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New Zealand electoral atlas
New Zealand's first electorates were promulgated by Sir George Grey in May 1853 and for the next 30 years they were periodically redrawn by incumbent politicians who, all to often, endeavoured to shape them to their personal political advantage. In 1887, after much heated argument spread over a number of years, Parliament finally decided to vest responsibility for the redistribution of electorates in a politically independent Representation Commission This body has carried out regular redistributions of electoral districts soon after each national census since that date.
The New Zealand Electoral Atlas traces the changing mosaic of the country's electoral districts from Grey's initial distribution through to the present day. An introductory essay outlines the evolution of the process of electoral redistribution before detailing the procedures used to achieve a fair and politically impartial electoral map, analying their strengths and weaknesses, and considering the implications of frequent redistributions on New Zealand's political system.
The result of each redistribution is depicted in a series of maps accompanied by a brief descriptive statement highlighting its principal features. The population and number of registered electors for each electorate in each redistribution for both General (formerly 'European') and Maori electoral systems are also included as are the dates of all general elections and by-elections held since 1853. The atlas is an invaluable reference for historians, political scientists, librarians, journalists and genealogists, and -- indeed -- anyone interested in New Zealand's history and political development.
Alan McRobie graduated from the University of Otago with an M.A. in History in 1966 and from the University of Canterbury with an M.A. in Political Science in 1975. Since 1969 he has taught New Zealand history and politics at the Christchurch College of Education where he is currently senior lecturer in Social Sciences. In 1979 he was Visiting Teaching Fellow in Political Science at the University of Canterbury and in 1984-85 he was Visiting Professor of Political Science at California State University, Chico. The award of a Claude McCarthy Fellowship by the University Grants Committee in 1987 enabled him to complete this atlas. He has commenced work on a companion volume, New Zealand Elections since 1853.
The New Zealand Electoral Atlas traces the changing mosaic of the country's electoral districts from Grey's initial distribution through to the present day. An introductory essay outlines the evolution of the process of electoral redistribution before detailing the procedures used to achieve a fair and politically impartial electoral map, analying their strengths and weaknesses, and considering the implications of frequent redistributions on New Zealand's political system.
The result of each redistribution is depicted in a series of maps accompanied by a brief descriptive statement highlighting its principal features. The population and number of registered electors for each electorate in each redistribution for both General (formerly 'European') and Maori electoral systems are also included as are the dates of all general elections and by-elections held since 1853. The atlas is an invaluable reference for historians, political scientists, librarians, journalists and genealogists, and -- indeed -- anyone interested in New Zealand's history and political development.
Alan McRobie graduated from the University of Otago with an M.A. in History in 1966 and from the University of Canterbury with an M.A. in Political Science in 1975. Since 1969 he has taught New Zealand history and politics at the Christchurch College of Education where he is currently senior lecturer in Social Sciences. In 1979 he was Visiting Teaching Fellow in Political Science at the University of Canterbury and in 1984-85 he was Visiting Professor of Political Science at California State University, Chico. The award of a Claude McCarthy Fellowship by the University Grants Committee in 1987 enabled him to complete this atlas. He has commenced work on a companion volume, New Zealand Elections since 1853.
154 pages, Unknown Binding
Published January 1, 1989
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