Ohariu-Belmont (New Zealand electorate)

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Ohariu-Belmont was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate from 1996 to 2008.

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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 Ohariu-Belmont), and 10 electorates were recreated, giving a net loss of 34 electorates.

The electorate covered the northern suburbs of the city of Wellington, i.e. Ngaio, Tawa, Khandallah and Johnsonville, and also the adjacent suburb of Belmont in the Western Hutt Valley.

History

The electorate was established in the first MMP election of 1996. It replaced Onslow, but also included Belmont so was renamed Ohariu-Belmont.

In the 1993 election the Onslow electorate had replaced the earlier Ohariu electorate which had existed since the 1978 election, and when in the 2008 election the Belmont area was shifted to the Hutt Valley electorate of Rimutaka, the electorate was renamed back to Ōhariu (with a macron). [2]

Members of Parliament

Key

  United NZ     United Future   
  Alliance     ACT   
ElectionWinner
1996 election Peter Dunne 1
1999 election
2002 election
2005 election
(Electorate abolished in 2008; see Ōhāriu)

1 United New Zealand joined with Future New Zealand to become United Future New Zealand, in 2002.

List MPs

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

ElectionWinner
1996 election Phillida Bunkle
Ken Shirley
2002 election Heather Roy
2005 election
2006 Charles Chauvel 1
2007 Katrina Shanks 2

1Chauvel entered Parliament on 1 August 2006, following the resignation of Jim Sutton.
2Shanks entered Parliament on 7 February 2007, following the resignation of Don Brash.

Election results

2005 election

2005 general election: Ohariu-Belmont [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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
United Future Green check.svgY Peter Dunne 16,84445.60-12.252,0635.54-7.47
Labour Charles Chauvel 9,14224.91+4.4914,72039.57+2.93
National Katrina Shanks 7,32919.70+6.4116,04243.13+18.75
Green Roland Sapsford 1,8775.12+2.102,1745.84-0.62
ACT Heather Roy 7442.03-0.435541.49-8.66
NZ First Timothy Manu4331.181,0242.75-2.15
Progressive Elspeth Sandys2420.66+0.032390.64-0.53
Libertarianz Colin Linden Cross820.22210.05
Destiny  1270.34
Māori Party  1040.28
Legalise Cannabis  580.16-0.21
Christian Heritage  170.05-0.81
99 MP  160.04
Alliance  160.04-1.20
Family Rights  80.02
One NZ  50.01-0.05
Democrats  40.01
RONZ  30.01
Direct Democracy  20.01
Informal votes24773
Total Valid votes36,69337,197
United Future holdMajority7,70220.99-16.54

2002 election

2002 general election: Ohariu-Belmont [4]
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%±%
United Future Green check.svgY Peter Dunne 19,35557.95+0.454,39413.01 [note 1] +8.49
Labour Gill Body-Greer6,82120.42+1.3712,37436.64+5.42
National Dale Stephens4,44013.298,23224.38-15.18
Green Gareth Bodle1,0083.02-1.052,1836.46+1.84
ACT Heather Roy 8232.46-4.243,42810.15+1.29
Legalise Cannabis Dave Moore2760.831260.37+0.29
Christian Heritage Chris Salt2420.72-1.172920.86-1.10
Alliance Rebecca Matthews2220.66-3.254181.24-4.06
Progressive C Kerr2100.633941.17
NZ First  1,6544.902.93
ORNZ  2460.73
One NZ  210.06+0.02
Mana Māori Movement  80.02±0.00
NMP  10.00-0.38
Informal votes21183
Total Valid votes33,39733,771
United Future holdMajority12,53437.53
  1. The United Future swing is compared to the total of the United NZ and Future NZ party votes in 1999

1999 election

1999 general election: Ohariu-Belmont [5] [6]
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%±%
United NZ Green check.svgY Peter Dunne 20,24057.40+8.411,0042.81+0.24
Labour Derek Best7,68321.79-1.0011,15431.22+5.13
ACT Kathryn Asare2,3616.70+0.763,1678.86+2.51
Green Caron Zillwood1,4364.071,6494.62
Alliance Rebecca Matthews1,3423.81-8.401,8945.30-3.00
Christian Heritage Chris Salt6661.897011.96
Future NZ Wayne Chapman4751.356101.71
NZ First Bruce Farland4531.28-3.187031.97-3.91
McGillicuddy Serious Philip John Grimmett2840.81710.20-0.14
NMP Mark Atkin1400.401350.38
Asia Pacific Sriram Gopalakrishnan1020.29
Natural Law Bruce Sowry820.23180.05-0.15
National  14,13339.56
Legalise Cannabis  2890.08-1.09
Libertarianz  840.26+0.24
Animals First  570.16-0.04
Mauri Pacific 180.05
One NZ  130.04
Freedom Movement90.03
Mana Māori Movement  60.02+0.01
South Island 50.01
People's Choice 50.01
Republican 20.01
Informal votes169
Total Valid votes35,18235,727
United NZ holdMajority12,55735.69

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References

  1. "Electoral Act 1993". Act No. 87 of 17 August 1993. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. Report of the Representation Commission 2007 (PDF). Representation Commission. 14 September 2007. p. 9. ISBN   978-0-477-10414-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. Official Count Results Ohariu-Belmont
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