▁growth , ▁and ▁a ▁red ist ribution ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁population . ▁Fif teen ▁additional ▁South ▁Island ▁elect or ates ▁were ▁created , ▁including ▁Ca ver sh am , ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁was ▁increased ▁by ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁ 7 0 . ▁The ▁Ca ver sh am ▁elect or ate ▁covered ▁an ▁area ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁ ▁elect or ate . ▁S ett lement s ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁were ▁the ▁Dun ed in ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Ca ver sh am , ▁and ▁Mac and rew ▁Bay , ▁Broad ▁Bay , ▁and ▁Port ob ello . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ca ver sh am ▁was ▁first ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁re created ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁and ▁abol ished ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁Arthur ▁John ▁Burn s ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁representative , ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁general ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Parliament . ▁He ▁res igned ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁James ▁Mc Ind oe ▁won ▁the ▁subsequent ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁by - e lection , ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁April . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁general ▁election ▁by ▁Richard ▁Cant rell . ▁Cant rell ▁res igned ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁ 1 8