Miramar (New Zealand electorate)

Former electorate in Wellington, New Zealand

Miramar electorate boundaries between 1993 and 1996.

Miramar was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate in the south-eastern suburbs of Wellington. It was created in 1946, replacing Wellington East, and was replaced by Rongotai for the first MMP election of 1996.

## 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 Miramar.[1] The electorate's boundary was initially located on the Rongotai isthmus that is occupied by Wellington Airport.[2] This boundary slowly shifted towards the city of Wellington in subsequent electoral redistributions.[3] The electorate boundaries were unaffected by the electoral redistributions in 1972 and 1987.[4] The electorate was abolished in 1996, when it was replaced by the Rongotai electorate.

## History

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The electorate was marginal, and changed several times between the parties. The first representative in 1946 was Bob Semple of the Labour Party.[5] Semple did not stand for re-election in 1954 and died at New Plymouth in January 1955.[6]

Semple was succeeded by Labour's Bill Fox, who served from 1954 until his defeat in the 1966 election by National's Bill Young.[7]

### Members of Parliament

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Key

Labour National

Election  | Winner

|

1946 election |  | Bob Semple
1949 election
1951 election
1954 election |  | Bill Fox
1957 election
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election |  | Bill Young
1969 election
1972 election
1975 election
1978 election
1981 election |  | Peter Neilsen
1984 election
1987 election
1990 election |  | Graeme Reeves
1993 election |  | Annette King
(Electorate abolished in 1996; see Rongotai)

## Election results

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### 1993 election

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1993 general election: Miramar[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Annette King | 10,352  | 46.42  |
| National | Graeme Reeves | 7,757  | 34.78  | −8.71
| Alliance | Jody Hamilton  | 2,590  | 11.61  |
| NZ First | Andrew Campbell  | 960  | 4.30  |
| Christian Heritage | Robin Corner  | 353  | 1.58  |
| McGillicuddy Serious | Hellen Sarah Thornton  | 187  | 0.83  |
| Natural Law | Wayne Shepard  | 65  | 0.29  |
| Private Enterprise  | Frank Moncur  | 35  | 0.15  | +0.07
Majority  | 2,595  | 11.63  |
Turnout | 22,299  | 85.85  | −0.65
Registered electors | 25,972  |  |

### 1990 election

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1990 general election: Miramar[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Graeme Reeves | 8,789  | 43.49  |
| Labour | Peter Neilson | 8,237  | 40.76  | −16.51
| Green | Denis Foot | 1,914  | 9.47  |
| NewLabour | Josie Bullock  | 965  | 4.77  |
| McGillicuddy Serious | John Morrison  | 123  | 0.60  |
| Democrats | David Coad  | 69  | 0.34  | −1.97
| Social Credit | C J Whittaker  | 64  | 0.31  |
| Independent | M Day  | 29  | 0.14  |
| Private Enterprise  | Frank Moncur  | 17  | 0.08  | −0.07
Majority  | 552  | 2.73  |
Turnout | 20,207  | 86.50  | −1.29
Registered electors | 23,359  |  |

### 1987 election

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1987 general election: Miramar[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Peter Neilson | 11,556  | 57.27  | +7.89
| National | Ian Macfarlane  | 7,495  | 37.14  |
| Democrats | David Coad  | 468  | 2.31  |
| Independent | Viv Walker  | 433  | 2.14  |
| McGillicuddy Serious | S M Smith  | 143  | 0.70  |
| NZ Party | B H Purvis  | 50  | 0.24  |
| Private Enterprise  | Frank Moncur  | 32  | 0.15  | +0.02
Majority  | 4,061  | 20.12  | +4.56
Turnout | 20,177  | 87.79  | −5.60
Registered electors | 22,983  |  |

### 1984 election

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1984 general election: Miramar[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Peter Neilson | 11,102  | 49.38  | +3.53
| National | Don Crosbie  | 7,603  | 33.81  |
| NZ Party | Mike Bungay  | 3,424  | 15.22  |
| Social Credit | P M Lines  | 279  | 1.24  |
| Independent | John Kirk | 43  | 0.19  |
| Private Enterprise  | Frank Moncur  | 31  | 0.13  |
Majority  | 3,499  | 15.56  | +12.93
Turnout | 22,482  | 93.39  | +2.90
Registered electors | 24,072  |  |

### 1981 election

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1981 general election: Miramar[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Peter Neilson | 9,821  | 45.85  |
| National | Bill Young | 9,172  | 42.82  | −1.51
| Social Credit | Rod Carlisle  | 2,303  | 10.75  | +0.84
| Independent | G N McCardle  | 121  | 0.56  |
Majority  | 649  | 3.03  |
Turnout | 21,417  | 90.49  | +22.42
Registered electors | 23,667  |  |

### 1978 election

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1978 general election: Miramar[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| National | Bill Young | 9,236  | 44.33  | −5.60
| Labour | Bill Jeffries | 8,921  | 42.82  |
| Social Credit | Rod Carlisle  | 2,065  | 9.91  |
| Values | Denis Welch  | 611  | 2.93  |
Majority  | 315  | 1.51  | −7.76
Turnout | 20,833  | 65.07  | −16.73
Registered electors | 32,014  |  |

### 1975 election

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1975 general election: Miramar[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Bill Young | 9,413  | 49.93  | +2.72
| Labour | John Wybrow | 7,664  | 40.65  |
| Values | Cathy Wilson  | 956  | 5.07  |
| Social Credit | Frederick Joseph Charles Morgan  | 773  | 4.10  | +0.25
| Independent | George Nieris  | 45  | 0.23  |
Majority  | 1,749  | 9.27  | +6.80
Turnout | 18,851  | 81.80  | −9.21
Registered electors | 23,044  |  |

### 1972 election

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1972 general election: Miramar[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Bill Young | 8,294  | 47.21  | −5.35
| Labour | Brian Edwards | 7,860  | 44.74  |
| Social Credit | Frederick Joseph Charles Morgan  | 677  | 3.85  | −1.31
| Values | D Tindill  | 630  | 3.58  |
| New Democratic | K Boyd  | 54  | 0.30  |
| Independent | J D Howard  | 50  | 0.28  |
Majority  | 434  | 2.47  | −7.82
Turnout | 17,565  | 91.01  | +0.77
Registered electors | 19,299  |  |

### 1969 election

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1969 general election: Miramar[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Bill Young | 9,134  | 52.56  | +5.91
| Labour | Charles Troughton  | 7,345  | 42.26  |
| Social Credit | Frederick Joseph Charles Morgan  | 898  | 5.16  | −2.40
Majority  | 1,789  | 10.29  | +9.42
Turnout | 17,377  | 90.24  | +3.79
Registered electors | 19,255  |  |

### 1966 election

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1966 general election: Miramar[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| National | Bill Young | 7,767  | 46.65  | −0.21
| Labour | Bill Fox | 7,621  | 45.78  | −3.50
| Social Credit | Frederick Joseph Charles Morgan  | 1,259  | 7.56  |
Majority  | 146  | 0.87  |
Turnout | 16,647  | 86.45  | −4.99
Registered electors | 19,255  |  |

### 1963 election

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1963 general election: Miramar[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Bill Fox | 8,465  | 49.28  | +0.72
| National | Bill Young | 8,049  | 46.86  |
| Social Credit | George Johnson  | 662  | 3.85  |
Majority  | 416  | 2.42  | −0.73
Turnout | 17,176  | 91.44  | +2.06
Registered electors | 18,782  |  |

### 1960 election

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1960 general election: Miramar[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Labour | Bill Fox | 7,186  | 48.56  | −5.76
| National | Bernard Lewis Lyons  | 6,719  | 45.40  |
| Social Credit | Robert William Johnson  | 893  | 6.03  | +1.28
Majority  | 467  | 3.15  | −10.25
Turnout | 14,798  | 89.38  | −4.11
Registered electors | 16,555  |  |

### 1957 election

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1957 general election: Miramar[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Bill Fox | 8,417  | 54.32  | +2.51
| National | Clevedon Costello  | 6,340  | 40.92  |
| Social Credit | Robert William Johnson  | 736  | 4.75  |
Majority  | 2,077  | 13.40  | +2.96
Turnout | 15,493  | 93.49  | +5.32
Registered electors | 16,571  |  |

### 1954 election

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1954 general election: Miramar[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Bill Fox | 7,576  | 51.81  |
| National | Robert John McConnell  | 6,049  | 41.37  |
| Social Credit | Roy Matheson Gunn  | 998  | 6.82  |
Majority  | 1,527  | 10.44  |
Turnout | 14,623  | 88.17  | −3.11
Registered electors | 16,584  |  |

### 1951 election

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1951 general election: Miramar[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Bob Semple | 6,785  | 53.59  | −0.49
| National | Cuthbert Taylor  | 5,878  | 46.41  | +2.22
Majority  | 501  | 3.95  | −5.93
Turnout | 12,663  | 85.63  | −5.65
Registered electors | 14,788  |  |

### 1949 election

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1949 general election: Miramar[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Bob Semple | 7,193  | 54.08  | −5.02
| National | Cuthbert Taylor  | 5,878  | 44.19  |
| Communist | Kenneth Stanton  | 229  | 1.72  |
Majority  | 1,315  | 9.88  | −8.30
Turnout | 13,300  | 91.28  | +1.29
Registered electors | 14,570  |  |

### 1946 election

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1946 general election: Miramar[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Bob Semple | 8,064  | 59.10  |
| National | Len Jacobsen  | 5,582  | 40.90  |
Majority  | 2,482  | 18.18  |
Turnout | 13,646  | 90.99  |
Registered electors | 14,996  |  |

## Notes

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1. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 91–96.
2. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 94.
3. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 94–126.
4. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 115, 127.
5. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 233.
6. ^ Richardson, Len. "Semple, Robert". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
7. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 197, 247.
8. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
9. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
10. ^ a b c d e f Norton 1988, pp. 278.
11. ^ a b c d e f Norton 1988, pp. 277.
12. ^ "The New Zealand Official Year-Book, 1951–52". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
13. ^ "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:Miramar+(New+Zealand+electorate)" class="Z3988">
14. ^ "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:Miramar+(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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