EARLY ELECTORAL ROLLS OF THE EAST COAST AREA

as transcribed by Stephen Donald from microfiche held in H.B. Williams Memorial Library, Gisborne

This page contains lists of electors transcribed in the course of other research. These are a valuable resource for tracing residence and land holdings, especially in the period up to 1881. As some files are too big to display on this main page, links to other pages are provided.

An excellent reference work which explains franchise in New Zealand from 1850s to 1980s is New Zealand electoral atlas by Alan McRobie (Wellington, : GP Books, 1989. ISBN 0477013848) which should be available in most public libraries. This also contains 60 maps showing electoral boundaries over the years.

Note: Other Hawke’s Bay and East Coast Electoral Rolls & Directories can be found at Hawke's Bay, East Coast & Wairarapa GENWEB PROJECT

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Tolaga Bay Electors in the East Coast electoral district 1873-74 (with additional notes in square brackets)

Reg.No.	Surname	First Names	Address	Qualification	Details [additional notes]
332	Locke	Samuel	Napier	leasehold	Tolaga Bay - Parramatta, County of Stafford, Block 1
393	Morris	George Bentham	Tauranga	freehold	59 acres at Te Puna [also leased land in Mangaheia No.2 block known as the Delta)
394	Mullooly	Michael	Tolaga Bay	freehold	Town sections 4 & 100, Gisborne [also proprietor of the Sea View Hotel at Tolaga Bay)
437	Potae	Arapeta	Oweta	freehold	Takomairo, Tolaga Bay, Marahea and Anaura
459	Reeves	Andrew	Poverty Bay	1.freehold 2.leasehold	1.part of Waitaua block 2.leasehold house only [also farmed land in the Uawa block at Tolaga Bay]
464	Rhodes	Joseph	Grange, Napier	leasehold	Tolaga Bay - Paramatta block, Mangaheia No.1
471	Robson	Edward	Tolaga Bay	household	Delta Station at Oawa, Tolaga Bay
496	Sherratt	Richard	Tauranga	freehold	Military township of Te Papa, 1/2 acre & house in his occupation
646	Wilson	John Nathaniel	Napier	leasehold	Tolaga Bay, County of Stafford, Parramatta block No.1

Link to East Coast Electoral Roll for 1877-78 - Poverty Bay & East Coast electors

Electors between Lottin Point and Kaiti in the East Coast electoral district 1880-81

Supplementary or Main Roll	Reg. No.	Surname	First names	Qualification	Address	Calling	Details
S	1347	Atkins	Thomas	residence	Awanui	settler
M	49	Austin	Robert Alfred	residence	Awanui	interpreter
S	1348	Avison	Thomas	residence	Anaura	settler
M	146	Brooking	Henry	residence	Awanui	settler
M	162	Browne	William Franklin	residence	Akuaka [Akuaku]	teacher
M	163	Browne	William Wilfred	residence	Tologa Bay	storekeeper
M	210	Cannon	Henry	residence	Tologa Bay	hotelkeeper
M	236	Clark	Charles	residence	Tologa Bay	sheepfarmer
M	346	Dennis	George	residence	Tologa Bay	barman
M	365	Doris	John	residence	Tologa Bay	clerk to Court
S	1394	Evison	Thomas	residence	Anaura	settler	[see also Avison?]
M	437	Finlay	Richard	residence	Gisborne	settler
S	1399	Fletcher	Charles	residence	Tologa Bay	station hand
M	502	Goldsmith	Robert	residence	Tupore [Tuparoa]	stockman
M	503	Goldsmith	Robert	residence	Gisborne	settler	Tokomaru block, East Coast
S	1407	Grant	James	residence	Awanui	settler
S	1414	Harding	William H.	residence	Aku Aku	storekeeper
M	723	Hori	Kingi [Wi Kingi]	freehold	Tologa Bay	settler	Crown grantee, 9,000 acres Mongohai [Mangaheia] No.2; Paremata block and household
M	905	Huatau	Mokena	freehold	Tologa Bay	settler	Mongahai [Mangaheia] No.2, 9,000 acres, Crown grant
M	684	Jury	John Alfred	residential	Tokomaru	settler
S	1438	Jury	John Alfred	residence	Gisborne	settler
M	1446	Kahure	Wiremu	freehold	Tologa Bay	settler	Mongahai [Mangaheia] No.1, 19,000 acres, Crown grant
M	630	Karaka	Hori	freehold	Tologa Bay	settler	Mangahei [Mangaheia] No.1, 1,900 acres
M	689	Kautuku	Karepa	freehold	Tologa Bay	native	Putae [Puatai] block No.424
M	888	Koia	Mihare	freehold	Tologa Bay	settler	Paremata, 9,000 acres, Crown grant
S	1449	Leech	James Stuart	residence	Whangara	settler
M	762	Lincoln	John Salter	residence	Gisborne	carpenter
M	768	Lloyd	Frederick	residence	Tologa Bay	shepherd
S	1462	McLean	Hugh	residence	Whangara	shepherd
M	623	Miha	Hone	freehold	Anaura	native	8,800 acres Anaura, Crown grant
M	900	Milner	William	residence	Tokomaru	storekeeper
M	931	Mullooly	Michael	freehold	Tologa Bay	publican	Town lots 4, 100, Gisborne
S	1480	Noble	Robert	residence	Tologa Bay	sheepfarmer
M	963	O'Meara	William	residence	Taparoa [Tuparoa]	sheepfarmer
M	624	Paerata	Hone	freehold	Anaura	settler	8,800 acres Anaura, Crown grant
M	977	Pahura	Karauria	freehold	Tolaga Bay	native	400 acres at Kopene, Good Delton [sic] Station
M	687	Pahuru [Pahura]	Karauria	freehold	Tologa Bay	native assessor	Mangarara No.1 and house; Paremata 10,000 acres; Mangahai [Mangaheia] No.2, 9,000 acres, Crown grants
M	650	Paora	Hura	freehold	Tologa Bay	native	Paremata block No.1,117 Tolaga Bay
M	985	Park	Andrew	freehold	Gisborne	fisherman	Puatai block, No.424
M	598	Piepuhi [Puhipuhi?]	Heneri	freehold	Tologa Bay	settler	Mangarara No.1 9 acres
M	1028	Piwaka	Kirihona	freehold	Whangara	native	Whangara block, No.425
M	1124	Porotiti	Rutene	freehold	Anaura	settler	8,800 acres, Crown grant
M	1000	Rangi	Patra [Patara]	freehold	Tolaga Bay	settler	Crown grant of Mongorara [Mangarara] No.1
M	1062	Ratimita	not given	freehold	Patekura	native	Te Roto Kautuku block, Crown grant
M	1074	Reeves	Andrew	freehold	Gisborne	farmer	part of Whenuakura block, No.840
M	599	Ruaru [Ruru?]	Henare	freehold	Tologa Bay	settler	Paremata 9,000 acres
M	1202	Somerville	William Fownes	residence	Tolaga Bay	sheepfarmer
S	1502	Stewart	Robert Oliphant	residence	Tologa Bay	schoolmaster
M	1238	Stewart	Stewart Robertson	residence	Tolaga Bay	sheepfarmer
M	29	Te Hema	Apata	freehold	Tologa Bay	settler	20,000 acres Whangara; 2,800 acres Patai [Puatai], Crown grants
M	984	Te Hura	Paora	freehold	Tolaga Bay	settler	Paremata, 9,000 acres
M	615	Te Kani	Himiona	freehold	Tologa Bay	settler	Mangahai [Mangaheia] No.2 9,000 acres Crown grant
M	1291	Te Ngahui [Ngahue?]	Mihika [Mihaka?]	freehold	Puatae [Puatai]	native	Poutae [Puatai] block, No. 244 [sic]
M	1329	Trimmer	Henry	residence	Tologa Bay	hotelkeeper
M	1330	Trimmer	John	freehold	Tawhiti	settler	3 acres, Tologa Bay
S	1514	Ward	William	residence	Tokomaru	labourer
M	1387	Warner	Robert	residence	Tokomaru	teacher
S	1516	Warner	Robert	residence	Tokomaru	teacher	[duplicate?]
M	1426	Williams	Henry	residence	Tologa Bay	settler

Tolaga Bay Electors in the East Coast electoral district 1883-84

Reg.No.	Surname	First names	Qualification	Address	Calling	Details
24	Te Hema	Apata	freehold	Tologa Bay	settler	20,000 acres Whangara block; 2,800 acres, Puatai block, Crown grants
815	MacFarlane	David Duncan	residence	Tologa Bay	sheepfarmer
830	Maitai	Hepeta	freehold	Tologa Bay	native farmer	Paremata block, 1000 acres, Crown grant
952	Huatau	Mokena	freehold	Tologa Bay	settler	Mangahia [Mangaheia] No.2 9,000 acres, Crown grant
1021	Noble	Robert	residence	Tologa Bay	sheepfarmer
1303	Somerville	William Fownes	residence	Tologa Bay	sheepfarmer
1529	Williams	Henry	residence	Tologa Bay	settler

Tolaga Bay Electors in the East Coast electoral district 1885-86

Reg.No.	Surname	First names	Qual.	Address	Calling	Details
39	Avison	Thomas	res	Anaura	settler
98	Bethel	Luke	res	Tologa Bay	contractor
180	Brown	Wilfred Webster	res	Tologa Bay	storekeeper
232	Campbell	Hugh	res	Tologa Bay	contractor
267	Clark	Charles	res	Tologa Bay	sheepfarmer
354	De Costa	Moss	res	Tologa Bay	hotelkeeper
358	Dennis	George	res	Tologa Bay	barman
361	Craig	Robert	res	Tologa Bay	contractor
376	Dobson	John	res	Tologa Bay	station hand
418	Finlay	Richard	res	Waitotara	hotelkeeper
429	Everson	John	res	Anaura	settler
462	Fitzgerald	Maurice	res	Tolaga Bay	shepherd
506	Gilman	Charles	res	Tolaga Bay	boatbuilder
509	Glover	Henry junior	res	Tolaga Bay	carpenter
797	Lockwood	William	res	Tolaga Bay	bushman
815	MacFarlane	David Duncan	res	Tolaga Bay	sheepfarmer
830	Maitai	Hepeta	res	Tolaga Bay	native farmer	Paremata block, 1000 acres, Crown grant
840	Martin	Thomas	res	Tolaga Bay	baker
859	McClive	Walter	res	Tolaga Bay	station manager
860	McClutchey	Henry	res	Tolaga Bay	contractor
952	Mokena	Huatau	freehold	Tolaga Bay	settler	Mangaheia No.2, 9,000 acres, Crown grant
993	Mulvee	Daniel	res	Tolaga Bay	labourer
995	Murphy	Edward	res	Tolaga Bay	sheepfarmer
1016	Pahura	Karauria	freehold	Tolaga Bay	native assessor	Mangarara No.1; Paremata, 10,000 acres; Mangaheia No.2, 9,000 acres, Crown grants
1021	Noble	Robert	res	Tolaga Bay	sheepfarmer
1095	Perston	John	res	Tolaga Bay	tinsmith
1096	Perston	Peter	res	Tolaga Bay	labourer
1164	Reeves	Andrew	freehold	Tolaga Bay	farmer	Part of Whenuakura block, No.840
1179	Richardson	Edward George Usher	res	Tolaga Bay	barman
1199	Peters	Edmund Lunc	res	Tolaga Bay	mail carrier
1213	Scott	Matthew	res	Tolaga Bay	dispenser
1254	Seymour	Charles	res	Whangara	sheepfarmer
1255	Seymour	James	res	Whangara	sheepfarmer
1262	Sherratt	Richard	freehold	Wainui	station manager	Lots 78 & 79, Parish of Te Puna
1303	Somerville	William Fownes	res	Tolaga Bay	sheepfarmer
1313	Stagpoole	Martin D.	res	Tolaga Bay	constable
1329	Stewart	Robert Oliphant	res	Tolaga Bay	schoolmaster
1333	Stewart	Robert Henry	res	Tolaga Bay	sheepfarmer
1355	Swanson	Samuel Deighton	res	Tolaga Bay	contractor
1425	Trimmer	Henry	res	Tolaga Bay	hotelkeeper
1426	Trimmer	John	freehold	Tawhiti	sheepfarmer	3 acres, Tolaga Bay
1480	Warren	Henry	res	Tolaga Bay	contractor
1521	Whiting	Joseph William	res	Tolaga Bay	cook
1529	Williams	Henry	res	Tolaga Bay	settler
1598	Dixon	George	res	Anaura, Tolaga Bay	station manager
1759	Fitzgerald	Martin	res	Tolaga Bay	shepherd
1778	Hart	Joseph	res	Tolaga Bay	painter
1807	Moore	John Abraham	res	Tolaga Bay	shepherd
1857	Thomas	Henry	res	Tolaga Bay	bootmaker
1865	Williamson	Charles	res	Tologa Bay	settler

Tolaga Bay Electors in the Waiapu Electoral District 1890

Reg.No	Surname	First names	Qual.	Address	Calling	Details
202	Brown	Wilfred Webster	R	Tolago Bay	storekeeper
2661	Cannon	John Alfred	R	Tolago Bay	shepherd
367	Craig	Robert	R	Tolago Bay	contractor
441	Dobson	John	R	Tolago Bay	station hand
533	Fitzgerald	Martin	R	Tolago Bay	shepherd
535	Fitzgerald	Maurice	R	Tolago Bay	shepherd
541	Fletcher	Amer	R	Tolago Bay	settler
CHECK	Gillman	Charles	R	Tolago Bay	Boat builder
CHECK	Gillman	George	R	Tolago Bay	Settler
595	Glover	Henry jnr.	R	Tolago Bay	carpenter
662	Hale	William Frederick	R	Tolago Bay	interpreter
688	Harding	Henry	R	Tolago Bay	labourer
705	Hart	Joseph	R	Tolago Bay	painter
733	Henry	James	R	Tolago Bay	labourer
796	Hyde	Edward George	R	Tolago Bay	schoolmaster
880	Kirk	Enoch	R	Tolago Bay	ferryman
912	Lockwood	William	R	Waihau	shepherd
913	Loisel	Henri	R	Waihau	sheepfarmer
1002	Martin	Henry	R	Tolago Bay	baker
1066	McGuire	David	R	Tolago Bay	publican
1102	McMillan	Archibald	R	Tolago Bay	storekeeper
1144	Moore	John Abraham	R	Tolago Bay	shepherd
1181	Mulloolly	Michael	R	Tolago Bay	settler
1133	Munro	Henry James	R	Tolago Bay	interpreter
1209	Nichol	James	R	Tolago Bay	contractor
1277	Pearce	Edgar John	R	Tolago Bay	contractor
1343	Ramage	John Wilson	R	Tolago Bay	farmer
1356	Reeves	Andrew	F	Tolago Bay	farmer	Part of Whenuakua block No.30[unclear]
2782	Reeves	Ernest	R	Tolago Bay	sheepfarmer
2783	Reeves	James	R	Tolago Bay	station hand
1414	Scott	Matthew	R	Tolago Bay	dispenser
1517	Spence	George	R	Tolago Bay	farmer
1531	Steele	Leslie	R	Tolago Bay	hotelkeeper
1556	Stopford	Montague	R	Tolago Bay	station manager
1577	Swainson	Samuel Deighton	R	Tolago Bay	contractor
1619	Thomas	Henry	R	Tolago Bay	bootmaker
1761	Whiting	Joseph William	R	Tolago Bay	cook
1776	Williams	Henry	R	Tolago Bay	settler
1786	Williamson	Charles	R	Tolago Bay	settler

Link to East Coast Electors in the Waiapu Electoral District 1893

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