Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)

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Kaikōura
Single-member general constituency for the New ZealandHouse of Representatives
Kaikoura electorate, 2014.svg
Formation1996
Region Canterbury
CharacterRural
Term3 years
Member for Kaikōura
SMITH, Stuart - Kaikoura (cropped).png
Stuart Smith
since 20 September 2014
Party National
List MPs Jamie Arbuckle (NZ First)
Previous MP Colin King (National)
Party vote distribution




Kaikōura (or Kaikoura before 2008) is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning a single MP to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Kaikōura is Stuart Smith of the National Party, who won the 2014 election.

Contents

Population centres

The Kaikōura electorate covers the north-eastern South Island, from Cook Strait in the north to the Ashley River / Rakahuri in the south. At over 21,000 km2 (8,100 sq mi), it is New Zealand's fourth-largest general electorate by area. Its biggest town is Blenheim; other towns include Amberley, Ashley, Cheviot, Culverden, Hanmer Springs, Havelock, Kaikōura and Picton. [1] The electorate boundaries were not changed in either the 2007 or 2013/14 boundary reviews. [2] [3]

History

Kaikōura is one of the original 60 electorates drawn ahead of the change to Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting in 1996. It was made up by merging all of the old Marlborough seat with a large portion of Rangiora. Like the two electorates it replaced, Kaikōura is a safe seat for the National Party, returning a National MP at every election since it was created.

The first representative in 1996 was Doug Kidd, who was previously the MP for Marlborough. He retired at the end of the parliamentary term and was succeeded by Lynda Scott in the 1999 election. Scott served for two parliamentary terms before retiring from politics and returning to the medical profession in 2005. [4]

The 2005 election was won by Colin King, who served for three parliamentary terms. [5] In December 2013, King was deselected as National's candidate for Kaikoura, losing a selection challenge by Stuart Smith, [6] who won the general election in September 2014 with a preliminary majority of 11,510 votes. [7] Based on preliminary election results, Steffan Browning of the Green Party who became a list MP in 2011, was the highest ranked Green candidate who was not returned to parliament. [8] [9] When final results were released, the Green Party had gained an additional seat, and Browning was confirmed as a list MP. [10]

Members of Parliament

Key

  National   Labour   Green

ElectionWinner
1996 election Doug Kidd
1999 election Lynda Scott
2002 election
2005 election Colin King
2008 election
2011 election
2014 election Stuart Smith
2017 election
2020 election
2023 election

List MPs

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

ElectionWinner
1996 election Marian Hobbs
1999 election Ian Ewen-Street
2002 election
2011 election Steffan Browning
2014 election
2023 election Jamie Arbuckle

Election results

2023 election

2023 general election: Kaikōura [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 Green check.svgY Stuart Smith 20,74149.47+6.7917,28140.92+10.22
Labour Emma Dewhirst9,32922.25-15.018,71420.63-16.63
NZ First Jamie Arbuckle 4,34710.37+5.223,8199.04+0.09
ACT Keith Griffiths2,6246.26+1.935,91114.09+2.64
Green Richard McCubbin2,5125.99+0.373,2827.78+2.47
NZ Loyal Natalie Colello9212.208502.01
DemocracyNZ Sandra Campbell5091.212690.64
New Conservative David Greenslade2370.57-1.241110.26-1.60
Independent John McCaskey1390.33
Independent Ted Howard 1090.26+0.04
Independent Shuan Brown430.10
Opportunities  7031.67+0.52
NewZeal  2610.62+0.05
Te Pāti Māori  2150.51+0.35
Leighton Baker Party  980.23
Freedoms NZ  970.23
Animal Justice  730.17
New Nation  430.10
Women's Rights  360.09
Informal votes418282
Total valid votes41,92942,221
National holdMajority11,41227.22+21.80


2020 election

2020 general election: Kaikōura [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 Stuart Smith 18,06942.68-9.5013,00730.28-22.32
Labour Matt Flight15,77437.26+10.9119,15944.60+15.47
Green Richard McCubbin2,3775.62-1.642,2825.31+0.38
NZ First Jamie Arbuckle 2,1805.15-5.491,2478.95−0.87
ACT Richard Evans1,8334.33+3.804,91711.45+11.07
New Conservative David John Greenslade7661.81+1.267981.86+1.52
Outdoors Darlene Morgan3690.871240.29+0.19
Advance NZ Lisa Claire Romana3570.843900.91
ONE John Donald Moore3270.772460.57
Social Credit John McCaskey1730.41+0.33350.08+0.04
Independent Ted Howard 930.22
Money Free Party Prince Bhavik140.03-0.10
Opportunities  4931.15-1.02
Legalise Cannabis  1930.32+0.02
Māori Party  700.16-0.07
Sustainable NZ  270.06
Vision NZ  100.02
TEA  70.02
Heartland  40.01
Informal votes629251
Total valid votes42,33242,955
National holdMajority2,2955.42−20.41

2017 election

2017 general election: Kaikōura [13]
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 Stuart Smith 20,59452.18−5.0020,92552.60+0.15
Labour Janette Walker10,40126.35+3.6311,58729.13+12.09
NZ First Jamie Arbuckle 4,20110.64+5.443,5618.95−0.87
Green Richard McCubbin2,8657.26−1.041,9634.93−4.22
Conservative David Greensdale2180.55−2.441350.34−4.31
ACT Richard Evans2100.53+0.271510.38−0.01
Democrats John McCaskey1310.33−0.20140.04−0.06
Money Free Party Charlotte Osmaston530.13−0.07
United Future John Truman Foster510.13230.06−0.20
Opportunities  8652.17
Ban 1080  1190.30
Legalise Cannabis  1170.30−0.11
Māori Party  920.23−0.13
Outdoors  400.10
People's Party  100.03
Mana Party  40.01
Internet  30.01
Informal votes381172
Total valid votes39,46539,781
National holdMajority10,55325.83−8.63

2014 election

2014 general election: Kaikōura [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 Stuart Smith 20,85757.18−3.0720,77056.45+1.04
Labour Janette Walker8,28722.72−2.986,26917.04−2.81
Green Steffan Browning 3,0288.30−3.123,3669.15−2.94
NZ First Steve Campbell1,8965.20+5.203,6129.82+3.27
Conservative Howard Hudson1,0892.99+2.991,7094.65+0.85
Ban 1080 Glen Tomlinson5661.55+1.551870.51+0.51
Democrats John McCaskey1940.53−0.32360.10−0.02
ACT Richard Evans1320.36−1.021440.39−0.72
Money Free Party Ted Howard 720.20+0.20
Internet Mana  1690.46+0.33 [a]
Legalise Cannabis  1510.41−0.07
Māori Party  1310.36−0.07
United Future  960.26−0.64
Civilian  130.04+0.04
Focus  80.02+0.02
Independent Coalition  80.02+0.02
Informal votes353122
Total valid votes36,47436,791
Turnout 34,29279.84+5.58
National holdMajority12,57034.46−0.08

2011 election

2011 general election: Kaikōura [15]
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 Colin King 19,96160.25+2.4718,90955.41+3.57
Labour Liz Collyns8,51625.70-0.666,77519.85-8.33
Green Steffan Browning 3,78411.42+3.423,78611.09+4.08
ACT Richard Evans4571.38+0.123791.11-1.98
Democrats John McCaskey2830.85+0.54420.12+0.04
Libertarianz Ian Hayes1310.40+0.40230.07+0.05
NZ First  2,2366.55+1.98
Conservative  1,2963.80+3.80
United Future  3060.90-0.03
Legalise Cannabis  1650.48+0.18
Māori Party  1470.43-0.13
Mana  450.13+0.13
Alliance  190.06-0.003
Informal votes1,045284
Total valid votes33,13234,128
National holdMajority11,44534.54+3.13

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 45,958 [16]

2008 election

2008 general election: Kaikoura [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 Green check.svgY Colin King 20,37457.77+6.6518,47951.83+6.81
Labour Brian McNamara9,29726.36-11.3010,04628.18-7.86
Green Steffan Browning 2,8238.00+2.462,4997.01+1.24
Kiwi Al Belcher1,1273.20+3.206181.73+1.73
NZ First Linda Waimarie King9592.72+2.721,6314.58-1.29
ACT Dave Tattersfield4431.26+0.461,1013.09+1.63
United Future Coralie Christie1310.37-1.013310.93-1.90
Democrats John S. J. McCaskey1120.32+0.32310.09+0.02
Progressive  2850.80-0.81
Bill and Ben  2230.63+0.63
Māori Party  2010.56+0.18
Legalise Cannabis  1070.30+0.10
Family Party  410.12+0.12
Alliance  210.06-0.06
Workers Party  120.03+0.03
RONZ  80.02+0.002
Libertarianz  60.02-0.01
Pacific  60.02+0.02
RAM  40.01+0.01
Informal votes292160
Total valid votes35,26635,650
National holdMajority11,07731.41+17.95

2005 election

2005 general election: Kaikoura [18]
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 Colin King 17,75551.6815,63645.02
Labour Brendon Burns 13,08038.0712,51536.04
Green Steffan Browning 1,9275.612,0055.07
United Future Robin Westley4811.409812.82
Progressive John Maurice4301.255581.61
ACT Pat O'Sullivan2750.805051.45
Māori Party Brett Cowan1740.511330.38
Independent Ted Howard1700.49
Alliance Greg Kleis640.19400.12
NZ First  2,0365.86
Destiny  1390.40
Legalise Cannabis  680.20
Christian Heritage  430.12
Democrats  240.07
One NZ  130.04
99 MP  100.03
Libertarianz  90.03
RONZ  70.02
Direct Democracy  40.01
Family Rights  30.01
Informal votes335147
Total valid votes34,35634,729
National holdMajority4,67530.3013.61

2002 election

2002 general election: Kaikoura
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 Lynda Scott 15,16547.63+9.568,53626.51-6.51
Labour Brendon Burns 12,09637.9912,63639.25+4.16
Green Ian Ewen-Street 2,3137.26-1.912,2206.90+0.20
United Future Julee Smith-Mischeski6442.02+1.06 [b] 1,8595.77
Christian Heritage Don Moore6392.01-1.025081.58-1.46
ACT Ted Howard4581.441,8735.82-0.77
Progressive Philippa Main3651.155701.77
Independent Desmond J Bell1610.51+0.14
NZ First  2,8258.77+5.18
ORNZ  8212.55
Alliance  1970.61-7.78
Legalise Cannabis  1250.39-0.33
One NZ  170.05+0.01
Mana Māori  40.010.00
NMP  30.01+0.01
Informal votes30398
Total valid votes31,84132,194
National holdMajority3,0699.64+5.01

1999 election

1999 general election: Kaikoura
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 Lynda Scott 12,21438.0710,68833.02-3.18
Labour Brian McNamara10,72833.4411,35735.09+12.06
Green Ian Ewen-Street 2,9419.17-6.47 [c] 2,1686.70
Alliance Lindsay Mehrtens2,0406.362,7178.39-4.94
NZ First Chris Rivers1,3004.051,1613.59-10.70
ACT Graham James Hewett1,2343.852,1346.59+0.78
Christian Heritage Don Moore9713.039853.04
Christian Democrats Julee Smith-Mischeski3070.963241.00
McGillicuddy Serious Rodney Hansen1760.55-0.53810.25-0.12
Independent Desmond Joseph Bell1200.370.00
Natural Law Anne Brigid480.15-0.13880.27-0.06
Legalise Cannabis  2340.72-0.39
United NZ  1860.57-0.02
South Island  1030.32
Libertarianz  640.20+0.19
Animals First  480.15+0.02
One NZ  120.04
Mana Māori  40.010.00
The People's Choice  40.01
Mauri Pacific  30.01
Freedom Movement  20.01
NMP  10.00
Republican  10.00
Informal votes578292
Total valid votes32,07932,365
National holdMajority1,4864.63-12.9

1996 election

1996 general election: Kaikoura [19] [20] [21]
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 Doug Kidd 13,85841.0912,28036.20
Labour Marian Hobbs 7,94623.567,81323.03
NZ First Tom Harrison5,33215.814,84914.29
Alliance Ian Ewen-Street 5,27515.644,52213.33
ACT Peter King-Talbot7312.171,9705.81
McGillicuddy Serious Rodney Hansen3651.081250.37
Independent Desmond Joseph Bell1240.37
Natural Law Anne Brigid940.281120.33
Christian Coalition  1,4964.41
Legalise Cannabis  3781.11
United NZ  1990.59
Progressive Green  800.24
Animals First  430.13
Green Society  250.07
Conservatives  80.02
Advance New Zealand 60.02
Superannuitants & Youth  50.01
Libertarianz  50.01
Asia Pacific United 30.01
Mana Māori  30.01
Ethnic Minority Party 00.00
Te Tawharau 00.00
Informal votes29195
Total valid votes33,72533,921
National win new seatMajority5,91217.53

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.
  2. Percentage change calculated as a candidate for the Future New Zealand Party in the 1999 election
  3. Percentage change calculated as a candidate for the Alliance Party in the 1996 election

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