Dunstan (New Zealand electorate)

Dunstan was a parliamentary electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand, from 1871 to 1890.

History

The Dunstan electorate was created in 1871 for the 5th Parliament.^[1] The first elected representative was Thomas Luther Shepherd, who won the 1871 general election. He retired at the end of the term in December 1875.^[2] Vincent Pyke succeeded him in 1876 and held the electorate until its abolition in 1890.^[1][3]

Members of Parliament

Dunstan was represented by two MPs:

Key

  Independent

Election	Winner
1871 election		Thomas Luther Shepherd
1875 election		Vincent Pyke
1879 election
1881 election
1884 election
1887 election