Newton (New Zealand electorate)

Newton was a 19th-century parliamentary electorate in Auckland, New Zealand. It existed from 1861 to 1893 and was represented by seven Members of Parliament.

Newton existed from 1861 to 1893. It was created for the 3rd New Zealand Parliament and ran to the end of the 11th Parliament, and was represented by seven MPs.

George Graham was the first representative, who was elected on 15 January 1861. He was re-elected in the 1866 election, but resigned in 1869. The resulting 1869 by-election was won by Robert James Creighton. In the subsequent 1871 election, Creighton successfully contested the Eden electorate. The Newton electorate was won by William Swanson in 1871, who was re-elected in the next general elections on 24 December 1875, and in the 1879 and 1881 elections. Swanson retired in 1884.

Swanson was succeeded by Thomas Peacock in the 1884 election. In the 1887 election, Peacock successfully contested the Ponsonby electorate.

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