Mid-Canterbury

Mid-Canterbury is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate in rural Canterbury. It existed from 1928 to 1946 and was represented by six Members of Parliament, including Mary Grigg, the first woman National Party MP. The electorate was rural. The electorate existed from 1928 to 1946. David Jones was the first representative, winning the 1928 election; he had previously held Kaiapoi and Ellesmere. Jones was defeated by Jeremiah Connolly in the 1931 election. Connolly died on 2 October 1935 and as this was only weeks prior to the 1935 election, the seat remained vacant and no by-election was called. Horace Herring of the Labour Party won the 1935 election. At the next election in 1938, Herring was narrowly beaten by Arthur Grigg of...