Hauraki (New Zealand general electorate)

For the Māori electorate, see Hauraki (Māori electorate). For other uses, see Hauraki (disambiguation).

Former electorate in New Zealand

Hauraki is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1928 to 1987 and 1993 to 1996. In the 1987 general election it was renamed Coromandel, the name that had been used from 1972 to 1981. In 1993 it reverted to Hauraki, but became Coromandel again for the first MMP election in 1996.

## Population centres

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In the 1927 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further electorate from the South Island due to faster population growth. Five electorates were abolished, two former electorates were re-established, and three electorates, including Hauraki, were created for the first time. These changes came into effect with the 1928 election.[1] In its original form, the Hauraki electorate extended from the Hauraki Plains up the coast to Auckland. Settlements that fell into the electorate were Howick, Papatoetoe, Māngere, Manurewa, Brookby, Meremere, Miranda, and Waitakaruru.[2] In the 1937 electoral redistribution, the Hauraki electorate moved significantly south, losing all the South Auckland suburbs to the new Otahuhu electorate, and gaining Morrinsville.[3]

In the 1946 electoral redistribution, the Hauraki electorate moved to the north-east, losing Morrinsville, but gaining Paeroa and most of the Coromandel Peninsula, including Thames, Whitianga, and Coromandel township.[4]

The 1987 electoral redistribution took the continued population growth in the North Island into account, and two additional general electorates were created, bringing the total number of electorates to 97. In the South Island, the shift of population to Christchurch had continued.[5] Overall, three electorates were newly created, three electorates were recreated, and four electorates were abolished (including Hauraki). All of those electorates were in the North Island. Changes in the South Island were restricted to boundary changes.[6] These changes came into effect with the 1987 election.[7]

## History

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The electorate was represented by nine Members of Parliament.[8] The first representative was Arthur Hall, who died in office on 18 April 1931.[9] This caused the 1931 by-election, which was won by Walter William Massey.[10]

In 1972 and 1987, the electorate was abolished and replaced with the Coromandel electorate.[8]

### Members of Parliament

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Key

Reform Labour National

Election  | Winner

|

1928 election |  | Arthur Hall
1931 by-election |  | Walter William Massey
1931 election
1935 election |  | Charles Robert Petrie
1938 election |  | John Manchester Allen
1942 by-election |  | Andy Sutherland
1943 election
1946 election
1949 election
1951 election
1954 election |  | Arthur Kinsella
1957 election
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election |  | Leo Schultz
(Abolished 1972–1978; see Coromandel)
1978 election |  | Leo Schultz
1981 election |  | Graeme Lee
1984 election
{Abolished 1987–1993; see Coromandel)
1993 election |  | Warren Kyd
(Electorate abolished in 1996; see Coromandel)

The name Hauraki was used in 1999 for a Māori electorate; please refer to Hauraki Maori.

## Election results

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### 1993 election

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1993 general election: Hauraki[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Warren Kyd | 7,568  | 40.85  |
| Alliance | Jeanette Fitzsimons | 5,698  | 30.75  |
| Labour | Rachel Garden  | 3,183  | 17.18  |
| NZ First | Sharon O'Flaherty  | 1,593  | 8.59  |
| Christian Heritage | Ross Jackson  | 289  | 1.55  |
| McGillicuddy Serious | Gregory Clive Smith  | 148  | 0.79  |
| Defence Movement | James Brian Boswell  | 47  | 0.25  |
Majority | 1,870  | 10.09  |
Turnout | 18,526  | 83.10  |
Registered electors | 22,291  |  |

### 1984 election

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1984 general election: Hauraki[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Graeme Lee | 9,070  | 43.9  | −1.5
| Social Credit | Alasdair Thompson  | 5,638  | 27.3  |
| Labour | Gary Taylor  | 4,653  | 22.5  |
| NZ Party | Peter Hepburn  | 1,227  | 5.9  |
| Values | Marion Donald  | 71  | 0.4  |
Majority | 3,432  | 16.6  | +7.5
Turnout | 22,607  | 93.2  | +3.9

### 1981 election

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1981 general election: Hauraki[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| National | Graeme Lee | 8,996  | 45.4  |
| Social Credit | Gordon Miller  | 7,209  | 36.3  | +3.1
| Labour | Carl Jensen  | 3,636  | 18.3  |
Majority | 1,787  | 9.1  |
Turnout | 22,298  | 89.3  | +19.2

### 1978 election

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1978 general election: Hauraki[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Leo Schultz | 8,022  | 44.3  |
| Social Credit | Gordon Miller  | 6,003  | 33.2  |
| Labour | John Williams  | 3,668  | 20.3  |
| Values | Michael Fraser Donoghue  | 390  | 2.2  |
Majority | 2,019  | 11.1  |
Turnout | 25,876  | 70.1  |

### 1943 election

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There were five candidates in 1943, with the election won by Andy Sutherland over Edmund Colin Nigel Robinson.[13]

### 1942 by-election

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1942 Hauraki by-election[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| National | Andy Sutherland | 3,805  | 77.41  |
| Independent | Henry Thomas Head  | 1,082  | 22.01  |
Informal votes  | 29  | 0.58  |
Majority | 2,723  | 55.39  |
Turnout | 4,916  |  |
Registered electors |  |  |

### 1935 election

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1935 general election: Hauraki[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Charles Robert Petrie | 5,325  | 45.37  | +9.99
| Reform | Walter Massey | 4,781  | 40.74  | −23.88
| Democrat | Stanley Rickards  | 1,629  | 13.88  |
Informal votes  | 75  | 0.63  | −0.05
Majority | 544  | 4.63  |
Turnout | 11,735  | 89.64  | +10.41
Registered electors | 13,090  |  |

### 1931 election

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1931 general election: Hauraki[16][17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Reform | Walter Massey | 6,078  | 64.62  | +15.15
| Labour | Charles Robert Petrie | 3,328  | 35.38  | +3.42
Informal votes  | 64  | 0.68  |
Majority | 2,750  | 29.24  | +11.73
Turnout | 9,470  | 79.23  |
Registered electors | 11,953  |  |

### 1931 by-election

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1931 Hauraki by-election[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Reform | Walter Massey | 4,023  | 49.47  |
| Labour | Charles Robert Petrie | 2,599  | 31.96  |
| United | Ebenezer Allan  | 997  | 12.26  | −19.74
| Country Party | Alexander Ross  | 513  | 6.31  |
Majority | 1,424  | 17.51  | 7.80
Turnout | 8,132  |  |

### 1928 election

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1928 general election: Hauraki[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Reform | Arthur Hall | 3,826  | 41.71  |
| United | Ebenezer Allan  | 2,935  | 32.00  |
| Labour | Charles Robert Petrie | 2,411  | 26.29  |
Majority | 891  | 9.71  |
Informal votes  | 54  | 0.59  |
Turnout | 9,226  | 87.60  |
Registered electors | 10,532  |  |

## Notes

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1. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 83–88.
2. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 86.
3. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 86–91.
4. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 90–95.
5. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 127f.
6. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 123–128.
7. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 127.
8. ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 264.
9. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 202.
10. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 219.
11. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993. pp. 35–6.
12. ^ a b c Norton 1988, p. 239.
13. ^ "Electoral". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. 80, no. 24714\. 14 October 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
14. ^ "Majority Increased - Hauraki By-election". Waikato Times. Vol. 130, no. 21657\. 18 February 1942. p. 2.
15. ^ The General Election, 1935. National Library. 1936. pp. 1–35. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
16. ^ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
17. ^ "Election Counts". Auckland Star. Vol. LXII, no. 291\. 9 December 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
18. ^ "Hauraki by-election: The official count". The Evening Post. Vol. CXI, no. 131\. 5 June 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
19. ^ Skinner, W. A. G. (1929). The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. p. 3. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

## References

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* McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
* Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
* Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.

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