Marsden

Marsden is a former parliamentary electorate, in the Whangarei District in the Northland Region of New Zealand. The electorate was mixed urban and rural, around the city of Whangarei. The electorate existed from 1859 to 1972. It was established during the term of the 2nd Parliament. James Farmer was the first representative, elected on 16 December 1859. The second representative was John Munro, who was elected on 27 December 1860, and served the whole term of the 3rd Parliament. Francis Hull was elected to the 4th Parliament, resigned in 1869 and was succeeded by Munro in the February by-election. Munro served the rest of the term, plus the term of the 5th Parliament. All subsequent representatives have always served full...