Roskill (New Zealand electorate)

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Roskill electorate boundaries between 1993 and 1996.

Roskill was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1919 to 1996. The electorate was represented by eight Members of Parliament.

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Population centres

In the 1918 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further three electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth. Only two existing electorates were unaltered, five electorates were abolished, two former electorate were re-established, and three electorates, including Roskill, were created for the first time. [1]

The electorate was in the western suburbs of Auckland, New Zealand.

History

The electorate was created in 1919, and existed continuously until 1996, the first mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) election, when it was included in the New Lynn electorate. The first representative was Vivian Potter, who represented the electorate for three terms for the Reform Party. [2] In the 1928 election, Potter stood in the Eden electorate as an independent but was beaten by Arthur Stallworthy. [3]

In the Roskill electorate, George Munns of the United Party won the 1928 election. [4] He was defeated in 1931 by Arthur Shapton Richards. [5] In 1935, Richards was challenged by the former representative Vivian Potter, but Potter came fourth out of the five candidates, with the incumbent winning the election. [6] In the 1946 election, Richards successfully transferred to the Mount Albert electorate. [7]

In 1999, the electorate was recreated as Mount Roskill, and was won by Phil Goff, who later became leader of the Labour Party.

Members of Parliament

The Roskill electorate was represented by eight Members of Parliament: [8]

Key

  Reform   United   Labour   National

ElectionWinner
1919 election Vivian Potter
1922 election
1925 election
1928 election George Munns
1931 election Arthur Shapton Richards
1935 election
1938 election
1943 election
1946 election Frank Langstone
1949 election John Rae
1951 election
1954 election
1957 election Arthur Faulkner
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election
1975 election
1978 election
1981 election Phil Goff
1984 election
1987 election
1990 election Gilbert Myles
1993 election Phil Goff
(Electorate abolished 1996; see Owairaka)

Gilbert Myles' changes of allegiance, 1990–93

  National   Independent   Liberal   Alliance   NZ First

Election results

1993 election

1993 general election: Roskill [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Goff 7,664 39.60 -1.97
National Allan Spence5,45928.21
NZ First Gilbert Myles 3,53018.24-26.48
Alliance Jenny-Kaye Potaka2,26011.67
Christian Heritage Rowan Dunbar3551.83
McGillicuddy Serious Julian Price820.42
Majority2,20511.39
Turnout 19,35084.90+0.42
Registered electors 22,789

1990 election

1990 general election: Roskill [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Gilbert Myles 9,132 44.72
Labour Phil Goff 8,48841.57-12.23
Green Ian Graham Douglas1,2876.30
NewLabour Ella Henry9524.66
Democrats Douglas McGee1850.90-2.19
Social Credit John Ferdinand1530.74
Independent Walter Christie1110.54
McGillicuddy Serious Richard Alexander Foster960.47
Communist League Anthony David Drumm120.05
Majority6443.15
Turnout 20,41685.32-0.05
Registered electors 23,926

1987 election

1987 general election: Roskill [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Goff 10,487 54.27 +0.47
National Bob Foulkes8,05041.66
Democrats Douglas McGee5983.09
NZ Party Brian Murray970.50
Independent Anthony Peter Devicich910.47+0.20
Majority2,43712.61-7.89
Turnout 19,32385.37-3.04
Registered electors 22,633

1984 election

1984 general election: Roskill [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Goff 11,043 53.80 +6.20
National Chris Knowles6,83533.30
NZ Party Ben Matthews2,21710.80
Social Credit Edward James Lye7893.84
Independent Anthony Peter Devicich570.27
Values Johan Ofman340.16
Majority4,20820.50+8.21
Turnout 20,52588.41+1.07
Registered electors 23,214

1981 election

1981 general election: Roskill [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Goff 9,778 47.60
National Cheryl Parsons7,25335.31
Social Credit Chris Lynch3,50817.07
Majority2,52512.29
Turnout 20,53987.34+18.23
Registered electors 23,515

1978 election

1978 general election: Roskill [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 9,584 48.19 +2.30
National John Banks 7,91339.78
Social Credit David Howes2,15710.84
Values Steve Covacich2331.17
Majority1,6718.40+5.47
Turnout 19,88769.11-16.24
Registered electors 28,774

1975 election

1975 general election: Roskill [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 8,276 45.89 -12.17
National John Priestley7,74642.95+11.60
Values Geoff Hansen1,0375.75
Social Credit Brenda Delamore9555.29
Socialist Unity George Jackson170.09
Majority5302.93-23.76
Turnout 18,03182.35-6.83
Registered electors 21,893

1972 election

1972 general election: Roskill [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 9,653 58.06 +1.28
National John Priestley5,21431.35
Social Credit B P Glamuzina9235.55
Values Bruce McClintock6263.76
New Democratic Robert William Holden Howie2111.26-5.81
Majority4,43926.69+6.05
Turnout 16,62789.18-0.16
Registered electors 18,644

1969 election

1969 general election: Roskill [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 9,067 56.78 +2.24
National Anthony Wyvern Grey Cook5,77136.14+3.26
Social Credit Robert William Holden Howie1,1307.07-5.50
Majority3,29620.64-1.02
Turnout 15,96889.34+4.31
Registered electors 17,873

1966 election

1966 general election: Roskill [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 9,624 54.54 -3.45
National Anthony Wyvern Grey Cook5,80232.88
Social Credit Robert William Holden Howie2,21812.57+8.42
Majority3,82221.66+3.82
Turnout 17,64485.03-5.74
Registered electors 20,748

1963 election

1963 general election: Roskill [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 9,207 51.09 +2.08
National Thomas Tucker5,99133.24
Social Credit Robert William Holden Howie7494.15
Liberal Lewis Rose2731.51
Communist Ralph Hegman1370.76
Majority3,21617.84+9.16
Turnout 16,35790.77-1.87
Registered electors 18,020

1960 election

1960 general election: Roskill [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 8,414 53.17 -2.20
National Geoffrey Taylor6,76742.76
Social Credit Frank Langstone 5753.63+0.08
Communist Ella Ayo680.42
Majority1,3748.68-5.62
Turnout 15,82492.64-1.82
Registered electors 17,080

1957 election

1957 general election: Roskill [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 8,197 55.37
National John Rae 6,08041.06-12.03
Social Credit Frank Langstone 5273.55
Majority2,11714.30
Turnout 14,80494.46+4.79
Registered electors 15,671

1954 election

1954 general election: Roskill [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National John Rae 7,455 53.09 +1.67
Labour Elizabeth Morris5,80341.32
Social Credit William Sayer7835.57
Majority1,65211.76+8.92
Turnout 14,04189.67-0.74
Registered electors 15,658

1951 election

1951 general election: Roskill [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National John Rae 7,962 51.42 +0.32
Labour Pat Curran 7,52248.58
Majority4402.84-6.96
Turnout 15,48490.41-3.72
Registered electors 17,126

1949 election

1949 general election: Roskill [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National John Rae 7,372 51.10
Labour James Freeman5,95741.29
Independent Frank Langstone 1,0977.61-42.99
Majority1,4159.80
Turnout 14,42694.13-0.55
Registered electors 15,324

1946 election

1946 general election: Roskill [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Langstone 6,611 50.60
National Roy McElroy 6,45649.40+6.66
Majority1551.18
Turnout 13,06794.68+1.57
Registered electors 13,801

1943 election

1943 general election: Roskill [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Shapton Richards 8,742 48.03 -8.98
National Roy McElroy 7,78042.74
Democratic Labour Keith Hay 1,0155.57
Real Democracy Charles Belton2491.36
People's Movement Hawtrey Warren Glynn1450.79
Independent Labour Stanley Hamilton950.52
Informal votes1160.63-0.10
Majority9625.28-9.47
Turnout 18,19993.11-0.51
Registered electors 19,545

1938 election

1938 general election: Roskill [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Shapton Richards 8,272 57.01 -2.27
National Arthur Sagar Bailey6,43144.32
Informal votes1060.73-0.09
Majority2,14114.75-12.57
Turnout 14,50992.60+1.97
Registered electors 15,667

1935 election

1935 general election: Roskill [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Shapton Richards 8,728 59.28 +20.47
Reform Thomas Fleming4,70531.96
Democrat William Clarvis6984.74
Independent Vivian Potter 4923.34
Independent Liberal William Frederick Jamieson980.66
Informal votes1210.82+0.71
Majority4,02327.32+25.96
Turnout 14,72190.63+8.80
Registered electors 16,242

1931 election

1931 general election: Roskill [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Shapton Richards 4,885 38.81
Reform William John Holdsworth [20] 4,71437.45
United George Munns 2,98823.74-22.25
Majority1711.36
Informal votes140.11-0.50
Turnout 12,60181.83-5.88
Registered electors 15,399

1928 election

1928 general election: Roskill [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United George Munns 5,745 45.99
Labour Arthur Shapton Richards 3,40127.23
Reform Ellen Melville 3,34526.78
Majority2,34418.77
Informal votes770.61+0.02
Turnout 12,56887.71-2.98
Registered electors 14,329

1925 election

1925 general election: Roskill [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Vivian Potter 7,301 55.44 +10.93
Liberal Alfred Hall-Skelton4,38833.32+7.28
Labour John William Yarnall1,39910.62
Informal votes790.59-0.33
Majority2,91322.12+3.66
Turnout 13,16790.69-1.43
Registered electors 14,518

1922 election

1922 general election: Roskill [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Vivian Potter 4,838 44.51 -0.32
Liberal Alfred Hall-Skelton2,83126.04
Independent Ellen Melville 1,61714.87
Labour Jim Purtell1,48113.62
Informal votes1010.92-0.09
Majority2,00718.46-1.33
Turnout 10,86892.12+6.94
Registered electors 11,797

1919 election

1919 general election: Roskill [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Vivian Potter 4,200 44.83
Independent Reform James Gunson 2,34625.04
Labour George Davis 1,99821.33
Independent Liberal Frederick William Peddle7287.77
Informal votes951.01
Majority1,85419.79
Turnout 9,36785.18
Registered electors 10,996

Notes

  1. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 75–80.
  2. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 227.
  3. ↑ The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 222.
  5. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 222, 230.
  6. ↑ "Blomfield and Jaget Singh". The Evening Post . Vol. CXX, no. 136. 5 December 1935. p. 5. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  7. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 230.
  8. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 271.
  9. ↑ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
  10. ↑ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Norton 1988, pp. 338.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Norton 1988, pp. 337.
  13. ↑ "The New Zealand Official Year-Book, 1951–52". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  14. ↑ "The General Election, 1949". National Library. 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Electoral". The New Zealand Herald . Vol. 80, no. 24713. 13 October 1943. p. 5. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  17. ↑ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  18. ↑ The General Election, 1935. National Library. 1936. pp. 1–35. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  19. ↑ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  20. ↑ "Electoral". The New Zealand Herald . Vol. LXVIII, no. 21051. 9 December 1931. p. 18. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  21. ↑ Skinner, W. A. G. (1929). The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  22. ↑ The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  23. ↑ The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  24. ↑ Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

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