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Gillies represented the
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Dunedin Country electorate was one of the original 24 parliamentary electorates of New Zealand from
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811:Dunedin and Suburbs South, 1863
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509:Motueka and Massacre Bay, 1856
400:Wilson, James Oakley (1985) .
371:Electoral Atlas of New Zealand
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783:Supplementary elections, 1863
666:Suburbs of Auckland, Aug 1860
661:Suburbs of Auckland, Apr 1860
656:Suburbs of Auckland, Jan 1860
608:Supplementary elections, 1859
1808:By-elections in New Zealand
1415:City of Auckland West, 1877
999:Pensioner Settlements, 1867
539:Pensioner Settlements, 1858
455:By-elections in New Zealand
218:McLintock, Alexander Hare.
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1082:4th Parliament (continued)
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639:2nd Parliament (continued)
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326:"Dunedin Country District"
75:2nd New Zealand Parliament
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544:Southern Division, 1858
16:New Zealand by-election
491:City of Auckland, 1854
369:McRobie, Alan (1989).
33:electorate during the
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1050:First MΔori elections
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81:, he was replaced by
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924:Port Chalmers, 1866
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519:Grey and Bell, 1856
276:"The Otago Witness"
242:"The Otago Witness"
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298:"Election Notice"
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