Auckland Central

Auckland Central is a New Zealand electoral division returning one member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. Its current representative is Judith Tizard, a member of the Labour Party; she has represented the seat since 1996.

Auckland Central contains downtown Auckland, the suburbs of Ponsonby, Grey Lynn, Point Chevalier, Grafton and Eden Terrace at the west side of the city. Because of the location of the main Auckland ferry terminal, Auckland Central also contains the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. At the 2008 election, Grafton will become part of Epsom, and Point Chevalier will move into Mount Albert. To offset these changes, the suburb of Newton will be drafted in from Mount Albert.

History

Auckland Central was created ahead of the 1887 election; it was carved from parts of the electorates of Auckland North and the Auckland West and focused around upper Queen Street, Grafton, and Newton. It lasted only until the 1890 elections, when a reduction in the number of electorates meant Auckland Central was re-incorporated into single larger Auckland electorate. At the 1905 elections, the Auckland seat was split into three seats, including a recreated Auckland Central.

The seat has been held by the Labour Party for most of its existence — since 1919, the seat has spent only three years in the hands of another party (the left-wing Alliance, from 1993 to 1996).

Members of Parliament for Auckland Central

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

List MPs from Auckland Central

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

Election Results

=2002 election=

MMP election box incumbent win
party = New Zealand Labour Party
candidate = Judith Tizard
votes = 13,298
percentage = 43.33
change =
party votes = 13,929
party percent = 44.10
party change =MMP election box candidate list
party = New Zealand National Party
candidate = Pansy Wong
votes = 8093
percentage = 26.37
change =
party votes = 4748
party percent =15.03
party change =MMP election box candidate list
party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
candidate = Nandor Tanczos
votes = 6212
percentage = 20.24
change =
party votes = 4990
party percent = 15.80
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = ACT New Zealand
candidate = Lech Beltowski
votes = 1223
percentage = 3.98
change =
party votes = 3358
party percent =10.63
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = United Future New Zealand
candidate = Steve Taylor
votes = 770
percentage = 2.51
change =
party votes = 1266
party percent = 4.01
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
candidate = Mike Treen
votes =365
percentage =1.19
change =
party votes =513
party percent =1.62
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Progressive Party
candidate = Vivienne Shepherd
votes = 333
percentage = 1.08
change =
party votes = 468
party percent = 1.48
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = Christian Heritage New Zealand
candidate = Sean Michael Reynolds
votes = 235
percentage =0.77
change =
party votes = 163
party percent =0.52
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Neil Head
votes =97
percentage =0.32
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party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Anthony Van Den Heuvel
votes =66
percentage =0.22
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party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand First
candidate =
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party votes = 1809
party percent = 5.73
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
candidate =
votes =
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party votes = 164
party percent =0.52
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = Outdoor Recreation New Zealand
candidate =
votes =
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party votes =137
party percent =0.43
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party =Mana Māori Movement
candidate =
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party votes =20
party percent =0.06
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party =One New Zealand Party
candidate =
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party votes =15
party percent =0.05
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party =NMP (political party)
candidate =
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party votes =3
party percent =0.01
party change =MMP election box informal vote
votes =357 |
party votes = 89 |
MMP election box total vote
votes =30,692 |
party votes = 31,583 | |
MMP election box majority hold
winner = New Zealand Labour Party
votes =5205
percent =16.96
change =

=2005 election=

MMP election box incumbent win
party = New Zealand Labour Party
candidate = Judith Tizard
votes = 15,794
percentage = 43.89
change = +0.56
party votes = 16,639
party percent = 45.24
party change =MMP election box candidate list
party = New Zealand National Party
candidate = Pansy Wong
votes = 11,910
percentage = 33.10
change = +6.73
party votes = 12,403
party percent = 33.72
party change =MMP election box candidate list
party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
candidate = Nandor Tanczos
votes = 5327
percentage = 14.80
change =
party votes = 4775
party percent = 12.98
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand First
candidate = Susan Baragwanath
votes = 996
percentage = 2.77
change =
party votes = 1044
party percent = 2.84
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = ACT New Zealand
candidate = Helen Simpson
votes = 559
percentage = 1.55
change =
party votes = 658
party percent = 1.79
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = United Future New Zealand
candidate = Steve Taylor
votes = 461
percentage = 1.28
change =
party votes = 477
party percent = 1.30
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = Māori Party
candidate = Bronwyn Yates
votes = 330
percentage = 0.92
change =
party votes = 223
party percent = 0.61
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Progressive Party
candidate = Petronella Townsend
votes = 266
percentage = 0.74
change =
party votes = 297
party percent = 0.81
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = Destiny New Zealand
candidate = Maureen Vincent
votes =150
percentage = 0.42
change =
party votes = 80
party percent = 0.22
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Thomas Forde
votes =91
percentage =0.25
change =
party votes = -
party percent = -
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand
candidate = Dilip Rupa
votes = 69
percentage = 0.19
change =
party votes = 15
party percent = 0.04
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = The Republic of New Zealand Party
candidate = Alan Candy
votes = 32
percentage = 0.09
change =
party votes = 3
party percent = 0.01
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
candidate =
votes =
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party votes = 61
party percent = 0.17
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = Christian Heritage New Zealand
candidate =
votes =
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party votes = 29
party percent =0.08
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = Libertarianz
candidate =
votes =
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party votes =25
party percent =0.07
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
candidate =
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party votes =19
party percent =0.05
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Family Rights Protection Party
candidate =
votes =
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party votes =13
party percent =0.04
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Democratic Party
candidate =
votes =
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party votes =10
party percent =0.03
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party = 99 MP Party
candidate =
votes =
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party votes =5
party percent =0.01
party change =MMP election box candidate lose
party =One New Zealand Party
candidate =
votes =
percentage =
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party votes =5
party percent =0.01
party change =MMP election box informal vote
votes =292 |
party votes = 115 |
MMP election box total vote
votes =35,985 |
party votes = 36,781 | |
MMP election box majority hold
winner = New Zealand Labour Party
votes =3,884
percent =10.79
change =-6.17

External links

* [http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PubRes/Research/Electorates/c/f/c/cfc9c9902ea34119844930bdc068ea8f.htm Parliament of New Zealand - Auckland Central Electorate Profile]

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