Aoraki (New Zealand electorate)

Last updated July 23, 2024

Aoraki was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate that existed for four parliamentary terms from 1996 to 2008. It was held by Jim Sutton of the Labour Party for three terms, and the remaining term by Jo Goodhew of the National Party. It was located in the South Island, covering southern Canterbury and northern Otago. It was named after the mountain Aoraki / Mount Cook.

Population centres

The 1996 election was notable for the significant change of electorate boundaries, based on the provisions of the Electoral Act 1993.^[1] Because of the introduction of the mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system, the number of electorates had to be reduced, leading to significant changes. More than half of the electorates contested in 1996 were newly constituted, and most of the remainder had seen significant boundary changes. In total, 73 electorates were abolished, 29 electorates were newly created (including Aoraki), and 10 electorates were recreated, giving a net loss of 34 electorates.

History

The electorate of Aoraki was created for the 1996 election, as part of the major redistribution in the transition to MMP. It was effectively a merger of the old seats of Timaru and Waitaki, bringing the town of Timaru and its surrounding farmland together in one electorate.

The boundaries of Aoraki did not undergo any significant changes since the seat was created. However, in boundary changes for the 2008 general election, Aoraki ceased to exist, with the bulk of its population centres being transferred to a resurrected electorate named Rangitata. The southern part went to Waitaki.

Election results

Key

Labour National

Election	Winner
1996 election		Jim Sutton
1999 election
2002 election
2005 election		Jo Goodhew
(Electorate abolished in 2008; see Rangitata)

List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Aoraki electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Key

Labour NZ First

Election	Winner
1996 election		Jenny Bloxham
2005 election		Jim Sutton

Election results

2005 election

2005 general election: Aoraki^[2]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	National	Jo Goodhew		18,252	54.03		14,635	43.01
	Labour	N Jim Sutton		11,315	33.49		13,596	39.96
	Green	Kate Elsen		2,038	6.03		1,524	4.48
	NZ First	Kerry Lundy		1,203	3.56		2,048	6.02
	United Future	Mark Rogers		340	1.01		878	2.58
	Progressive	Claire Main		320	0.95		523	1.54
	ACT	Kevin Murray		215	0.64		398	1.17
	Direct Democracy	John Sullivan		99	0.29		19	0.06
	Legalise Cannabis						130	0.38
	Destiny						91	0.27
	Māori Party						38	0.11
	Christian Heritage						31	0.09
	Democrats						30	0.09
	Alliance						24	0.07
	99 MP						19	0.06
	Family Rights						13	0.04
	Libertarianz						6	0.02
	One NZ						3	0.01
	RONZ						3	0.01
Informal votes				255			137
Total valid votes				33,782			34,027
	National gain from Labour		Majority	6,937	20.39

2002 election

2002 general election: Aoraki^[3]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y Jim Sutton		16,316	52.68		13,950	44.56
	National	Wayne Marriott		9,863	31.84		7,550	24.12
	Green	David Musgrave		1,327	4.28		1,613	5.15
	United Future	Tony Bunting		1,176	3.80		1,879	6.00
	Christian Heritage	McGregor Simpson		616	1.99		387	1.24
	ACT	Kevin Murray		579	1.87		1,377	4.40
	Legalise Cannabis	Christine Mitchell		453	1.46		264	0.84
	Progressive	Lynley Simmons		446	1.44		643	2.05
	Alliance	Andrew Buchanan		197	0.64		337	1.08
	NZ First						2,758	8.81
	ORNZ						521	1.66
	Mana Māori						11	0.04
	One NZ						10	0.03
	NMP						8	0.03
Informal votes				373			132
Total valid votes				30,973			31,308
	Labour hold		Majority	6,453	20.61

1999 election

1999 general election: Aoraki^[4]^[5]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y Jim Sutton		17,415	51.48		14,413
	National	Wayne Marriott		10,276	30.38		10,393
	Alliance	Lynley Simmons		2,031	6.00		2,881
	Green	David Musgrave		1,061	3.14		1,505
	Christian Heritage	McGregor Simpson		1,023	3.02		953
	NZ First	Albert Gould		705	2.08		992
	Legalise Cannabis	Christine Mitchell		659	1.95		450
	ACT	Dean Richardson		657	1.94		1,694
	South Island						209
	Libertarianz						139
	United NZ						137
	Christian Democrats						115
	Animals First						66
	McGillicuddy Serious						35
	One NZ						17
	Natural Law						7
	People's Choice Party						5
	Mana Māori						4
	NMP						4
	Republican						3
	Freedom Movement						2
	Mauri Pacific						1
Informal votes				511			313
Total valid votes				33,827			34,025
	Labour hold		Majority	7,139

1996 election

1996 general election: Aoraki^[6]^[7]^[8]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y Jim Sutton		13,538	41.02		10,088	30.41
	National	Stuart Boag		10,606	32.14		10,861	32.75
	NZ First	Jenny Bloxham		4,595	13.92		3,802	11.46
	Alliance	Rex Verity		3,021	9.15		4,491	13.54
	Christian Coalition	Robin Donovan		635	1.92		1,211	3.65
	ACT	Alan Cone		531	1.61		1,677	5.06
	Natural Law	Royal van der Werf		75	0.23		25	0.08
	Legalise Cannabis						615	1.85
	United NZ						184	0.55
	McGillicuddy Serious						85	0.26
	Animals First						42	0.13
	Progressive Green						40	0.12
	Green Society						17	0.05
	Superannuitants & Youth						12	0.04
	Advance New Zealand						6	0.02
	Conservatives						6	0.02
	Ethnic Minority Party						3	0.01
	Mana Māori						2	0.01
	Libertarianz						1	0.00
	Asia Pacific United						0	0.00
	Te Tawharau						0	0.00
Informal votes				288			121
Total valid votes				33,001			33,168
	Labour win new seat		Majority	2,932	8.84

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References

↑ Electoral Act 1993 (Act 87). 17 August 1993. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
↑ "Election result Aoraki 2005". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
↑ 2002 election results
↑ "Official Count Results (1999) – Electoral Votes for registered parties by electorate". NZ Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
↑ "Official Count Results (1999) – Candidate Vote Details". NZ Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
↑ "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place - Aoraki" (PDF). Retrieved 24 December 2011.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "Part III - Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
↑ "Part III - Party Lists of unsuccessful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

External links

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[1] Electoral Act 1993 (Act 87). 17 August 1993. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[2] "Election result Aoraki 2005". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2011.

[3] 2002 election results

[4] "Official Count Results (1999) – Electoral Votes for registered parties by electorate". NZ Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

[5] "Official Count Results (1999) – Candidate Vote Details". NZ Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

[6] "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place - Aoraki" (PDF). Retrieved 24 December 2011.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[1996_successful-7] "Part III - Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

[1996_unsuccessful-8] "Part III - Party Lists of unsuccessful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

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Aoraki (New Zealand electorate)

Contents

Population centres

History

Election results

List MPs

Election results

2005 election

2002 election

1999 election

1996 election

Related Research Articles

References

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