Takanini (New Zealand electorate)

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Takanini
Single-member constituency
for the New Zealand House of Representatives
Region Auckland
Current constituency
Created2020
Current MP Rima Nakhle
Party National

Takanini is an electorate to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It is located in South Auckland and was first created for the 2020 New Zealand general election. Rima Nakhle is the sitting Member of Parliament.

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Population centres

The electorate is located in the far south of Auckland, on the edge of the city's built-up area. It stretches from Wattle Downs in its southwest to Mission Heights in the north. [1] It was created out of eastern parts of the Manurewa electorate around Goodwood Heights and Greenmeadows, a small part of northeastern Hunua around Mission Heights, and a northern section of the Papakura electorate around Takanini and Wattle Downs. [2] This was due to rapid population growth in the area caused mainly by the outward expansion of Auckland. [2]

Electorate profile

South Auckland has traditionally been a stronghold for the Labour Party. Takanini, however, was considered to be a marginal seat between Labour and National, as it takes in both Labour-leaning areas and National-leaning areas. [3] Initially, the electorate's name was proposed as Flat Bush after the Auckland suburb in the north of the electorate. [4] [5] After a public consultation period, the name was changed to Takanini after a suburb in the south of the electorate. [2] [6]

Members of Parliament

  Labour   National

ElectionWinner
2020 election Neru Leavasa
2023 election Rima Nakhle

Election results

2023 election

2023 general election: Takanini [7]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
National Rima Nakhle 21,93655.95+23.6021,05652.56+22.74
Labour Red x.svgN Neru Leavasa 13,16133.57-20.1311,18127.91-26.61
ACT Rae Ah Chee2,0375.20+1.591,6884.21-0.38
Animal Justice Lynley Tulloch7361.88460.11
Green  2,2775.68+2.40
NZ First  1,2673.16+1.20
Māori Party  4401.10+0.66
Opportunities  3330.83+0.24
NewZeal  2990.75
Freedoms NZ  2080.52
New Zealand Loyal  1350.34
Legalise Cannabis  1080.27+0.01
New Conservative  680.17-1.51
DemocracyNZ  320.08
Women's Rights  250.06
Leighton Baker Party  160.04
New Nation  140.03
Informal votes1,332320
Total valid votes39,20240,063
Turnout
National gain from Labour Majority8,77522.38

2020 election

2020 general election: Takanini [8]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
Labour Neru Leavasa 19,43153.7020,02254.52
National Rima Nakhle 11,70732.3510,95229.82
ACT Mike McCormick1,3073.611,6884.59
New Conservative Elliot Ikilei 9392.596181.68
TEA John Hong9022.492110.57
Vision NZ George Ngatai3610.991830.49
Advance NZ Mit Kagathra2150.592230.60
Green  1,2063.28
NZ First  7221.96
Opportunities  2190.59
Māori Party  1620.44
Legalise Cannabis  970.26
ONE  690.18
Outdoors  150.04
Sustainable NZ  130.03
Heartland  30.01
Social Credit  20.01
Informal votes1,321318
Total valid votes36,18336,723
Turnout 36,723
Labour win new seatMajority7,72421.35

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