Wellington North (New Zealand electorate)
Introduction '''Wellington North''' was, from 1905 to 1946, a parliamentary electorate within the area encompassing New Zealand's capital, Wellington. The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament.
Population centres Through the City Single Electorates Act, 1903, the three-member electorates of the four main centres were split again, and this became effective at the end of the 15th Parliament and was thus used for the . The City of Wellington electorate was split into the , , and Wellington North electorates. The electorate covered areas north of the central city. For the purpose of the country quota, the electorate has always been regarded as fully urban. In the 1937 electoral redistribution, Somes Island was transferred from the  to the Wellington North electorate.
History Charles Hayward Izard of the Liberal Party was the electorate's first representative from 1905 to , when he was defeated by Alexander Herdman. Herdman had previously represented the  electorate. He joined the Reform Party but resigned from Parliament in February 1918.Herdman was succeeded by John Luke of the Reform Party in the resulting . In the , Luke was defeated by Charles Chapman of the Labour Party. Chapman represented the electorate from 1928 to 1946, and moved to the  electorate when Wellington North was abolished.===Members of Parliament===The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament:'''Key''' Election Winner   Charles Hayward Izard height=8  Alexander Herdman   John Luke Charles Chapman
Election results ===1943 election===        ===1938 election===      ===1935 election===       ===1931 election===       ===1928 election===      ===1925 election===       ===1922 election===       ===1919 election===       ===1918 by-election======1914 election===       ===1911 election===      ===1908 election===      '''Second ballot result   ===1905 election===
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