Pakuranga (New Zealand electorate)

Pakuranga (New Zealand electorate)

Pakuranga is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate.

It is currently held by Maurice Williamson MP [ [http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/MPP/MPs/MPs/e/1/5/48MP13031-Williamson-Maurice.htm New Zealand Parliament - Maurice Williamson MP] ] .

Population Centres

Pakuranga is one of sixty-three general electorates used in New Zealand general elections. It covers the population centres of Pakuranga, Farm Cove, Half Moon Bay, Bucklands Beach, parts of Highland Park and parts of Howick.

History

Pakuranga was created as an electorate in 1963. With the introduction of MMP in 1996 the seat was expanded to absorb the former separate seat of Howick, as population quotas for all electorates were increased to allow for list representation.

Due to changes in population, the Electoral Commission proposed that the boundaries for Pakuranga be changed in the 2008 general election. The draft report called for the transfer in of the population centres of Panmure, Point England and Glen Innes. Highland Park, Howick and parts of Bucklands Beach would have been carved off into a separate seat bearing the resurrected name Howick , which would also have picked up Botany Downs from the seat of Clevedon. This change was strongly opposed by Pakuranga residents, with the Commission receiving the most number of objections relating to a single electorate.

After the objection and counter-objection process, the Commission adopted the recommendation of Objector N17/030 (N17 being the designation given to the Pakuranga seat) by keeping the western boundary of Pakuranga at the Tamaki River. To make the necessary population adjustments, the Commission detached Cockle Bay and Burswood. The proposed new seat of Howick was, also on the recommendation of Objector N17/30, renamed Botany to reflect the electorate's centre on the growing population of Flat Bush and Botany Downs-Dannemora.

Pakuranga is regarded as a safe National seat, and has been held by Maurice Williamson since 1987.

Members of Parliament for Pakuranga

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

List MPs from Pakuranga

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

Election results

MMP election box incumbent win
party = New Zealand National Party
candidate = Maurice Williamson
votes = 19,159
percentage = 54.03
change =
party votes = 19,173
party percent = 53.28
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Labour Party
candidate = Michael Wood
votes = 9577
percentage = 27.01
change =
party votes = 10,810
party percent = 30.31
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Steve Baron
votes = 5809
percentage = 15.87
change =
party votes = -
party percent =
party change = MMP election box candidate list
party = New Zealand First
candidate = Pita Paraone
votes = 1398
percentage = 3.54
change =
party votes = 2105
party percent = 5.85
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = ACT New Zealand
candidate = Bronny Jacobson
votes = 1216
percentage = 3.43
change =
party votes = 1354
party percent = 3.76
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = United Future New Zealand
candidate = Ian McInnes
votes = 833
percentage = 2.35
change =
party votes = 878
party percent = 2.44
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Progressive Party
candidate = Ly Meng
votes = 560
percentage = 1.58
change =
party votes = 297
party percent = 0.83
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Destiny New Zealand
candidate = David Jesze
votes = 488
percentage = 1.38
change =
party votes = 206
party percent = 0.57
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Christian Heritage New Zealand
candidate = Ewen McQueen
votes = 373
percentage = 1.05
change =
party votes = 80
party percent = 0.22
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand
candidate = Kevin Moore
votes = 49
percentage = 0.14
change =
party votes = 11
party percent = 0.03
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 907
party percent = 2.52
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Māori Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 73
party percent = 0.20
party change = -MMP election box candidate lose
party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 36
party percent = 0.10
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Libertarianz
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 14
party percent = 0.04
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 13
party percent = 0.04
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = The Republic of New Zealand Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 7
party percent = 0.02
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = 99 MP Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 6
party percent = 0.02
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = One New Zealand Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 6
party percent = 0.02
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Family Rights Protection Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 5
party percent = 0.01
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Democratic Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 4
party percent = 0.01
party change = MMP election box informal vote
votes = 359
party votes = 88

MMP election box total vote
votes = 35,460
party votes = 35,983MMP election box majority hold
winner = New Zealand National Party
votes = 9582
percent = 27.02
change =

References

External links

* [http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/ADD9E625-33DE-4F4D-9F74-8C9CB1B8031A/170/Pakuranga1.pdf Electorate Profile] "Parliamentary Library"


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