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Patea is a former New Zealand electorate in south Taranaki. It existed from 1893 to 1963.

Population centres

In the 1892 electoral redistribution, the population shift to the North Island required the transfer of one seat from the South Island to the north. The resulting ripple effect saw every electorate established in 1890 have its boundaries altered, and eight electorates were established for the first time, including Patea.

The electorate was based in the town of Patea, which used to have freezing-works for the preparation of meat for export until 1982.

History

This rural seat was first established for the 1893 election. George Hutchison was the first elected representative. He resigned in June 1901. Frederick Haselden won the 1 August 1901 by-election, but the seat was declared vacant in the following year. Walter Symes then held the electorate, from 1902 to the dissolution of Parliament in 1908.

The 1908 election was won by George Pearce. He held the electorate for three terms, until the dissolution of Parliament in 1919. He was succeeded by Walter Powdrell from 1919, who died partway through the term on 9 March 1921. Edwin Dixon won the 1921 by-election and held the electorate for the remainder of the term until 1922. James Randall Corrigan succeeded Dixon in 1922 and he held the electorate for one term until 1925. He was followed by Harold Dickie from 1925 to 1943.

William Sheat won the 1943 election plus the three subsequent elections. In 1954, Sheat failed to gain reselection after boundary changes as a National Party candidate. On 14 May of that year, he promptly resigned his seat and won it back in the 31 July 1954 by-election as an Independent, but subsequently did not stand in the 1954 general election.

The candidate chosen instead of Sheat, Roy Jack, was successful in 1954. He held the electorate until 1963, when it was abolished and replaced by the Waimarino electorate.

Members of Parliament

Key   Independent   Liberal   Conservative   Reform   National

Election results

1954 election

1954 by-election

1951 election

1931 election

1928 election

1921 by-election

November 1901 by-election

July 1901 by-election

1899 election

Notes

1. McRobie 1989, pp. 59f.
2. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 162.
3. Scholefield 1925, p. 104.
4. Scholefield 1925, p. 100.
5. Wilson 1985, p. 270.
6. Scholefield 1925, p. 137.
7. Scholefield 1925, p. 125.
8. Scholefield 1925, p. 126.
9. Wilson 1985, p. 103.
10. Scholefield 1950, p. 101.
11. ^ Norton 1988, p. 315.
12. "Close Vote in N.Z. Poll". The Sun-Herald. 1 August 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
13. The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
14. The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
15. "Patea". The Evening Post. Vol. CVI, no. 85. 19 October 1928. p. 11. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
16. "Patea by-election". The Northern Advocate. 14 April 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
17. "The Patea Election". Waikato Argus. 9 November 1901 – via Papers Past.
18. "The Patea Election". The New Zealand Herald. 9 November 1901 – via Papers Past.
19. "The Patea Election". Timaru Herald. 9 July 1901 – via Papers Past.
20. "The Patea Election". Taranaki Herald. 7 November 1901 – via Papers Past.
21. "The Patea Election". Taranaki Daily News. 8 November 1901 – via Papers Past.
22. "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

References

• McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
• Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
• Scholefield, Guy (1925) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record (2nd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
• Scholefield, Guy (1950) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

• Historical electorates of New Zealand
• Politics of Taranaki
• 1893 establishments in New Zealand
• 1963 disestablishments in New Zealand
• South Taranaki District