Lyttelton electorate

E26965

The Lyttelton electorate was a New Zealand parliamentary constituency centered on the port town of Lyttelton near Christchurch, historically notable as the seat that launched future Prime Minister Norman Kirk’s national political career.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Sydenham electorate 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand parliamentary electorate
centeredOn Lyttelton
contains Lyttelton
surface form: Lyttelton Harbour area

communities around Port Hills
country New Zealand
electoralCategory single-member constituency
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
electorateType general electorate
elects Member of Parliament for Lyttelton
governedBy New Zealand electoral law
hasCharacteristic coastal electorate
port-focused electorate
hasMemberOfParliament Norman Kirk
Tirikatene family members
hasPortTown Lyttelton
hasTransportLink Lyttelton road and rail tunnel corridor
hasUrbanRuralMix mixed urban and semi-rural communities
historicalSignificance important in mid-20th-century New Zealand politics
knownFor association with Labour Party representation
language English
locatedIn Canterbury Region
surface form: Canterbury region
namedAfter Lyttelton
near Christchurch, New Zealand
surface form: Christchurch
notableFor launching Norman Kirk’s national political career
partOf Canterbury provincial political landscape
New Zealand South Island electorates
politicalAlignment historically strong Labour support
regionServed Banks Peninsula area
port of Lyttelton
representedIn New Zealand Parliament
surface form: New Zealand House of Representatives

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norman Kirk electedToParliamentFor Lyttelton electorate
Norman Kirk electedToParliamentFor Lyttelton electorate
this entity surface form: Sydenham electorate