Bay of Plenty (New Zealand electorate) being returned unopposed in three general elections, 1922, 1925 and 1931; in 1928 he was opposed by Alexander Moncur for Labour. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. Key Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Bay of Plenty electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 46,546 Bay of Plenty (New Zealand electorate) Bay of Plenty is a New Zealand electoral division returning one member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current
Bay of Plenty in the region struggled: the climate was ill-suited to sheep farming and the geography was inaccessible, further hindered by a lack of infrastructure. By the end of the century the population had started to dwindle. But after experimenting with different crops, settlers found success with dairy production. Dairy factories sprang up across the Bay of Plenty in the 1900s, with butter and cheese feeding economic prosperity throughout the early 20th century; local Māori continued to live on the fringe of this prosperity. Timber also became a major export in the 1950s, as kiwifruit did later. The present Bay of Plenty