Onehunga (New Zealand electorate)

Onehunga is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, in the city of Auckland.

Population centres

The electorate is urban, and comprises a number of suburbs in the southern part of Auckland.

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History

The electorate existed in the 19th century from 1861 to 1871 as Town of Onehunga, and then from 1871 to 1881 as Onehunga. For the whole period the seat was held by George Maurice O'Rorke, who became Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1879.

Onehunga was recreated in 1938, and lasted to 1996. With the introduction of MMP in 1996, Onehunga and Panmure were combined into the new electorate of Maungakiekie.

Except for 1990-93, Onehunga was held by Labour in the twentieth century.

Election results

Key

  Independent     Labour     National  

Election	Winner
1860–61 election		George O'Rorke
1866 election
1871 election
1875–76 election
1879 election
1938 election		Arthur Osborne
1943 election
1946 election
1949 election
1951 election
1953 by-election		Hugh Watt
1954 election
1957 election
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election
1975 election		Frank Rogers
1978 election
1980 by-election		Fred Gerbic
1981 election
1984 election
1987 election
1990 election		Grahame Thorne
1993 election		Richard Northey

References

• New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, 4th edition, Government Printer, Wellington)