Masterton (New Zealand electorate)

Masterton was a New Zealand electorate from 1887 to 1946, focused on the town of Masterton and the surrounding area.

Population centres

In the 1887 electoral redistribution, although the Representation Commission was required through the Representation Act 1887 to maintain existing electorates "as far as possible", rapid population growth in the North Island required the transfer of three seats from the South Island to the north. Ten new electorates were created, including Masterton, and one former electorate was recreated.^[1]

The Masterton electorate's boundaries were roughly based on those of the Wairarapa North electorate that it replaced, although it was not an exact match. The electorate ran from the Tararua Ranges down to the sea, with its northern boundary just north of Eketahuna and its southern boundary just south of the largest Wairarapa town of Masterton.^[2]

The 1890 election saw the electorate gain Pahiatua and Woodville, but lose territory on the coast south of Castlepoint. At the 1893 elections, it lost Woodville, and in the 1896 election, it lost Pahiatua. In the 1911 election, it lost Castlepoint, leaving it almost landlocked.

History

The electorate of Masterton was created for the 1887 general election. It was represented by five Members of Parliament.^[3]

The electorate was abolished in 1946;^[3] the town of Masterton itself was moved to the Wairarapa electorate, while the rest was moved to the Pahiatua electorate.

Election results

Key

Independent Liberal Reform Labour National

Election	Winner
1887 election		George Beetham
1890 election		Alexander Hogg
1893 election
1896 election
1899 election
1902 election
1905 election
1908 election
1911 election		George Sykes
1914 election
1919 election
1922 election
1925 election
1928 election
1931 election
1935 election		John Robertson
1938 election		John Robertson
1943 election		Garnet Mackley
(Electorate abolished in 1946; see Wairarapa)

Election results

1943 election

1943 general election: Masterton^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Garnet Mackley	5,061	47.88
	Labour	John Robertson	4,567	43.21	−7.28
	Democratic Labour	Donald Alexander Thompson	581	5.49
	Independent	Justin McCarthy Power	285	2.69
Informal votes			75	0.70	−0.08
Majority			494	4.67
Turnout			10,569	91.94	−2.39
Registered electors			11,495

1938 election

1938 general election: Masterton^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Robertson	5,385	50.49	+13.03
	National	Jack Irving	5,195	48.71
Informal votes			84	0.78	+0.48
Majority			190	1.78	−1.66
Turnout			10,664	94.33	+1.66
Registered electors			11,304

1935 election

1935 general election: Masterton^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Robertson	3,532	37.46
	Reform	George Sykes	3,207	34.01	−23.29
	Democrat	Thomas Hislop	2,688	28.51
Informal votes			29	0.30	−0.37
Majority			325	3.44
Turnout			9,427	92.67	+7.88
Registered electors			10,172

1931 election

1931 general election: Masterton^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	George Sykes	4,660	57.30
	Labour	Peter Butler	2,709	33.31
	Independent	Arthur Henry Vile	764	9.39
Informal votes			55	0.67
Majority			1,951	23.99
Turnout			8,188	84.79
Registered electors			9,657

1928 election

1928 general election: Masterton^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	George Sykes	4,207	48.62	−6.63
	United	William Thompson	2,969	34.31
	Labour	Ben Roberts	1,477	17.07
Informal votes			72	0.83	−0.23
Majority			1,238	14.31	+2.75
Turnout			8,725	89.92	−1.90
Registered electors			9,703

1925 election

1925 general election: Masterton^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	George Sykes	4,403	55.25
	Liberal	Jack Andrews	3,481	43.68
Informal votes			85	1.06
Majority			922	11.56
Turnout			7,969	91.82
Registered electors			8,678

1899 election

1899 general election: Masterton^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Alexander Hogg	2,591	64.92
	Conservative	Charles Edwin Cockburn-Hood	1,400	35.08
Majority			1,191	29.84
Turnout			3,991	77.17
Registered electors			5,172

1893 election

1893 general election: Masterton^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Hogg	2,282	60.63	+9.80
	Conservative	Joseph Harkness	1,054	28.00
	Liberal	William Wilson McCardle	428	11.37
Majority			1,228	32.62	+31.78
Turnout			3,764	69.59	+9.88
Registered electors			5,409

1890 election

1890 general election: Masterton^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Alexander Hogg	1,069	50.43
	Conservative	George Beetham	1,051	49.57
Majority			18	0.84
Turnout			2,120	49.71
Registered electors			4,264

Notes

^ McRobie 1989, pp. 50–53.
^ McRobie 1989, pp. 46, 50.
^ ^a ^b Scholefield 1950, p. 160.
^ "The General Election, 1943". National Library. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
^ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
^ The General Election, 1935. Government Printer. 1936. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
^ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
^ "Notice of nominations received and polling places appointed". Wairarapa Daily Times. 21 November 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
^ Skinner, W. A. G. (1929). The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. p. 3. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
^ "Notice of nominations received and polling places appointed". Wairarapa Daily Times. 30 October 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
^ The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
^ "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
^ "Masterton Electorate". Wairarapa Daily Times. Vol. XVI, no. 6410. 4 December 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
^ The General Election, 1893. Government Printer. 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
^ "The General Election". Otago Daily Times. 28 November 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
^ "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

References

McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1925) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record (2nd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

[FOOTNOTEMcRobie198950–53-1] McRobie 1989, pp. 50–53.

[FOOTNOTEMcRobie198946,_50-2] McRobie 1989, pp. 46, 50.

[FOOTNOTEScholefield1950160-3] Scholefield 1950, p. 160.

[4] "The General Election, 1943". National Library. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

[5] "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 8 February 2012.

[1935_election-6] The General Election, 1935. Government Printer. 1936. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

[1931_election-7] The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

[8] "Notice of nominations received and polling places appointed". Wairarapa Daily Times. 21 November 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

[1928_election-9] Skinner, W. A. G. (1929). The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. p. 3. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

[10] "Notice of nominations received and polling places appointed". Wairarapa Daily Times. 30 October 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

[11] The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[12] "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

[13] "Masterton Electorate". Wairarapa Daily Times. Vol. XVI, no. 6410. 4 December 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 15 February 2014.

[1893_election-14] The General Election, 1893. Government Printer. 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 19 November 2013.

[1893_affiliation-15] "The General Election". Otago Daily Times. 28 November 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

[General_Election,_1890-16] "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

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