Palmerston North (New Zealand electorate)

Palmerston North is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Palmerston North is Steve Maharey [ [http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/MPP/MPs/MPs/a/7/f/48MP1521-Maharey-Steve.htm New Zealand Parliament:Steve Maharey MP] ] of the Labour Party. He has held this position since the 1990 election.

In its current incarnation, Palmerston North covers the most urbanised part of Palmerston North City, with the towns in its orbit such as Ashhurst and Linton being part of the neighbouring seat of Rangitīkei. The section of the city on the south side of the Manawatu River that includes the main Massey University campus was moved into Rangitīkei, effective at the 2008 election; to counter this, the section of the city on the north side, including the suburb of Milson was moved in at the same time.

Palmerston North reached its current size at the expense of the old Manawatu seat in the lead up to the introduction of Mixed Member Proportional voting in 1996. The seat has been loyal to the Labour Party, having not elected a National MP since 1975, and having not re-elected a National MP since 1966.

Members of Parliament for Palmerston North

Election results

MMP election box incumbent win
party = New Zealand Labour Party
candidate = Steve Maharey
votes = 17,263
percentage = 53.87
change =
party votes = 14,642
party percent = 44.98
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand National Party
candidate = Malcolm Plimmer
votes = 11,763
percentage = 36.71
change =
party votes = 11,943
party percent = 36.69
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
candidate = Lawrence O'Hallorahan
votes = 1141
percentage = 3.56
change =
party votes = 2116
party percent = 6.50
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand First
candidate = Graham Odering
votes = 853
percentage = 2.66
change =
party votes = 1673
party percent = 5.14
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = United Future New Zealand
candidate = Gary Pedersen
votes = 627
percentage = 1.96
change =
party votes = 1071
party percent = 3.29
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Progressive Party
candidate = Dawn Patchett
votes = 251
percentage = 0.78
change =
party votes = 370
party percent = 1.14
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Archard Chatha
votes = 147
percentage = 0.46
change =
party votes = -
party percent =
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = ACT New Zealand
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 285
party percent = 0.88
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Māori Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 161
party percent = 0.49
party change = -MMP election box candidate lose
party = Destiny New Zealand
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 116
party percent = 0.36
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 59
party percent = 0.18
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Christian Heritage New Zealand
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 49
party percent = 0.15
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Libertarianz
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 18
party percent = 0.06
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 14
party percent = 0.04
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = 99 MP Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 10
party percent = 0.03
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = One New Zealand Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 7
party percent = 0.02
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Democratic Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 6
party percent = 0.02
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 6
party percent = 0.02
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = The Republic of New Zealand Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 4
party percent = 0.01
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Family Rights Protection Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 2
party percent = 0.01
party change = MMP election box informal vote
votes = 276
party votes = 105

MMP election box total vote
votes = 35,460
party votes = 35,983MMP election box majority hold
winner = New Zealand Labour Party
votes = 5500
percent = 17.16
change =

References

External Links

* [http://citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz/the-first-sixteen-members-of-parliament-for-palmerston-north.html The First Sixteen Members of Parliament for Palmerston North, lectures presented in association with the Manawatu Workers' Association (WEA)] "Mervyn Hancock, Palmerston North City Library"
* [http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/9298021A-8184-4B03-BFC7-ED134D99F77C/78022/PalmerstonNorth_profile_1.pdf Electorate Profile] "Parliamentary Library"