Waitemata (New Zealand electorate)

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Waitemata was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1871 to 1946, and then from 1954 to 1978. It was represented by 18 members of parliament.

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Population centres

The Waitemata electorate was created in the 1870 electoral redistribution based on 1867 New Zealand census data and was used in its initial form for the 1871 election. [1] It was located north of the various urban Auckland electorates and south of the Rodney electorate. [2] The following settlements were included in its initial area: Cornwallis, Huia, Parau, Laingholm, Titirangi, Waiatarua, Oratia, Piha, Henderson Valley, Swanson, Rānui, Waitākere township, Taupaki, Kumeu, Hobsonville, Whenuapai, Takapuna, and Helensville. [2]

The First Labour Government was defeated in the 1949 election and the incoming National Government changed the Electoral Act, with the electoral quota once again based on total population as opposed to qualified electors, and the tolerance was increased to 7.5% of the electoral quota. There was no adjustments in the number of electorates between the South and North Islands, but the law changes resulted in boundary adjustments to almost every electorate through the 1952 electoral redistribution; only five electorates were unaltered. [3] Five electorates were reconstituted (including Waitemata) and one was newly created, and a corresponding six electorates were abolished; all of these in the North Island. [4] These changes took effect with the 1954 election. [5]

History

The electorate existed from 1871 to 1946, and from 1954 to 1978. [6]

Early members were Thomas Henderson 1871–1874 (resigned), [7] Gustav von der Heyde 1874–1875 (unseated on petition), [8] John Sangster Macfarlane 1876–1879 (defeated), [9] Reader Wood 1879–1881 (retired), [10] William John Hurst 1881–1886 (died), [11] Richard Monk 1886–1890 (defeated), [12] and Jackson Palmer 1890–1893 (defeated). [13]

The election of Richard Monk, who stood again in 1893, was declared invalid. [12] From 1894 to 1896 Waitemata was held by future Prime Minister William Massey, until he transferred to Franklin. [14] Richard Monk held the electorate for the period 1896–1902. [12] The seat was then held by Ewen Alison from 1902 to 1908, [15] Leonard Phillips from 1908 to 1911, [16] and Alexander Harris from 1911 to 1935. [17]

In 1946 Henry Thorne Morton, who had held the seat from 1943, was defeated for North Shore. [18]

Members of Parliament

Waitemata was represented by 18 Members of Parliament. [6]

Key

  Independent     Independent Liberal     Conservative     Reform     Labour     National   

ElectionWinner
1871 election Thomas Henderson
1st 1874 by-election Gustav von der Heyde
2nd 1874 by-election
1876 election John Macfarlane
1879 election Reader Wood
1881 election William Hurst
1884 election
1886 by-election Richard Monk
1887 election
1890 election Jackson Palmer
1893 election Richard Monk
1894 by-election William Massey
1896 election Richard Monk
1899 election
1902 election Ewen Alison
1905 election
1908 election Leonard Phillips
1911 election Alexander Harris
1914 election
1919 election
1922 election
1925 election
1928 election
1931 election
1935 election Jack Lyon
1938 election
1941 by-election Mary Dreaver
1943 election Henry Morton
(electorate abolished 1946–1954, see North Shore)
1954 election Norman King
1957 election
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election Frank Gill
1972 election Michael Bassett
1975 election Dail Jones
(electorate abolished 1978, see Helensville)

Election results

1975 election

1975 general election: Waitemata [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Dail Jones 8,965 46.94
Labour Michael Bassett 7,58036.69-17.21
Social Credit Gordon McCormick1,4607.64-0.38
Values Steve Covacich1,0465.47
Independent Gordon Bree440.23
Majority1,3857.25
Turnout 19,09577.75-10.91
Registered electors 24,557

1972 election

1972 general election: Waitemata [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Bassett 8,083 53.90 +10.91
National Ray La Varis 5,53936.93
Social Credit Gordon McCormick1,2038.02
New Democratic John Robert Neil1060.70
Liberal Reform Robert John Hannaford650.43
Majority2,54416.96
Turnout 14,99688.66-1.72
Registered electors 16,913

1969 election

1969 general election: Waitemata [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Frank Gill 8,804 48.82
Labour Michael Bassett 7,75242.99
Social Credit Alex Davidson1,4758.18
Majority1,0525.83
Turnout 18,03190.38+4.08
Registered electors 19,950

1966 election

1966 general election: Waitemata [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman King 11,624 53.09 -2.03
National Terry Power7,79235.59
Social Credit Joseph F. Richards2,47611.31
Majority3,83217.50-0.89
Turnout 21,89286.30-2.24
Registered electors 25,365

1963 election

1963 general election: Waitemata [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman King 9,686 55.12 +5.30
National Butch Pugh6,76738.51
Social Credit Byrt Jordan9545.42-0.91
Communist Basil James Holmes1640.93
Majority2,91916.61-9.88
Turnout 17,57188.54-2.60
Registered electors 19,845

1960 election

1960 general election: Waitemata [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman King 9,241 49.82 -3.70
National Jolyon Firth7,99243.09
Social Credit Byrt Jordan1,1746.33+0.01
Communist Hugh John McLeod1390.74
Majority1,2496.73-6.64
Turnout 18,54691.14-3.69
Registered electors 20,348

1957 election

1957 general election: Waitemata [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman King 8,771 53.52 +6.99
National Robert Muldoon 6,58040.15
Social Credit Byrt Jordan1,0366.32-3.09
Majority2,19113.37+10.89
Turnout 16,38794.83+3.20
Registered electors 17,280

1954 election

1954 general election: Waitemata [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman King 7,234 46.53
National Hubert Morrison6,84744.04
Social Credit Byrt Jordan1,4639.41
Majority3872.48
Turnout 15,54491.63
Registered electors 16,963

1943 election

1943 general election: Waitemata [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Henry Morton 6,451 42.22
Labour Mary Dreaver 6,13040.12-4.76
Democratic Labour Karl Benjamin Ansley9766.38
Independent William C. Hewitt2041.33
Informal votes1270.83+0.10
Majority3212.10
Turnout 15,27794.62
Registered electors 16,144

1941 by-election

1941 Waitemata by-election [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Dreaver 4,396 44.88
Independent National William Brockway Darlow3,88439.65
Democratic Labour Norman Douglas 9409.59
Independent Peter Robertson Gardner4144.22
Independent Henry Thomas Head880.89
Informal votes720.73-0.14
Majority5125.22
Turnout 9,794

1938 election

1938 general election: Waitemata [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Lyon 7,806 57.95 +6.43
National John Ernest Close5,54541.16
Informal votes1180.87-0.84
Majority2,26116.78-4.24
Turnout 13,46994.19+2.31
Registered electors 14,299

1935 election

1935 general election: Waitemata [24] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Lyon 6,578 51.52
Independent Alexander Harris 3,89430.50-22.38
Democrat Alan Walter Donald2,04516.02
United John Guiniven 2521.97
Majority2,68421.02-1.46
Informal votes2221.71+1.37
Turnout 12,99191.88+10.91
Registered electors 14,139

1931 election

1931 general election: Waitemata [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alexander Harris 5,593 52.88 +12.28
Labour Arthur Osborne 3,21530.40+8.85
United William Brockway Darlow [27] 1,76916.72
Majority2,37822.48+19.75
Informal votes360.34-0.28
Turnout 10,61380.97-4.87
Registered electors 13,107

1928 election

1928 general election: Waitemata [28] [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alexander Harris 4,683 40.59 -17.24
United Reginald Henry Greville4,36837.86
Labour Arthur Osborne 2,48521.54-7.16
Majority3152.73-26.40
Informal votes720.62+0.11
Turnout 11,60885.84-4.84
Registered electors 13,523

1925 election

1925 general election: Waitemata [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Alexander Harris 7,101 57.84 +11.74
Labour Arthur Osborne 3,52428.70
Liberal Thomas Lamont 1,65313.46
Majority3,57729.13+16.36
Informal votes630.51-0.30
Turnout 12,34190.68+1.00
Registered electors 13,610

1922 election

1922 general election: Waitemata [31] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Alexander Harris 4,586 46.10 -12.34
Liberal Frank Henry Burbush3,31533.32
Labour Robert Frederick Way [33] 2,04720.58
Majority1,27112.78-4.11
Informal votes810.81-0.59
Turnout 10,02989.67+6.21
Registered electors 11,184

1919 election

1919 general election: Waitemata [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Alexander Harris 4,911 58.44 +2.65
Liberal Arthur Edwin Greenslade [35] 3,49241.56
Majority1,41916.89+5.31
Informal votes1191.40+0.32
Turnout 8,52283.46-1.22
Registered electors 10,211

1914 election

1914 general election: Waitemata [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Alexander Harris 4,881 55.79 +2.98
Liberal Henry Cromwell Tewsley [37] 3,86844.21
Majority1,01311.58+5.96
Informal votes951.07+0.91
Turnout 8,84484.68+2.37
Registered electors 10,444

1911 election

1911 general election: Waitemata, first ballot [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Joseph Napier 3,064 42.40 +0.01
Reform Alexander Harris 2,787 38.57
Independent Ewen Alison 1,37519.03
Majority2773.83-11.34
Informal votes1421.93
Turnout 7,36883.64+6.66
Registered electors 8,809
1911 general election: Waitemata, second ballot [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Alexander Harris 3,823 52.81 +14.24
Liberal William Joseph Napier 3,41647.194.79
Majority4075.62+1.79
Informal votes120.17-1.76
Turnout 7,25182.31-1.33
Registered electors 8,809

1908 election

1908 general election: Waitemata, first ballot [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leonard Phillips 2,946 49.50
Liberal William Joseph Napier 2,059 34.59
Liberal Henry Wakeford Wilding67311.31
Independent Theophilus Wake2744.60
Majority88714.90-3.47
Turnout 5,95277.02-8.03
Registered electors 7,728
1908 general election: Waitemata, second ballot [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leonard Phillips 3,426 57.56 +8.06
Liberal William Joseph Napier 2,52342.39+7.80
Majority90315.17+0.27
Turnout 5,94976.98-0.04
Registered electors 7,728

1905 election

1905 general election: Waitemata [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ewen Alison 3,128 59.19 +0.49
Liberal Cecil Clinkard 2,15740.81
Majority97118.37+0.98
Informal votes841.56
Turnout 5,36985.05+14.02
Registered electors 6,313

1902 election

1902 general election: Waitemata [43] [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ewen Alison 2,409 58.70
Liberal Alexander John Hatfield [45] 1,69541.30
Majority71417.40+3.92
Turnout 4,10471.03+2.53
Registered electors 5,778

1899 election

1899 general election: Waitemata [46] [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Monk 1,713 51.29
Liberal Edwin Ford1,26337.81
Liberal Charles Newman36410.90
Majority45013.47
Turnout 3,34068.50
Registered electors 4,876

1894 by-election

1894 Waitemata by-election [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Massey 1,619 52.82
Independent Liberal Jackson Palmer 1,44647.17
Majority1735.64
Turnout 3,065

1890 election

1890 general election: Waitemata [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liberal Jackson Palmer 752 53.22
Conservative Richard Monk 66146.77
Majority916.44
Turnout 1,41339.92
Registered electors 3,539

1886 Waitemata by-election

1886 Waitemata by-election [50] [51] [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Monk 736 69.83
Independent Harry Farnall 31229.60
Majority42440.23
Informal votes6
Turnout 1054

September 1874 Waitemata by-election

September 1874 Waitemata by-election [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gustav von der Heyde 271 56.46
Independent John Sangster Macfarlane 20943.53
Majority6212.92
Turnout 480

July 1874 Waitemata by-election

July 1874 Waitemata by-election [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gustav von der Heyde 287 54.77
Independent John Sangster Macfarlane 23745.23
Majority509.54
Turnout 524

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