Riverton (New Zealand electorate)

Riverton was a parliamentary electorate in the Southland region of New Zealand.

Population centres

The electorate included the town of Riverton.^[1]

History

Riverton existed from 1866 to 1881.^[1] The first representative was Donald Hankinson, who won the 1866 election. Hankinson resigned on 2 April 1870, before the end of the parliamentary term.^[2]

The resulting 1870 by-election was won by Lauchlan McGillivray, who was confirmed by the voters at the 1871 election.^[3] McGillivray was defeated at the 1876 election by Dr Samuel Hodgkinson.^[4] At the next election in 1879, Hodgkinson was in turn defeated by Patrick McCaughan.^[5] At the end of the parliamentary term in 1881, McCaughan retired and the electorate was abolished.^[6]

Election results

The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament:^[1][7]

Key

  Independent

Election	Winner
1866 election		Donald Hankinson
1870 by-election		Lauchlan McGillivray
1871 election
1876 election		Samuel Hodgkinson
1879 election		Patrick McCaughan