Manurewa is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate in southern Auckland. Arena Williams has represented the electorate since the 2020 election.
The electorate is based around the suburb of Manurewa. It includes Wiri, Manukau Central and Manukau Heights in the north. It stretches south to Clendon Park and Weymouth. [1]
In boundary changes in 2002, some areas moved to Clevedon and Manukau East electorates. In the 2007 boundary review, Wattle Downs and parts of Manurewa East moved to Papakura electorate. [1] Boundary changes for the 2008 election made Manurewa even safer for Labour, although some party loyalists were apparently upset that this had the effect of making the neighbouring seat of Papakura less marginal and more inclined towards National.
The 2013/14 redistribution did not change the boundaries further. [2]
The 2019/20 redistribution saw the electorate shift northwards, gaining the area north of Puhinui Road from Manukau East and losing the area east of the Southern Motorway to the new Takanini electorate. [3]
Manurewa is generally regarded as a safe Labour seat. Louisa Wall won the Manurewa electorate in the 2011 election and was returned to the 50th New Zealand Parliament; [4] she had opted not to be on Labour's party list that time. [5] She was back on the list (in position 12) for the 2014 election but won her electorate comfortably. [6]
Unless otherwise stated, all MPs' terms began and ended at general elections.
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Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Manurewa electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Election | Winner | |
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20091 | Cam Calder | |
2011 election |
1Calder became an MP on the resignation of Richard Worth in June 2009. [7]
2020 general election: Manurewa [8] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Labour | Arena Williams | 20,815 | 70.13 | +12.74 | 22,137 | 72.65 | +14.25 | ||
National | Nuwi Samarakone | 3,636 | 12.25 | –14.29 | 3,904 | 12.81 | –15.73 | ||
NZ First | John Hall | 968 | 3.36 | –2.87 | 861 | 2.82 | −3.76 | ||
Green | Lourdes Vano | 963 | 3.24 | — | 907 | 2.97 | +0.51 | ||
New Conservative | Mote Pahulu | 814 | 2.74 | +1.48 | 505 | 1.65 | +1.31 | ||
Independent | Luella Linaker | 325 | 1.09 | — | |||||
Advance NZ | Linda Jackson | 313 | 1.05 | — | 250 | 0.82 | — | ||
Vision NZ | Sonny Wilcox | 305 | 1.02 | — | 196 | 0.64 | — | ||
ONE | Rattan Singh | 198 | 0.66 | — | 80 | 0.26 | — | ||
TEA | Wella Bernardo | 134 | 0.45 | — | 37 | 0.12 | — | ||
Communist League | Annalucia Vermunt | 28 | 0.09 | — | |||||
ACT | 519 | 1.70 | +1.44 | ||||||
Māori Party | 245 | 0.80 | –0.80 | ||||||
Opportunities | 139 | 0.45 | –0.29 | ||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 136 | 0.44 | +0.07 | ||||||
Sustainable NZ | 14 | 0.04 | — | ||||||
Outdoors | 9 | 0.02 | –0.01 | ||||||
Heartland | 8 | 0.02 | — | ||||||
Social Credit | 6 | 0.01 | — | ||||||
Informal votes | 1,181 | 515 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 29,680 | 30,468 | |||||||
Turnout | 30,668 | 69.77 [9] | |||||||
Labour hold | Majority | 17,179 | 57.88 | +27.03 |
2017 general election: Manurewa [10] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Labour | ![]() | 15,577 | 57.39 | +4.15 | 16,592 | 58.40 | +5.74 | ||
National | Katrina Bungard | 7,203 | 26.54 | −2.42 | 8,109 | 28.54 | +1.05 | ||
NZ First | John Hall | 1,691 | 6.23 | −1.41 | 1,869 | 6.58 | −2.84 | ||
Green | Teanau Tuiono | 880 | 3.24 | −1.03 | 698 | 2.46 | −1.48 | ||
Māori Party | Tasha Hohaia | 806 | 2.97 | −1.07 | 313 | 1.10 | +0.41 | ||
Conservative | Elliot Ikilei | 342 | 1.26 | −0.87 | 98 | 0.34 | −2.46 | ||
Opportunities | 210 | 0.74 | — | ||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 104 | 0.37 | ±0.00 | ||||||
ACT | 75 | 0.26 | −0.31 | ||||||
People's Party | 58 | 0.20 | — | ||||||
Mana Party | 22 | 0.08 | — | ||||||
United Future | 15 | 0.05 | −0.04 | ||||||
Democrats | 12 | 0.04 | +0.02 | ||||||
Outdoors | 9 | 0.03 | — | ||||||
Ban 1080 | 7 | 0.02 | −0.03 | ||||||
Internet | 4 | 0.01 | — | ||||||
Informal votes | 643 | 218 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 27,142 | 28,413 | |||||||
Labour hold | Majority | 8,374 | 30.85 | +6.57 |
2014 general election: Manurewa [11] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Labour | ![]() | 14,038 | 53.24 | −10.03 | 14,579 | 52.66 | −4.77 | ||
National | Simeon Brown | 7,636 | 28.96 | +2.10 | 7,612 | 27.49 | +1.36 | ||
NZ First | John Hall | 2,015 | 7.64 | +3.17 | 2,609 | 9.42 | +2.06 | ||
Green | Trish Tupou | 1,127 | 4.27 | +4.27 | 1,092 | 3.94 | ±0.00 | ||
Conservative | Elliot Ikilei | 562 | 2.13 | −0.56 | 776 | 2.80 | +0.54 | ||
Mana | Yvonne Dainty | 268 | 1.02 | −0.62 | |||||
Māori Party | Raewyn Bhana | 238 | 0.90 | +0.26 | 191 | 0.69 | +0.05 | ||
Internet Mana | 315 | 1.14 | +0.29 [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||
ACT | 158 | 0.57 | −0.03 | ||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 102 | 0.37 | −0.03 | ||||||
United Future | 24 | 0.09 | −0.13 | ||||||
Ban 1080 | 15 | 0.05 | +0.05 | ||||||
Civilian | 10 | 0.04 | +0.04 | ||||||
Democrats | 6 | 0.02 | +0.01 | ||||||
Focus | 1 | 0.00 | +0.00 | ||||||
Informal votes | 481 | 197 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 26,365 | 27,687 | |||||||
Turnout | 27,687 | 67.63 | +2.53 | ||||||
Labour hold | Majority | 6,402 | 24.28 | −12.13 |
2011 general election: Manurewa [12] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Labour | Louisa Wall | 14,961 | 63.27 | +9.31 | 14,517 | 57.43 | +5.21 | ||
National | Cam Calder | 6,351 | 26.86 | -0.24 | 6,606 | 26.13 | -4.20 | ||
NZ First | John Hall | 1,122 | 4.47 | +1.92 | 1,861 | 7.36 | +2.83 | ||
Conservative | Richard Addis | 636 | 2.69 | +2.69 | 572 | 2.26 | +2.26 | ||
Mana | Richard Shortland Cooper | 387 | 1.64 | +1.64 | 215 | 0.85 | +0.85 | ||
ACT | David Peterson | 189 | 0.80 | -2.71 | 153 | 0.60 | -0.43 | ||
Green | 995 | 3.94 | +1.69 | ||||||
Māori Party | 163 | 0.64 | -0.62 | ||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 101 | 0.40 | +0.05 | ||||||
United Future | 56 | 0.22 | -0.43 | ||||||
Alliance | 22 | 0.09 | +0.02 | ||||||
Libertarianz | 13 | 0.05 | +0.02 | ||||||
Democrats | 3 | 0.01 | +0.004 | ||||||
Informal votes | 1,108 | 411 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 23,646 | 25,688 | |||||||
Labour hold | Majority | 8,610 | 36.41 | +9.55 |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 39,461 [13]
2008 general election: Manurewa [14] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Labour | ![]() | 13,511 | 53.96 | 13,673 | 52.22 | ||||
National | Cam Calder | 6,785 | 27.10 | 7,941 | 30.33 | ||||
Pacific | Vui K Sapa'u Vitale | 1,138 | 4.55 | 909 | 3.47 | ||||
Green | Alan Johnson | 963 | 3.85 | 588 | 2.25 | ||||
ACT | Michael James Bailey | 879 | 3.51 | 633 | 2.42 | ||||
NZ First | John Hall | 707 | 2.82 | 1,187 | 4.53 | ||||
Family Party | Richard Lewis | 514 | 2.05 | 193 | 0.74 | ||||
Progressive | Sukhdev Singh Bains | 263 | 1.05 | 276 | 1.05 | ||||
United Future | Jim Stowers | 185 | 0.74 | 170 | 0.65 | ||||
Kiwi | Amjad Khan | 92 | 0.37 | 66 | 0.25 | ||||
Māori Party | 331 | 1.26 | |||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 92 | 0.35 | |||||||
Bill and Ben | 90 | 0.34 | |||||||
Libertarianz | 7 | 0.03 | |||||||
RAM | 7 | 0.03 | |||||||
Workers Party | 7 | 0.03 | |||||||
RONZ | 5 | 0.02 | |||||||
Alliance | 4 | 0.02 | |||||||
Democrats | 2 | 0.01 | |||||||
Informal votes | 408 | 220 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 25,037 | 26,181 | |||||||
Labour hold | Majority | 6,726 | 26.86 | -12.38 |
2005 general election: Manurewa [15] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Labour | ![]() | 17,759 | 59.66 | 18,254 | 59.11 | ||||
National | Fepulea'i Aiono | 6,092 | 20.42 | 7,938 | 25.70 | ||||
NZ First | Lindy Palmer | 1,868 | 6.26 | 1,714 | 5.55 | ||||
Māori Party | Rangi McLean | 819 | 2.75 | 407 | 1.32 | ||||
United Future | Noel Hinton | 940 | 3.15 | 624 | 2.02 | ||||
Destiny | Patrick Komene | 692 | 2.32 | 387 | 1.25 | ||||
Progressive | Raghbir Singh | 609 | 2.04 | 397 | 1.29 | ||||
ACT | Glen Snelgar | 582 | 1.95 | 232 | 0.75 | ||||
Family Rights | Amelia Fepulea'i | 238 | 0.80 | 105 | 0.34 | ||||
Alliance | Paul Protheroe | 110 | 0.37 | 21 | 0.07 | ||||
Direct Democracy | Kelvyn Alp | 85 | 0.28 | 42 | 0.14 | ||||
Green | 603 | 1.95 | |||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 74 | 0.24 | |||||||
Christian Heritage | 50 | 0.16 | |||||||
One NZ | 10 | 0.03 | |||||||
Libertarianz | 8 | 0.03 | |||||||
99 MP | 6 | 0.02 | |||||||
Democrats | 6 | 0.02 | |||||||
RONZ | 4 | 0.01 | |||||||
Informal votes | 474 | 188 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 29,834 | 30,882 | |||||||
Labour hold | Majority | 11,707 | 39.24 | -10.12 |
2002 general election:Manurewa | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Labour | ![]() | 15,821 | 62.24 | -4.91 | 14,752 | 56.55 | +4.71 | ||
National | Enosa Auva'a | 3,273 | 12.88 | -5.59 | 3,261 | 12.50 | -12.18 | ||
NZ First | John Bryce Geary | 1,881 | 7.40 | 2,658 | 10.19 | +6.85 | |||
Green | Alan Johnson | 1,193 | 4.69 | 970 | 3.72 | +0.57 | |||
United Future | Peter Collins | 994 | 3.91 | 1,443 | 5.53 | ||||
ACT | Bryce Bevin | 992 | 3.90 | 1,332 | 5.11 | +0.12 | |||
Christian Heritage | Daniel W Willis | 546 | 2.15 | 509 | 1.95 | -0.87 | |||
Progressive | Susi Pa'o Williams | 329 | 1.29 | 550 | 2.11 | ||||
Alliance | Hayley Rawhiti | 287 | 1.13 | 249 | 0.95 | -5.42 | |||
Reform's Tahi | Dave Bergersen | 55 | 0.22 | ||||||
Independent | Tuporo (Tommy) Maroroa | 49 | 0.19 | ||||||
ORNZ | 186 | 0.71 | |||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 141 | 0.54 | -0.50 | ||||||
Mana Māori Movement | 15 | 0.06 | +0.02 | ||||||
One NZ | 14 | 0.05 | 0.00 | ||||||
NMP | 5 | 0.02 | -0.01 | ||||||
Informal votes | 328 | 164 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 25,420 | 26,085 | |||||||
Labour hold | Majority | 12,548 | 49.36 | +0.68 |
1999 general election:Manurewa | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Labour | ![]() | 18,018 | 67.15 | +11.68 | 14,140 | 51.84 | +13.12 | ||
National | Enosa Auva'a | 4,956 | 18.47 | 6,730 | 24.68 | -3.14 | |||
Alliance | Toia Lucas | 1,168 | 4.35 | 1,737 | 6.37 | -1.73 | |||
ACT | Lech Beltowski | 880 | 3.28 | 1,361 | 4.99 | +1.24 | |||
Christian Heritage | Uaita Levi | 753 | 2.81 | 770 | 2.82 | ||||
NZ First | Lindy Palmer | 716 | 2.67 | 911 | 3.34 | -9.74 | |||
Mauri Pacific | Ann Batten | 304 | 1.13 | 44 | 0.16 | ||||
Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata | Lumã'ava Samuelu-Pula | 38 | 0.14 | ||||||
Green | 859 | 3.15 | |||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 284 | 1.04 | -0.72 | ||||||
Christian Democrats | 164 | 0.60 | |||||||
United NZ | 71 | 0.26 | -0.56 | ||||||
Libertarianz | 53 | 0.19 | +0.17 | ||||||
McGillicuddy Serious | 42 | 0.15 | -0.10 | ||||||
Animals First | 40 | 0.15 | -0.05 | ||||||
Natural Law | 19 | 0.07 | -0.04 | ||||||
One NZ | 13 | 0.05 | |||||||
Mana Māori Movement | 12 | 0.04 | +0.03 | ||||||
The People's Choice | 10 | 0.04 | |||||||
NMP | 9 | 0.03 | |||||||
Republican | 4 | 0.01 | |||||||
South Island | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||
Freedom Movement | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||
Informal votes | 849 | 408 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 26,833 | 27,274 | |||||||
Labour hold | Majority | 13,062 | 48.68 | +14.75 |
1996 general election: Manurewa [16] [17] [18] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Labour | ![]() | 14,015 | 55.47 | 9,820 | 38.72 | ||||
National | Les Marinkovich | 5,442 | 21.54 | 7,055 | 27.82 | ||||
NZ First | Roger Mail | 2,240 | 8.87 | 3,317 | 13.08 | ||||
Alliance | Willie Jackson | 1,492 | 5.91 | 2,054 | 8.10 | ||||
Christian Coalition | Braden Matson | 781 | 3.09 | 1,147 | 4.52 | ||||
ACT | John Thompson | 555 | 2.20 | 951 | 3.75 | ||||
United NZ | Malcolm Hood | 378 | 1.50 | 209 | 0.82 | ||||
McGillicuddy Serious | Derek Craig | 151 | 0.60 | 64 | 0.25 | ||||
Green Society | Colin Amery | 145 | 0.57 | 41 | 0.16 | ||||
Natural Law | Faye McLaren | 67 | 0.27 | 29 | 0.11 | ||||
Legalise Cannabis | 447 | 1.76 | |||||||
Ethnic Minority Party | 69 | 0.27 | |||||||
Animals First | 50 | 0.20 | |||||||
Progressive Green | 41 | 0.16 | |||||||
Advance New Zealand | 37 | 0.15 | |||||||
Superannuitants & Youth | 18 | 0.07 | |||||||
Conservatives | 4 | 0.02 | |||||||
Libertarianz | 4 | 0.02 | |||||||
Mana Māori Movement | 3 | 0.01 | |||||||
Asia Pacific United | 2 | 0.01 | |||||||
Te Tawharau | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||
Informal votes | 209 | 113 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 25,266 | 25,362 | |||||||
Labour hold | Majority | 8,573 | 33.93 | +10.04 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | George Hawkins | 7,476 | 44.50 | +0.21 | |
National | Mark Chalmers | 3,462 | 20.60 | ||
Alliance | Pat Robinson | 3,183 | 18.94 | ||
NZ First | Don Roa | 2,156 | 12.83 | ||
Christian Heritage | Shane Kennedy | 388 | 2.30 | ||
McGillicuddy Serious | Derek Craig | 135 | 0.80 | +0.26 | |
Majority | 4,014 | 23.89 | +16.86 | ||
Turnout | 16,800 | 78.19 | +0.29 | ||
Registered electors | 21,484 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | George Hawkins | 7,266 | 44.71 | ||
National | Pat Baker | 6,113 | 37.62 | ||
NewLabour | Pat Robinson | 1,135 | 6.98 | ||
Green | Anaru Kira | 1,025 | 6.30 | ||
Social Credit | Debbie Elanor Stewart | 251 | 1.54 | ||
Democrats | Paumea Horton McKay | 205 | 1.26 | ||
Independent | Shirley Jane Watson | 164 | 1.00 | -0.15 | |
McGillicuddy Serious | Derek Craig | 89 | 0.54 | ||
Communist League | Mike Treen | 11 | 0.06 | ||
Majority | 1,143 | 7.03 | |||
Turnout | 16,249 | 77.90 | -5.70 | ||
Registered electors | 20,857 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roger Douglas | 9,255 | 56.49 | +2.04 | |
National | G Cunningham | 6,203 | 37.86 | ||
Democrats | John Kilford | 606 | 3.69 | -1.18 | |
Independent | Shirley Jane Watson | 189 | 1.15 | +0.51 | |
NZ Party | W A Bercich | 129 | 0.78 | ||
Majority | 3,052 | 18.63 | -7.81 | ||
Turnout | 16,382 | 83.60 | -7.26 | ||
Registered electors | 19,594 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roger Douglas | 10,157 | 54.45 | +8.49 | |
National | Stuart Leenstra | 5,224 | 28.00 | ||
NZ Party | Michael Jack | 2,143 | 11.48 | ||
Social Credit | John Kilford | 909 | 4.87 | ||
Independent | Shirley Jane Watson | 120 | 0.64 | ||
Values | Ronald Andrew MacMillan | 72 | 0.38 | -0.44 | |
Independent | Ritchie Hesituo Okesene | 27 | 0.14 | ||
Majority | 4,933 | 26.44 | +12.35 | ||
Turnout | 18,652 | 90.86 | +3.28 | ||
Registered electors | 20,528 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roger Douglas | 9,126 | 45.96 | -1.46 | |
National | Keith Ralph | 6,311 | 31.59 | ||
Social Credit | Paul Norman | 4,371 | 21.88 | +4.60 | |
Values | Ronald Andrew MacMillan | 165 | 0.82 | -0.43 | |
Majority | 2,815 | 14.09 | +0.25 | ||
Turnout | 19,973 | 87.58 | +19.89 | ||
Registered electors | 22,804 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roger Douglas | 8,449 | 47.42 | ||
National | Peter O'Brien | 5,982 | 33.58 | ||
Social Credit | Paul Norman | 3,079 | 17.28 | ||
Values | Ronald Andrew MacMillan | 224 | 1.25 | ||
Independent Labour | G H Bibb | 80 | 0.44 | ||
Majority | 2,467 | 13.84 | |||
Turnout | 17,814 | 67.69 | -13.18 | ||
Registered electors | 26,316 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Merv Wellington | 9,558 | 47.74 | ||
Labour | Phil Amos | 8,200 | 40.96 | -12.47 | |
Social Credit | Steve McKay | 1,296 | 6.47 | ||
Values | Malcolm Hardwick | 925 | 4.62 | ||
Alpha | Alan Filmer | 21 | 0.10 | ||
Independent | Jim McCullagh | 11 | 0.05 | ||
Democratic Labour | Allan Hughes | 8 | 0.03 | ||
Majority | 1,358 | 6.78 | |||
Turnout | 20,019 | 80.87 | -7.08 | ||
Registered electors | 24,753 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Phil Amos | 8,221 | 53.43 | +3.80 | |
National | Pat Baker | 5,824 | 37.85 | -3.93 | |
Social Credit | Jim Laurenson | 872 | 5.66 | ||
Values | Kenneth Hooks | 287 | 1.86 | ||
New Democratic | George Higham | 180 | 1.17 | -6.20 | |
Majority | 2,397 | 15.58 | +7.73 | ||
Turnout | 15,384 | 87.95 | -0.23 | ||
Registered electors | 17,490 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Phil Amos | 8,668 | 49.63 | -0.10 | |
National | Pat Baker | 7,297 | 41.78 | ||
Social Credit | George Higham | 1,287 | 7.37 | +0.79 | |
Socialist Unity | Christopher Ruthe | 140 | 0.80 | ||
Informal votes | 70 | 0.40 | |||
Majority | 1,371 | 7.85 | -4.36 | ||
Turnout | 17,462 | 88.18 | -4.44 | ||
Registered electors | 19,802 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Phil Amos | 9,725 | 49.73 | -1.58 | |
National | B F Kimpton | 7,336 | 37.51 | ||
Social Credit | George Higham | 1,287 | 6.58 | +1.13 | |
Communist | Stan Hieatt | 147 | 0.75 | ||
Majority | 2,389 | 12.21 | +3.51 | ||
Turnout | 19,554 | 83.74 | -6.48 | ||
Registered electors | 23,350 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phil Amos | 8,988 | 51.31 | ||
National | Leon Götz | 7,464 | 42.61 | ||
Social Credit | George Higham | 956 | 5.45 | ||
Communist | Hugh McLeod | 109 | 0.62 | ||
Majority | 1,524 | 8.70 | |||
Turnout | 19,414 | 90.22 | |||
Registered electors | 19,414 |
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Pakuranga is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It gave the Social Credit Party one of its few MPs when Neil Morrison held the seat from 1984 to 1987, but otherwise the electorate seat has been held by the National Party since 1972. Its current MP is Simeon Brown who has held the electorate since the 2017 general election.
Wairarapa is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It was first created in 1858 and existed until 1881. It was recreated in 1887 and has since existed continuously. In the early years, the electorate was for a time represented by two members. Wairarapa has been held by Kieran McAnulty since the 2020 election.
Whangārei is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate that was first created for the 1972 election. The electorate is usually a reasonably safe National seat, and was held for long periods by John Banks (1981–1999) and Phil Heatley (1999–2014), before being won in the 2014 election by Shane Reti. In the 2020 election election Reti narrowly lost the seat to Labour's Emily Henderson.
Te Tai Tokerau is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate that was created out of the Northern Maori electorate ahead of the first Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) election in 1996. It was held first by Tau Henare representing New Zealand First for one term, and then Dover Samuels of the Labour Party for two terms. From 2005 to 2014, it was held by MP Hone Harawira. Initially a member of the Māori Party, Harawira resigned from both the party and then Parliament, causing the 2011 by-election. He was returned under the Mana Party banner in July 2011 and confirmed at the November 2011 general election. In the 2014 election, he was beaten by Labour's Kelvin Davis, ending the representation of the Mana Party in Parliament.
Ōhāriu, previously spelled Ohariu and then Ōhariu, is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate returning one Member of Parliament to the House of Representatives. It first existed from 1978 to 1993, and was recreated for the 2008 election. In 2008, it was the successor to Ohariu-Belmont, first contested at the first mixed-member proportional (MMP) election in 1996. Through its existence Ohariu-Belmont was represented by Peter Dunne, leader of the United Future party. Dunne contested and won the recreated electorate in 2008. He announced on 21 August 2017, he would not be seeking re-election in the 2017 general election.
Tāmaki Makaurau is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was first formed for the 2002 election. The electorate covers the Auckland area and was first held by Labour's John Tamihere before going to Dr Pita Sharples of the Māori Party for three terms from 2005 to 2014. After Sharples' retirement, the electorate was won by Peeni Henare of the Labour Party in the 2014 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.
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.
Papatoetoe is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, and is part of greater Auckland.