es ▁were ▁formed , ▁with ▁two ▁members ▁each ▁making ▁dec isions ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁province ; ▁thus ▁members ▁set ▁their ▁own ▁elect or ate ▁boundaries . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁elect or ates ▁was ▁increased ▁from ▁ 6 1 ▁to ▁ 7 2 , ▁and ▁Mount ▁Herbert ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁the ▁process , ▁with ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁its ▁area ▁taken ▁up ▁by ▁an ▁en larg ed ▁ ▁elect or ate . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁elect or ate ▁was ▁first ▁formed ▁for ▁the ▁, ▁mostly ▁replacing ▁the ▁Ell es m ere ▁elect or ate , ▁but ▁also ▁gain ing ▁some ▁area ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁elect or ate . ▁The ▁general ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁and ▁William ▁Se ft on ▁Mo or house ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed . ▁ ▁Mo or house ▁also ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁West land ▁elect or ate ▁and ▁was ▁returned ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁William ▁Shaw . ▁ ▁Mo or house ▁chose ▁to ▁represent ▁West land . ▁A ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Pot ts ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed . ▁ ▁M embers ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H istor ical ▁elect or ates ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : 1 8 6 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : 1 8 7 0 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir