Hastings (New Zealand electorate)

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Hastings was a parliamentary electorate in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand from 1946 to 1996. The electorate was represented by nine Members of Parliament. The Hastings electorate was a typical bellwether electorate, frequently changing between the two main parties.

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Population centres

The 1941 New Zealand census had been postponed due to World War II, so the 1946 electoral redistribution had to take ten years of population growth and movements into account. The North Island gained a further two electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth. The abolition of the country quota through the Electoral Amendment Act, 1945 reduced the number and increased the size of rural electorates. None of the existing electorates remained unchanged, 27 electorates were abolished, eight former electorates were re-established, and 19 electorates were created for the first time, including Hastings. [1] The towns of Hastings and Havelock North have always been located within the electorate until the 1987 electoral redistribution, whereas the nearby Fernhill was always included in the adjacent Hawke's Bay electorate. [2] [3]

History

The first representative was Ted Cullen of the Labour Party. [4] At the 1949 election, Cullen was defeated by Sydney Jones of the National Party. [5] After two electoral terms, Jones was in turn defeated by Labour's Ted Keating, who served until his defeat in 1960. [6] Subsequent office holders were Duncan MacIntyre (1960-1972), Richard Mayson (1972-1975), Bob Fenton (1975-1978), David Butcher (1978-1990), Jeff Whittaker (1990-1993), and Rick Barker (1993-1996). [7]

Members of Parliament

The Hastings electorate was represented by nine Members of Parliament: [7]

Key

   Labour      National   

ElectionWinner
1946 election Ted Cullen
1949 election Sydney Jones
1951 election
1954 election Ted Keating
1957 election
1960 election Duncan MacIntyre
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election Richard Mayson
1975 election Bob Fenton
1978 election David Butcher
1981 election
1984 election
1987 election
1990 election Jeff Whittaker
1993 election Rick Barker
(Electorate abolished in 1996; see Tukituki)

Election results

1993 election

1993 general election: Hastings [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rick Barker 9,000 45.02
National Cynthia Bowers6,42932.16
Alliance Pat Weir2,68913.45
NZ First John Waitere9324.66
Christian Heritage Rex Jones6403.20
McGillicuddy Serious John Morrison1280.64
Independent Geoffrey Charters1040.52-0.60
Natural Law Martin Ouseley660.33
Majority2,57112.86
Turnout 19,98886.19+0.01
Registered electors 23,188

1990 election

1990 general election: Hastings [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Jeff Whittaker 9,132 45.96 +3.55
Labour David Butcher 8,40442.29-11.54
Green Matthew Ball1,2466.27
NewLabour Greg Maher6883.46
Independent Geoffrey Charters2231.12
Democrats Mary Sanders1760.88-2.87
Majority7283.66
Turnout 19,86986.18-3.46
Registered electors 23,055

1987 election

1987 general election: Hastings [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Butcher 10,879 53.83 +2.62
National Jeff Whittaker 8,57242.41
Democrats Mary Sanders7583.75
Majority2,30711.41-8.16
Turnout 20,20989.64-3.54
Registered electors 22,544

1984 election

1984 general election: Hastings [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Butcher 11,179 51.21 +5.97
National P D Brown6,90631.64
NZ Party Sara Slavin2,80312.84
Social Credit John Rabarts9384.29
Majority4,27319.57+10.74
Turnout 21,82693.18+1.78
Registered electors 23,423

1981 election

1981 general election: Hastings [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Butcher 9,453 45.24 +7.82
National Hamish Kynoch7,60836.41
Social Credit Gary Clover3,76418.01
Independent A J L D Wedekind680.32
Majority1,8458.83+7.22
Turnout 20,89391.40+19.95
Registered electors 22,857

1978 election

1978 general election: Hastings [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Butcher 7,748 37.42
National Bob Fenton 7,41435.81-9.48
Social Credit Jeremy Dwyer 5,37325.95+17.03
Values C L Amery1480.71
Independent R MacGregor200.09
Majority3341.61
Turnout 20,70371.45-14.07
Registered electors 28,972

1975 election

1975 general election: Hastings [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bob Fenton 9,071 45.29
Labour Richard Mayson 8,58042.84-7.52
Social Credit Jeremy Dwyer 1,7888.92
Values Graeme Cook5872.93
Majority4912.45
Turnout 20,02685.52-5.36
Registered electors 23,415

1972 election

1972 general election: Hastings [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Mayson 9,117 50.36 +5.74
National Duncan MacIntyre 7,96944.02-4.66
Social Credit George Neville Whitcombe6633.66-3.03
Values Robin Duff 3041.67
New Democratic Gwendoline Alice Dick500.27
Majority1,1486.34
Turnout 18,10390.88+0.97
Registered electors 19,918

1969 election

1969 general election: Hastings [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Duncan MacIntyre 8,458 48.68 -2.61
Labour Richard Mayson 7,75244.62
Social Credit George Neville Whitcombe1,1636.69-3.38
Majority7064.06-8.59
Turnout 17,37389.91+1.27
Registered electors 19,321

1966 election

1966 general election: Hastings [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Duncan MacIntyre 8,626 51.29 -1.64
Labour Sonja Davies 6,49738.63
Social Credit George Neville Whitcombe1,69510.07
Majority2,12912.65+0.85
Turnout 16,81888.64-3.87
Registered electors 18,973

1963 election

1963 general election: Hastings [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Duncan MacIntyre 8,719 52.93 +5.14
Labour Ted Keating 6,77541.14-4.86
Social Credit George Thew9785.93-1.88
Majority1,94411.80+10.00
Turnout 16,47292.51+1.86
Registered electors 17,804

1960 election

1960 general election: Hastings [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Duncan MacIntyre 7,965 47.79
Labour Ted Keating 7,66546.00-5.11
Social Credit George Thew1,3027.81+2.93
Majority3001.80
Turnout 16,66290.65-3.04
Registered electors 18,379

1957 election

1957 general election: Hastings [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ted Keating 8,146 50.89 +4.28
National Arthur Heary Sievewright7,07644.21
Social Credit George Thew7824.88-3.53
Majority1,0706.68+5.03
Turnout 16,00493.69-0.15
Registered electors 17,081

1954 election

1954 general election: Hastings [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ted Keating 7,087 46.61
National Sydney Jones 6,83544.96-8.76
Social Credit George Thew1,2808.41
Majority2521.65
Turnout 15,20293.84+4.56
Registered electors 16,199

1951 election

1951 general election: Hastings [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Sydney Jones 8,198 53.72 +0.44
Labour Henry Edward Beattie7,06046.27
Majority1,1387.45+0.89
Turnout 15,25889.28-3.58
Registered electors 17,090

1949 election

1949 general election: Hastings [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Sydney Jones 7,965 53.28
Labour Ted Cullen 6,98346.72-5.00
Majority9826.56
Turnout 14,94892.86-1.75
Registered electors 16,097

1946 election

1946 general election: Hastings [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ted Cullen 7,292 51.72
National Eric Pryor6,80948.28
Majority4833.42
Turnout 14,10194.61
Registered electors 14,904

Notes

  1. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 91–96.
  2. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 94–127.
  3. ↑ Note that the source was printed in 1989; Havelock North may or may not have fallen within the electorate following subsequent electoral redistributions.
  4. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 191.
  5. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 191, 209.
  6. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 209, 215.
  7. 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 264.
  8. ↑ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
  9. ↑ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Norton 1988, pp. 236.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Norton 1988, pp. 235.
  12. ↑ "The General Election, 1949". National Library. 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

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