Hunua (New Zealand electorate)

Last updated

Hunua electorate boundaries used from the 2014 election until 2020 Hunua electorate, 2014.svg
Hunua electorate boundaries used from the 2014 election until 2020

The Hunua electorate existed three times for the New Zealand House of Representatives beginning in 1978, based at the south end of the Auckland urban area, and named for the Hunua Ranges. It covered different geographical areas over those periods. The electorate was last represented by Andrew Bayly of the National Party before its dissolution in 2020.

Contents

Population centres

The 1977 electoral redistribution was the most overtly political since the Representation Commission had been established through an amendment to the Representation Act in 1886, initiated by Muldoon's National Government. [1] As part of the 1976 census, a large number of people failed to fill out an electoral re-registration card, and census staff had not been given the authority to insist on the card being completed. This had little practical effect for people on the general roll, but it transferred Māori to the general roll if the card was not handed in. Together with a northward shift of New Zealand's population, this resulted in five new electorates having to be created in the upper part of the North Island. [2] The electoral redistribution was very disruptive, and 22 electorates were abolished, while 27 electorates were newly created (including Hunua) or re-established. These changes came into effect for the 1978 election. [3]

Population centres of the original electorate included Cockle Bay in the north-west, East Tāmaki in the west, the settlement of Hunua itself, Mangatāwhiri in the south, and Kaiaua in the east. [2] The electorate existed for two parliamentary periods until the 1983 electoral redistribution, when boundary changes forced its abolition ahead of the 1984 election. [4] [5] The north-west corner went to the newly established Otara electorate, and the remaining part was absorbed by the reconstituted Franklin electorate. [6]

History

The 1978 election was notable in that Labour candidate Malcolm Douglas held an election night majority of 301 votes. However, National candidate Winston Peters claimed irregularities in the vote, and in a 24 May 1979 ruling, a Court-ordered recount resulted in 500 votes being re-classed as informal, giving Peters a majority of 192. Peters was declared elected as of election night. [7] [8]

The electorate was re-created due to the 1996 change to mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting and the resulting reduction in the number of constituencies. The second historical Hunua electorate contained a selection of dormitory towns in south Auckland, of which Papakura was the largest. The Hunua electorate was abolished again in 2002 and replaced by Clevedon.[ citation needed ]

The electorate was established again for the 2008 election. The new Hunua electorate was based around the southern and eastern fringes of the Auckland region, and contained the Franklin District towns of Pukekohe, Waiuku, Bombay, as well as Clevedon, Whitford and Maraetai from eastern Manukau. The resurrected Hunua electorate officially replaced the redrawn and renamed electorate of Port Waikato.[ citation needed ]

Hunua was abolished again for the 2020 general election, with the eastern half being incorporated into Papakura, a small section around Ormiston and Mission Heights becoming part of the new Takanini electorate, and the western half being merged into a recreated Port Waikato. [9]

Members of Parliament

Key

  National     Labour     ACT   

ElectionWinner
1978 election Malcolm Douglas
24 May 1979 [note 1] Winston Peters
1981 election Colin Moyle
Electorate abolished 1984–1996; see Otara and Franklin
1996 election Warren Kyd
1999 election
Electorate abolished 2002–2008; see Clevedon and Port Waikato
2008 election Paul Hutchison
2011 election
2014 election Andrew Bayly
2017 election
Electorate abolished in 2020; see Papakura and Port Waikato
  1. The election of Malcolm Douglas was overturned by the Electoral Court on 24 May 1979

List MPs

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

ElectionWinner
2008 election Roger Douglas

Election results

2017 election

2017 general election: Hunua [10]
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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
National Green check.svgY Andrew Bayly 26,82565.91−0.9626,00562.81−0.89
Labour Baljit Kaur7,38218.14+0.469,19922.22+9.16
NZ First Jon Reeves3,0777.56−0.653,5418.55−1.00
Green Phil McCabe2,002+4.751,2372.99−2.78
Independent Ian Cummings7101.74
ACT Anthony Smith2740.67−0.532970.72−0.15
Opportunities  6111.48
Māori Party  1030.25−0.15
Legalise Cannabis  1020.24−0.14
Conservative  760.18−4.84
United Future  350.08−0.19
Ban 1080  330.08−0.17
Outdoors  270.07
People's Party  240.06
Mana Party  80.02
Internet  70.02
Democrats  50.01−0.04
Informal votes42791
Total Valid votes40,69741,401
National holdMajority19,44347.77−1.42

2014 election

2014 general election: Hunua [11]
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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
National Andrew Bayly 23,62166.87+1.2822,92963.70+1.12
Labour Arena Williams 6,24517.68+0.924,69913.06−3.05
NZ First Jon Reeves2,9008.21+4.133,4379.55+2.13
Conservative Neville Hudson1,4334.06+0.071,8075.02+1.29
ACT Ian Cummings4251.20−0.083130.87−0.58
Māori Party Thomas T. T. Phillips2440.69+0.131440.40−0.13
Democrats Huia Mitchell960.27+0.03190.05−0.03
Green  2,0765.77−1.11
Internet Mana  1660.46+0.25 [lower-alpha 1]
Legalise Cannabis  1360.38−0.05
United Future  820.23−0.25
Ban 1080  460.13+0.13
Civilian  140.04+0.04
Independent Coalition  40.01+0.01
Focus  40.01+0.01
Informal votes360117
Total Valid votes35,32435,993
Turnout 36,11080.61+5.18
National holdMajority17,37649.19+0.36

2011 election

2011 general election: Hunua [12]
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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
National Green check.svgY Paul Hutchison 22,56365.59+1.1822,16162.58+1.94
Labour Richard Hills 5,76616.76-1.055,70516.11-3.60
Green Charmaine A. Watts2,5767.49+3.012,4386.88+3.52
NZ First Doug Nabbs1,4054.08+1.152,6267.42+3.04
Conservative Kevin Campbell1,3733.99+3.991,3203.73+3.73
ACT Ian Cummings4401.28-7.745151.45-6.79
Māori Party Thomas Tuatu Toihau Phillips1940.56+0.561880.53-0.01
Democrats Huia Mitchell810.24+0.24300.08+0.06
United Future  1700.48-0.34
Legalise Cannabis  1540.43+0.11
Mana  750.21+0.21
Libertarianz  250.07+0.04
Alliance  40.01-0.03
Informal votes699204
Total Valid votes34,39835,411
National holdMajority16,79748.83+2.23

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 47,215 [13]

2008 election

2008 general election: Hunua [14]
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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
National Green check.svgY Paul Hutchison 21,92064.4121,03260.64
Labour Jordan Carter6,06217.816,83619.71
ACT Roger Douglas 3,0689.022,8598.24
Green Fiona Kenworthy (Shaw)1,5254.481,1683.37
NZ First Helen Mulford9972.931,5164.37
Kiwi Frank Naea2090.611300.37
United Future Toni Driller1950.572860.82
Libertarianz Bruce Whitehead560.16100.03
Bill and Ben  1990.57
Progressive  1940.56
Māori Party  1890.54
Legalise Cannabis  1120.32
Family Party  950.27
Pacific  210.06
Alliance  160.05
Workers Party  90.03
Democrats  70.02
RONZ  30.01
RAM  20.01
Informal votes299118
Total Valid votes34,03234,684
National win new seatMajority15,858

1999 election

1999 general election: Hunua
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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
National Green check.svgY Warren Kyd 15,07248.07+9.1412,11838.23-3.71
Labour Paul Schofield9,87731.50+15.069,43029.75+8.45
Alliance Janice Graham1,8785.991,7785.61-0.68
ACT John Thompson1,7135.463,54311.18+4.14
NZ First John Geary1,4794.721,5614.93-8.81
Christian Heritage Ken Andrew7842.507802.46
Christian Democrats Bill Henderson3831.222660.84
Natural Law Raylene Lodge1700.54410.13+0.04
Green  1,3634.30
Legalise Cannabis  3401.07-0.53
United NZ  1830.58-2.03
Libertarianz  960.30+0.25
McGillicuddy Serious  560.18-0.10
Animals First  540.17-0.05
One NZ  250.08
NMP  210.07
Mana Māori Movement  140.04+0.02
Mauri Pacific  110.03
Republican  70.02
Freedom Movement  30.01
South Island  20.01
The People's Choice  20.01
Informal votes606268
Total Valid votes31,35631,694
National holdMajority5,19516.57-0.03

1996 election

1996 general election: Hunua [15] [16] [17]
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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
National Warren Kyd 11,95338.9312,93241.94
United NZ John Robertson 6,85522.338052.61
Labour Paul Schofield5,04916.446,56921.30
NZ First Patra de Coudray3,26710.644,23713.74
Alliance Huia Mitchell1,6825.481,9386.29
Christian Coalition Enosa Auva'a1,0173.311,3284.31
ACT Simon Harding7392.412,1707.04
Natural Law Raylene Lodge1030.34270.09
Republican Sophie James400.13
Legalise Cannabis  4921.60
McGillicuddy Serious  860.28
Progressive Green  830.27
Animals First  690.22
Ethnic Minority Party 310.10
Green Society  180.06
Superannuitants & Youth  150.05
Libertarianz  150.05
Advance New Zealand 70.02
Mana Māori Movement  60.02
Conservatives  30.01
Asia Pacific United 20.01
Te Tawharau 10.00
Informal votes22596
Total Valid votes30,70530,834
National win new seatMajority5,09816.60

1981 election

1981 general election: Hunua [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Moyle 9,343 43.85
National Winston Peters 8,34739.17-3.88
Social Credit Geoff Morell3,51916.51+3.06
Independent National Ian Sampson960.45
Majority9964.67
Turnout 21,30590.01
Registered electors 23,669

1978 election

1978 general election: Hunua [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Winston Peters 7,507 43.05
Labour Malcolm Douglas 7,31541.95
Social Credit Geoff Morell2,34613.45
Values Peter Bruce Robinson2681.53
Majority1921.10
Turnout 17,436N/A
Registered electors N/A
Initial result
1978 general election: Hunua [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Douglas 7,935 43.46
National Winston Peters 7,63441.82
Social Credit Geoff Morell2,41013.20
Values Peter Bruce Robinson2751.50
Informal votes2131.16
Majority3011.64
Turnout 18,254N/A
Registered electors N/A

Table footnotes

  1. 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.

Notes

  1. McRobie 1989, pp. 8–9, 51, 119.
  2. 1 2 McRobie 1989, p. 119.
  3. McRobie 1989, pp. 115–120.
  4. Wilson 1985, p. 265.
  5. McRobie 1989, pp. 119, 123.
  6. McRobie 1989, pp. 118–123.
  7. "New Zealand Labour Party. Hunua Electorate (B478)". National Archive of Manuscripts and Records. 1 May 2000. Retrieved 6 November 2008.[ dead link ]
  8. Wilson 1985, pp. 193, 226.
  9. "Report of the Representation Commission 2020" (PDF). 17 April 2020.
  10. "Official Count Results -- Hunua (2017)". Electoral Commission. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  11. Electoral Commission (10 October 2014). "Official Count Results – Hunua" . Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  12. 2011 election results
  13. "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  14. 2008 election results Archived 11 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  15. "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place - Hunua, 1996" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  16. "Part III - Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  17. "Part III - Party Lists of unsuccessful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  18. 1 2 Norton 1988, p. 249.
  19. "Declaration of Result of Poll". The New Zealand Herald . 14 December 1978. p. 13.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1996 New Zealand general election</span> General election in New Zealand

The 1996 New Zealand general election was held on 12 October 1996 to determine the composition of the 45th New Zealand Parliament. It was notable for being the first election to be held under the new mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system, and produced a parliament considerably more diverse than previous elections. It saw the National Party, led by Jim Bolger, retain its position in government, but only after protracted negotiations with the smaller New Zealand First party to form a coalition. New Zealand First won a large number of seats—including every Māori electorate, traditionally held by Labour. Its position as "kingmaker", able to place either of the two major parties into government, was a significant election outcome.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1978 New Zealand general election</span> General election in New Zealand

The 1978 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to elect the 39th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the governing National Party, led by Robert Muldoon, retain office, but the opposition Labour Party won the largest share of the vote. Reorganisation of the enrolment system caused major problems with the electoral rolls, which left a legacy of unreliable information about voting levels in this election.

Albany was a New Zealand electorate. It was located in north Auckland, and named after the suburb of Albany. It existed from 1978 to 1984, and then was reinstated in 1987 before its final abolition in 2002.

Clevedon was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate from 1987 to 1993 and then from 2002 to 2008. For the first six-year period the electorate was represented by Warren Kyd. For the second six-year period, the electorate was represented by Judith Collins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)</span> Electoral district in Waikato, New Zealand

Coromandel is a New Zealand electoral division returning one member to the House of Representatives. It is currently represented by Scott Simpson, a member of the National Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hamilton West (New Zealand electorate)</span> Electoral district in Waikato, New Zealand

Hamilton West is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It has been held by Tama Potaka MP of the National Party since the 2022 by-election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helensville (New Zealand electorate)</span> Former electorate in Auckland, New Zealand

Helensville was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate in the Auckland region, returning one Member of Parliament to the House of Representatives. The electorate was first established for the 1978 election, was abolished in 1984, and then reinstate for the 2002 election. The seat was won and held by John Key through his term as prime minister. Chris Penk of the National Party held the seat from the 2017 general election until its abolition in 2020, when it was replaced with the new Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate.

Piako was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate established in 1946 and disestablished in 2008. It was last held by Lindsay Tisch MP from 2002 to 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rodney (New Zealand electorate)</span> Former electorate in Auckland, New Zealand

Rodney was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the House of Representatives. The last MP for Rodney was Mark Mitchell of the National Party. He held this position from 2011 until the electorate was replaced with Whangaparāoa in 2020. Mitchell stood for and won that seat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rotorua (New Zealand electorate)</span> Electoral district in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Rotorua is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was first established in 1919, and has existed continuously since 1954. The current MP for Rotorua is Todd McClay of the National Party, who won the electorate in the 2008 general election from incumbent Labour MP Steve Chadwick.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waitakere (New Zealand electorate)</span> Former electorate in Auckland, New Zealand

Waitakere was a parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate was first formed for the 1946 election and existed until 2014, with breaks from 1969 to 1978 and from 1987 to 1993. The last MP for Waitakere was Paula Bennett of the National Party, who had held this position since the 2008 election.

Papakura is an electorate for the New Zealand House of Representatives, based in the south Auckland town of Papakura. Historically, the name refers to an electorate that existed between 1978 and 1996, which with the advent of Mixed Member Proportional voting and resulting reduction in the number of constituencies was folded into a new Hunua seat. In 2002 Hunua was modified, pulled northwards and renamed Clevedon.

Matamata was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate in the Waikato, from 1978 to 1996. It was a rural and safe National electorate, held by Jack Luxton from 1978 to 1987, and then by his son John Luxton from 1987 to 1996.

Franklin was a rural New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It existed from 1861 to 1996 during four periods.

Rangiriri was a rural New Zealand parliamentary electorate in the Auckland Region from 1978 to 1984.

Horowhenua was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1978 to 1996.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Otara (New Zealand electorate)</span> Former electorate in Auckland, New Zealand

Otara was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate in Auckland, from 1984 to 1996. It existed for four parliamentary terms and was represented by three members of parliament, two from Labour and one from National.

East Cape is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, from 1978 to 1993.

Yaldhurst is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, near the city of Christchurch. The electorate was to the southwest of Christchurch, and was suburban and semi-rural.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Papatoetoe (New Zealand electorate)</span> Former electorate in Auckland, New Zealand

Papatoetoe is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, and is part of greater Auckland.

References