Grey and Bell was a Taranaki electorate in the New Zealand Parliament from 1853 to 1881.[1]

Population centres

The electorate covered the northern, rural part of the Taranaki Province. The localities of Inglewood and Waitara fell within Grey and Bell.

History

Thomas King resigned in 1855, but the seat was not filled before the next general election through a by-election. Brown resigned on 16 August 1856 to (unsuccessfully) contest the Taranaki superintendency. He was again elected in 1858 and resigned in 1860, when his militia service required his full attention.[2]

In between Brown's terms, Lewthwaite represented the electorate, who resigned in 1858.[3] Thomas King and William Cutfield King contested the 1860 election. The latter won the contest, but was killed in the New Zealand Wars before he could take up the seat.[4] Robert Trimble won the 1879 election.

Members of Parliament

The following Members of Parliament represented Grey and Bell:

Key

  Independent

Election Winner
1853 election Thomas King
1855 election Charles Brown
1856 by-election John Lewthwaite[5]
1858 by-election Charles Brown
1860 by-election Thomas King
1860 election William King
1861 by-election Harry Atkinson
1866 election James Richmond
1871 election Frederic Carrington
1875 election
1879 election Robert Trimble[6]

Election results

1858 by-election

1858 Grey and Bell by-election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Charles Brown 75 55.1
Independent Dillon Bell 61 44.9
Majority 14
Turnout 136

1856 by-election

1856 Grey and Bell by-election[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Lewthwaite 44 58.7
Independent R. Pheney 31 41.3
Turnout 75
Majority 13

References

  1. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
  2. ^ Foster, Bernard John (22 April 2009). "Brown, Charles". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  3. ^ "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES". Otago Witness. No. 340. 5 June 1858. p. 5. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  4. ^ WELLS, B. (1878). "CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TARANAKI PIONEERS". The history of Taranaki. pp. 302–304. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  5. ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1908). "Former Members Of The House Of Representatives". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 16 June 2010.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ "The Elections". Taranaki Herald. Vol. XXVII, no. 3222. 9 September 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  7. ^ "Election for the Grey and Bell District". Taranaki Herald. Vol. VI, no. 303. 22 May 1858. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Election". Taranaki Herald. No. 220. 18 October 1856. p. 3. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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