1853 New Zealand general election

General election in New Zealand April 2024 April 2022 1853 New Zealanders general election New Zealand Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg parliamentary no 1855 New Zealand general election 1855 2nd New Zealand Parliament All 37 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives 14 July – 1 October 1853 elected members 150px Independent politician 37 seats 37 37 The 1853 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's first term. It was the first national election ever held in New Zealand, although Parliament did not yet have full authority to govern the colony, which was part of the British Empire at that time. Elections for the first provincial councils and their Superintendents were held at the same time.Brett 2016 61 Background thumb|upright|Election poster in support of William Barnard Rhodes, standing for Wellington Country The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, established a bicameral New Zealand Parliament, with the lower house (the House of Representatives) being elected by popular vote. Votes were to be cast under a simple FPP system, and the secret ballot had not yet been introduced. To qualify as a voter, one needed to be male, to be a British subject, to be at least 21 years old, to own a certain value of land, and to not be serving a criminal sentence. One of the candidates elected (on 27 August, for Christchurch Country) was a landowner, but at 20 years and 7 months was not yet 21: he was James Stuart-Wortley. At the time of the 1853 elections, there were no political parties in New Zealand. As such, all candidates were independents. The election In the 1853 elections, election day was different in each seat. The first seat to be elected was Bay of Islands on 14 July, and the final election day was on 1 October.General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout http://www.elections.org.nz/events/past-events/general-elections-1853-2014-dates-and-turnout Elections New Zealand 12 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20141114115332/http://www.elections.org.nz/events/past-events/general-elections-1853-2014-dates-and-turnout 14 November 2014 dead Hugh Carleton (Bay of Islands) was the first MP ever elected in New Zealand (though he was elected unopposed), so he liked to be called the Father of the House.An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand First published in 1966 Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/carleton-hugh-francis A. H. McLintock Alexander Hare McLintock 27 September 2013 Carleton, Hugh Francis 23 April 2009 There were 5,849 people registered to vote. The total number of seats was 37. Twenty-four electoral districts were used. Some districts elected multiple MPs (they elected using block voting). Wellington and Auckland had three members each. Suburbs of Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hutt, Nelson, Northern, Pensioner, Southern and Waimea each had two members. Thirteen members were elected in single-member districts using first past the post. Some parts of the colony were not part of any district and did not have representation in Parliament.Wilson 1985 Results Image:NewZealandElectorates1853-Labeled.png Member Electorate Province Election dateWilliam Moorhouse William Sefton MoorhouseAkaroaCanterburydmy 08 24Scholefield 1950 127Thomas Bartley Thomas Bartley (politician)AucklandCity of AucklandAucklanddmy 08 11Scholefield 1950 95Loughlin O'BrienAucklandCity of AucklandAucklanddmy 08 11Scholefield 1950 129James O'Neill James O'Neill (New Zealand politician)AucklandCity of AucklandAucklanddmy 08 11Scholefield 1950 130Frederick Merriman Frederick Merriman (politician)Suburbs of AucklandAucklanddmy 08 10Scholefield 1950 126William Porter William Field PorterSuburbs of AucklandAucklanddmy 08 10Scholefield 1950 133Hugh CarletonBay of IslandsAucklanddmy 07 14Scholefield 1950 99James Stuart-Wortley James Stuart-Wortley (New Zealand politician)Christchurch CountryCanterburydmy 08 27Scholefield 1950 141Jerningham WakefieldChristchurch CountryCanterburydmy 08 27Scholefield 1950 145Henry SewellChristchurchTown of ChristchurchCanterburydmy 08 20Scholefield 1950 138John Cargill John Cargill (politician)Dunedin CountryOtagodmy 10 01Scholefield 1950 99William CuttenDunedin CountryOtagodmy 10 01Scholefield 1950 102James MacandrewDunedinTown of DunedinOtagodmy 09 27Scholefield 1950 121Thomas King Thomas King (New Zealand politician)Grey and BellNew Plymouthdmy 08 27Scholefield 1950 118Alfred LudlamHuttWellingtondmy 08 18Scholefield 1950 120Edward Gibbon WakefieldHuttWellingtondmy 08 19Scholefield 1950 145James FitzGerald James FitzGerald (New Zealand politician)LytteltonTown of LytteltonCanterburydmy 08 17Scholefield 1950 106Alfred Picard Alfred Christopher PicardMotueka and Massacre BayNelsondmy 08 18Scholefield 1950 132James Mackay James Mackay (New Zealand politician, born 1804)NelsonTown of NelsonNelsondmy 07 25Scholefield 1950 123William Travers William Travers (New Zealand politician)NelsonTown of NelsonNelsondmy 07 25Scholefield 1950 144Francis GledhillNew PlymouthTown of New PlymouthNew Plymouthdmy 08 26Scholefield 1950 108Thomas ForsaithNorthern DivisionAucklanddmy 08 23Scholefield 1950 107Walter Lee Walter Lee (New Zealand politician)Northern DivisionAucklanddmy 08 23Scholefield 1950 120William Crompton William Crompton (politician)OmataNew Plymouthdmy 08 26Scholefield 1950 102 John BacotPensioner SettlementsAucklanddmy 08 13Scholefield 1950 94Joseph GreenwoodPensioner SettlementsAucklanddmy 08 13Scholefield 1950 109Charles Taylor Charles John TaylorSouthern DivisionAucklanddmy 08 23Scholefield 1950 143John Gray John Gray (New Zealand politician)Southern DivisionAucklanddmy 08 23Scholefield 1950 109William CautleyWaimeaNelsondmy 08 16Scholefield 1950 100David Monro New Zealand politicianWaimeaNelsondmy 08 16Scholefield 1950 127 Samuel RevansWairarapa and Hawke's BayWellingtondmy 08 12Scholefield 1950 134Frederick WeldWairauNelsondmy 08 02Scholefield 1950 147Isaac FeatherstonWanganui and RangitikeiWellingtondmy 08 12Scholefield 1950 105Charles Clifford Sir Charles Clifford, 1st BaronetWellingtonCity of WellingtonWellingtondmy 08 15Scholefield 1950 100Robert Hart Robert Hart (politician)WellingtonCity of WellingtonWellingtondmy 08 15Scholefield 1950 112James KelhamWellingtonCity of WellingtonWellingtondmy 08 15Scholefield 1950 118 William Rhodes William Barnard RhodesWellington CountryWellingtondmy 08 18Scholefield 1950 135 References 20em Bibliography André Brett Acknowledge No Frontier – The Creation and Demise of New Zealand's Provinces, 1853–76 https://www.otago.ac.nz/press/books/otago614631.html Otago University Press June 2016 Dunedin 978-1-927322-36-9 Scholefield Guy New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 Guy Scholefield 3rd First ed. published 1913 1950 Govt. Printer Wellington Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First ed. published 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103