, standing for Wellington Country in 1853
William Barnard Rhodes was the first representative of Wellington Country. He served until the dissolution of Parliament in 1855 and (unsuccessfully) contested the electorate instead. The was won by
Dudley Ward, who resigned in 1858. The ensuing was won by
Alfred Brandon, who served until the dissolution of Parliament in 1860. From 1860 to 1870, Wellington Country was replaced by the
Porirua electorate, held by Brandon. Wellington Country was re-established for the . Brandon was challenged by
Edward Thomas Gillon. Whilst there was criticism of Brandon not having had a good connection to his electorate, Brandon won with a solid majority. The next election in
1875 was contested by Gillon, Brandon, and J. H. Wallace. Brandon was again successful and received 208 votes versus 141 for Gillon, with Wallace a distant last. Brandon won the and at the end of the parliamentary term in 1881, he retired from politics, and the Wellington Country electorate was abolished. From 1911 to 1919 the geographic area was combined with
Wellington Suburbs into
Wellington Suburbs and Country. ==Members==