New_Plymouth_(New_Zealand_electorate)
New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate)
Electoral district in Taranaki, New Zealand
New Plymouth is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It was first created for the 1st New Zealand Parliament in 1853 and has existed since, with one 32-year interruption. The electorate was initially called Town of New Plymouth.
Quick Facts Region, Major settlements ...
| New Plymouth | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
Location of New Plymouthwithin Taranaki | |
| Region | Taranaki |
| Major settlements | New Plymouth |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1853 |
| Current MP | David MacLeod |
| Party | National |
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The electorate is currently held by David MacLeod for National. He defeated Labour’s Glen Bennett in the 2023 general election by 6,991 votes.
In the 1927 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further electorate from the South Island due to faster population growth. Five electorates were abolished, two former electorates, including New Plymouth, were re-established, and three electorates were created for the first time.[1]
The electorate includes the following population centres:
- New Plymouth (57,600)
- Waitara (6,312)
- Ōpunake (1,440)
- Ōakura (1,380)
- Ōkato (561)
The electorate was originally the Town of New Plymouth from 1853 to 1879. The name of the electorate was changed to New Plymouth from 1879 to 1896. The electorate was abolished in 1896, and was reconstituted under the same name in 1928.[2]
Oliver Samuel, Edward Smith, Thomas Kelly (incumbent) and Charles Brown contested the electorate in the 1884 election; Samuel won the contest.[3][4]
The electorate has changed between National and Labour several times, and has been represented by two Christian ministers: Rev Fred Frost and then Rev Ernest Aderman. New Plymouth is generally seen as a marginal seat.
Members of Parliament
Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at a general election.
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Independent Liberal United National Labour
List MPs
Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the New Plymouth electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
More information Election, Winner ...
| Election | Winner | |
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| 1996 election | Roger Maxwell | |
| 2011 election | Andrew Little | |
| 2014 election | ||
| 2024 | Glen Bennett | |
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2023 election
More information 2023 general election, Notes: ...
| 2023 general election: New Plymouth | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| National | David MacLeod | 22,483 | 52.31 | +10.58 | 18,208 | 42.01 | +12.02 | ||
| Labour |  N Glen Bennett |
15,492 | 36.04 | -11.46 | 10,442 | 24.09 | -24.03 | ||
| ACT | Bruce McGechan | 1,956 | 4.55 | +2.60 | 4,388 | 10.13 | +2.19 | ||
| New Zealand Loyal | Warren Willetts | 1,738 | 4.04 | — | 942 | 2.17 | — | ||
| Animal Justice | Hamish Watkins | 562 | 1.31 | — | 88 | 0.20 | — | ||
| New Nation | Greg Robinson | 252 | 0.59 | — | 117 | 0.27 | — | ||
| Green | 3,674 | 8.48 | +3.89 | ||||||
| NZ First | 3,134 | 7.23 | +4.98 | ||||||
| Opportunities | 848 | 1.96 | +1.38 | ||||||
| Te Pāti Māori | 617 | 1.42 | +0.95 | ||||||
| Legalise Cannabis | 202 | 0.47 | +0.28 | ||||||
| NewZeal | 180 | 0.42 | +0.23 | ||||||
| Freedoms NZ | 149 | 0.34 | — | ||||||
| DemocracyNZ | 54 | 0.12 | — | ||||||
| New Conservatives | 54 | 0.12 | — | ||||||
| Women's Rights | 8 | 0.12 | — | ||||||
| Leighton Baker Party | 24 | 0.06 | — | ||||||
| Informal votes | 499 | 163 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 42,983 | 43,335 | |||||||
| Turnout | 43,335 | ||||||||
| National gain from Labour | Majority | 6991 | 16.26 | +10.49 | |||||
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2020 election
More information 2020 general election, Notes: ...
| 2020 general election: New Plymouth[8] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| Labour | Glen Bennett | 21,030 | 47.50 | +14.91 | 21,394 | 48.12 | +14.04 | ||
| National | N Jonathan Young |
18,475 | 41.73 | -10.28 | 13,336 | 29.99 | -18.62 | ||
| New Conservative | Murray Chong | 1,347 | 3.04 | — | 765 | 1.72 | +1.32 | ||
| ACT | Ada Xiao | 864 | 1.95 | +0.86 | 3,534 | 7.94 | +7.39 | ||
| Opportunities | Dan Thurston Crow | 745 | 1.68 | — | 787 | 1.77 | -0.95 | ||
| Advance NZ | Rowena Wood | 601 | 1.35 | — | 567 | 1.27 | — | ||
| Independent | Rusty Kane | 325 | 0.73 | — | |||||
| Social Credit | Kath Lauderdale | 115 | 0.25 | — | 53 | 0.11 | +0.10 | ||
| Green | 2,044 | 4.59 | +0.08 | ||||||
| NZ First | 1,001 | 2.25 | -5.49 | ||||||
| Legalise Cannabis | 258 | 0.58 | +0.18 | ||||||
| Māori Party | 212 | 0.47 | -0.15 | ||||||
| ONE | 85 | 0.19 | — | ||||||
| Outdoors | 40 | 0.08 | +0.02 | ||||||
| Vision NZ | 35 | 0.07 | — | ||||||
| Sustainable NZ | 20 | 0.04 | — | ||||||
| Heartland | 10 | 0.02 | — | ||||||
| TEA | 8 | 0.02 | — | ||||||
| Informal votes | 769 | 306 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 44,271 | 44,455 | |||||||
| Turnout | 44,455 | ||||||||
| Labour gain from National | Majority | 2,555 | 5.77 | ||||||
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2017 election
More information 2017 general election, Notes: ...
| 2017 general election: New Plymouth[9] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| National |  Y Jonathan Young |
20,711 | 52.01 | −5.74 | 19,517 | 48.63 | −7.05 | ||
| Labour | Corie Haddock | 12,978 | 32.59 | +1.03 | 13,662 | 34.04 | +12.90 | ||
| NZ First | Murray Chong | 3,041 | 7.63 | — | 3,107 | 7.74 | −1.26 | ||
| Green | Stuart Jeanne Bramhall | 2,070 | 5.19 | −0.23 | 1,798 | 4.47 | −3.50 | ||
| ACT | Anneka Carlson | 434 | 1.09 | +0.54 | 222 | 0.55 | +0.09 | ||
| Independent | Basil Lawrence | 148 | 0.37 | — | |||||
| Opportunities | 1,093 | 2.72 | — | ||||||
| Māori Party | 250 | 0.62 | +0.09 | ||||||
| Legalise Cannabis | 163 | 0.40 | −0.18 | ||||||
| Conservative | 65 | 0.16 | −3.03 | ||||||
| Ban 1080 | 39 | 0.09 | −0.06 | ||||||
| United Future | 36 | 0.08 | −0.10 | ||||||
| Outdoors | 26 | 0.06 | — | ||||||
| People's Party | 16 | 0.03 | — | ||||||
| Democrats | 8 | 0.01 | −0.06 | ||||||
| Mana | 8 | 0.01 | −0.69 | ||||||
| Internet | 7 | 0.01 | −0.69 | ||||||
| Informal votes | 434 | 118 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 39,816 | 40,135 | |||||||
| Turnout | 40,365 | 80.68[10] | +2.63 | ||||||
| National hold | Majority | 7,733 | 19.42 | −6.76 | |||||
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2014 election
More information 2014 general election, Notes: ...
| 2014 general election: New Plymouth[11] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| National | Y Jonathan Young |
21,566 | 57.75 | +4.14 | 20,969 | 55.65 | +2.39 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Little | 11,788 | 31.56 | −8.85 | 7,947 | 21.10 | −4.72 | ||
| Green | Sarah Roberts | 2,025 | 5.42 | +1.56 | 3,005 | 7.97 | −1.68 | ||
| Legalise Cannabis | Jamie Dombroski | 701 | 1.88 | +0.55 | 218 | 0.58 | +0.06 | ||
| Conservative | Angela Storr | 633 | 1.69 | +1.69 | 1,201 | 3.19 | +1.22 | ||
| ACT | Lucy Gray (stood as James Gray) | 205 | 0.55 | +0.55 | 172 | 0.46 | −0.56 | ||
| NZ First | 3,395 | 9.00 | +2.70 | ||||||
| Internet Mana | 263 | 0.70 | +0.49[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||
| Māori Party | 199 | 0.53 | −0.08 | ||||||
| United Future | 66 | 0.18 | −0.27 | ||||||
| Ban 1080 | 57 | 0.15 | +0.15 | ||||||
| Civilian | 57 | 0.15 | +0.15 | ||||||
| Democrats | 28 | 0.07 | +0.01 | ||||||
| Independent Coalition | 10 | 0.03 | +0.03 | ||||||
| Focus | 10 | 0.03 | +0.03 | ||||||
| Informal votes | 429 | 128 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 37,347 | 37,681 | |||||||
| Turnout | 37,681 | 77.51 | +2.06 | ||||||
| National hold | Majority | 9,778 | 26.18 | +13.28 | |||||
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2011 election
More information 2011 general election, Notes: ...
| 2011 general election: New Plymouth[12] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| National | Y Jonathan Young |
17,644 | 53.31 | +5.13 | 18,073 | 53.26 | +2.79 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Little | 13,374 | 40.41 | -7.47 | 8,761 | 25.82 | -5.60 | ||
| Green | Geoff Steedman | 1,277 | 3.86 | +3.86 | 3,276 | 9.65 | +3.23 | ||
| Legalise Cannabis | Jamie Dombroski | 439 | 1.33 | +1.33 | 178 | 0.52 | +0.05 | ||
| Independent | Rusty Kane | 361 | 1.09 | -1.11 | |||||
| NZ First | 2,137 | 6.30 | +2.25 | ||||||
| Conservative | 667 | 1.97 | +1.97 | ||||||
| ACT | 347 | 1.02 | -2.16 | ||||||
| Māori Party | 207 | 0.61 | -0.14 | ||||||
| United Future | 154 | 0.45 | -0.20 | ||||||
| Mana | 72 | 0.21 | +0.21 | ||||||
| Libertarianz | 30 | 0.09 | +0.01 | ||||||
| Democrats | 19 | 0.06 | -0.07 | ||||||
| Alliance | 11 | 0.03 | -0.06 | ||||||
| Informal votes | 808 | 235 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 33,095 | 33,932 | |||||||
| National hold | Majority | 4,270 | 12.90 | +12.60 | |||||
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Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 44,973[13]
2008 election
More information 2008 general election, Notes: ...
| 2008 general election: New Plymouth[14] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| National | Jonathan Young | 16,539 | 48.18 | 17,512 | 50.47 | ||||
| Labour | N Harry Duynhoven |
16,434 | 47.88 | 10,901 | 31.42 | ||||
| Independent | Rusty Kane | 756 | 2.20 | ||||||
| ACT | Chris Albers | 455 | 1.33 | 1,106 | 3.19 | ||||
| Libertarianz | Mike Webber | 141 | 0.41 | 27 | 0.08 | ||||
| Green | 2,230 | 6.43 | |||||||
| NZ First | 1,404 | 4.05 | |||||||
| Bill and Ben | 301 | 0.87 | |||||||
| Māori Party | 260 | 0.75 | |||||||
| Progressive | 232 | 0.67 | |||||||
| United Future | 227 | 0.65 | |||||||
| Legalise Cannabis | 166 | 0.48 | |||||||
| Family Party | 141 | 0.41 | |||||||
| Kiwi | 78 | 0.22 | |||||||
| Democrats | 43 | 0.12 | |||||||
| Alliance | 31 | 0.09 | |||||||
| Pacific | 23 | 0.07 | |||||||
| Workers Party | 13 | 0.04 | |||||||
| RAM | 2 | 0.01 | |||||||
| RONZ | 2 | 0.01 | |||||||
| Informal votes | 349 | 175 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 34,325 | 34,699 | |||||||
| National gain from Labour | Majority | 105 | 0.31 | ||||||
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2005 election
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| 2005 general election: New Plymouth[15] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| Labour | Y Harry Duynhoven |
17,512 | 53.20 | 12,542 | 37.64 | ||||
| National | Moira Irving | 12,073 | 36.67 | 14,836 | 44.53 | ||||
| Green | Sarah Brown | 1,165 | 3.54 | 1,816 | 5.45 | ||||
| Destiny | Keren Roberts | 555 | 1.69 | 244 | 0.73 | ||||
| United Future | Matt Collier | 539 | 1.64 | 791 | 2.37 | ||||
| Māori Party | Tony Ruakere | 312 | 0.95 | 148 | 0.44 | ||||
| ACT | Kerry O'Connor | 301 | 0.91 | 394 | 1.18 | ||||
| Independent | Rusty Kane | 252 | 0.77 | ||||||
| Democrats | Kevin Smith | 121 | 0.37 | 52 | 1.18 | 0.16 | |||
| NZ First | 2,036 | 6.11 | |||||||
| Progressive | 249 | 0.75 | |||||||
| Legalise Cannabis | 86 | 0.26 | |||||||
| Christian Heritage | 36 | 0.11 | |||||||
| Alliance | 18 | 0.05 | |||||||
| Direct Democracy | 15 | 0.05 | |||||||
| Libertarianz | 14 | 0.04 | |||||||
| One NZ | 12 | 0.04 | |||||||
| 99 MP | 12 | 0.04 | |||||||
| Family Rights | 11 | 0.03 | |||||||
| RONZ | 7 | 0.03 | |||||||
| Informal votes | 338 | 126 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 32,919 | 33,319 | |||||||
| Labour hold | Majority | 5,439 | |||||||
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1999 election
More information 1999 general election, Notes: ...
| 1999 general election: New Plymouth | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| Labour | Y Harry Duynhoven |
22,118 | 68.48 | +6.81 | 13,612 | 41.98 | +12.80 | ||
| National | Len Jury | 7,026 | 21.75 | 9,487 | 29.26 | -6.90 | |||
| Christian Democrats | Tom Smithers | 1,048 | 3.24 | 606 | 1.87 | ||||
| Alliance | Bonnie Johnstone | 870 | 2.69 | 2,425 | 7.48 | -2.26 | |||
| ACT | Moira Irving | 595 | 1.84 | 1,804 | 5.56 | +1.13 | |||
| NZ First | Mae Neuman | 515 | 1.59 | 1,201 | 3.70 | -8.17 | |||
| The People's Choice | Rusty Kane | 80 | 0.25 | 48 | 0.15 | ||||
| Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata | Shona Eriksen | 25 | 0.08 | ||||||
| Mauri Pacific | Sharon Faloon | 21 | 0.07 | 13 | 0.04 | ||||
| Green | 1,734 | 5.35 | |||||||
| Christian Heritage | 678 | 2.09 | |||||||
| Legalise Cannabis | 426 | 1.31 | -0.60 | ||||||
| United NZ | 126 | 0.39 | -0.27 | ||||||
| Libertarianz | 104 | 0.32 | +0.29 | ||||||
| Animals First | 67 | 0.21 | -0.02 | ||||||
| McGillicuddy Serious | 45 | 0.14 | -0.14 | ||||||
| One NZ | 14 | 0.04 | |||||||
| Natural Law | 12 | 0.04 | -0.10 | ||||||
| Mana Māori | 7 | 0.02 | -0.04 | ||||||
| NMP | 5 | 0.02 | |||||||
| Freedom Movement | 4 | 0.01 | |||||||
| Republican | 2 | 0.01 | |||||||
| South Island | 2 | 0.01 | |||||||
| Informal votes | 464 | 340 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 32,298 | 32,422 | |||||||
| Labour hold | Majority | 15,092 | 46.73 | +12.45 | |||||
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1996 election
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| 1996 general election: New Plymouth[16][17][18] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| Labour | Y Harry Duynhoven |
20,746 | 61.67 | +12.70 | 9,833 | 29.18 | |||
| National | N Roger Maxwell |
9,213 | 27.39 | 12,185 | 36.16 | ||||
| NZ First | Harry Slaats | 1,771 | 5.26 | 3,999 | 11.87 | ||||
| Alliance | Sue Gaffy | 1,277 | 3.80 | 3,282 | 9.74 | ||||
| ACT | Tony Huston | 391 | 1.16 | 1,492 | 4.43 | ||||
| Progressive Green | Paul O'Neill | 181 | 0.54 | 100 | 0.30 | ||||
| Natural Law | Bruce Sowry | 63 | 0.19 | -0.16 | 48 | 0.14 | |||
| Christian Coalition | 1,619 | 4.80 | |||||||
| Legalise Cannabis | 642 | 1.91 | |||||||
| United NZ | 223 | 0.66 | |||||||
| McGillicuddy Serious | 93 | 0.28 | |||||||
| Animals First | 77 | 0.23 | |||||||
| Green Society | 21 | 0.06 | |||||||
| Mana Māori | 20 | 0.06 | |||||||
| Conservatives | 19 | 0.06 | |||||||
| Superannuitants & Youth | 14 | 0.04 | |||||||
| Libertarianz | 11 | 0.03 | |||||||
| Ethnic Minority Party | 8 | 0.02 | |||||||
| Advance New Zealand | 7 | 0.02 | |||||||
| Asia Pacific United | 2 | 0.01 | |||||||
| Te Tawharau | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Informal votes | 205 | 151 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 33,642 | 33,696 | |||||||
| Labour hold | Majority | 11,533 | 34.28 | ||||||
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1993 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harry Duynhoven | 10,481 | 48.97 | +8.56 | |
| National | John Armstrong | 7,355 | 34.37 | -14.44 | |
| Alliance | Heather Smith | 2,182 | 10.19 | ||
| NZ First | Lindsay Calvert | 1,087 | 5.07 | ||
| Christian Heritage | H Starrenburgh | 217 | 1.01 | ||
| Natural Law | Bruce Sowry | 77 | 0.35 | ||
| Majority | 3,126 | 14.60 | |||
| Turnout | 21,399 | 85.31 | -0.78 | ||
| Registered electors | 25,082 | ||||
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1990 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | John Armstrong | 9,883 | 48.81 | ||
| Labour | Harry Duynhoven | 8,182 | 40.41 | -9.11 | |
| Green | Leon Roborgh | 1,425 | 7.03 | ||
| NewLabour | P Mepham | 476 | 2.35 | ||
| Democrats | Harry Alchin-Smith | 179 | 0.88 | ||
| McGillicuddy Serious | M B Johnston | 100 | 0.49 | ||
| Majority | 1,701 | 8.40 | |||
| Turnout | 20,245 | 86.09 | -3.60 | ||
| Registered electors | 23,515 | ||||
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1987 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harry Duynhoven | 10,320 | 49.52 | ||
| National | Tony Friedlander | 9,883 | 47.43 | +2.74 | |
| Democrats | K D Steele | 413 | 1.98 | ||
| NZ Party | Bruce McCready | 131 | 0.62 | ||
| Values | G A McDonald | 89 | 0.42 | ||
| Majority | 337 | 1.61 | |||
| Turnout | 20,836 | 89.69 | -3.08 | ||
| Registered electors | 23,229 | ||||
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1984 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Tony Friedlander | 9,900 | 44.99 | -1.49 | |
| Labour | Ida Gaskin | 9,631 | 43.77 | ||
| NZ Party | Lloyd Horn | 1,656 | 7.52 | ||
| Social Credit | George McPeak | 645 | 2.93 | -10.37 | |
| Values | Janet Roborgh | 154 | 0.69 | -0.59 | |
| Republican | M J K Petrie | 17 | 0.07 | ||
| Majority | 269 | 1.22 | -6.32 | ||
| Turnout | 22,003 | 92.77 | +1.83 | ||
| Registered electors | 23,717 | ||||
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1981 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Tony Friedlander | 9,649 | 46.48 | +3.87 | |
| Labour | Dennis Duggan | 8,082 | 38.93 | -3.13 | |
| Social Credit | George McPeak | 2,762 | 13.30 | ||
| Values | Janet Roborgh | 266 | 1.28 | -1.06 | |
| Majority | 1,567 | 7.54 | +6.99 | ||
| Turnout | 20,759 | 90.94 | +16.23 | ||
| Registered electors | 22,827 | ||||
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1978 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Tony Friedlander | 8,650 | 42.61 | -6.80 | |
| Labour | Dennis Duggan | 8,538 | 42.06 | ||
| Social Credit | R A Kirk | 2,634 | 12.97 | ||
| Values | Janet Roborgh | 476 | 2.34 | ||
| Majority | 112 | 0.55 | -8.70 | ||
| Turnout | 20,298 | 74.71 | -12.29 | ||
| Registered electors | 27,167 | ||||
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1975 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Tony Friedlander | 10,330 | 49.41 | ||
| Labour | Ron Barclay | 8,395 | 40.15 | -10.48 | |
| Social Credit | A J Swanney | 1,381 | 6.60 | + | |
| Values | Edith Green | 798 | 3.81 | ||
| Majority | 1,935 | 9.25 | |||
| Turnout | 20,904 | 87.00 | -5.13 | ||
| Registered electors | 24,027 | ||||
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1972 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ron Barclay | 9,429 | 50.63 | +0.22 | |
| National | Terry Boon | 8,133 | 43.67 | ||
| Social Credit | A J Swanney | 715 | 3.83 | ||
| Values | W P Neilson | 280 | 1.50 | ||
| Liberal Reform | D V Hannah | 49 | 0.26 | ||
| New Democratic | M A Pinkney | 16 | 0.08 | ||
| Majority | 1,296 | 6.95 | +1.44 | ||
| Turnout | 18,622 | 92.13 | -0.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 20,212 | ||||
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1969 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ron Barclay | 9,149 | 50.41 | +5.93 | |
| National | Brian Clark | 8,149 | 44.90 | +0.85 | |
| Social Credit | Stuart Dickson | 763 | 4.20 | ||
| Country Party | Clifford Stanley Emeny | 85 | 0.46 | ||
| Majority | 1,000 | 5.51 | +5.09 | ||
| Turnout | 18,146 | 92.35 | +3.57 | ||
| Registered electors | 19,649 | ||||
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1966 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ron Barclay | 8,073 | 44.48 | -4.09 | |
| National | Brian Clark | 7,995 | 44.05 | ||
| Social Credit | T G Mullins | 1,129 | 6.22 | ||
| Majority | 78 | 0.42 | |||
| Turnout | 18,146 | 95.92 | -4.21 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,916 | ||||
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1963 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Ernest Aderman | 8,535 | 51.42 | -0.36 | |
| Labour | Ron Barclay | 8,061 | 48.57 | +6.46 | |
| Majority | 474 | 2.85 | -6.82 | ||
| Turnout | 16,596 | 91.71 | +0.05 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,095 | ||||
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- Social Credit candidate Kenneth "Ken" George Joseph Lattimer failed to lodge his name in time to contest the election.
1960 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Ernest Aderman | 9,063 | 51.78 | +1.87 | |
| Labour | Ron Barclay | 7,370 | 42.11 | -3.89 | |
| Social Credit | Ken Lattimer | 1,068 | 6.10 | +2.02 | |
| Majority | 1,693 | 9.67 | +5.76 | ||
| Turnout | 17,501 | 91.66 | -2.56 | ||
| Registered electors | 19,092 | ||||
Close
1957 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Ernest Aderman | 8,386 | 49.91 | -0.29 | |
| Labour | Ron Barclay | 7,729 | 46.00 | ||
| Social Credit | Ken Lattimer | 686 | 4.08 | ||
| Majority | 657 | 3.91 | -3.69 | ||
| Turnout | 16,801 | 94.22 | +0.55 | ||
| Registered electors | 17,831 | ||||
Close
1954 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Ernest Aderman | 7,780 | 50.20 | -7.43 | |
| Labour | Clarence Robert Parker | 6,602 | 42.60 | +0.24 | |
| Social Credit | C A Lattimer | 1,114 | 7.18 | ||
| Majority | 1,178 | 7.60 | -7.66 | ||
| Turnout | 15,496 | 93.67 | +0.67 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,542 | ||||
Close
1951 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Ernest Aderman | 8,816 | 57.63 | +2.57 | |
| Labour | Clarence Robert Parker | 6,481 | 42.36 | -2.57 | |
| Majority | 2,335 | 15.26 | +5.14 | ||
| Turnout | 15,297 | 93.00 | -3.11 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,448 | ||||
Close
1949 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Ernest Aderman | 8,250 | 55.06 | +3.66 | |
| Labour | Clarence Robert Parker | 6,733 | 44.93 | ||
| Majority | 1,517 | 10.12 | +7.32 | ||
| Turnout | 14,983 | 96.11 | +0.29 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,589 | ||||
Close
1946 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Ernest Aderman | 7,426 | 51.40 | +5.17 | |
| Labour | George Nimmo | 7,021 | 48.59 | ||
| Majority | 405 | 2.80 | +2.40 | ||
| Turnout | 14,447 | 96.40 | -0.08 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,985 | ||||
Close
1943 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Ernest Aderman | 6,608 | 46.23 | ||
| Labour | Fred Frost | 6,550 | 45.83 | -7.22 | |
| Independent | Havelock Victor McCready | 689 | 4.82 | ||
| Democratic Labour | Leonard Arthur Jury | 299 | 2.09 | ||
| Informal votes | 145 | 1.01 | -0.49 | ||
| Majority | 58 | 0.40 | |||
| Turnout | 14,291 | 96.32 | +0.36 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,836 | ||||
Close
1938 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Frost | 6,958 | 53.05 | +13.52 | |
| National | Sydney George Smith | 6,089 | 46.43 | +0.10 | |
| Informal votes | 69 | 0.52 | -0.87 | ||
| Majority | 869 | 6.62 | |||
| Turnout | 13,116 | 95.96 | +3.91 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,668 | ||||
Close
1935 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United | Sydney George Smith | 5,662 | 46.33 | -19.70 | |
| Labour | Fred Frost | 4,831 | 39.53 | ||
| Independent | Elsie Andrews | 786 | 6.43 | ||
| Democrat | H Cave | 676 | 5.53 | ||
| Independent Labour | William Sheat | 264 | 2.16 | -31.81 | |
| Informal votes | 170 | 1.39 | ±0.00 | ||
| Majority | 831 | 6.80 | -25.25 | ||
| Turnout | 12,219 | 92.05 | +5.34 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,273 | ||||
Close
1931 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United | Sydney George Smith | 7,152 | 66.03 | +15.23 | |
| Labour | William Sheat | 3,680 | 33.97 | ||
| Informal votes | 153 | 1.39 | +0.78 | ||
| Majority | 3,472 | 32.05 | +18.69 | ||
| Turnout | 10,985 | 86.71 | -4.86 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,668 | ||||
Close
1928 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United | Sydney George Smith | 5,577 | 50.79 | ||
| Reform | Charles Bellringer | 4,110 | 37.43 | ||
| Labour | W G Simpson | 1,293 | 11.78 | ||
| Majority | 1,467 | 13.36 | |||
| Informal votes | 68 | 0.62 | |||
| Turnout | 11,048 | 91.57 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,065 | ||||
Close
1893 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Smith | 1,782 | 55.07 | +15.21 | |
| Conservative | Robert Trimble[33] | 1,291 | 39.89 | ||
| Independent | Richard Price[34] | 163 | 5.04 | ||
| Majority | 491 | 15.17 | +13.47 | ||
| Turnout | 3,236 | 78.73 | +16.60 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,110 | ||||
Close
1890 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Smith | 539 | 39.86 | ||
| Conservative | John Elliot | 516 | 38.16 | ||
| Independent | R C Hughes | 297 | 21.96 | ||
| Majority | 23 | 1.70 | |||
| Turnout | 1,352 | 62.13 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,176 | ||||
Close
1869 by-election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Kelly | 57 | 48.72 | ||
| Independent | Frederic Carrington | 45 | 38.46 | ||
| Independent | James Thomas Upjohn | 15 | 12.82 | ||
| Majority | 12 | 10.26 | |||
| Turnout | 117 | ||||
Close
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