Wallace (New Zealand electorate)
Wallace was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1859 to 1996.
History
The electorate was established in 1859 during the term of the 2nd New Zealand Parliament. For the term of the 3rd New Zealand Parliament (1861–66), it was a two-member electorate. From 1866 to its dissolution in 1996, it was a single-member electorate.[1]
In the 1996 election, the first MMP election, the electorate was combined with the adjacent Clutha electorate into the Clutha-Southland electorate.[1]
Members of Parliament
Key
Independent Liberal Reform National
Single-member electorate
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1859 election | Dillon Bell | |
Multi-member electorate
| Election | Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861 election | Dillon Bell | Walter Mantell | ||
