Linwood was a parliamentary

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, New Zealand, from 1887 to 1890. The electorate was represented by one Member of Parliament,

Andrew Loughrey Andrew Loughrey (1844 – 24 September 1913) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament from Christchurch. Biography Loughrey was born in Melbourne and educated at Melbourne University College in law. He worked as a barrister and solicitor at th ...

Population centres

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

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required the transfer of three seats from the

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to the north. Ten new electorates were created, including Linwood, and one former electorate was recreated. The electorate was based on the suburb of

Linwood Linwood may refer to: Places Many of the place names for Linwood come from the presence of linden trees. Australia * Linwood, South Australia *Linnwood, Guildford, 11-35 Byron Road, Guildford, New South Wales Canada * Linwood, Ontario * Linwood, ...

. Polling booths for the election were located in Phillipstown and

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History

The Linwood electorate was formed for the 1887 election, which determined the composition of the 10th Parliament. The electorate was represented by one Member of Parliament,

. The 1887 election was contested by Loughrey, William Flesher (father of

James Arthur Flesher James Arthur Flesher (13 August 1865 – 18 August 1930) was a politician in Christchurch, New Zealand. He held many public offices and was Mayor of Christchurch from 1923 to 1925. Early life Flesher was born on 13 August 1865 in Christchurch ...

), Daniel Reese and J. T. Partridge. Loughrey, Flesher, Reese and Partridge received 699, 331, 270 and 15 votes, respectively. Loughrey remained a member during the term of the term of the 10th Parliament. The Linwood electorate was abolished in 1890.

Election results

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* * * {{Historic electorates of New Zealand , state=collapsed 1887 establishments in New Zealand 1890 disestablishments in New Zealand Historical electorates of New Zealand Politics of Christchurch History of Christchurch