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The Auckland Provincial Council was originally made up by 24 members from six electorates: City of Auckland (6), Suburbs of Auckland (4), Pensioner Settlements (4), Northern Division (4), Southern Division (4),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

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The New Plymouth Provincial Council (with the province later known as Taranaki Province) was originally made up by nine members from three electorates: Town of New Plymouth (2), Grey and Bell (4), and Omata (3).

Wellington

The Wellington Provincial Council was originally made up by eighteen members from five electorates: City of Wellington (7), Wellington Country (3), Hutt (4), Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay (2), and Wanganui and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

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The Nelson Provincial Council was originally made up by fifteen members from seven electorates: Town of Nelson (5), Waimea East (2), Waimea South (2), Wairau (2), Motueka and Massacre Bay (2), Waimea West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

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The Canterbury Provincial Council was originally made up by twelve members from four electorates: Town of Christchurch (3), Christchurch Country District (4), Town of Lyttelton (3), and Akaroa (2).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.

Otago

The Otago Provincial Council was originally made up by nine members from two electorates: Town of Dunedin (3) and Dunedin Country District (6).

Superintendent elections

Notes

1. Brett 2016, p. 271.
2. Scholefield 1950, p. 179.
3. ^ "Provincial Council Elections". New Zealander. Vol. 9, no. 763. 6 August 1853. p. 3.
4. "Page 3 Advertisements Column 3". New Zealander. Vol. 9, no. 759. 23 July 1853. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
5. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 182.
6. ^ "Provincial Council Elections". New Zealander. Vol. 9, no. 759. 23 July 1853. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
7. ^ "The Southern Cross". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. X, no. 638. 9 August 1853. p. 2.
8. "Province of Auckland". New Zealander. Vol. 9, no. 772. 7 September 1853. p. 3. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
9. ^ "Provincial Council Elections". New Zealander. Vol. 9, no. 759. 23 July 1853. p. 3. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
10. ^ "The Elections". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. X, no. 635. 29 July 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
11. Scholefield 1950, p. 229.
12. ^ "Editorial". Taranaki Herald. Vol. II, no. 56. 24 August 1853. p. 2.
13. Scholefield 1950, p. 233.
14. Scholefield 1950, p. 234.
15. ^ "Hutt election". New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian. Vol. IX, no. 840. 20 August 1853. p. 3. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
16. ^ "Hutt election". Wellington Independent. Vol. VIII, no. 818. 13 August 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
17. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 238.
18. "Untitled". Wellington Independent. Vol. VIII, no. 824. 3 September 1853. p. 3.
19. "Whanganui". Taranaki Herald. Vol. II, no. 60. 21 September 1853. p. 3.
20. ^ "Editorial". Wellington Independent. Vol. VIII, no. 818. 13 August 1853. p. 2.
21. Scholefield 1950, p. 239.
22. ^ "Election of members for the provincial council of Wellington". Wellington Independent. Vol. VIII, no. 817. 10 August 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
23. ^ "Election for the Wellington Provincial Council". Wellington Independent. Vol. VIII, no. 818. 13 August 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
24. Scholefield 1950, p. 209.
25. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "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.
35. ^ "Christchurch election". Lyttelton Times. Vol. III, no. 140. 10 September 1853. p. 7. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
36. ^ "The Lyttelton Times". Lyttelton Times. Vol. III, no. 141. 17 September 1853. p. 6. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
37. ^ "Lyttelton election". Lyttelton Times. Vol. III, no. 139. 3 September 1853. p. 6. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
38. Scholefield 1950, p. 215.
39. ^ "Election of the provincial council for the Town of Dunedin". Otago Witness. No. 123. 24 September 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
40. ^ "Election of the provincial council for the Country District". Otago Witness. No. 124. 1 October 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
41. "Daily Southern Cross". Vol. X, no. 627. 1 July 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
42. "The Taranaki Herald". Vol. I, no. 51. 20 July 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
43. Brett 2016, p. 60.
44. Brett 2016, p. 63.

References

• Brett, André (June 2016). Acknowledge No Frontier – The Creation and Demise of New Zealand's Provinces, 1853–76. Dunedin: Otago University Press. ISBN 978-1-927322-36-9.
• Scholefield, Guy (1950) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.

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