Since the 1946 election, a similarly named electorate called Christchurch Central has been in existence.
In December 1887, the House of Representatives voted to reduce its membership from general electorates from 91 to 70.
Samuel Paull Andrews was nominated by Henry Wynn-Williams and seconded by Daniel Reese.
Jerningham Wakefield put his own name forward, and he was seconded by James Treadwell.
[10] The election was held on 21 December, and Stevens, Richardson, and Moorhouse were returned with 1059, 992, and 662 votes, respectively.
[12] George Grey was elected in both the Thames and the City of Christchurch electorates in September 1879.
[13] Grey came first in the three-member Christchurch electorate (Samuel Paull Andrews and Edward Stevens came second with equal numbers of votes, and only 23 votes ahead of Edward Richardson).
[15][16] The electoral commission unseated Grey on 24 October,[17] with Richardson offered to fill this vacancy a few days later.
[24] Key: Liberal Conservative Independent Liberal Liberal–Labour Independent Table footnotes: Table footnotes: b Grey was unseated after a petition as he had already been elected in the Thames electorate, with Richardson filling the vacancy.