Battle of Jutland Battle of Jutland The Battle of Jutland (, the Battle of Skagerrak) was a naval battle fought between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet, under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet, under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer, during the First World War. The battle unfolded in extensive manoeuvring and three main engagements (the battlecruiser action, the fleet action and the night action), from 31 May to 1 June 1916, off the North Sea coast of Denmark's Jutland Peninsula. It was the largest naval battle and the only full-scale clash of battleships in that war. Jutland was the
Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate) 29 electorates were newly created (including Banks Peninsula), and 10 electorates were recreated, giving a net loss of 34 electorates. The electorate included the following population centres: In boundary changes for the 2008 general election, the electorate lost its rural population centres to newly formed Selwyn, becoming a solely urban electorate and was renamed Port Hills. The change saw Port Hills become a safer Labour seat. Up to 1996, the first MMP election, Banks Peninsula was part of the now defunct Lyttelton electorate. Key Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate) Banks Peninsula was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate from 1996 to