# Wellington North (New Zealand electorate)

Wellington North was, from 1905 to 1946, a parliamentary electorate within the area encompassing New Zealand's capital, Wellington. The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament.

## Population centres

Through the City Single Electorates Act, 1903, the three-member electorates of the four main centres were split again, and this became effective at the end of the 15th Parliament and was thus used for the 1905 election. The City of Wellington electorate was split into the Wellington East, Wellington Central, and Wellington North electorates. The electorate covered areas north of the central city. For the purpose of the country quota, the electorate has always been regarded as fully urban. In the 1937 electoral redistribution, Somes Island was transferred from the Hutt to the Wellington North electorate.

## History

Charles Hayward Izard of the Liberal Party was the electorate's first representative from 1905 to 1908, when he was defeated by Alexander Herdman. Herdman had previously represented the Mount Ida electorate. He joined the Reform Party but resigned from Parliament in February 1918.
Herdman was succeeded by John Luke of the Reform Party in the resulting 1918 by-election. In the 1928 election, Luke was defeated by Charles Chapman of the Labour Party. Chapman represented the electorate from 1928 to 1946, and moved to the Wellington Central electorate when Wellington North was abolished.

### Members of Parliament

The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament:
Key
Liberal  Conservative  Reform  Labour
| Election | Winner |
| 1905 election | Charles Hayward Izard |
| 1908 election | Alexander Herdman |
| 1911 election | Alexander Herdman |
| 1914 election | Alexander Herdman |
| 1918 by-election | John Luke |
| 1919 election | John Luke |
| 1922 election | John Luke |
| 1925 election | John Luke |
| 1928 election | Charles Chapman |
| 1931 election | Charles Chapman |
| 1935 election | Charles Chapman |
| 1938 election | Charles Chapman |
| 1943 election | Charles Chapman |
| (electorate abolished 1946; see Onslow) |||

## Election results
### 1943 election

1943 general election: Wellington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Chapman | 7,348 | 49.80 | −10.29 |
| | National | Thomas Hislop | 5,451 | 36.94 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Horace Herring | 1,016 | 6.89 | |
| | People's Movement | Rugby Malcolm | 427 | 2.89 | |
| | Independent | Arthur Carman | 298 | 2.02 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 215 | 1.46 | +0.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,897 | 12.86 | −7.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,755 | | |

### 1938 election

1938 general election: Wellington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Chapman | 9,522 | 60.09 | +16.47 |
| | Independent Liberal | Elizabeth Gilmer | 6,244 | 39.40 | +2.65 |
| | Independent | Thomas Folckman Simpson | 80 | 0.50 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 110 | 0.69 | −0.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,278 | 20.69 | +13.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,956 | 85.29 | +1.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,709 | | |

### 1935 election

1935 general election: Wellington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Chapman | 5,039 | 43.62 | −0.61 |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Gilmer | 4,245 | 36.75 | |
| | Reform | Charles Treadwell | 2,266 | 19.61 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 106 | 0.91 | +0.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 794 | 6.87 | −3.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,550 | 83.42 | +12.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,845 | | |

### 1931 election

1931 general election: Wellington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Chapman | 4,531 | 44.23 | −4.84 |
| | Reform | George Troup | 3,470 | 33.87 | |
| | Independent | John Luke | 2,243 | 21.90 | −26.74 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 68 | 0.66 | −1.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,061 | 10.36 | +9.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,312 | 71.33 | −10.10 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,457 | | |

### 1928 election

1928 general election: Wellington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Chapman | 5,611 | 49.07 | |
| | Reform | John Luke | 5,564 | 48.64 | −2.66 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 263 | 2.29 | +1.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 0.41 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,438 | 81.43 | −7.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,046 | | |

### 1925 election

1925 general election: Wellington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | John Luke | 5,712 | 51.30 | +7.40 |
| | Labour | Harry Combs | 3,766 | 33.82 | −6.52 |
| | Liberal | Jack McGrath | 1,528 | 13.72 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 127 | 1.14 | +0.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,946 | 17.47 | +13.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,133 | 88.65 | −0.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,558 | | |

### 1922 election

1922 general election: Wellington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | John Luke | 4,624 | 43.90 | +1.20 |
| | Labour | Harry Combs | 4,249 | 40.34 | |
| | Liberal | James Young | 1,540 | 14.62 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 118 | 1.12 | +0.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 3.56 | −7.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,531 | 89.63 | +11.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,749 | | |

### 1919 election

1919 general election: Wellington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | John Luke | 3,999 | 42.70 | +0.81 |
| | Liberal | H. Oakley Browne | 2,934 | 31.33 | |
| | Labour | John Read | 2,345 | 25.04 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,065 | 11.37 | +5.48 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 86 | 0.91 | +0.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,364 | 78.33 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,954 | | |

### 1918 by-election

1918 Wellington North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | John Luke | 2,986 | 41.89 | |
| | Labour | Harry Holland | 2,566 | 35.99 | +15.50 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Brandon | 816 | 11.44 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Angus James Neville Polson | 720 | 10.10 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 5.89 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 40 | 0.56 | −0.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,128 | | |
| | Reform hold | Reform hold | Swing | | |

### 1914 election

1914 general election: Wellington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Alexander Herdman | 4,550 | 55.23 | +2.15 |
| | Liberal | William Turnbull | 1,895 | 23.00 | |
| | Social Democrat | Harry Holland | 1,688 | 20.49 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,655 | 32.23 | +3.61 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 104 | 1.26 | −0.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,237 | 82.90 | +8.75 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,936 | | |

### 1911 election

1911 general election: Wellington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Alexander Herdman | 4,193 | 53.08 | −2.93 |
| | Liberal | Arnold Woodford Izard | 2,386 | 30.20 | |
| | Labour | Elijah Carey | 1,185 | 15.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 136 | 1.72 | +1.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,261 | 28.62 | +16.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,900 | 74.15 | +6.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,654 | | |

### 1908 election

1908 general election: Wellington North, first ballot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Herdman | 2,824 | 41.57 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Frederick Bolton | 1,858 | 27.35 | |
| | Liberal | Charles Hayward Izard | 1,833 | 26.98 | −23.84 |
| | Independent | Henry Bodley | 131 | 1.92 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 147 | 2.16 | +0.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,793 | 68.85 | |
| Second ballot result ||||||
| | Conservative | Alexander Herdman | 3,716 | 56.01 | +14.44 |
| | Independent Liberal | Frederick Bolton | 2,890 | 43.56 | +16.21 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 28 | 0.42 | −1.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 826 | 12.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,634 | 67.24 | −1.61 |

### 1905 election

1905 general election: Wellington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Charles Hayward Izard | 3,283 | 50.82 |
| | Conservative | John Duthie | 2,794 | 43.25 |
| | Ind. Labour League | George Macfarlane | 290 | 4.48 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 1.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 7.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,460 | |