▁required ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁three ▁seats ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁Island ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁Ten ▁new ▁elect or ates ▁were ▁created , ▁including ▁Well ington ▁East , ▁and ▁one ▁former ▁elect or ate ▁was ▁re created . ▁ ▁The ▁initial ▁elect or ate ▁was ▁located ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Te ▁A ro ▁and ▁included ▁the ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Mount ▁Victoria . ▁The ▁pol ling ▁bo oth ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁Ly ce um ▁Hall ▁in ▁T ory ▁Street . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁voted ▁to ▁reduce ▁its ▁membership ▁from ▁general ▁elect or ates ▁from ▁ 9 1 ▁to ▁ 7 0 . ▁The ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁elect oral ▁red ist ribution ▁used ▁the ▁same ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁census ▁data ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁elect oral ▁red ist ribution . ▁In ▁addition , ▁three - member ▁elect or ates ▁were ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁four ▁main ▁cent res . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁rest ruct uring ▁of ▁elect or ates , ▁and ▁Well ington ▁East ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁elect or ate . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁City ▁Single ▁Elect or ates ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁the ▁three - member ▁elect or ates ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁main ▁cent res ▁were ▁split ▁again , ▁and ▁this ▁became ▁effective ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Parliament ▁and ▁was ▁thus ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁. ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Well