Masterton (New Zealand electorate)

Former electorate in Wellington, New Zealand

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

## Population centres

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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

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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

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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
1943 election |  | Garnet Mackley
(Electorate abolished in 1946; see Wairarapa)

## Election results

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### 1943 election

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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

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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

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1935 general election: Masterton[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| 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

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1931 general election: Masterton[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| 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

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1928 general election: Masterton[9][10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| 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

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1925 general election: Masterton[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| 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

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1899 general election: Masterton[12][13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| 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

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1893 general election: Masterton[14][15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| 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

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1890 general election: Masterton[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| 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

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1. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 50–53.
2. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 46, 50.
3. ^ a b 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.
6. ^ The General Election, 1935. Government Printer. 1936. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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.
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.
14. ^ The General Election, 1893. Government Printer. 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
15. ^ "The General Election". Otago Daily Times. 28 November 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
16. ^ "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

## References

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* 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.

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