Albany (New Zealand electorate)

Albany was a New Zealand electorate. It was located in north Auckland, and named after the suburb of Albany.

History

The electorate of Albany came into being in the 1978 elections. It was centred on Albany, which had previously been part of Waitemata electorate. Its territory extended southwards to include Greenhithe and Paremoremo (also formerly part of Waitemata), plus a large portion of Glenfield (formerly split between Waitemata and East Coast Bays). It extended northwards to include Okura, Orewa, and Stanmore Bay (which were formerly part of Rodney electorate). In the 1984 elections, however, the electorate of Albany was abolished. Glenfield and Greenhithe were split off to form a new Glenfield electorate, and most of the remainder (including Albany itself) was absorbed into Rodney electorate.

In the 1987 elections, however, Albany was reincorporated. It was based around the portion of the former Albany which had been merged into Rodney, plus Greenhithe (which had become part of Glenfield). Glenfield itself remained independent. The new Albany also included Hobsonville and Whenuapai, taken from the West Auckland electorate. In the 1990 elections, the electorate expanded to the west slightly, towards Kumeu, but this was effectively reversed in the 1993 elections. When the transition to MMP prompted a major redistribution in the 1996 elections, most of the Glenfield seat was merged into Albany, almost bringing the seat back to its original shape in 1978. It lost some ground to the west in the 1999 elections. In the 2002 elections, the seat was abolished once again — its western territories, including Greenhithe and Albany itself, became part of the new Helensville electorate, while the remainder was established as the new East Coast Bays electorate.

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