Otara (New Zealand electorate)

Otara electorate boundaries between 1993 and 1996.

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.

Population centres

The 1981 census had shown that the North Island had experienced further population growth, and three additional general seats were created through the 1983 electoral redistribution, bringing the total number of electorates to 95. ^[1] The South Island had, for the first time, experienced a population loss, but its number of general electorates was fixed at 25 since the 1967 electoral redistribution. ^[2] More of the South Island population was moving to Christchurch, and two electorates were abolished, while two electorates were recreated. In the North Island, six electorates were newly created (including Otara), three electorates were recreated, and six electorates were abolished. ^[3]

This suburban electorate was in the southern part of greater Auckland.

History

The electorate was established in the 1984 election, and Colin Moyle of the Labour Party was its first representative. Moyle had first been elected in 1963 in the Manukau electorate and had since 1981 represented the Hunua electorate. ^[4] Moyle retired in 1990 (when there was a swing against Labour) and the new Labour candidate, Taito Phillip Field, was defeated by Trevor Rogers of the National Party.

In the 1993 election, Trevor Rogers moved east to the new Howick electorate, which covered higher-income suburbs that traditionally voted for National. Taito Phillip Field won the electorate against Mr. Frith of National. When the Otara electorate was abolished in 1996, Field transferred to the Mangere electorate.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Labour     National   

Election	Winner
1984 election		Colin Moyle
1987 election
1990 election		Trevor Rogers
1993 election		Taito Phillip Field
(Electorate abolished in 1996; see Mangere)

Election results

1993 election

1993 general election: Otara ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Taito Phillip Field	8,080	61.29	+21.95
	National	Shane Frith	2,099	15.92
	Alliance	Bob Newman	1,856	14.07
	NZ First	Ted Faleauto	641	4.86
	Christian Heritage	James Ward	253	1.91
	Mana Motuhake	Dan Davis	100	0.75
	McGillicuddy Serious	Andy Cave	78	0.59
	Workers Rights	Stanley Hieatt	59	0.44
	Independent	Louis Glassie	16	0.12
Majority			5,981	45.37
Turnout			13,182	75.71	-7.44
Registered electors			17,411

1990 election

1990 general election: Otara ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Trevor Rogers	8,586	45.89	+5.65
	Labour	Taito Phillip Field	7,360	39.34
	Green	Gary Wiki	1,297	6.93
	NewLabour	Matt Robson	1,144	6.11
	Democrats	John Kilford	210	1.12
	Social Credit	Gale Ngakuru	109	0.58
Majority			1,226	6.55
Turnout			18,706	83.15	-2.18
Registered electors			22,495

1987 election

1987 general election: Otara ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Moyle	8,985	54.99	-6.03
	National	Trevor Rogers	6,576	40.24
	Democrats	Joe Clark	700	4.28
	Socialist Action	Eugen Filo LePou	77	0.47
Majority			2,409	14.74	-22.85
Turnout			16,338	85.33	-5.14
Registered electors			19,145

1984 election

1984 general election: Otara ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Moyle	10,583	61.02
	National	M Tahia	4,064	23.43
	NZ Party	Barbara Hoera	1,762	10.16
	Social Credit	Dan Davis	839	4.83
	Mana Motuhake	R B Tamihere	94	0.54
Majority			6,519	37.59
Turnout			17,342	90.47
Registered electors			19,167

Notes

1. McRobie 1989, pp. 123f.
2. McRobie 1989, pp. 111, 123.
3. McRobie 1989, pp. 119–124.
4. Wilson 1985, p. 221.
5. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
6. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990. p. 81.
7. Norton 1988, p. 303.

References

• McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN   0-477-01384-8.
• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC   154283103.
• Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN   0-475-11200-8.