1996

The 1996 New Zealand general election was held on 12 October 1996 to determine the composition of the 45th New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 2008

The 2008 New Zealand general election was held on 8 November 2008 to determine the composition of the 49th New Zealand parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 2011

The 2011 New Zealand general election on Saturday 26 November 2011 determined the membership of the 50th New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 2014

The 2014 New Zealand general election took place on Saturday 20 September 2014 to determine the membership of the 51st New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 2017

The 2017 New Zealand general election took place on Saturday 23 September 2017 to determine the membership of the 52nd New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand House of Representatives

The New Zealand House of Representatives is a component of the New Zealand Parliament, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor-General).

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New Zealand Labour Party

The New Zealand Labour Party (Rōpū Reipa o Aotearoa), or simply Labour (Reipa), is a centre-left political party in New Zealand.

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New Zealand National Party

The New Zealand National Party (Rōpū Nāhinara o Aotearoa), shortened to National (Nāhinara) or the Nats, is a centre-right political party in New Zealand.

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North Island

The North Island (Māori: Te Ika-a-Māui) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the slightly larger but much less populous South Island by Cook Strait.

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Port Hills (New Zealand electorate)

Port Hills is a parliamentary electorate of New Zealand created for the 2008 general election.

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Prebbleton

Prebbleton is a small town in the Selwyn District in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand.

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Provinces of New Zealand

The provinces of the Colony of New Zealand existed as a form of sub-national government.

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Rakaia

Rakaia is a town seated close to the southern banks of the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island, approximately 57 km south of Christchurch on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line.

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Rakaia (New Zealand electorate)

Rakaia was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate in the Canterbury region from 1972 to 1978 and 1993 to 2008.

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Rakaia River

The Rakaia River is in the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island.

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Rangitata (New Zealand electorate)

Rangitata is an electorate in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Returning officer

In various parliamentary systems, a returning officer is responsible for overseeing elections in one or more constituencies.

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Ruth Richardson

Ruth Richardson (born 13 December 1950) served as New Zealand's Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1993, and is known for her strong pursuit of free-market policies (her opponents sometimes called it "Ruthanasia").

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South Island

The South Island (Māori: Te Waipounamu) is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island.

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Springfield, New Zealand

Springfield (until 1880 Kowai Pass) is a small town in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, in the South Island, of New Zealand.

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Tai Tapu

Tai Tapu is a large rural area with a small village adjacent to the Halswell River and nestled in the Port Hills, located 6 km east of the town of Lincoln and 18 km south west of Christchurch in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

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Templeton, New Zealand

Templeton is a small town on the outskirts of Christchurch.

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The Press

The Press is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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The Star (Christchurch)

The Star was a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand from 1868 to 1991.

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Waimakariri (New Zealand electorate)

Waimakariri is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, formed for the and returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives.

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Westmorland, New Zealand

Westmorland is an outer suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.

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William Dickie

William James Dickie (10 April 1869 – 24 June 1921) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand, and opposition Whip.

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William Reeves (journalist)

William Reeves (10 February 1825 – 4 April 1891) was a New Zealand 19th century journalist and politician.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selwyn_(New_Zealand_electorate)

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