Rodney to whangaparaoa, hunua to port waikato, rimutaka to remutaka and port hills to banks peninsula. Strangely, given they do not stand candidates in the maori seats, it is. Prediction is for meka to hold this seat but there is still a large residual mana party vote that could still rally for fox. Te tai hauauru is a new zealand parliamentary maori electorate, returning one member of parliament to the new zealand house of representatives, that was first formed for the 1996 election. It was first created for the 1st new zealand parliament in 1853 and has existed since, with one 32year interruption. Julie anne genter to stand in mt albert byelection the. He has held this position since the 2017 general election. Big shake up for maori voters in tamaki makaurau electorate. Electorate headquarters, john wickliffe house, ground floor, 265 princes street 2 5 26 15. Only one extra electorate seat will be created, although the boundaries of many others will be rejigged. The electorate was initially called town of new plymouth the electorate is currently held by jonathan young for national, as he defeated labours harry duynhoven in the 2008 general election. Kingi, emmajane alice mihaere taare, mei matere tirikatene, rino stanton turei, metiria leeann agnes.
Labour mp rino tirikatene, whose te tai tonga electorate boundaries extends across the south island, said he hoped the changes would be straightforward, but there was the possibility the debate could degenerate into racism racism. Waikato is the name of a current electorate in the new zealand parliament. Te tai tokeraus boundaries are similar to those of the premixed member proportional mmp northern maori electorate. It includes southland district, gore district and the city of invercargill. Te tai hauauru electorate candidate nominations new. Number one, 70% of the electorate is made up of settlements, and number two, it is where important government institutions and diplomatic missions are based. The representation commission is proposing changes to half of new zealands electorates and establishing a new electorate in south auckland. Te tai tonga electorate profile new zealand parliament. If there is a new maori seat as a result of the option, boundaries will move accordingly, to make room for a new rohe on the map. The first national elections in new zealand took place in 1853, the year after the british government passed the new zealand constitution act 1852. The electorate names and boundaries for the next two general elections have been released, with a new electorate established in south auckland.
The winning candidate in the 2017 election, rino tirikatene labour party, captured a plurality 45. The 2011 new zealand general election on saturday 26 november 2011 determined the membership of the 50th new zealand parliament one hundred and twentyone mps were elected to the new zealand house of representatives, 70 from singlemember electorates, including one overhang seat, and 50 from party lists. Green party mp julie anne genter will be standing in the mount albert byelection to be held on 25 february, said the green party today. Boundaries of 30 general electorates and 11 names have been changed, with the most boundary changes in auckland, waikato, otago, southland, and christchurch. Te komihana whakatau rohe poti the representation commission is proposing changes to half of new zealands electorates and establishing a new electorate in south auckland. Te tai tonga looks intriguing contest otago daily times online news. Mount albert is a parliamentary electorate in auckland, new zealand, returning one member of parliament mp to the new zealand house of representatives. General electoral district boundaries 2014 new zealand. Te tai tonga is a new zealand parliamentary maori electorate, returning one member of. Someone from the tirikatene family has held te tai tonga and the. The wild west coast is a long narrow strip of new zealands south island, between mountains and the sea. This could be problematic for fox as she is utterly dependent on the maori party picking up at least one maori electorate to get back inside parliament. Its first task is to take data from the 2018 census, and roughly apportion new zealand into electorates of approximately equal population, before setting the final boundaries. It was established for the 1905 election and has existed since.
The number of maori electorates remains at seven, however adjustments are proposed for tamaki makaurau to cover a bigger area around te atatu south. The representation commission this morning released its draft boundaries for the 2014 and 2017 elections. Napier is a new zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one member of parliament to the house of representatives. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online.
Adam newman i support the proposed change moving 100 voters in naenae from te tai tonga to ikaroarawhiti. New auckland electorate created otago daily times online. Proposed electorate boundaries released scoop news. Te tai tonga is by far the largest of the seventy electorates of new zealand. Give me your electorate vote for te tai tonga if you want me back in parliament to.
But to have an electorate race you need an electorate, which is where the representation commission comes in. Nominations to be the labour party candidate for the te tai hauauru electorate will close on friday 10 february, 2017 at 5. I believe that making the boundary correspond between with the boundary of the general electorates of remutaka and hutt south will help voters understand their electorate boundaries and decrease confusion around electorates. Big names go head to head in the nations biggest electorate. Note that macrons apply to the following electorate names. Electoral boundaries change with new flat bush electorate.
The boundaries of 30 general and 5 maori electorates have been. Rongotai electorate boundaries used since the 2008 election. West coasters are seen as strong and pioneering, and as rugged as their landscape. Since 1996, new zealand has used the mixed member proportional mmp voting system. Te tai tonga electorate boundaries used since the 2008 election chatham islands farm. This layer represents general electoral districts for the 2014 and 2017 new zealand general elections. Te tai tonga is a new zealand parliamentary maori electorate, returning one member of parliament to the new zealand house of representatives. It is currently held by david clark of the new zealand labour party, who replaced the longstanding representative pete hodgson. The median age for te tai tonga in 20 was 24, compared to 23 in 2006, and 37 in new zealand overall. A new auckland electorate has been created in the upper harbour area and is likely to appeal to conservative party leader colin craig. Fringe film music theatre books arts gaming dance odt quiz television.
Have you noticed your very political existence relies on an electorate defined by race. In the 2002 boundary redistribution, the size of the electorate shrank to make room for an increase in the number of maori electorates from six to seven. Dunedin north known as north dunedin between 1946 and 1963 is a new zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one member of parliament mp to the new zealand house of representatives. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the south island and stewart island rakiura. New plymouth is a new zealand parliamentary electorate. Napier new zealand electorate last updated september 23, 2019 napier electorate boundaries used since the 2014 election. Waateanews the importance of the maori electorates this. Te tai rawhiti or the east side was one of the five new maori seats created for the 1996 election with the introduction of mixedmember proportional mmp representation, and which were all won by the tight five of new zealand first from labour. Southland, new zealand the reader wiki, reader view of. South, ruth dyson port hills, rino tirikatene te tai tonga.
Te tai hauauru electorate boundaries used since the 2008 election. The electorate first existed from 1871 to 1963, and then from 1969 to 1996 when mmp was introduced. National party could take new flat bush electorate. Te tai tokerau was created ahead of the first mmp election in 1996. The current mp for te tai tonga is rino tirikatene of the labour party, who in 2011 defeated rahui katene of the maori party, who in turn had won the seat in 2008. Waikato new zealand electorate wikipedia republished.
The boundary changes, which includes a proposed new one for south auckland, will have a major impact on national mp. New zealand since 1996 has used the mixed member proportional mmp. Find out more about the electorate profiles for new zealands seven maori electorates and the 64 general electorates. In the 1999 election it was substantially replaced by waiariki. The civil engineer decided to contest the seat after having lived in the electorate for a long time but seeing very little service. Turei has run in tamaki makaurau and te tai tonga and then in dunedin north. The commission has released its report today on the proposed boundaries and names of electorates for the next two general elections. The number of maori electorates remains at seven, but five boundaries have changed, including tamaki makaurau gaining an area around te atatu south from te tai tokerau and an area to the east of manurewa and waiheke island from haurakiwaikato. Boundaries of napier electorate for 2008 and 2011 elections napier is a new zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one member of parliament to the new zealand house of representatives. The 2014 new zealand general election took place on saturday 20 september 2014 to determine the membership of the 51st new zealand parliament voters elected 121 members to the house of representatives, with 71 from singlemember electorates an increase from 70 in 2011 and 50 from party lists. It is named after the city of napier, the main urban area within the electorate. The first election under the mixedmember proportional mmp system was held. Each profile includes election results, statistics about people, households and industries, and maps. The electorate was represented by tariana turia from 2002 to 2014, first for the labour party and then for the maori party.
There are also historical profiles of the electorates that existed in the past. The electorate was established for the 1861 election and has existed since. A minor adjustment between ikaroarawhiti and te tai tonga is made in naenae. It was represented by david shearer from june 2009 to 31 december 2016, it was represented by helen clark from the 1981 general election until her resignation from parliament on 17 april 2009. And will the changes affect the place where you live. Womens suffrage was introduced in 1893, with new zealand being the first modern country to do so initially, new zealand used the firstpastthepost electoral system. Ashburton is a large town in the canterbury region, on the east coast of the south island of new zealand. Meanwhile, a minor change is proposed between ikaroarawhiti and te tai tonga in naenae. The final verdict is in on how electorates will change for the 2020 election. He chose to recontest it with the mana party in order to seek a new mandate for his views. The current mp for rongotai is paul eagle of the labour party. There was no change to the palmerston north or wairarapa electorate boundaries or the maori electorate of te tai hauauru.
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