East Coast (New Zealand electorate)

Electoral district

Electoral district in New Zealand

East Coast

Single-member general constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives
Formation| 1871, 1999
Region| Gisborne
Bay of Plenty
Character| Urban and suburban
Term| 3 years
Member for East Coast

Dana Kirkpatrick[1]
since 14 October 2023
Party| National
Previous MP| Kiri Allan (Labour)
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East Coast is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate first existed from 1871 to 1893, and was recreated in 1999. The current MP for East Coast is Dana Kirkpatrick of the National Party, who has held office since 2023.

## Population centres

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The electorate's main centres are Gisborne (32,529) and Tolaga Bay in the Gisborne Region; and Ōpōtiki and Whakatane (18,800) in the eastern part of the Bay of Plenty Region. Wairoa, the northernmost town in the Hawke's Bay region, was excluded by the 2007 boundary changes.[2][3]

## History

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The East Coast electorate was first established for the 5th Parliament in 1871.[4] William Kelly was the first elected representative; he held the seat until the end of the term in 1875.[5]

The "most sensational electoral contest ever held in the East Coast" electorate was held in January 1876, when mysterious pieces of cardboard were distributed by supporters of George Read in Gisborne, which hotel bars accepted as legal tender. Read, George Morris and Kelly received 215, 206 and 185 votes, with another candidate coming a distant fourth. Morris petitioned against Read's election. A parliamentary committee of enquiry determined that Read had not broken any laws by approving the initiative, but the House of Representatives resolved that Read was to be unseated in favour of Morris, which happened later in 1876.[6][7] This was the last election enquiry held by a parliamentary committee. Subsequently, these enquiries were held by the courts.[8]

At the next election in 1879, Morris was defeated by Allan McDonald, who held the electorate until he resigned in 1884.[9]

Samuel Locke won the resulting by-election and was confirmed a few months later at the 1884 general election. He served until the end of the term of the 9th Parliament in 1887.[10]

William Lee Rees stood unsuccessfully in this and subsequent by-elections and elections.

Andrew Graham won the 1887 general election. He resigned in 1889 before the end of the term.[11] Alexander Creighton Arthur won the resulting 1889 by-election. Arthur and Kelly (the electorate's first representative in 1871) contested the 1890 general election, and Kelly was successful by a small margin, with 1022 to 1008 votes in his favour.[12] He served until the end of the term in 1893,[5] after which the electorate was abolished, and was replaced by the Bay of Plenty and Waiapu electorates.

### Members of Parliament

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From 1871 to 1893, the electorate was represented by seven Members of Parliament. When the electorate was abolished the then current MP, William Kelly contested and won the new seat of Bay of Plenty. In 1999, the electorate was recreated from most of the Mahia, and part of the Bay of Plenty electorates. Since 1999 it has been represented by two MPs.

Key

Independent   Liberal   Labour   National   United Future   Green

Election  | Winner

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1871 election |  | William Kelly
1876 election |  | George Read
| George Morris1
1879 election |  | Allan McDonald
1881 election
1884 by-election |  | Samuel Locke
1884 election
1887 election |  | Andrew Graham
1889 by-election |  | Alexander Creighton Arthur
1890 election |  | William Kelly
electorate abolished, 1893–1999
1999 election |  | Janet Mackey
2002 election
2005 election |  | Anne Tolley
2008 election
2011 election
2014 election
2017 election
2020 election |  | Kiri Allan
2023 election |  | Dana Kirkpatrick

1 See History section above.

### List MPs

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

Election  | List Member

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2002 election |  | Judy Turner
2005 election |  | Moana Mackey
| Judy Turner
2008 election |  | Catherine Delahunty
| Moana Mackey
2011 election |  | Moana Mackey
2017 election |  | Kiri Allan
| Gareth Hughes

## Election results

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### 2023 election

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2023 general election: East Coast[13]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| National | Dana Kirkpatrick | 17,007  | 42.57  | +6.15  | 14,908  | 36.70  | +9.74
| Labour | Tāmati Coffey | 13,808  | 34.56  | −17.14  | 12,054  | 29.68  | −20.72
| NZ First | Craig Sinclair  | 2,571  | 6.44  | –  | 3,896  | 9.59  | +6.15
| ACT | Michael Howe  | 1,923  | 4.81  | +1.56  | 3,599  | 8.86  | +1.08
| Green | Jordan Walker  | 1,765  | 4.42  | -0.63  | 3,015  | 7.42  | +1.89
| Te Pāti Māori | Fallyn Flavell  | 1,235  | 3.09  | –  | 915  | 2.25  | +1.50
| DemocracyNZ | Chris Robinson  | 625  | 1.56  | –  | 199  | 0.49  | –
| Vision New Zealand | Leighton Packer  | 323  | 0.81  | —  |
| Independent | Don Richards  | 104  | 0.26  | —  |
| Independent | Monaco Caracas  | 68  | 0.17  | —  |
| Independent | Gordon Dickson  | 66  | 0.17  | —  |
| NZ Loyal |   | 546  | 1.34  | —
| Opportunities |   | 460  | 1.13  | +0.22
| NewZeal |   | 247  | 0.61  | +0.10 [a]
| Freedoms NZ |   | 178  | 0.44  | —
| Vision NZ |   | 109  | 0.26  | ±0.00
| Legalise Cannabis |   | 164  | 0.40  | -0.03
| New Conservatives |   | 56  | 0.14  | -0.95
| Animal Justice |   | 43  | 0.11  | –
| Leighton Baker Party |   | 29  | 0.07  | –
| Women's Rights |   | 25  | 0.06  | –
| New Nation |   | 20  | 0.05  | –
Informal votes  | 509  |  |  | 264  |  |
Total valid votes | 39,950  |  |  | 40,618  |  |
| National gain from Labour | Majority | 3,199  | 8.01  | -7.27  |

### 2020 election

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2020 general election: East Coast[14]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Kiri Allan | 21,420  | 51.70  | +18.19  | 21,412  | 50.40  | +13.78
| National | Tania Tapsell | 15,089  | 36.42  | −9.76  | 11,452  | 26.96  | −17.07
| Green | Meredith Akuhata-Brown  | 2,091  | 5.05  | −2.08  | 2,351  | 5.53  | +0.95
| ACT | Blake Webb  | 1,345  | 3.25  | –  | 3,305  | 7.78  | +7.51
| Advance NZ | Jennie Brown  | 832  | 2.01  | –  | 734  | 1.73  | –
| New Conservative | Helena Nickerson  | 380  | 0.92  | –  | 463  | 1.09  | +0.92
| ONE | Veronica King  | 274  | 0.66  | –  | 217  | 0.51  | –
| NZ First |   | 1,462  | 3.44  | −6.45
| Opportunities |   | 387  | 0.91  | −1.43
| Māori Party |   | 320  | 0.75  | ±0.00
| Legalise Cannabis |   | 183  | 0.43  | +0.11
| Vision NZ |   | 109  | 0.26  | –
| Outdoors |   | 55  | 0.13  | +0.03
| Social Credit |   | 13  | 0.03  | +0.02
| Sustainable NZ |   | 9  | 0.02  | –
| TEA |   | 6  | 0.01  | –
| Heartland |   | 5  | 0.01  | –
Informal votes  | 838  |  |  | 288  |  |
Total valid votes | 41,431  |  |  | 42,483  |  |
Turnout | 42,771  | 81.53  | +2.11  |
| Labour gain from National | Majority | 6,331  | 15.28  | +2.61  |

### 2017 election

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2017 general election: East Coast[15]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| National | Y Anne Tolley | 17,517  | 46.18  | −5.74  | 17,011  | 44.03  | -4.39
| Labour | Kiri Allan | 12,710  | 33.51  | +4.38  | 14,150  | 36.62  | +13.98
| NZ First | Julian Tilley  | 2,916  | 7.69  | +0.55  | 3,820  | 9.89  | −1.90
| Green | Gareth Hughes | 2,705  | 7.13  | −0.57  | 1,770  | 4.58  | −4.59
| Opportunities | Lesley Immink  | 1,142  | 3.01  | —  | 905  | 2.34  | —
| Māori Party | Rihi Vercoe  | 468  | 1.23  | —  | 290  | 0.75  | −0.19
| Independent | Tekawe Terence Ratu  | 52  | 0.14  | —  |
| Legalise Cannabis |   | 124  | 0.32  | −0.10
| ACT |   | 106  | 0.27  | +0.04
| Ban 1080 |   | 89  | 0.23  | −0.11
| Conservative |   | 67  | 0.17  | −3.89
| Outdoors |   | 37  | 0.10  | —
| United Future |   | 32  | 0.08  | −0.14
| Mana Party |   | 20  | 0.05  | —
| People's Party |   | 15  | 0.04  | —
| Internet |   | 7  | 0.02  | —
| Democrats |   | 4  | 0.01  | −0.07
Informal votes  | 422  |  |  | 188  |  |
Total valid votes | 37,932  |  |  | 38,636  |  |
| National hold | Majority | 4,807  | 12.67  | −10.12  |

### 2014 election

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2014 general election: East Coast[16]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| National | Y Anne Tolley | 18,074  | 51.92  | +3.65  | 17,152  | 48.42  | −1.35
| Labour | Moana Mackey | 10,140  | 29.13  | −2.69  | 8,022  | 22.64  | −1.23
| Green | Gavin Maclean  | 2,679  | 7.70  | −0.75  | 3,248  | 9.17  | −1.43
| NZ First | Mere Takoko  | 2,485  | 7.14  | +3.06  | 4,176  | 11.79  | +3.26
| Conservative | Rick Drayson  | 784  | 2.25  | −2.41  | 1,438  | 4.06  | +1.04
| Internet | Patrick Salmon  | 259  | 0.74  | +0.74  |
| Democrats | Harry Alchin Smith  | 86  | 0.25  | +0.25  | 30  | 0.08  | +0.05
| Internet Mana |   | 413  | 1.17  | +0.42[b]
| Māori Party |   | 334  | 0.94  | −0.11
| Legalise Cannabis |   | 150  | 0.42  | −0.03
| Ban 1080 |   | 122  | 0.34  | +0.34
| ACT |   | 82  | 0.23  | −0.71
| United Future |   | 78  | 0.22  | −0.69
| Independent Coalition |   | 17  | 0.05  | +0.05
| Civilian |   | 13  | 0.04  | +0.04
| Focus |   | 4  | 0.01  | +0.01
Informal votes  | 305  |  |  | 148  |  |
Total valid votes | 34,812  |  |  | 35,427  |  |
Turnout | 35,575  | 76.69  | +2.16  |
| National hold | Majority | 7,934  | 22.79  | +6.33  |

### 2011 election

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2011 general election: East Coast[17]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| National | Y Anne Tolley | 14,003  | 48.27  | -4.18  | 14,804  | 49.77  | +2.15
| Labour | Moana Mackey | 9,229  | 31.82  | -0.21  | 7,101  | 23.87  | -7.78
| Green | Darryl Monteith  | 2,452  | 8.45  | +3.09  | 3,154  | 10.60  | +4.24
| Conservative | Kathy Sheldrake  | 1,352  | 4.66  | +4.66  | 898  | 3.02  | +3.02
| NZ First | Tamati Reid  | 1,184  | 4.08  | -2.76  | 2,538  | 8.53  | +2.68
| United Future | Martin Gibson  | 392  | 1.35  | -1.96  | 271  | 0.91  | -1.28
| Mana | Val Irwin  | 256  | 0.88  | +0.88  | 224  | 0.75  | +0.75
| ACT | John Norvill  | 140  | 0.48  | +0.48  | 280  | 0.94  | -1.62
| Legalise Cannabis |   | 133  | 0.45  | +0.14
| Māori Party |   | 313  | 1.05  | -0.38
| Alliance |   | 10  | 0.03  | -0.03
| Democrats |   | 10  | 0.03  | -0.004
| Libertarianz |   | 9  | 0.03  | -0.01
Informal votes  | 616  |  |  | 233  |  |
Total valid votes | 29,008  |  |  | 29,976  |  |
| National hold | Majority | 4,774  | 16.46  | -3.98  |

Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 40,533[18]

### 2008 election

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2008 general election: East Coast[19]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| National | Y Anne Tolley | 16,463  | 52.46  | +7.65  | 15,160  | 47.63  | +5.43
| Labour | Moana Mackey | 10,050  | 32.02  | -8.78  | 10,075  | 31.65  | -7.34
| NZ First | Brendan Horan | 2,147  | 6.84  | +3.35  | 1,862  | 5.85  | -0.92
| Green | Catherine Delahunty | 1,684  | 5.37  | +1.75  | 2,025  | 6.36  | +2.11
| United Future | Judy Turner | 1,040  | 3.31  | -0.57  | 698  | 2.19  | -0.76
| ACT |   | 816  | 2.56  | +1.87
| Māori Party |   | 457  | 1.44  | -0.16
| Progressive |   | 199  | 0.63  | -0.37
| Bill and Ben |   | 175  | 0.55  | –
| Kiwi |   | 115  | 0.36  | –
| Legalise Cannabis |   | 99  | 0.31  | +0.12
| Family Party |   | 83  | 0.26  | –
| Alliance |   | 19  | 0.06  | +0.00
| Libertarianz |   | 13  | 0.04  | +0.02
| Democrats |   | 12  | 0.04  | -0.03
| Workers Party |   | 10  | 0.03  | –
| Pacific |   | 7  | 0.02  | –
| RONZ |   | 5  | 0.02  | +0.01
| RAM |   | 2  | 0.01  | –
Informal votes  | 246  |  |  | 130  |  |
Total valid votes | 31,384  |  |  | 31,832  |  |
| National hold | Majority | 6,413  | 20.43  | +16.44  |

### 2005 election

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2005 general election: East Coast[20]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| National | Anne Tolley | 13,666  | 44.80  | +12.17  | 13,070  | 42.20  | +20.43
| Labour | Moana Mackey | 12,447  | 40.81  | -10.83  | 12,076  | 38.99  | -1.68
| United Future | Judy Turner | 1,186  | 3.89  | -1.70  | 916  | 2.96  | -3.51
| Green | Catherine Delahunty | 1,104  | 3.62  | -1.35  | 1,316  | 4.25  | -1.45
| NZ First | Joe Glen  | 1,064  | 3.49  | —  | 2,098  | 6.77  | -7.11
| Māori Party | John Harré  | 589  | 1.93  | —  | 494  | 1.59  | —
| ACT | Bill Sadler  | 446  | 1.46  | -0.57  | 214  | 0.69  | -4.17
| Destiny |   | 336  | 1.08  | —
| Progressive |   | 309  | 1.00  | -0.68
| Legalise Cannabis |   | 60  | 0.19  | -0.32
| Christian Heritage |   | 20  | 0.06  | -1.01
| Democrats |   | 20  | 0.06  | —
| Alliance |   | 17  | 0.05  | -1.12
| Family Rights |   | 8  | 0.03  | —
| Libertarianz |   | 6  | 0.02  | —
| 99 MP |   | 5  | 0.02  | —
| One NZ |   | 3  | 0.01  | —
| Direct Democracy |   | 2  | 0.01  | —
| RONZ |   | 2  | 0.01  | —
Informal votes  | 266  |  |  | 125  |  |
Total valid votes | 30,502  |  |  | 30,972  |  |
Turnout | 31,097  |  |  |
| National gain from Labour | Majority | 1,219  | 3.99  | -15.02  |

### 2002 election

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2002 general election: East Coast

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Y Janet Mackey | 14,519  | 51.64  | +1.91  | 11,687  | 40.67  | +2.79
| National | Leanne Jensen-Daines  | 9,176  | 32.63  |  | 6,255  | 21.77  | -9.77
| United Future | Judy Turner | 1,573  | 5.59  |  | 1,859  | 6.47  |
| Green | Catherine Delahunty | 1,398  | 4.97  |  | 1,638  | 5.70  | +1.44
| ACT | Ian Swan  | 571  | 2.03  | -0.21  | 1,396  | 4.86  | -1.68
| Alliance | Gavin MacLean  | 388  | 1.38  | -5.21  | 336  | 1.17  | -7.92
| Christian Heritage | Tania Maria Maukau-Teare-Shelford  | 269  | 0.96  |  | 308  | 1.07  | -1.40
| One NZ | David Moat  | 224  | 0.80  |  | 83  | 0.29  |
| NZ First |   | 3,989  | 13.88  | +8.88
| ORNZ |   | 521  | 1.81  |
| Progressive |   | 484  | 1.68  |
| Legalise Cannabis |   | 147  | 0.51  | -0.42
| Mana Māori |   | 29  | 0.10  | -0.07
| NMP |   | 3  | 0.01  | +0.01
Informal votes  | 541  |  |  | 122  |  |
Total valid votes | 28,118  |  |  | 28,735  |  |
| Labour hold | Majority | 5,343  | 19.01  | +4.73  |

### 1999 election

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1999 general election: East Coast[21][22]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Janet Mackey | 13,391  | 49.73  |  | 10,348  | 37.91  |
| National | Matthew Parkinson  | 9,546  | 35.45  |  | 8,608  | 31.54  |
| Alliance | Gavin MacLean  | 1,775  | 6.59  |  | 2,481  | 9.09  |
| NZ First | Gray Eatwell  | 844  | 3.13  |  | 1,366  | 5.00  |
| Christian Heritage | Richard Rangihuna  | 645  | 2.40  |  | 675  | 2.47  |
| ACT | Ian Swan  | 604  | 2.24  |  | 1,784  | 6.54  |
| Mana Wahine | Harangi Manaena-Biddle  | 76  | 0.28  |  |
| Te Tawharau | Anton Kerekere  | 46  | 0.17  |  |
| Green |   | 1,164  | 4.26  |
| Legalise Cannabis |   | 253  | 0.93  |
| Christian Democrats |   | 225  | 0.82  |
| Libertarianz |   | 98  | 0.36  |
| United NZ |   | 74  | 0.27  |
| Animals First |   | 50  | 0.18  |
| Mana Māori |   | 47  | 0.17  |
| McGillicuddy Serious |   | 33  | 0.12  |
| Mauri Pacific |   | 24  | 0.09  |
| Natural Law |   | 23  | 0.08  |
| One NZ |   | 23  | 0.08  |
| Republican |   | 8  | 0.03  |
| Freedom Movement |   | 7  | 0.03  |
| The People's Choice |   | 3  | 0.01  |
| NMP |   | 1  | 0.00  |
| South Island |   | 1  | 0.00  |
Informal votes  | 642  |  |  | 273  |  |
Total valid votes | 26,927  |  |  | 27,296  |  |
| Labour win new seat  | Majority | 3845  | 14.28  |

### 1890 election

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1890 general election: East Coast[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Kelly | 1,022  | 50.34  |
| Conservative | Alexander Creighton Arthur | 1,008  | 49.65  |
Majority | 14  | 0.68  |
Turnout | 2,030  | 68.65  |
Registered electors | 2,957  |  |

### 1889 by-election

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1889 East Coast by-election[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Alexander Creighton Arthur | 676  | 52.00  |
| Liberal | William Lee Rees | 624  | 48.00  |
Majority | 52  | 4.00  |
Turnout | 1,300  |  |

### 1887 election

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1887 general election: East Coast[25][26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Andrew Graham | 744  | 45.17  |
| Independent | Allan McDonald | 583  | 35.40  |
| Independent | Michael Gannon[27] | 320  | 19.43  |
Majority | 161  | 9.78  |
Turnout | 1647  |  |
Registered electors | 2,271  |  |

### 1884 by-election

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1884 East Coast by-election[28][29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Samuel Locke | 509  | 45.49  |
| Independent | Michael Gannon[27] | 315  | 28.15  |
| Independent | William Lee Rees | 295  | 26.36  |
Turnout | 1119  |  |
Majority | 194  | 17.34  |

### 1881 election

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1881 general election: East Coast[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Allan McDonald | 441  | 37.25  |
| Independent | Samuel Locke | 422  | 35.64  |
| Independent | Captain Thomas William Porter | 180  | 15.20  |
| Independent | Michael Gannon[27][31] | 141  | 11.91  |
Majority | 19  | 1.60  |
Turnout | 1184  |  |
Registered electors | 1,524  |  |

## Table footnotes

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1. ^ Compared to ONE Party
2. ^ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.

## Notes

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1. ^ "East Coast - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ "Subnational population estimates tables – Statistics New Zealand". Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
4. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 157.
5. ^ a b Scholefield 1925, p. 107.
6. ^ Read, George; Philip Whyte. "East Coast". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
7. ^ "East Coast Election Report". Daily Southern Cross. 23 August 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
8. ^ Mackay 1949, p. 354.
9. ^ Scholefield 1925, p. 111.
10. ^ Scholefield 1925, p. 110.
11. ^ Scholefield 1925, p. 96.
12. ^ Mackay 1949, p. 355.
13. ^ "East Coast – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
14. ^ "East Coast – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
15. ^ "Official Count Results – East Coast (2017)". Electoral Commission. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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## References

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* Mackay, Joseph Angus (1949). Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z. Gisborne: Joseph Angus Mackay. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
* Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
* Scholefield, Guy (1925) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record (2nd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.

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