1853 New Zealand provincial elections

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New Zealand's Provinces in 1853

The 1853 New Zealand provincial elections were the first elections in New Zealand to elect members and superintendents to the newly created Provinces of New Zealand. The elections were held between July and September 1853, at the same time as the 1853 New Zealand general elections for the central government, which were held between July and October. The provincial elections had higher voter turnouts than the general elections, with the elections for provincial superintendents (where they were contested) having the highest voter turnout.

Results

Provincial councils

Auckland

The Auckland Provincial Council was originally made up by 24 members from six electorates: City of Auckland (6), Suburbs of Auckland (4), Pensioner Settlements (4), Northern Division (4), Southern Division (4), and Bay of Islands (2).

Electoral district Winner Votes (rank) Date
Northern Division Allan O'Neill 208 (1) 1 August 1853
Northern Division Patrick Dignan 204 (2) 1 August 1853
Northern Division James Hill 168 (3) 1 August 1853
Northern Division Patrick Donovan 162 (4) 1 August 1853
City of Auckland James Thomas Boylan 575 (1) 20 July 1853
City of Auckland Thomas Bartley 513 (2) 20 July 1853
City of Auckland Robert Mitchell 485 (3) 20 July 1853
City of Auckland James O'Neill 448 (4) 20 July 1853
City of Auckland James Derrom 367 (5) 20 July 1853
City of Auckland Andrew O'Brien 363 (6) 20 July 1853
Suburbs of Auckland William Field Porter 86 (1) 20 July 1853
Suburbs of Auckland William Connell 84 (2) 20 July 1853
Suburbs of Auckland John Watson Bain 75 (3) 20 July 1853
Suburbs of Auckland John Anderson Gilfillan 72 (4) 20 July 1853
Southern Division Joseph Newman 244 (1) 1 August 1853
Southern Division James Dilworth 222 (2) 1 August 1853
Southern Division William Innes Taylor 209 (3) 1 August 1853
Southern Division James Macky 189 (4) 1 August 1853
Pensioner Settlements Francis Charles Lewis 342 (1) 22 July 1853
Pensioner Settlements Joseph Brennan 296 (2) 22 July 1853
Pensioner Settlements William Powditch 291 (3) 22 July 1853
Pensioner Settlements John Williamson 263 (4) 22 July 1853
Bay of Islands James Busby unopposed 27 July 1853
Bay of Islands George Clarke unopposed 27 July 1853

New Plymouth

The New Plymouth Provincial Council (with the province later known as Taranaki Province) was originally made up by nine members from three electorates: Town of New Plymouth (2), Grey and Bell (4), and Omata (3).

Electoral district Winner Votes (rank) Date
Town of New Plymouth Isaac Newton Watt 71 (1) 20 August 1853
Town of New Plymouth Samuel Vickers 61 (2) 20 August 1853
Grey and Bell Peter Elliott 119 (1) 20 August 1853
Grey and Bell George Cutfield 108 (2) 20 August 1853
Grey and Bell Robert Parris 106 (3) 20 August 1853
Grey and Bell Richard Chilman 98 (4) 20 August 1853
Omata Thomas Good 57 (1) 20 August 1853
Omata Richard Rundle 57 (2) 20 August 1853
Omata George Burton 36 (3) 20 August 1853

Wellington

Poster for the Wellington Provincial Council elections in 1853.
Poster for Wakelin, a populist candidate in Wellington; note the opposition to the "importers of Chinese slaves" and "flour monopolists"

The Wellington Provincial Council was originally made up by eighteen members from five electorates: City of Wellington (7), Wellington Country (3), Hutt (4), Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay (2), and Wanganui and Rangitikei (2).

Electoral district Winner Date
Hutt Alfred Renall 13 August 1853
Hutt Alfred Ludlam 13 August 1853
Hutt Edward Gibbon Wakefield 13 August 1853
Hutt George Hart 13 August 1853
Wanganui and Rangitikei Henry Shafto Harrison 27 August 1853
Wanganui and Rangitikei William Hogg Watt 27 August 1853
Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay Samuel Revans 10 August 1853
Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay Donald Gollan 10 August 1853
City of Wellington Charles Clifford 9 August 1853
City of Wellington John Dorset 9 August 1853
City of Wellington William Fitzherbert 9 August 1853
City of Wellington George Moore 9 August 1853
City of Wellington John Wallace 9 August 1853
City of Wellington William Lyon 9 August 1853
City of Wellington Kenneth Bethune 9 August 1853
Wellington Country Alfred Brandon 11 August 1853
Wellington Country Robert Waitt 11 August 1853
Wellington Country Andrew Brown 11 August 1853

Nelson

The Nelson Provincial Council was originally made up by fifteen members from seven electorates: Town of Nelson (5), Waimea East (2), Waimea South (2), Wairau (2), Motueka and Massacre Bay (2), Waimea West (1), and Suburban Districts (1).

Electoral district Winner Votes (rank) Date
Town of Nelson Donald Sinclair 161 (1) 10 August 1853
Town of Nelson Thomas Renwick 160 (2) 10 August 1853
Town of Nelson William Hough 132 (3) 10 August 1853
Town of Nelson George Frederick Bush 114 (4) 10 August 1853
Town of Nelson Henry Adams 110 (5) 10 August 1853
Waimea East Francis Otterson unopposed 2 August 1853
Waimea East John Barnicoat unopposed 2 August 1853
Waimea South Edward Baigent 72 (1) 18 August 1853
Waimea South John Saxton 35 (2) 18 August 1853
Wairau Charles Elliott unopposed 10 August 1853
Wairau Joseph Ward unopposed 10 August 1853
Motueka and Massacre Bay Samuel Stephens 48 (1) 19 August 1853
Motueka and Massacre Bay Charles Parker 36 (2) 19 August 1853
Waimea West David Monro unopposed 3 August 1853
Suburban Districts James Mackay unopposed 10 August 1853

Canterbury

The Canterbury Provincial Council was originally made up by twelve members from four electorates: Town of Christchurch (3), Christchurch Country District (4), Town of Lyttelton (3), and Akaroa (2). In Akaroa, there was a draw for second place between Rev. William Aylmer and William Sefton Moorhouse. The returning officer gave his vote to Aylmer; Moorhouse had a week earlier been elected to the House of Representatives beating Rhodes.

Electoral district Winner Votes (rank) Date
Town of Christchurch Thomas Cass 77 (1) 3 September 1853
Town of Christchurch Samuel Bealey 74 (2) 3 September 1853
Town of Christchurch Richard Packer 71 (3) 3 September 1853
Christchurch Country Charles Simeon 158 (1) 10 September 1853
Christchurch Country Henry Tancred 154 (2) 10 September 1853
Christchurch Country John Hall 151 (3) 10 September 1853
Christchurch Country Charles Bowen 132 (4) 10 September 1853
Town of Lyttelton Isaac Cookson 66 (1) 31 August 1853
Town of Lyttelton William John Warburton Hamilton 64 (2) 31 August 1853
Town of Lyttelton Christopher Edward Dampier 60 (3) 31 August 1853
Akaroa Robert Heaton Rhodes 27 (1) 31 August 1853
Akaroa Rev. William Aylmer 24 (2) 31 August 1853

Otago

The Otago Provincial Council was originally made up by nine members from two electorates: Town of Dunedin (3) and Dunedin Country District (6).

Electoral district Winner Votes (rank) Date
Town of Dunedin William Cutten 54 (1) 20 September 1853
Town of Dunedin James Adam 50 (2) 20 September 1853
Town of Dunedin Alexander Rennie 39 (3) 20 September 1853
Dunedin Country District John Hyde Harris 146 (1) 28 September 1853
Dunedin Country District James Macandrew 118 (2) 28 September 1853
Dunedin Country District William Reynolds 114 (3) 28 September 1853
Dunedin Country District John Gillies 111 (4) 28 September 1853
Dunedin Country District Archibald Anderson 97 (5) 28 September 1853
Dunedin Country District Edward McGlashan 94 (6) 28 September 1853

Superintendent elections

Province Election date Incumbent Winner Runner-up Third place Date sworn in
Auckland 30 June 1853 Office established Robert Wynyard William Brown None 12 July 1853
New Plymouth 16 July 1853 Office established Charles Brown William Halse John T. Wicksteed 16 July 1853
Wellington Office established Isaac Featherston Elected unopposed 2 July 1853
Nelson Office established Edward Stafford John Saxton Francis Jollie 1 August 1853
Canterbury Office established James FitzGerald James Campbell Henry Tancred 20 July 1853
Otago Office established William Cargill Elected unopposed 26 December 1853

Notes

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  2. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 179.
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  10. ^ a b "The Elections". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. X, no. 635. 29 July 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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  13. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 233.
  14. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 234.
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  18. ^ "Untitled". Wellington Independent. Vol. VIII, no. 824. 3 September 1853. p. 3.
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  24. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 209.
  25. ^ a b c d e "Election of members for the Provincial Council for the Town of Nelson". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XII, no. 597. 13 August 1853. p. 7. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  26. ^ a b "Election of provincial councillors for Waimea East". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XII, no. 597. 13 August 1853. p. 7. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  27. ^ a b "Election of two members from Waimea South to serve in the Provincial Council". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XII, no. 598. 20 August 1853. p. 5. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  28. ^ a b "Election of two members to represent the Wairau in the Provincial Council". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XII, no. 597. 13 August 1853. p. 7. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  29. ^ a b "Motueka election". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XII, no. 599. 27 August 1853. p. 4. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  30. ^ "Election of member for the Waimea West". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XII, no. 597. 13 August 1853. p. 7. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  31. ^ "Election of member for the Suburban Districts for the Provincial Council". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XII, no. 597. 13 August 1853. p. 7. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  32. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 187.
  33. ^ a b c "Akaroa election". Lyttelton Times. Vol. III, no. 139. 3 September 1853. p. 6. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  34. ^ "Christchurch". Lyttelton Times. Vol. III, no. 138. 27 August 1853. p. 7. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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  36. ^ a b c d "The Lyttelton Times". Lyttelton Times. Vol. III, no. 141. 17 September 1853. p. 6. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  37. ^ a b c d e f "Lyttelton election". Lyttelton Times. Vol. III, no. 139. 3 September 1853. p. 6. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  38. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 215.
  39. ^ a b c "Election of the provincial council for the Town of Dunedin". Otago Witness. No. 123. 24 September 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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