Pensioner Settlements (New Zealand electorate)
Pensioner Settlements was a 19th-century parliamentary multi-member electorate in the Auckland region of New Zealand, from 1853 to 1870.
Geographic distribution
[edit]The electorate was in South Auckland, based on the settlements or suburbs of Howick, Onehunga, Otahuhu, and Panmure where the Fencibles lived; retired former British soldiers who were available to defend Auckland during the New Zealand Wars.
History
[edit]Pensioner Settlements was one of the original electorates used for the 1st Parliament elected in 1853; and existed until the end of the 4th Parliament on 30 December 1870. In 1871, several new electorates were created in Auckland.
Captain Symonds was elected on 30 April 1858.[1] De Quincey was elected in the 1866 general election,[2] but he resigned soon after. The 5 August 1867 by-election was won by John Kerr. A second person, a Mr Jackson, was nominated, but the returning officer would not accept the nomination, as Jackson was not on the electoral roll. Thus, Kerr was declared elected unopposed.[3]
Members of Parliament
[edit]The electorate was represented by seven Members of Parliament. From 1853 to 1860, it was a two-member electorate. For the 3rd and 4th Parliaments, it was a single-member electorate.[4]
Key
multi-member electorate
[edit]| Election | Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853 election | John Bacot | Joseph Greenwood | ||
| 1855 election | John Williamson | |||
| 1858 by-election | Captain Jermyn Symonds | |||
single-member electorate
[edit]| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 election | William Mason | |
| 1866 election | Paul Frederick de Quincey | |
| 1867 by-election | John Kerr | |
Election results
[edit]1858 by-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jermyn Symonds | 262 | 52.6 | ||
| Independent | Captain Balneavis | 236 | 47.4 | ||
| Turnout | 498 | ||||
| Majority | 26 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "The Elections". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XV, no. 1132. 4 May 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ "The Elections". Otago Witness. No. 747. 24 March 1866. p. 11. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ "PENSIONER SETTLEMENTS ELECTION. RETURN OF MR. KERR". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXIII, no. 3135. 6 August 1867. p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "The Elections". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XV, no. 1132. 4 May 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 2 May 2013.