Hawke

County of Hawke was a 19th century parliamentary electorate in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand in the 2nd New Zealand Parliament in 1860. In 1858 the General Assembly made some significant changes to electoral boundaries and increased parliamentary representation from 37 members to 41. One of the changes meant Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay electorate was split into its two separate components (with both Wairarapa and County of Hawke expanding inland into unincorporated areas). County of Hawke was represented by two Members of Parliament, James Burne Ferguson, incumbent in the seat as member for the previous Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay electorate and Thomas Henry FitzGerald from 26 April to 5 November in 1860 after winning the 1860...