Pahiatua

Pahiatua is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. The Pahiatua electorate existed from 1896 to 1996. Early holders of the seat were John O'Meara from 1896 to 1904, William Henry Hawkins from 1904 to 1905, Robert Beatson Ross from 1905 to 1911, James Escott from 1911 to 1916, George Smith from 1916 to 1919, Archibald McNicol from 1919 to 1922, and Ethelbert Ransom from 1922 to 1943. The seat was held by Prime Minister Keith Holyoake for 34 years, until he resigned to become Governor-General. In 1996 John Falloon who had been the MP for Raglan for 19 years chose to retire. The Pahiatua electorate is based on the town of Pahiatua in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, although Pahiatua is sometimes regarded as part of the Wairarapa...