▁of ▁ 1 8 , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁far mer . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Buch an an ▁entered ▁politics ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁representing ▁first ▁W air ar apa ▁South ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁and ▁then ▁W air ar apa ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁Parliament ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁ 3 3 ▁years , ▁losing ▁three ▁elections . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁four ▁general ▁elections ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁he ▁always ▁beat ▁Henry ▁Bun ny , ▁who ▁had ▁represented ▁the ▁ ▁elect or ate ▁continu ously ▁since ▁an ▁. ▁ ▁He ▁lost ▁W air ar apa ▁to ▁J . ▁T . ▁Mar ry at ▁Horn s by , ▁the ▁frequent ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁elect or ate , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁won ▁it ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁lost ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁won ▁it ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁He ▁finally ▁lost ▁the ▁seat ▁to ▁Horn s by ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁House , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁sta unch