Eden

Eden is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, in the city of Auckland. The electorate is urban, and comprises a number of inner-city suburbs in the central-south part of Auckland. The Eden electorate was created in 1871 for the 5th Parliament. The first elected representative was Robert James Creighton, who won the 1871 election. He was succeeded in 1876 by Joseph Tole, who served until 1887. Edwin Mitchelson won the 1887 election. He served three parliamentary terms until 1896, when he unsuccessfully contested the City of Auckland electorate. John Bollard was the next representative, elected in the 1896 election. He held the electorate until 1914. He was succeeded by James Parr, who won the 1914 election. Parr resigned on 26...