Karori (New Zealand electorate)

Former electorate in Wellington, New Zealand

Karori was a New Zealand electorate, situated in the west of Wellington. It existed from 1946 to 1978, and was represented by three different Members of Parliament during that period, all of them are represented by National Party due to being a wealthy suburb.

## Population centres

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The 1941 New Zealand census had been postponed due to World War II, so the 1946 electoral redistribution had to take ten years of population growth and movements into account. The North Island gained a further two electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth. The abolition of the country quota through the Electoral Amendment Act, 1945 reduced the number and increased the size of rural electorates. None of the existing electorates remained unchanged, 27 electorates were abolished, eight former electorates were re-established, and 19 electorates were created for the first time, including Karori.[1]

The electorate of Karori was created for the 1946 elections.[2] Its initial boundaries were roughly the same as the abolished Wellington West electorate, except that it did not include Brooklyn or Ngaio. It included Karori proper, Northland, Wilton, Mākara, and parts of Kelburn.

Redistributions for the 1954 elections saw it lose a small amount of territory to Wellington Central electorate, and gain a small amount from Onslow electorate. Redistributions for the 1957 elections saw it again gain territory (parts of Khandallah and Ngaio) from Onslow, but lose territory to Wellington South electorate. For the Redistributions for the 1963 elections, it gained the whole of Khandallah and Johnsonville from the abolished Onslow electorate, but lost Kelburn, Northland, and Wilton. The 1969 elections saw it lose Johnsonville, regain parts of Wilton and Northland, and gain Ohariu. In the 1972 elections, it lost ground in Wilton and Northland, but regained parts of Johnsonville.

The electorate was abolished through the 1977 electoral redistribution, which came into effect with the 1978 election. The new electorate of Ohariu was roughly based on the Karori electorate, but did not include any of Khandallah or Ngaio.[3]

## History

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The electorate was held by the National Party for the duration of its existence.[2] Its longest occupant, Jack Marshall, briefly served as Prime Minister.[4]

### Members of Parliament

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The Karori electorate was represented by three Members of Parliament.[2]

Key

National

Election  | Winner

|

1946 election |  | Charles Bowden
1949 election
1951 election
1954 election |  | Jack Marshall
1957 election
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election
1975 election |  | Hugh Templeton
Electorate abolished 1978; see Ohariu

## Election results

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### 1975 election

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1975 general election: Karori[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Hugh Templeton | 11,235  | 56.52  |
| Labour | Margaret Shields | 6,405  | 32.22  |
| Values | Bill Emsley  | 1,379  | 6.93  |
| Social Credit | Eric Elliott  | 829  | 4.17  |
| Liberal | Franz Shaw  | 15  | 0.07  |
| Independent | Margaret Gellen  | 14  | 0.07  |
Majority  | 4,830  | 24.29  |
Turnout | 19,877  | 83.95  | −5.82
Registered electors | 23,676  |  |

### 1972 election

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1972 general election: Karori[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Jack Marshall | 9,825  | 55.80  | −9.85
| Labour | Adam Floyd  | 5,417  | 30.76  |
| Values | Brian Dreadon  | 1,650  | 9.37  |
| Social Credit | Ron England  | 676  | 3.83  | −0.97
| New Democratic | George John Ayo  | 38  | 0.21  |
Majority  | 4,408  | 25.03  | −11.07
Turnout | 17,606  | 89.77  | −0.66
Registered electors | 19,611  |  |

### 1969 election

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1969 general election: Karori[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Jack Marshall | 11,320  | 65.65  | +6.25
| Labour | Roy Tombs  | 5,094  | 29.55  |
| Social Credit | Ron England  | 828  | 4.80  |
Majority  | 6,226  | 36.10  | +7.54
Turnout | 17,242  | 89.11  | +2.23
Registered electors | 19,349  |  |

### 1966 election

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1966 general election: Karori[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Jack Marshall | 10,961  | 59.40  | −0.27
| Labour | Peter Blizard  | 5,691  | 30.84  |
| Social Credit | Stuart Dickson  | 1,798  | 9.74  |
Majority  | 5,270  | 28.56  | +5.30
Turnout | 18,450  | 86.59  | −4.75
Registered electors | 21,305  |  |

### 1963 election

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1963 general election: Karori[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Jack Marshall | 10,312  | 59.67  | −2.32
| Labour | Keith Spry | 6,292  | 36.41  |
| Social Credit | Barney Thomas Daniel  | 677  | 3.92  |
Majority  | 4,020  | 23.26  | −3.91
Turnout | 17,281  | 91.34  | +3.12
Registered electors | 18,919  |  |

### 1960 election

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1960 general election: Karori[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Jack Marshall | 9,841  | 61.99  | +4.64
| Labour | Olive Smuts-Kennedy | 5,528  | 34.83  |
| Social Credit | Dorothy Wild  | 505  | 3.18  |
Majority  | 4,313  | 27.17  | +8.66
Turnout | 15,874  | 88.22  | −4.60
Registered electors | 17,993  |  |

### 1957 election

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1957 general election: Karori[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Jack Marshall | 9,481  | 57.35  | +4.05
| Labour | Keith Spry | 6,420  | 38.83  |
| Social Credit | Barney Thomas Daniel  | 555  | 3.35  |
| Independent | Thomas Simpson  | 75  | 0.45  |
Majority  | 3,061  | 18.51  | +6.91
Turnout | 16,531  | 92.82  | +4.94
Registered electors | 17,809  |  |

### 1954 election

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1954 general election: Karori[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Jack Marshall | 8,317  | 53.30  |
| Labour | Jim Bateman | 6,506  | 41.72  | +5.20
| Social Credit | Richard Donald McLaren  | 778  | 4.98  |
Majority  | 1,811  | 11.60  |
Turnout | 15,601  | 87.88  | +0.50
Registered electors | 17,751  |  |

### 1951 election

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1951 general election: Karori[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| National | Charles Bowden | 8,128  | 63.48  | −0.15
| Labour | Jim Bateman | 4,675  | 36.52  |
Majority  | 3,453  | 26.97  | −0.29
Turnout | 12,803  | 88.38  | −2.33
Registered electors | 14,486  |  |

### 1949 election

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1949 general election: Karori[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Charles Bowden | 8,367  | 63.63  | +6.08
| Labour | Ethel Harris  | 4,782  | 36.37  |
Majority  | 3,585  | 27.26  | +12.16
Turnout | 13,149  | 90.71  | +0.43
Registered electors | 14,495  |  |

### 1946 election

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1946 general election: Karori[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Charles Bowden | 7,776  | 57.55  |
| Labour | Patrick Connolly Pearse McGavin  | 5,734  | 42.45  |
Majority  | 2,042  | 15.10  |
Turnout | 13,510  | 91.14  |
Registered electors | 14,822  |  |

## Notes

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1. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 91–96.
2. ^ a b c Wilson 1985, p. 266.
3. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 114–119.
4. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 58, 218.
5. ^ a b Norton 1988, pp. 261.
6. ^ a b c d e f Norton 1988, pp. 260.
7. ^ "The New Zealand Official Year-Book, 1951–52". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
8. ^ "The General Election, 1949". National Library. 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014.1-5,+8&rft.pub=National+Library&rft.date=1950&rft_id=https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&d;=AJHR1950-I.2.3.2.43&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Karori+(New+Zealand+electorate)" class="Z3988">
9. ^ "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.1-11,+14&rft.pub=National+Library&rft.date=1947&rft_id=http://www.atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl;=search&d;=AJHR1947-I.2.4.2.38&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Karori+(New+Zealand+electorate)" class="Z3988">

## 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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