Buller (New Zealand electorate)

Buller is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1871 to 1972. It was represented by eleven Members of Parliament.

The 1870 electoral redistribution was undertaken by a parliamentary select committee based on population data from the 1867 census. Eight sub-committees were formed, with two members each making decisions for their own province; thus members set their own electorate boundaries. The number of electorates was increased from 61 to 72, and Buller was one of the new electorates. The Buller electorate was created from areas that previously belonged to the Waimea and Westland electorates. Settlements located in the initial electorate area were Westport, Inangahua, and Reefton.

The electorate's first representative was Eugene O'Conor, who was successful in the 1871 election, but he was defeated at the next election in 1876 by Joseph Henry. Henry in turn was defeated by James Bickerton Fisher at the 1879 election. Fisher retired at the end of the parliamentary term in 1881.

Fisher was succeeded by John Munro, who won the 1881 election. Munro was defeated at the next election in 1884 by Eugene O'Conor, who thus started his second period of representation. O'Conor, who joined the Liberal Party, was beaten in 1893 election by Roderick McKenzie. In the 1896 election, McKenzie successfully stood in the Motueka electorate.

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