Wellington Central (New Zealand electorate)

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Wellington Central
Single-member constituency
for the New Zealand House of Representatives
Wellington Central electorate, 2014.svg
Location of Wellington Centralwithin Wellington
Region Wellington
Current constituency
Created1996 (current form)
1905 (original)
Current MP Tamatha Paul
Party Green

Wellington Central is an electorate, represented by a Member of Parliament in the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Wellington Central is Tamatha Paul of the Green Party. She has held this position since the 2023 general election. [1]

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Population centres

Through the City Single Electorates Act, 1903, the three-member electorates of the four main centres were split again, and this became effective at the end of the 15th Parliament and was thus used for the 1905 election. The City of Wellington electorate split into the Wellington East, Wellington Central, and Wellington North electorates. [2]

As of 1999 Wellington Central covered the central city and its immediate suburban periphery, stretching from Karori, Wilton and Wadestown in the west, to the summit of Mount Victoria in the east, and southwards to a boundary with the Rongotai electorate near Wellington Hospital. Prior to the 1999 election, its boundaries extended further north to include the suburbs of Ngaio and Khandallah.

Wellington Central has one of the most affluent and well-educated constituencies in New Zealand. It is home to many government agencies, as well as to the New Zealand Parliament Buildings and to two universities.

Following the 2014 boundary review, Wellington Central lost the suburb of Wadestown to the Ōhāriu electorate.

History

Wellington Central was established in 1905 when the multi-member urban electorate City of Wellington was replaced by three new seats: Wellington East, Wellington North and Wellington Central. A prominent holder of the seat was Labour Party leader Peter Fraser, who was Prime Minister from 1940 to 1949. Wellington Central was nominally abolished in 1993, when a redistribution moved its boundary west, resulting in the new name of Wellington-Karori. Pauline Gardiner won the Wellington-Karori seat in 1993. Three years later, a new, larger Wellington Central was created as one of the 65 original MMP constituencies in time for the 1996 election.

The first elected MMP representative was ACT Party leader Richard Prebble, controversially elected in 1996 after National Party leader Jim Bolger indicated that National voters should give their electorate vote to Prebble, rather than to National candidate Mark Thomas, in order for ACT to get into parliament. Prebble would eventually become the third representative from Wellington Central in three elections to face defeat after a single term in office. Labour's Marian Hobbs held the seat from 1999, when she defeated Prebble, until 2008, when she retired. Grant Robertson retained Labour's hold on the seat in 2008 and has held the seat since.

A documentary, Campaign, directed by Tony Sutorius, highlighted the events surrounding the 1996 campaign in the electorate. [3]

Members of Parliament

Key

  New Liberal   Independent   Reform   Liberal
  Labour   National   ACT   Green
ElectionWinner
1905 election Francis Fisher
1908 election
1911 election
1914 election Robert Fletcher
1918 by-election Peter Fraser
1919 election
1922 election
1925 election
1928 election
1931 election
1935 election
1938 election
1943 election
1946 election Charles Chapman
1949 election
1951 election
1954 election Frank Kitts
1957 election
1960 election Dan Riddiford
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election Ken Comber
1975 election
1978 election
1981 election Fran Wilde
1984 election
1987 election
1990 election
1992 by-election Chris Laidlaw
(electorate abolished 1993–1996, see Wellington-Karori)
1996 election Richard Prebble
1999 election Marian Hobbs
2002 election
2005 election
2008 election Grant Robertson
2011 election
2014 election
2017 election
2020 election
2023 election Tamatha Paul

List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Wellington Central electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

ElectionWinner
1999 election Richard Prebble
2002 election Stephen Franks
Sue Kedgley
2005 election Mark Blumsky
Sue Kedgley
2008 election Sue Kedgley
Heather Roy
2013 Paul Foster-Bell 1
2014 election James Shaw
Paul Foster-Bell
2017 election James Shaw
2018 Nicola Willis 2
2020 election James Shaw
Nicola Willis
Brooke van Velden

1Foster-Bell was elected from the party list in May 2013 following the resignation of Jackie Blue.
2Willis was elected from the party list in April 2018 following the resignation of Steven Joyce.

Election results

2023 election

2023 general election: Wellington Central [4] [5]
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%±%
Green Tamatha Paul 18,43940.5617,33237.69+7.36
Labour Ibrahim Omer 12,37327.2211,43624.87-18.53
National Scott Sheeran11,55525.429,85521.43+7.00
Opportunities Natalia Albert 1,5543.422,5365.51+1.79
NZ First Taylor Arneil4931.081,0292.24+1.13
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby 4180.92+0.081360.30+0.03
Animal Justice Christopher Gordon1110.24610.14
Vision New Zealand Meg Lim800.18
Workers NowDon Franks670.15
Independent Karl Thomas Geiringer430.09
Independent Pete Bains360.08
ACT  2,0754.51-0.35
Te Pāti Māori  1,1062.40+1.87
New Zealand Loyal  800.17
NewZeal  570.12±0.00
Women's Rights  540.12
Freedoms NZ  320.07
New Conservative  310.07-0.33
DemocracyNZ  180.04
New Nation  140.03
Leighton Baker Party  110.02
Informal votes287126
Total valid votes45,45645,989
Turnout 46,25284.48-4.49
Green gain from Labour Majority6,06613.34

2020 election

2020 general election: Wellington Central [6]
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 Green check.svgY Grant Robertson 27,36657.26+820,87643.40+5.11
National Nicola Willis 8,48817.76−7.996,93714.43−16.1
Green James Shaw 8,38117.54+2.1514,58730.33+8.99
Opportunities Abe Gray 1,0312.16−4.661,7903.72−2.17
ACT Brooke van Velden 8651.81+1.52,3394.86+4.09
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby 4010.841320.27+0.7
Independent Jesse Richardson3850.81
New Conservative Liam Richfield4010.452040.42+0.35
Advance NZ Rose Greally1080.231030.21
ONE Gina Sunderland840.18560.12
Outdoors Bruce Robert760.16270.06+0.03
NZ First  5371.11-1.15
Māori Party  2550.53-0.01
Sustainable NZ  320.07
Social Credit  180.04
TEA  120.02
Vision NZ  80.01
Heartland  10.00
Informal votes386176
Total valid votes47,78748,090
Turnout 48,09088.97 [7] +2.41
Labour holdMajority18,87839.5+15.99

2017 election

2017 general election: Wellington Central [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 Green check.svgY Grant Robertson 20,87349.26−2.3816,50038.29+14.51
National Nicola Willis 10,91025.75−4.3413,15630.53−7.01
Green James Shaw 6,52015.39+2.159,19821.34−8.16
Opportunities Geoff Simmons 2,8926.822,5385.89
NZ First Andy Foster 7971.88+0.379722.26−1.32
Independent Gayaal Iddamalgoda1610.38
ACT Michael Warren1310.313300.77+0.07
Independent Peter Robinson710.17−0.11
Not A Party Bob Wessex190.04
Māori Party  2250.52−0.25
Legalise Cannabis  550.13−0.19
Conservative  290.07−1.44
United Future  280.06−0.24
Mana  140.03−1.45 [lower-alpha 1]
Ban 1080  130.03−0.02
Outdoors  110.03
People's Party  100.03
Internet  90.02−1.46 [lower-alpha 2]
Democrats  60.01−0.06
Informal votes19472
Total valid votes42,37443,094
Turnout 43,16686.56 [9] +2.42
Labour holdMajority9,96323.51+1.95

2014 election

2014 general election: Wellington Central [10]
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 Green check.svgY Grant Robertson 19,80751.64+2.499,30623.78-2.78
National Paul Foster-Bell 11,54030.09-2.4214,68937.54-0.88
Green James Shaw 5,07713.24-0.3911,54529.50+1.81
NZ First Hugh Barr5801.51+0.781,3993.58+0.70
Legalise Cannabis Alistair Gregory3530.92-0.131270.32-0.09
Conservative Brian Hooper3070.80+0.185901.51+0.82
Internet Callum Valentine2170.57+0.57
Independent Peter Robinson900.23+0.23
Democrats James Knuckey570.15+0.15260.07+0.03
Independent Puhi Karena520.14+0.06
Internet Mana  5781.48+0.85 [lower-alpha 3]
Maori Party  3000.77+0.06
ACT  2740.70-0.47
United Future  1170.30-0.35
Civilian  490.13+0.13
Ban 1080  200.05+0.05
Focus  50.01+0.01
Independent Coalition  50.01+0.01
Informal votes273101
Total valid votes38,35339,131
Turnout 39,23284.14+2.33
Labour holdMajority8,26721.56+4.92

2011 election

2011 general election: Wellington Central [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 Green check.svgY Grant Robertson 18,83649.15+6.9710,45926.56-8.01
National Paul Foster-Bell 12,46032.51-4.9615,12838.42+3.01
Green James Shaw 5,22513.63-1.1410,90327.69+7.08
ACT Stephen Whittington4121.07-1.214621.17-2.78
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby 4041.05+0.051610.41+0.15
NZ First Ben Craven2790.73+0.731,1322.88+1.35
Pirate Gynn Rickerby2770.72+0.72
Conservative Paul Stipkovits2360.62+0.622700.69+0.69
Libertarianz Reagan Cutting690.18-0.01400.10-0.01
Alliance Kelly Buchanan520.14+0.14180.05-0.003
New Economics Laurence Boomert440.11+0.11
Independent Puhi Karena320.08+0.08
Maori Party  2780.71-0.15
United Future  2560.65-0.35
Mana  2500.63+0.63
Democrats  150.04+0.03
Informal votes411153
Total valid votes38,32639,372
Labour holdMajority6,37616.64+11.92

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 48,316 [12]

2008 election

2008 general election: Wellington Central [13]
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 Grant Robertson 17,04642.1814,24434.57
National Stephen Franks 15,14237.4714,58935.41
Green Sue Kedgley 5,97114.788,49420.62
ACT Heather Roy 9222.281,6283.95
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby 4071.011080.26
United Future Vaughan Smith2260.564121.00
Workers Party Don Franks1710.42380.09
Progressive David Somerset1410.352720.66
Kiwi Rebekah Clement1060.26840.20
Libertarianz Bernard Darnton 750.19480.12
RAM Grant Brookes610.15130.03
Independent Al Mansell580.14
RONZ Justin Harnish460.1150.01
Alliance Richard Wallis390.10200.05
NZ First  6291.53
Maori Party  3510.85
Bill and Ben  2150.52
Family Party  380.09
Pacific  80.02
Democrats  40.01
Informal votes22986
Total valid votes40,41141,200
Labour holdMajority1,904

2005 election

2005 general election: Wellington Central [14]
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 Green check.svgY Marian Hobbs 20,19949.32+8.2617,93643.26
National Mark Blumsky 14,01934.23+4.6913,51332.59
Green Sue Kedgley 3,7379.12-3.936,53015.75
ACT Stephen Franks 1,2543.068482.05
United Future Fiona McKenzie5931.451,0682.58
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby 4261.04980.24
Progressive David Somerset1730.263090.75
Anti-Capitalist Alliance Stephen Hay1070.26
Libertarianz Bernard Darnton 790.19420.10
Alliance Kane O'Connell790.19350.08
NZ First  7071.71
Maori Party  1680.41
Destiny  670.16
Christian Heritage  240.06
Democrats  100.02
99 MP  80.02
RONZ  40.01
Family Rights  30.01
Direct Democracy  20.00
One NZ  10.00
Informal votes28886
Total valid votes40,95441,459
Labour holdMajority6,18015.09+3.57

1999 election

The National party did not stand a candidate in this election because of the events of the 1996 Wellington Central election where then leader Prime Minister Jim Bolger withdrew support for National’s candidate Mark Thomas just before the election in preference for Act leader Richard Prebble.

The absence of a National candidate in this election did not help Richard Prebble and he lost the seat to new Labour candidate Marian Hobbs.

1999 general election: Wellington Central [15] [16]
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 Marian Hobbs 17,47048.37+18.1211,96032.71+6.41
ACT Red x.svgN Richard Prebble 15,98844.27+9.492,8077.68+1.07
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby 7872.18+0.935821.59-0.63
Christian Democrats Anthony Walton 3941.092970.81
United NZ Kent Clark3240.90-4.643941.08-1.72
NZ First Jonathan Mosen3080.85+0.665071.39-0.32
Christian Heritage Leona Emberson-Ready2260.63-0.103150.86-1.51 [lower-alpha 4]
McGillicuddy Serious Amy Ross2180.60+0.23690.19-0.10
Independent Marion Smith2180.60
Independent Lea Barker760.21
Asia Pacific Bihua Fu560.16+0.0200.00-0.07
Natural Law Daniel Meares500.14+0.01360.10-0.01
National  13,08635.79-9.88
Green  3,5439.69
Alliance  2,7877.62-1.54
Libertarianz  780.21+0.16
Animals First  430.12-0.05
Mauri Pacific  210.06
Mana Māori  110.03-0.08
NMP  100.03
South Island  80.02
Republican  30.01
Freedom Movement  20.01
The People's Choice  20.01
One NZ  10.00
Informal votes631184
Total valid votes36,11536,562
Labour gain from ACT Majority1,4824.10+13.81

1996 election

The 1996 election, the first under the new electoral system MMP, saw ACT candidate and former Labour Cabinet Minister Richard Prebble compete against former National Party Wellington-Karori MP Pauline Gardiner now standing for United New Zealand, the National party candidate Mark Thomas, Labour's Alick Shaw and Danna Glendining for the Alliance.

The election campaign saw Prime Minister Jim Bolger endorse Richard Prebble shortly before the election in preference to Thomas. The events were captured in the movie Campaign. [17] The electorate was won by Richard Prebble. [18]

1996 general election: Wellington Central [18]
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%±%
ACT Richard Prebble 14,26934.782,7176.61
Labour Alick Shaw12,40930.2510,81626.30
National Mark Thomas8,79421.4418,78045.67
United NZ Red x.svgN Pauline Gardiner 2,2335.541,1512.80
Alliance Danna Glendining1,3563.313,7669.16
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby 5131.259122.22
NZ First Sarah Porter4801.177071.71
Christian Coalition Robin Corner3000.739732.37
Independent Andy Foster 2140.52
McGillicuddy Serious Ross Gardner1510.371210.29
Progressive Green Alison Davis1370.331210.29
Asia Pacific Rama Ramanathan590.14270.07
Natural Law Daniel Meares540.13470.11
Mana Māori Waiariki Grace270.13470.11
Libertarianz Nikolas Haden190.05210.05
Independent Peter Franklin Robinson110.03
Animals First  690.17
Ethnic Minority  230.06
Superannuitants & Youth  140.03
Green Society  110.03
Advance NZ100.02
Conservatives  60.01
Te Tawharau  00.00
Informal votes203109
Total valid votes41,02641,120
ACT win new seatMajority1,86015.09

1992 by-election

1992 Wellington Central by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Laidlaw 6,075 38.83 −2.55
National Pauline Gardiner 5,22033.37−6.90
Alliance Denis Welch3,40721.78+4.361
Independent David Stevenson3892.49
Natural Law Ian Douglas2631.68
Christian Heritage Wayne Chapman1540.98
Independent Tim Shadbolt 640.41
Wizard PartyTony Catford400.26
Values John Carter170.11
Communist League Felicty Coggan140.09
Christ's Ambassadors UnionVictor Bryers10.01
Majority8555.47+4.34
Turnout 15,64463.302−25.372
Labour hold Swing

1990 election

1990 general election: Wellington Central [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fran Wilde 9,069 41.39 −13.15
National Pauline Gardiner 8,82340.26
Green Stephen Rainbow 3,16414.45
NewLabour Jeff Montgomery6042.76
McGillicuddy Serious P P Clarke1750.80
Democrats R Henderson490.22
Communist League Janet Roth290.13
Majority2461.12−20.55
Turnout 21,91388.67−1.43
Registered electors 24,714

1987 election

1987 general election: Wellington Central [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fran Wilde 13,064 54.54 +6.27
National John Feast7,87332.87+14.11
Democrats M D Binney3981.66
McGillicuddy Serious Mark Servian1600.66
Wizard PartyTony Catford840.35+0.04
Majority5,19121.67+4.51
Turnout 21,57990.10−5.07
Registered electors 23,949

1984 election

1984 general election: Wellington Central [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fran Wilde 11,579 48.27 +0.13
National Rosemary Young-Rouse 7,46331.11
NZ Party John Feast4,50118.76
Social Credit Murray Belchamber3141.30
Wizard PartyTony Catford760.31−0.03
Independent Dean Matthews510.21
Majority4,11617.16+11.40
Turnout 23,98495.17+3.97
Registered electors 25,200

1981 election

1981 general election: Wellington Central [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fran Wilde 10,719 48.14
National Ken Comber 9,43642.38−2.39
Social Credit Malcolm Ross1,8988.52
Independent Bill Manson900.40
Wizard PartyTony Catford760.34
Independent J F Stuart430.19
Majority1,2835.76
Turnout 22,26291.20+36.04
Registered electors 24,410

1978 election

1978 general election: Wellington Central [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Ken Comber 9,741 44.77 −3.38
Labour Neville Pickering 8,82540.56
Social Credit Ron England1,8938.70+6.35
Values Karen Roper1,2175.59
Tory Mark Gregory Robinson510.23
Progressive KiwiDavid Mitchell290.13+0.07
Majority9164.21−1.21
Turnout 21,75655.16−20.88
Registered electors 39,435

1975 election

1975 general election: Wellington Central [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Ken Comber 9,553 48.15 +3.27
Labour David Shand 8,47742.73−2.00
Values Desmond Kelly 1,3266.68
Social Credit Ron England4672.35
Progressive KiwiDavid Mitchell130.06−0.47
Majority1,0765.42+5.28
Turnout 19,83676.04−82.56
Registered electors 26,083

1972 election

1972 general election: Wellington Central [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Ken Comber 8,088 44.88
Labour David Shand 8,06144.73
Values Bob Overend1,2326.83
Social Credit William Roy Hill4552.52
New Democratic David Mitchell970.53
Independent Kevin Alan Brown870.48
Majority270.14
Turnout 18,02089.60+3.85
Registered electors 20,111

1969 election

1969 general election: Wellington Central [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Dan Riddiford 8,467 51.61 −0.79
Labour Olive Smuts-Kennedy 6,26738.20
Social Credit Godfrey Healy8425.13−0.15
Independent Mike Mitchell4892.98
Independent Harry Low2641.60
Socialist Action George Fyson760.46
Majority2,20013.41+2.09
Turnout 16,40585.75+5.96
Registered electors 19,131

1966 election

1966 general election: Wellington Central [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Dan Riddiford 7,927 52.40 −0.26
Labour Rolland O'Regan 6,21441.08
Social Credit Godfrey Healy7995.28
Democratic Harry Hughes1851.22
Majority1,71311.32+2.35
Turnout 15,12579.79−8.44
Registered electors 18,954

1963 election

1963 general election: Wellington Central [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Dan Riddiford 8,852 52.66 +3.57
Labour Frank Kitts 7,34443.69−2.86
Social Credit D T Grooby4092.43
Communist Kenneth Stanton1110.66−0.18
Independent H Trewby920.54
Majority1,5088.97+6.44
Turnout 16,80888.23+3.06
Registered electors 19,049

1960 election

1960 general election: Wellington Central [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Dan Riddiford 7,373 49.09
Labour Frank Kitts 6,99246.55−6.37
Social Credit Arthur Henry Norris5263.50−0.61
Communist Kenneth Stanton1270.84
Majority3812.53
Turnout 15,01885.17−6.19
Registered electors 17,632

1957 election

1957 general election: Wellington Central [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Kitts 8,980 52.92 +3.45
National Max Wall7,29542.97
Social Credit Arthur Henry Norris6994.11
Majority1,6859.92+5.92
Turnout 16,97491.36+6.06
Registered electors 18,579

1954 election

1954 general election: Wellington Central [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Kitts 7,752 49.47
National Allan Highet 7,12545.47
Social Credit Eric Elliot7915.04
Majority6274.00
Turnout 15,66885.30+2.20
Registered electors 18,367

1951 election

1951 general election: Wellington Central [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Chapman 4,463 51.61 −1.40
National Berta Burns 4,18648.39
Majority2773.20−2.80
Turnout 8,64983.10−4.44
Registered electors 10,407

1949 election

1949 general election: Wellington Central [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Chapman 5,078 53.01 −4.82
National Will Appleton 4,50346.99
Majority5756.00−9.67
Turnout 9,58187.54−0.81
Registered electors 10,944

1946 election

1946 general election: Wellington Central [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Chapman 6,201 57.83
National Agnes Weston [nb 1] 4,52142.17
Majority1,68015.67+7.52
Informal votes960.89−0.60
Turnout 10,81888.35+7.75
Registered electors 12,245

Table footnotes:

  1. Claude Weston died suddenly on 10 November 1946 and was replaced by his wife [23] [24]

1943 election

1943 general election: Wellington Central [25] [26] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Fraser 6,822 46.12 −16.74
National Will Appleton 5,61637.97+0.83
Independent Colin Scrimgeour 2,25315.23
Independent Julius Hyde1000.68
Majority1,2068.15−17.57
Informal votes2231.49+0.89
Turnout 15,01480.59+6.15
Registered electors 18,629

1938 election

1938 general election: Wellington Central [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Fraser 9,376 62.86 −6.19
National Will Appleton 5,53937.14
Majority3,83725.73−12.37
Informal votes890.59
Turnout 15,00486.74+5.05
Registered electors 17,297

1935 election

1935 general election: Wellington Central [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Fraser 7,673 69.43 12.17
United/Reform Will Mason3,38030.57
Majority4,29338.84+16.41
Turnout 11,053

1931 election

1931 general election: Wellington Central [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Fraser 6,308 57.26 −3.55
United Robert Darroch3,83734.83
Independent Edward William Nicolaus6886.25
Communist Richard Francis Griffin1831.66
Majority2,47122.43−6.17
Informal votes910.82−0.37
Turnout 11,10774.82−8.79
Registered electors 14,845

1928 election

1928 general election: Wellington Central [31] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Fraser 7,353 60.81
Reform Dunbar Sloane3,89532.21
Independent Labour Margaret Young 8436.97
Majority3,45828.60
Informal votes1451.19
Turnout 12,23683.61
Registered electors 14,635

1925 election

1925 general election: Wellington Central [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Fraser 5,459 64.02 −0.71
Reform Dunbar Sloane3,06935.98
Majority2,39028.02−18.65
Turnout 8,528

1922 election

1922 general election: Wellington Central [34] [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Fraser 5,827 64.73 +7.40
Independent William Bennett1,62518.05
Liberal–Labour Archibald Sievwright1,55017.21
Majority4,20246.67+32.03
Informal votes1021.13
Turnout 9,002

1919 election

1919 general election: Wellington Central [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Fraser 4,486 57.33 +0.79
Liberal Frederick Pirani 3,43042.67
Majority1,14614.64−19.77
Turnout 7,826

1918 by-election

1918 Wellington Central by-election [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Fraser 2,668 56.54
Independent Labour Joe Mack 1,04422.12
Liberal William Hildreth78416.61
Independent Harry Atmore 1853.92
Independent Lindsay John Frederick Garmston290.61
Independent William Cyril Tanner90.19
Majority1,62434.41
Turnout 4,71951.43−33.04
Registered electors 9,176
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

1914 election

1914 general election: Wellington Central [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Fletcher 5,208 64.40
Reform Francis Fisher 2,87935.60
Majority2,32928.80
Informal votes841.03
Turnout 8,17184.47
Registered electors 9,673

1911 election

First ballot

1911 general election: Wellington Central [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Francis Fisher 2,98739.71
Liberal Robert Fletcher 2,98339.66
Labour Tom Young 1,37218.24
Socialist Frank Freeman1802.39
Majority40.05
Informal votes1211.58
Turnout 7,64370.89
Registered electors 10,781

Second ballot

1911 general election: Wellington Central [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Francis Fisher 3,813 50.87
Liberal Robert Fletcher 3,68249.13
Majority1311.75
Informal votes190.25
Turnout 7,51469.70
Registered electors 10,781

1905 election

1905 general election: Wellington Central [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Liberal Francis Fisher 3,142 48.63
Liberal Patrick O'Regan 2,69841.76
Ind. Labour League Albert Cooper2433.76
Informal votes901.39
Majority4446.87
Turnout 6,353

Table footnotes

  1. 2017 Mana Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with the Internet Party in the 2014 election
  2. 2017 Internet Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana Party in the 2014 election
  3. 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.
  4. 1999 Christian Heritage swing is relative to the votes for Christian Coalition in 1996; the Christian Coalition split back into the Christian Heritage Party and Christian Democrats.

Notes

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  2. McRobie 1989, pp. 66ff.
  3. "Campaign | Film | NZ On Screen". Nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 14 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "Wellington Central – Preliminary Count". Electoral Commission. 15 October 2023.
  5. "Electorate Candidate Votes and Turnout by Electorate". Electoral Commission . Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. "Official Count Results (2020) – Wellington Central". Electoral Commission. 6 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "Voter turnout statistics for the 2020 General Election".
  8. "Official Count Results (2017) – Wellington Central". Electoral Commission. 7 October 2017.
  9. "Party Votes and Turnout by Electorate". Electoral Commission . Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  10. "Official Count Results (2014) – Wellington Central". Electoral Commission. 10 October 2014.
  11. "Official Count Results – Wellington Central". Electoral Commission. 10 December 2011.
  12. "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  13. "2008 election results". 2008.electionresults.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  14. "election result Wellington Central 2005". 2005.electionresults.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  15. "Official Count Results (1999) – Electoral Votes for registered parties by electorate". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  16. "Official Count Results (1999) – Candidate Vote Details". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  17. "Campaign – Film – NZ On Screen". Nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  18. 1 2 "Wellington 56" (PDF). Electionresults.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  19. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Norton 1988, pp. 387.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Norton 1988, pp. 386.
  22. "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. p. 11. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  23. Gustafson 1986, p. 389.
  24. "Claude Horace Weston". Auckland War Memorial Museum . Retrieved 9 July 2022 via Online Cenotaph.
  25. "The General Election, 1943". National Library. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  26. "Results from all Electorates". Evening Post . Vol. CXXXVI, no. 76. 27 September 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  27. "City Nominations". Evening Post . Vol. CXXXVI, no. 61. 9 September 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  28. "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  29. The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1936. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  30. "Declaration of Result of Poll for the Electoral District of Wellington Central". The Evening Post . Vol. CXII, no. 140. 10 December 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  31. The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 6. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  32. "Declaration of Result of Poll for the Electoral District of Wellington Central". New Zealand Truth . No. 1200. 29 November 1928. p. 14. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  33. The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  34. The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1924. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  35. Hislop 1923, pp. 1–6.
  36. Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  37. "A victory for Labour". The Evening Post . Vol. XCVI, no. 83. 4 October 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  38. The General Election, 1914. Government Printer. 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  39. 1 2 The General Election, 1914. Government Printer. 1915. p. 7. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  40. "The General Election, 1905". National Library. 1906. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

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