Porirua (electorate)

Porirua electorate boundaries between 1993 and 1996

Porirua was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate in the North Island. It existed during two periods; from 1860 to 1870, and then from 1963 to 1996.

Population centres

This electorate was based on Porirua City, north of Wellington.

History

The electorate was first created in 1860 for the term of the 3rd New Zealand Parliament. It existed until the end of the 4th Parliament in 1870. ^[1] Alfred Brandon was the representative during that period. ^[2]

The electorate was recreated in 1963 for the 34th Parliament. ^[1] In 1996 with MMP, the electorate was replaced by the new Mana electorate. The holder of Porirua, Graham Kelly chose to become a list MP in 2002.

From 1963 to 1996, the electorate was held by three Labour Party representatives: Henry May, ^[3] Gerry Wall, and Graham Kelly.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent   Labour

Election	Winner
1860 election		Alfred Brandon
1866 election
(electorate abolished, 1870–1963)
1963 election		Henry May
1966 election
1969 election		Gerry Wall
1972 election
1975 election
1978 election
1981 election
1984 election
1987 election		Graham Kelly
1990 election
1993 election
(Electorate abolished in 1996; see Mana)

Election results

1993 election

1993 general election: Porirua ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Kelly	9,163	57.46	+15.72
	National	Lagi Sipeli	2,450	15.36
	Alliance	Kiwa Mitchell	2,309	14.48
	NZ First	Rita Magson	1,261	7.90
	Christian Heritage	Bill O'Donnell	522	3.27
	McGillicuddy Serious	Grant Prankerd	239	1.49
Majority			6,713	42.10	+24.31
Turnout			15,944	81.38	+0.46
Registered electors			19,592

1990 election

1990 general election: Porirua ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Kelly	8,102	41.74	−8.72
	National	Philip Faulkner	4,649	23.95
	Green	David Green	1,441	7.42
	NewLabour	L Harley	1,193	6.14
	McGillicuddy Serious	Grant Prankerd	183	0.94
	Democrats	Ron England	115	0.59	−3.24
	Communist League	Carmen Bain	23	0.11
Majority			3,453	17.79	−4.44
Turnout			15,706	80.92	−1.66
Registered electors			19,407

1987 election

1987 general election: Porirua ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Kelly	8,015	50.46
	National	Arthur Leonard Gadsby	4,484	28.23	+3.83
	Independent Labour	Michael Dermot Duncan	2,004	12.61
	Democrats	Ron England	609	3.83
	Independent	Mikele Kelekolio	390	2.45
	Mana Motuhake	Mark Metekingi	225	1.41	+0.72
	Socialist Action	Peter Raymond Bradley	154	0.96
Majority			3,531	22.23
Turnout			15,881	82.58	−7.47
Registered electors			19,229

1984 election

1984 general election: Porirua ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gerry Wall	9,801	54.56	+7.79
	National	Arthur Leonard Gadsby	4,383	24.40
	NZ Party	Alison Murrie	2,700	15.03
	Social Credit	H W Underwood	863	4.80
	Mana Motuhake	Mark Metekingi	125	0.69	+0.20
	Socialist Action	Ken Stanton	90	0.50
Majority			5,418	30.16	+8.79
Turnout			17,962	90.05	+1.85
Registered electors			19,945

1981 election

1981 general election: Porirua ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gerry Wall	7,965	46.77	−1.35
	Social Credit	Estelle Brittain	4,326	25.40
	National	Asalemo Pesamino	3,465	20.34
	Independent Labour	Geoff Walpole	1,136	6.67
	Independent	Mark Metekingi	84	0.49
	Socialist Unity	John Van der Ven	52	0.30
Majority			3,639	21.37	−0.24
Turnout			17,028	88.20	−20.79
Registered electors			19,305

1978 election

1978 general election: Porirua ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gerry Wall	8,142	48.12	+0.47
	National	Alan Perry	4,485	26.51
	Social Credit	Estelle Brittain	2,177	12.86
	Values	Helen Smith	2,043	12.07	−1.38
	Socialist Unity	Ken Douglas	70	0.41	+0.13
Majority			3,657	21.61	+7.61
Turnout			16,917	67.41	−13.87
Registered electors			25,093

1975 election

1975 general election: Porirua ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gerry Wall	7,692	47.55	−12.02
	National	Ross Doughty	5,427	33.55	+4.71
	Values	Helen Smith	2,176	13.45	+6.11
	Social Credit	Mark Pownall	834	5.15
	Socialist Unity	Ken Douglas	46	0.28	−0.19
Majority			2,265	14.00	−16.73
Turnout			16,175	81.28	−6.08
Registered electors			19,900

1972 election

1972 general election: Porirua ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gerry Wall	8,528	59.57	+4.60
	National	Ross Doughty	4,129	28.84
	Values	Helen Smith	1,051	7.34
	Social Credit	Gavin Neville Green	487	3.40
	Socialist Unity	Ken Douglas	68	0.47
	New Democratic	Edward Donald Prangley	52	0.36
Majority			4,399	30.73	+13.84
Turnout			14,315	87.36	−2.61
Registered electors			16,385

1969 election

1969 general election: Porirua ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gerry Wall	8,927	54.97
	National	Paul William Mitchell	6,183	38.07
	Social Credit	John Vincent	891	5.48
	Communist	Ken Stanton	236	1.45
Majority			2,744	16.89	+4.20
Turnout			16,237	89.97	+4.11
Registered electors			18,046

1966 election

1966 general election: Porirua ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry May	7,807	51.42	−6.88
	National	Rick Stevenson	5,879	38.72
	Social Credit	R O Blackwell	1,335	8.79
	Communist	Jack Manson	161	1.06
Majority			1,928	12.69	−9.95
Turnout			15,182	85.86	−4.84
Registered electors			17,682

1963 election

1963 general election: Porirua ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry May	8,096	58.00
	National	Joseph W. Miller	4,935	35.35
	Social Credit	Daniel Trevor Hart	767	5.49
	Communist	Tommy Heptinstall	159	1.13
Majority			3,161	22.64
Turnout			13,957	90.70
Registered electors			15,387

Notes

1. Wilson 1985, p. 270.
2. Wilson 1985, p. 185.
3. Wilson 1985, p. 219.
4. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993. p. 87.
5. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
6. Norton 1988, p. 322.
7. Norton 1988, p. 321.

References

• Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN   0-474-00177-6.
• 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.