Rangiora is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, based on the town of Rangiora. [1]
The electorate is based on the town of Rangiora and the surrounding rural area, and is north of Christchurch in North Canterbury.
The electorate existed from 1963 (when it replaced the Hurunui electorate) until 1996, when with mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation it was absorbed into the new Waimakariri electorate.
The electorate is semi-rural and was represented by the National Party except for the 1972–1975 period. Derek Quigley was a National MP who was opposed to the interventionist policies of Muldoon's Third National Government. He resigned from Cabinet in 1982, and left Parliament in 1984.
Election | Winner | |
---|---|---|
1963 election | Lorrie Pickering | |
1966 election | ||
1969 election | ||
1972 election | Kerry Burke | |
1975 election | Derek Quigley | |
1978 election | ||
1981 election | ||
1984 election | Jim Gerard | |
1987 election | ||
1990 election | ||
1993 election | ||
(Electorate abolished in 1996; see Waimakariri) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Jim Gerard | 11,413 | 52.8 | +10.2 | |
Labour | Chris Constable | 9,281 | 42.9 | +2.0 | |
Democrats | Graham Moore | 756 | 3.5 | −0.4 | |
NZ Party | John McCaskey | 171 | 0.8 | −11.8 | |
Majority | 2,123 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 92.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 23,743 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Jim Gerard | 8,895 | 42.7 | −4.0 | |
Labour | Brian Tomlinson | 8,549 | 40.9 | −1.5 | |
NZ Party | Bill Gardner | 2,631 | 12.6 | +12.6 | |
Social Credit | Graham Moore | 820 | 3.9 | −7.1 | |
Majority | 346 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 95.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 22,257 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Derek Quigley | 10,472 | 46.6 | +0.2 | |
Labour | Chris Hayward | 9,540 | 42.4 | +1.4 | |
Social Credit | William Morgan | 2,470 | 11.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 932 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 92.6 | ||||
Registered electors | 24,362 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Derek Quigley | 9,729 | 46.4 | −3.4 | |
Labour | Don McKenzie | 8,584 | 41.0 | −2.3 | |
Social Credit | Alf Barwood | 2,195 | 10.5 | +7.5 | |
Values | Richard Schluter | 433 | 2.1 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 1,145 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 77.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 27,181 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Derek Quigley | 10,499 | 49.8 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Kerry Burke | 9,113 | 43.3 | −6.2 | |
Values | Wren Green | 820 | 3.9 | +2.9 | |
Social Credit | Jim Fountain | 633 | 3.0 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 1,386 | 6.5 | |||
Turnout | 89.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 23,733 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kerry Burke | 8,245 | 49.5 | +6.5 | |
National | Adrian Hiatt | 7,379 | 44.3 | −5.2 | |
Social Credit | Jim Fountain | 645 | 3.9 | −3.8 | |
Values | Arthur Calvin Peters | 161 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Reform | John McCaskey | 118 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
New Democratic | Lawrence James Gray | 55 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Union Movement | Owen Victor Beaumont | 49 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 1,386 | 6.5 | |||
Turnout | 89.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 23,733 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Lorrie Pickering | 8,428 | 49.5 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Paul Piesse | 7,285 | 42.8 | +1.1 | |
Social Credit | Louise Moore | 1,314 | 7.7 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 1,143 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 89.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,059 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Lorrie Pickering | 7,338 | 47.9 | −3.4 | |
Labour | Te Rino Tirikatene | 6,381 | 41.7 | +0.1 | |
Social Credit | John Bere | 1,598 | 10.4 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 957 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 88.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,424 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Lorrie Pickering | 7,556 | 51.3 | ||
Labour | Te Rino Tirikatene | 6,131 | 41.6 | ||
Social Credit | Jack Clark | 1,040 | 7.1 | ||
Majority | 1,425 | 9.7 | |||
Turnout | 89.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,466 |
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