Mr. George John Smith was elected a Member of the House of Representatives for Christchurch at the general elections of December, 1893, and was re-elected in 1896 As a member of the Sydenham Prohibition League he became prominently identified with the prohibition movement. At the general elections of 1899 he was defeated, but on the retirement of Mr. Charles Lewis, he was again returned for Christchurch, at the by-election of 1901, and he is referred to elsewhere as a present member for the city.