Roskill (New Zealand electorate)

Former electorate in Auckland, New Zealand

Roskill electorate boundaries between 1993 and 1996.

Roskill was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1919 to 1996. The electorate was represented by eight Members of Parliament.

## Population centres

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In the 1918 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further three electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth. Only two existing electorates were unaltered, five electorates were abolished, two former electorate were re-established, and three electorates, including Roskill, were created for the first time.[1]

The electorate was in the western suburbs of Auckland, New Zealand.

## History

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The electorate was created in 1919, and existed continuously until 1996, the first mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) election, when it was included in the New Lynn electorate. The first representative was Vivian Potter, who represented the electorate for three terms for the Reform Party.[2] In the 1928 election, Potter stood in the Eden electorate as an independent but was beaten by Arthur Stallworthy.[3]

In the Roskill electorate, George Munns of the United Party won the 1928 election.[4] He was defeated in 1931 by Arthur Shapton Richards.[5] In 1935, Richards was challenged by the former representative Vivian Potter, but Potter came fourth out of the five candidates, with the incumbent winning the election.[6] In the 1946 election, Richards successfully transferred to the Mount Albert electorate.[7]

In 1999, the electorate was recreated as Mount Roskill, and was won by Phil Goff, who later became leader of the Labour Party.

### Members of Parliament

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The Roskill electorate was represented by eight Members of Parliament:[8]

Key

Reform   United   Labour   National

Election | Winner

|

1919 election |  | Vivian Potter
1922 election
1925 election
1928 election |  | George Munns
1931 election |  | Arthur Shapton Richards
1935 election
1938 election
1943 election
1946 election |  | Frank Langstone
1949 election |  | John Rae
1951 election
1954 election
1957 election |  | Arthur Faulkner
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election
1975 election
1978 election
1981 election |  | Phil Goff
1984 election
1987 election
1990 election |  | Gilbert Myles
1993 election |  | Phil Goff
(Electorate abolished 1996; see Owairaka)

Gilbert Myles' changes of allegiance, 1990–93

National   Independent   Liberal   Alliance   NZ First

## Election results

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### 1993 election

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1993 general election: Roskill[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Phil Goff | 7,664  | 39.60  | −1.97
| National | Allan Spence  | 5,459  | 28.21  |
| NZ First | Gilbert Myles | 3,530  | 18.24  | −26.48
| Alliance | Jenny-Kaye Potaka  | 2,260  | 11.67  |
| Christian Heritage | Rowan Dunbar  | 355  | 1.83  |
| McGillicuddy Serious | Julian Price  | 82  | 0.42  |
Majority | 2,205  | 11.39  |
Turnout | 19,350  | 84.90  | +0.42
Registered electors | 22,789  |  |

### 1990 election

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1990 general election: Roskill[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Gilbert Myles | 9,132  | 44.72  |
| Labour | Phil Goff | 8,488  | 41.57  | −12.23
| Green | Ian Graham Douglas  | 1,287  | 6.30  |
| NewLabour | Ella Henry | 952  | 4.66  |
| Democrats | Douglas McGee  | 185  | 0.90  | −2.19
| Social Credit | John Ferdinand  | 153  | 0.74  |
| Independent | Walter Christie  | 111  | 0.54  |
| McGillicuddy Serious | Richard Alexander Foster  | 96  | 0.47  |
| Communist League | Anthony David Drumm  | 12  | 0.05  |
Majority | 644  | 3.15  |
Turnout | 20,416  | 85.32  | −0.05
Registered electors | 23,926  |  |

### 1987 election

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1987 general election: Roskill[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Phil Goff | 10,487  | 54.27  | +0.47
| National | Bob Foulkes  | 8,050  | 41.66  |
| Democrats | Douglas McGee  | 598  | 3.09  |
| NZ Party | Brian Murray  | 97  | 0.50  |
| Independent | Anthony Peter Devicich  | 91  | 0.47  | +0.20
Majority | 2,437  | 12.61  | −7.89
Turnout | 19,323  | 85.37  | −3.04
Registered electors | 22,633  |  |

### 1984 election

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1984 general election: Roskill[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Phil Goff | 11,043  | 53.80  | +6.20
| National | Chris Knowles  | 6,835  | 33.30  |
| NZ Party | Ben Matthews  | 2,217  | 10.80  |
| Social Credit | Edward James Lye  | 789  | 3.84  |
| Independent | Anthony Peter Devicich  | 57  | 0.27  |
| Values | Johan Ofman  | 34  | 0.16  |
Majority | 4,208  | 20.50  | +8.21
Turnout | 20,525  | 88.41  | +1.07
Registered electors | 23,214  |  |

### 1981 election

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1981 general election: Roskill[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Phil Goff | 9,778  | 47.60  |
| National | Cheryl Parsons  | 7,253  | 35.31  |
| Social Credit | Chris Lynch  | 3,508  | 17.07  |
Majority | 2,525  | 12.29  |
Turnout | 20,539  | 87.34  | +18.23
Registered electors | 23,515  |  |

### 1978 election

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1978 general election: Roskill[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 9,584  | 48.19  | +2.30
| National | John Banks | 7,913  | 39.78  |
| Social Credit | David Howes  | 2,157  | 10.84  |
| Values | Steve Covacich  | 233  | 1.17  |
Majority | 1,671  | 8.40  | +5.47
Turnout | 19,887  | 69.11  | −16.24
Registered electors | 28,774  |  |

### 1975 election

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1975 general election: Roskill[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 8,276  | 45.89  | −12.17
| National | John Priestley  | 7,746  | 42.95  | +11.60
| Values | Geoff Hansen  | 1,037  | 5.75  |
| Social Credit | Brenda Delamore  | 955  | 5.29  |
| Socialist Unity | George Jackson  | 17  | 0.09  |
Majority | 530  | 2.93  | −23.76
Turnout | 18,031  | 82.35  | −6.83
Registered electors | 21,893  |  |

### 1972 election

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1972 general election: Roskill[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 9,653  | 58.06  | +1.28
| National | John Priestley  | 5,214  | 31.35  |
| Social Credit | B P Glamuzina  | 923  | 5.55  |
| Values | Bruce McClintock  | 626  | 3.76  |
| New Democratic | Robert Howie  | 211  | 1.26  | −5.81
Majority | 4,439  | 26.69  | +6.05
Turnout | 16,627  | 89.18  | −0.16
Registered electors | 18,644  |  |

### 1969 election

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1969 general election: Roskill[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 9,067  | 56.78  | +2.24
| National | Anthony Cook  | 5,771  | 36.14  | +3.26
| Social Credit | Robert Howie  | 1,130  | 7.07  | −5.50
Majority | 3,296  | 20.64  | −1.02
Turnout | 15,968  | 89.34  | +4.31
Registered electors | 17,873  |  |

### 1966 election

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1966 general election: Roskill[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 9,624  | 54.54  | −3.45
| National | Anthony Cook  | 5,802  | 32.88  |
| Social Credit | Robert Howie  | 2,218  | 12.57  | +8.42
Majority | 3,822  | 21.66  | +3.82
Turnout | 17,644  | 85.03  | −5.74
Registered electors | 20,748  |  |

### 1963 election

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1963 general election: Roskill[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 9,207  | 51.09  | +2.08
| National | Thomas Tucker  | 5,991  | 33.24  |
| Social Credit | Robert Howie  | 749  | 4.15  |
| Liberal | Lewis Rose  | 273  | 1.51  |
| Communist | Ralph Hegman  | 137  | 0.76  |
Majority | 3,216  | 17.84  | +9.16
Turnout | 16,357  | 90.77  | −1.87
Registered electors | 18,020  |  |

### 1960 election

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1960 general election: Roskill[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 8,414  | 53.17  | −2.20
| National | Geoffrey Taylor  | 6,767  | 42.76  |
| Social Credit | Frank Langstone | 575  | 3.63  | +0.08
| Communist | Ella Ayo  | 68  | 0.42  |
Majority | 1,374  | 8.68  | −5.62
Turnout | 15,824  | 92.64  | −1.82
Registered electors | 17,080  |  |

### 1957 election

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1957 general election: Roskill[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 8,197  | 55.37  |
| National | John Rae | 6,080  | 41.06  | −12.03
| Social Credit | Frank Langstone | 527  | 3.55  |
Majority | 2,117  | 14.30  |
Turnout | 14,804  | 94.46  | +4.79
Registered electors | 15,671  |  |

### 1954 election

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1954 general election: Roskill[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | John Rae | 7,455  | 53.09  | +1.67
| Labour | Elizabeth Morris  | 5,803  | 41.32  |
| Social Credit | William Sayer  | 783  | 5.57  |
Majority | 1,652  | 11.76  | +8.92
Turnout | 14,041  | 89.67  | −0.74
Registered electors | 15,658  |  |

### 1951 election

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1951 general election: Roskill[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | John Rae | 7,962  | 51.42  | +0.32
| Labour | Pat Curran | 7,522  | 48.58  |
Majority | 440  | 2.84  | −6.96
Turnout | 15,484  | 90.41  | −3.72
Registered electors | 17,126  |  |

### 1949 election

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1949 general election: Roskill[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | John Rae | 7,372  | 51.10  |
| Labour | James Freeman  | 5,957  | 41.29  |
| Independent | Frank Langstone | 1,097  | 7.61  | −42.99
Majority | 1,415  | 9.80  |
Turnout | 14,426  | 94.13  | −0.55
Registered electors | 15,324  |  |

### 1946 election

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1946 general election: Roskill[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Frank Langstone | 6,611  | 50.60  |
| National | Roy McElroy | 6,456  | 49.40  | +6.66
Majority | 155  | 1.18  |
Turnout | 13,067  | 94.68  | +1.57
Registered electors | 13,801  |  |

### 1943 election

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1943 general election: Roskill[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Arthur Shapton Richards | 8,742  | 48.03  | −8.98
| National | Roy McElroy | 7,780  | 42.74  |
| Democratic Labour | Keith Hay | 1,015  | 5.57  |
| Real Democracy | Charles Belton  | 249  | 1.36  |
| People's Movement | Hawtrey Warren Glynn  | 145  | 0.79  |
| Independent Labour | Stanley Hamilton  | 95  | 0.52  |
Informal votes  | 116  | 0.63  | −0.10
Majority | 962  | 5.28  | −9.47
Turnout | 18,199  | 93.11  | −0.51
Registered electors | 19,545  |  |

### 1938 election

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1938 general election: Roskill[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Arthur Shapton Richards | 8,272  | 57.01  | −2.27
| National | Arthur Sagar Bailey  | 6,431  | 44.32  |
Informal votes  | 106  | 0.73  | −0.09
Majority | 2,141  | 14.75  | −12.57
Turnout | 14,509  | 92.60  | +1.97
Registered electors | 15,667  |  |

### 1935 election

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1935 general election: Roskill[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Arthur Shapton Richards | 8,728  | 59.28  | +20.47
| Reform | Thomas Fleming  | 4,705  | 31.96  |
| Democrat | William Clarvis  | 698  | 4.74  |
| Independent | Vivian Potter | 492  | 3.34  |
| Independent Liberal | William Frederick Jamieson  | 98  | 0.66  |
Informal votes  | 121  | 0.82  | +0.71
Majority | 4,023  | 27.32  | +25.96
Turnout | 14,721  | 90.63  | +8.80
Registered electors | 16,242  |  |

### 1931 election

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1931 general election: Roskill[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Arthur Shapton Richards | 4,885  | 38.81  |
| Reform | William John Holdsworth[20] | 4,714  | 37.45  |
| United | George Munns | 2,988  | 23.74  | −22.25
Majority | 171  | 1.36  |
Informal votes  | 14  | 0.11  | −0.50
Turnout | 12,601  | 81.83  | −5.88
Registered electors | 15,399  |  |

### 1928 election

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1928 general election: Roskill[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| United | George Munns | 5,745  | 45.99  |
| Labour | Arthur Shapton Richards | 3,401  | 27.23  |
| Reform | Ellen Melville | 3,345  | 26.78  |
Majority | 2,344  | 18.77  |
Informal votes  | 77  | 0.61  | +0.02
Turnout | 12,568  | 87.71  | −2.98
Registered electors | 14,329  |  |

### 1925 election

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1925 general election: Roskill[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform | Vivian Potter | 7,301  | 55.44  | +10.93
| Liberal | Alfred Hall-Skelton  | 4,388  | 33.32  | +7.28
| Labour | John William Yarnall  | 1,399  | 10.62  |
Informal votes  | 79  | 0.59  | −0.33
Majority | 2,913  | 22.12  | +3.66
Turnout | 13,167  | 90.69  | −1.43
Registered electors | 14,518  |  |

### 1922 election

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1922 general election: Roskill[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform | Vivian Potter | 4,838  | 44.51  | −0.32
| Liberal | Alfred Hall-Skelton  | 2,831  | 26.04  |
| Independent | Ellen Melville | 1,617  | 14.87  |
| Labour | Jim Purtell  | 1,481  | 13.62  |
Informal votes  | 101  | 0.92  | −0.09
Majority | 2,007  | 18.46  | −1.33
Turnout | 10,868  | 92.12  | +6.94
Registered electors | 11,797  |  |

### 1919 election

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1919 general election: Roskill[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform | Vivian Potter | 4,200  | 44.83  |
| Independent Reform | James Gunson | 2,346  | 25.04  |
| Labour | George Davis | 1,998  | 21.33  |
| Independent Liberal | Frederick William Peddle  | 728  | 7.77  |
Informal votes  | 95  | 1.01  |
Majority | 1,854  | 19.79  |
Turnout | 9,367  | 85.18  |
Registered electors | 10,996  |  |

## Notes

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1. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 75–80.
2. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 227.
3. ^ The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
4. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 222.
5. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 222, 230.
6. ^ "Blomfield and Jaget Singh". The Evening Post. Vol. CXX, no. 136\. 5 December 1935. p. 5. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
7. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 230.
8. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 271.
9. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
10. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
11. ^ a b c d e f Norton 1988, pp. 338.
12. ^ a b c d e f Norton 1988, pp. 337.
13. ^ "The New Zealand Official Year-Book, 1951–52". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
14. ^ "The General Election, 1949". National Library. 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
15. ^ "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
16. ^ "Electoral". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. 80, no. 24713\. 13 October 1943. p. 5. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
17. ^ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
18. ^ The General Election, 1935. National Library. 1936. pp. 1–35. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
19. ^ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
20. ^ "Electoral". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXVIII, no. 21051\. 9 December 1931. p. 18. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
21. ^ Skinner, W. A. G. (1929). The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
22. ^ The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
23. ^ The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
24. ^ Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

## 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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