Rangiora (New Zealand electorate)

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Rangiora is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, based on the town of Rangiora. [1]

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Population centres

The electorate is based on the town of Rangiora and the surrounding rural area, and is north of Christchurch in North Canterbury.

History

The electorate existed from 1963 when it replaced the Hurunui electorate to 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 from Parliament in 1984.

Members of Parliament

Key  National     Labour   

ElectionWinner
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)

Election results

1987 election

1987 general election: Rangiora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Jim Gerard 11,413 52.8 +10.2
Labour Chris Constable9,28142.9+2.0
Democrats Graham Moore7563.5-0.4
NZ Party John McCaskey1710.8-11.8
Majority2,1239.9
Turnout 92.1
Registered electors 23,743

1984 election

1984 general election: Rangiora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Jim Gerard 8,895 42.7 -4.0
Labour Brian Tomlinson8,54940.9-1.5
NZ Party Bill Gardner2,63112.6+12.6
Social Credit Graham Moore8203.9-7.1
Majority3461.7
Turnout 95.2
Registered electors 22,257

1981 election

1981 general election: Rangiora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Derek Quigley 10,472 46.6 +0.2
Labour Chris Hayward9,54042.4+1.4
Social Credit William Morgan2,47011.0+0.5
Majority9324.2
Turnout 92.6
Registered electors 24,362

1978 election

1978 general election: Rangiora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Derek Quigley 9,729 46.4 -3.4
Labour Don McKenzie8,58441.0-2.3
Social Credit Alf Barwood2,19510.5+7.5
Values R H Schluter4332.1-1.8
Majority1,1455.4
Turnout 77.3
Registered electors 27,181

1975 election

1975 general election: Rangiora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Derek Quigley 10,499 49.8 +5.5
Labour Kerry Burke 9,11343.3-6.2
Values Wren Green8203.9+2.9
Social Credit Jim Fountain6333.0-0.9
Majority1,3866.5
Turnout 89.0
Registered electors 23,733

1972 election

1972 general election: Rangiora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kerry Burke 8,245 49.5 +6.5
National Adrian Hiatt7,37944.3-5.2
Social Credit Jim Fountain6453.9-3.8
Values Arthur Calvin Peters1611.0+1.0
Liberal Reform John McCaskey1180.7+0.7
New Democratic Lawrence James Gray550.3+0.3
Union Movement Owen Victor Beaumont490.3+0.3
Majority1,3866.5
Turnout 89.0
Registered electors 23,733

1969 election

1969 general election: Rangiora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Lorrie Pickering 8,428 49.5 +1.6
Labour Paul Piesse 7,28542.8+1.1
Social Credit Louise Moore1,3147.7-2.7
Majority1,1436.7
Turnout 89.9
Registered electors 19,059

1966 election

1966 general election: Rangiora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Lorrie Pickering 7,338 47.9 -3.4
Labour Te Rino Tirikatene6,38141.7+0.1
Social Credit John Bere1,59810.4+3.3
Majority9576.2
Turnout 88.5
Registered electors 17,424

1963 election

1963 general election: Rangiora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Lorrie Pickering 7,556 51.3
Labour Te Rino Tirikatene6,13141.6
Social Credit Jack Clark1,0407.1
Majority1,4259.7
Turnout 89.9
Registered electors 16,466

Notes

  1. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC   154283103.

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