Heathcote (New Zealand electorate)

The electorate was based on the Heathcote Valley suburb.

Heathcote existed from 1861 to 1893.^[1]

George Williamson Hall resigned in 1862. He was succeeded by William Sefton Moorhouse in the 1862 by-election. Moorhouse himself resigned the following year and was succeeded by Alfred Cox in the 1863 by-election.^[1]

John Hall, the younger brother of George and who was later to become the 12th Premier, won the 1866 election against George Buckley^[2] and represented Heathcote until 1872, when he resigned for health reasons. At the 1872 by-election, John Cracroft Wilson was elected unopposed to represent the electorate.^[3]

James Fisher the represented the electorate over the next two terms, from 1876 to 1881. He was succeeded by lawyer Henry Wynn-Williams, who won the 1881 election. During the next term, beginning with the 1884 election, John Coster was the representative, until his death on 17 December 1886. The 1887 by-election was won by Frederic Jones.^[4] Jones was confirmed in the 1887 election a few months later.^[1]

The last representative for Heathcote was William Tanner, who won the 1890 election.^[1] He defeated Heaton Rhodes in his first attempt to enter Parliament.^[5][6]

Members of Parliament

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Election	Winner
1861 election		George Hall[7]
1862 by-election		William Moorhouse[8]
1863 by-election		Alfred Cox[9]
1866 election		John Hall
1871 election
1872 by-election		John Wilson
1876 election		James Fisher
1879 election
1881 election		Henry Wynn-Williams
1884 election		John Coster[10][11]
1887 by-election		Frederic Jones
1887 election
1890 election		William Tanner

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1890 election

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1890 general election: Heathcote^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal–Labour	William Tanner	854	57.08
	Conservative	Heaton Rhodes	642	42.92
Majority			212	14.17
Turnout			1,496	52.89
Registered electors			2,828

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1887 by-election

The following table gives the election result:

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1887 Heathcote by-election ^{[13] [14]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Frederic Jones	527	61.07
	Independent	Aaron Ayers	336	38.93
Majority			191	22.13
Turnout			863

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1866 election

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1866 general election: Heathcote^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Hall	368	60.63
	Independent	George Buckley	239	39.37
Majority			129	21.25
Turnout			607
Registered electors

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