The electorate was represented by one Member of Parliament, Charles Lewis.
In 1902, changes to the country quota affected the three-member electorates in the four main centres.
These changes proved very disruptive to existing boundaries, and six electorates were established for the first time, including Courtenay, and two electorates that previously existed were re-established.
The settlement of Courtenay on the south bank of the Waimakariri River dates from the 1850s.
[2] Courtenay was represented by one Member of Parliament:[3] Key Conservative