Titirangi (New Zealand electorate)

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Titirangi is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It existed from 1987 to 2002, with a break from 1996 to 1999. It was represented by four members of parliament, with three of them from Labour and one from National.

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Population centres

The 1987 electoral redistribution took the continued population growth in the North Island into account, and two additional general electorates were created, bringing the total number of electorates to 97. In the South Island, the shift of population to Christchurch had continued. [1] Overall, three electorates were newly created (including Titirangi), three electorates were recreated, and four electorates were abolished. All of those electorates were in the North Island. Changes in the South Island were restricted to boundary changes. [2] These changes came into effect with the 1987 election. [3]

The electorate was in the western suburbs of Auckland, and initially included the population centres of Titirangi and Laingholm. [3] Most of the electorate's area had come from the Waitakere electorate, but some areas came from Te Atatu and New Lynn. [4] Later, the Titirangi electorate moved further east and took in the suburb of New Lynn.

History

Ralph Maxwell of the Labour Party was the electorate's first representative; he had since 1978 represented the Waitakere electorate. [5] In the 1990 election, Maxwell was defeated by National's Marie Hasler, one of a number of losses contributing to the fall of the Fourth Labour Government. [6] In the 1993 election, Labour's Suzanne Sinclair beat the incumbent. [7] The electorate existed until 1996, when it was replaced by the reconstituted Waitakere. Hasler defeated Sinclair in Waitakere in the 1996 election. [8]

For the 1999 election, the Titirangi electorate was recreated from parts of Waitakere and New Lynn. Hasler was defeated by Labour's David Cunliffe. [9] In 2002, the Titirangi electorate was abolished.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Labour     National   

ElectionWinner
1987 election Ralph Maxwell
1990 election Marie Hasler
1993 election Suzanne Sinclair
(Electorate abolished 1996–1999, see Waitakere)
1999 election David Cunliffe
(Electorate abolished in 2002; see New Lynn)

List MPs

ElectionWinner
1999 election Marie Hasler

Election results

1999 election

1999 general election: Titirangi [10] [11]
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 David Cunliffe 14,93250.7713,40145.15
National Marie Hasler 9,13231.057,50225.27
Green Stephen Abel 1,5765.361,8456.21
Alliance Evana Belich14494.932,3948.06
ACT Barbara Steinijans7452.532,1267.16
NZ First Dawn Mullins5391.838352.81
Christian Heritage Grant Peck5111.746432.16
Mauri Pacific Peta Si'ulepa2260.77380.12
Christian Democrats Anne Drake2070.702590.87
Republican Graham Gilfillan490.17170.05
Natural Law Kay Elizabeth Morgan440.15260.08
Legalise Cannabis  2820.95
United NZ  1230.41
Libertarianz  850.28
Animals First  430.14
McGillicuddy Serious  290.09
NMP  110.03
One NZ  70.02
People's Choice Party 50.02
Mana Māori Movement  30.01
South Island  20.01
Freedom Movement10.01
Informal votes473206
Total Valid votes29,41029,677
Labour win new seatMajority5,80019.72

1993 election

1993 general election: Titirangi [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Suzanne Sinclair 6,410 34.06
National Marie Hasler 6,07032.26-6.07
Alliance Tony Hartnett4,46423.72+10.46
NZ First Michael Loza1,1826.28
Christian Heritage Sandra Beckon3671.95
McGillicuddy Serious Val Smith1460.77
Natural Law Alison Thomas680.36
Workers Rights Judy Haldane660.35
Independent Colin Richard Burgering420.22
Majority3401.80
Turnout 18,81584.91+2.89
Registered electors 22,157

1990 election

1990 general election: Titirangi [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Marie Hasler 7,082 38.33
Labour Ralph Maxwell 7,01837.99-20.36
Green Tony Hartnett2,45013.26
NewLabour Moira Lawler1,4187.67
Democrats Judith Judd3461.87
McGillicuddy Serious Stephen Leslie Cohen Bussey1590.86
Majority640.34
Turnout 18,47382.02-1.63
Registered electors 22,521

1987 election

1987 general election: Titirangi [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ralph Maxwell 10,379 58.35
National John McIntosh6,25535.16
Democrats Colin Richard Burgering1,1526.47
Majority3,95422.23
Turnout 17,78683.65
Registered electors 21,261

Notes

  1. McRobie 1989, pp. 127f.
  2. McRobie 1989, pp. 123–128.
  3. 1 2 McRobie 1989, p. 127.
  4. McRobie 1989, pp. 123, 127.
  5. "Obituaries — Hon Ralph Kerr Maxwell MBE". New Zealand House of Representatives. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  6. Forbes, Stephen (30 March 2012). "Man of Integrety and Vision". Western Leader . p. 3.
  7. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
  8. "Waitakere 55" (PDF). Electoral Commission . Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  9. "Titirangi 52". Electoral Commission . Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  10. "Official Count Results (1999) – Electoral Votes for registered parties by electorate". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  11. "Official Count Results (1999) – Candidate Vote Details". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  12. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
  13. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
  14. Norton 1988, pp. 364.

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