Selwyn (New Zealand electorate)

Electoral district in Canterbury, New Zealand

Selwyn

Single-member general constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives
Formation| 1866, 1946, 1978, 2008
Region| Canterbury
Character| Rural
Term| 3 years
Member for Selwyn

Nicola Grigg
since 17 October 2020
Party| National
Previous MP| Amy Adams (National)
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Selwyn is a current electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives, composed of towns on the outskirts of Christchurch city. The electorate was first formed for the 1866 election and has been abolished three times during its history. It was last re-established for the 2008 election and has been held by Nicola Grigg for the National Party since the 2020 election.

## Region and population centres

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The electorate is mainly rural, stretching from the Southern Alps to the Banks Peninsula, its borders broadly defined by the Rakaia River in the south and the Waimakariri River in the north. Major towns include Rolleston, Lincoln, Prebbleton, and Darfield, with smaller towns such as Tai Tapu, Leeston and Dunsandel. The electorate also includes parts of Christchurch city's territorial authority.

## History

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### Existence and changes to area

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An electorate called Selwyn existed between 1866 and 1919. A Selwyn electorate also existed between 1946 and 1972 and again from 1978 until it was absorbed by Rakaia for the first MMP election in 1996.[1] The latest version of the Selwyn electorate was created for the 2008 election. This followed a review of electoral boundaries conducted after the 2006 Census, because of a general northwards population movement in the South Island. Even though the number of South Island electorates is fixed, the decline in the population of electorates from Rakaia south has resulted in the boundaries of electorates from Invercargill north to Rakaia shifting further northwards.

Due to the rapid growth of Selwyn relative to Christchurch (which lost population after the earthquakes), the 2013 redistribution had Selwyn losing Halswell and Westmorland to Port Hills and Harewood to Waimakariri while regaining the towns of Rakaia and Chertsey back from Rangitata.[2] Data from the 2018 census showed Selywn's population had continued to grow – it had the largest discrepancy of any electorate – and so the electorate would need to lose further area for the 2020 boundaries.[3] It shed an area around Hornby South to Wigram, the Banks Peninsula to the recreated Banks Peninsula, the area west of the Rakaia to Rangitata, and an area around Christchurch Airport to Ilam.[4]

### Voting history

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Edward Stevens was the electorate's first representative in 1866; he was returned elected unopposed.[5]

The dominant topic for the 1875 election was the abolition of the Provinces. William Reeves, the incumbent, favoured the retention of the provincial system of government, while his opponent, Cecil Fitzroy, was an abolitionist. Fitzroy, who was 31 years old and 20 years Reeves' junior, narrowly won the election.[6][7] Edward Lee acted as returning officer for the election.[8]

In the 1879 election, John Hall was returned unopposed.[9] In the 1881 election, Hall beat R. Lockhead by 467 to 169 votes.[10][11]

In the 1890 election, Alfred Saunders, Thomas Hamilton Anson, and William Jerrington Popple received 536, 485 and 237 votes, respectively.[12]

The electorate is one of the National Party's safest seats. National have held the seat, whenever it has existed since it was first recreated in 1946. In 2011, the candidate for the other major New Zealand party, Labour, received less than 11% of the electoral vote and came third, behind the Greens in the 2011 election. In that election, the only polling booths where Adams didn't receive the most votes were Arthur's Pass and Diamond Harbour.

### Members of Parliament

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Key:

Independent Conservative Reform Liberal National Green

Election  | Winner

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1866 election |  | Edward Stevens
1871 election |  | William Reeves
1875 election |  | Cecil Fitzroy
1879 election |  | John Hall
1881 election
1883 by-election |  | Edward Lee
1884 by-election |  | Edward Wakefield
1884 election
1887 election |  | John Hall
1890 election |  | Alfred Saunders
1893 election
1896 election |  | Cathcart Wason
1899 election |  | Charles Hardy
1902 election
1905 election
1908 election |
1911 election |  | William Dickie
1914 election
(Electorate abolished 1919–1946)
1946 election |  | John McAlpine
1949 election
1951 election
1954 election
1957 election
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election |  | Colin McLachlan
1969 election
(Electorate abolished 1972–1978, see Rakaia)
1978 election |  | Colin McLachlan
1981 election |  | Ruth Richardson
1984 election
1987 election
1990 election
1993 election
1994 by-election |  | David Carter
(Electorate abolished 1996–2008,
see Banks Peninsula & Rakaia)
2008 election |  | Amy Adams
2011 election
2014 election
2017 election
2020 election |  | Nicola Grigg
2023 election

### List MPs

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

Election  | Winner

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2011 election |  | Eugenie Sage

## Election results

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### 2023 election

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2023 general election results: Selwyn[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 | Y Nicola Grigg | 31,504  | 65.42  | +15.87  | 23,959  | 49.27  | +15.26
| Labour | Luke Jones  | 11,722  | 24.34  | -13.48  | 8,805  | 18.10  | -24.02
| ACT | Ben Harvey  | 2,822  | 5.86  | +1.40  | 5,895  | 12.12  | -0.44
| NZ Loyal | Logan Courtney  | 1,022  | 2.12  |  | 430  | 0.88  |
| New Conservatives | Abe Coulter  | 506  | 1.05  | -1.10  | 136  | 0.28  | -1.49
| Green |  | 4,340  | 8.93  | +4.06
| NZ First |  | 2,633  | 5.42  | +3.42
| Opportunities |  | 1,037  | 2.69  | +1.38
| Te Pāti Māori |  | 235  | 0.48  | +0.34
| NewZeal |  | 225  | 0.46  |
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 184  | 0.38  | +0.18
| Animal Justice |  | 91  | 0.19  |
| DemocracyNZ |  | 89  | 0.18  |
| Freedoms NZ |  | 62  | 0.13  |
| Leighton Baker Party |  | 41  | 0.08  |
| Women's Rights |  | 39  | 0.08  |
| New Nation |  | 30  | 0.06  |
Informal votes  | 578  |  |  | 119  |  |
Total valid votes | 48,154  |  |  | 48,624  |  |
| National hold | Majority | 19,782  | 41.08  | +29.35  |

### 2020 election

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2020 general election: Selwyn[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  | %  | ±%
| National | Nicola Grigg | 20,986  | 49.55  | −16.31  | 14,616  | 34.01  | −25.00
| Labour | Reuben Davidson | 16,018  | 37.82  | +17.05  | 18,102  | 42.12  | +16.01
| ACT | Stuart Armstrong  | 1,890  | 4.46  | +4.01  | 5,396  | 12.56  | +12.10
| Green | Abe O'Donnell  | 1,749  | 4.13  | −2.23  | 2,092  | 4.87  | −0.44
| New Conservative | Bronwyn Lyell  | 910  | 2.15  | —  | 761  | 1.77  | +1.57
| Independent | Calvin Payne  | 436  | 1.03  | —  |
| Advance NZ | Jerry Larason  | 362  | 0.85  | —  | 306  | 0.71  | —
| NZ First |  | 861  | 2.00  | −3.53
| Opportunities |  | 564  | 1.31  | −1.25
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 85  | 0.20  | +0.02
| Māori Party |  | 59  | 0.14  | −0.03
| ONE |  | 49  | 0.11  | —
| Outdoors |  | 38  | 0.09  | +0.01
| Sustainable NZ |  | 25  | 0.06  | —
| TEA |  | 9  | 0.02  | —
| Vision NZ |  | 5  | 0.01  | —
| Heartland |  | 4  | 0.01  | —
| Social Credit |  | 2  | 0.00  | −0.00
Informal votes  | 654  |  |  | 219  |  |
Total valid votes | 42,351  |  |  | 42,975  |  |
| National hold | Majority | 4,968  | 11.73  | −33.36  |

### 2017 election

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2017 general election: Selwyn[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 Amy Adams | 28,686  | 65.86  | -4.11  | 26,003  | 59.00  | -4.58
| Labour | Tony Condon  | 9,047  | 20.77  | +9.22  | 11,508  | 26.11  | +13.14
| Green | Chrys Horn  | 2,772  | 6.36  | -5.19  | 2,339  | 5.30  | -5.60
| NZ First | Lindy Michelle Palmer  | 1,345  | 3.08  | -2.15  | 2,440  | 5.53  | -1.42
| Opportunities | Nicky Snoyink  | 1,270  | 2.91  | —  | 1,131  | 2.56  | —
| ACT | Brian Davidson  | 198  | 0.45  | +0.21  | 201  | 0.45  | +0.06
| Conservative |  | 87  | 0.2  | -3.29
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 79  | 0.2  | -0.13
| Māori Party |  | 75  | 0.17  | -0.14
| Ban 1080 |  | 41  | 0.09  | -0.13
| Outdoors |  | 36  | 0.08  | —
| United Future |  | 32  | 0.07  | -0.17
| People's Party |  | 11  | 0.02  | —
| Internet |  | 6  | 0.01  | -0.5[a]
| Democrats |  | 3  | 0.01  | -0.02
| Mana |  | 2  | 0  | -0.51[b]
Informal votes  | 235  |  |  | 74  |  |
Total valid votes | 43,553  |  |  | 44,068  |  |
| National hold | Majority | 19,639  | 45.09  | -13.33  |

### 2014 election

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2014 general election: Selwyn[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 Amy Adams | 24,625  | 69.97  | +0.83  | 22,809  | 63.58  | +0.93
| Green | Peter Selwyn Hill  | 4,064  | 11.55  | +1.37  | 3,910  | 10.90  | -0.54
| Labour | Gordon John Dickson  | 3,835  | 10.90  | -4.37  | 4,654  | 12.97  | -3.15
| NZ First | Bill Woods | 1,841  | 5.23  | +1.69  | 2,494  | 6.95  | +2.20
| Conservative | Roger Clibborn  | 619  | 1.76  | -0.12  | 1,253  | 3.49  | +1.03
| Māori Party | Sheryl Gardyne  | 129  | 0.37  | +0.37  | 111  | 0.31  | -0.06
| ACT | Paul Gilbert  | 83  | 0.24  | +0.24  | 139  | 0.39  | -0.52
| Internet Mana |  | 184  | 0.51  | +0.37
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 120  | 0.33  | +0.00
| United Future |  | 87  | 0.24  | -0.45
| Ban 1080 |  | 78  | 0.22  | +0.22
| Civilian |  | 16  | 0.04  | +0.04
| Democrats |  | 10  | 0.03  | -0.01
| Focus |  | 5  | 0.01  | +0.01
| Independent Coalition |  | 5  | 0.01  | +0.01
Informal votes  | 182  |  |  | 65  |  |
Total valid votes | 35,196  |  |  | 35,875  |  |
| National hold | Majority | 20,561  | 58.42  | +4.54  |

### 2011 election

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2011 general election: Selwyn[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 Amy Adams | 24,963  | 69.14  | +8.65  | 23,086  | 62.65  | +7.74
| Labour | Jo McLean  | 5,512  | 15.27  | -14.54  | 5,942  | 16.12  | -9.49
| Green | Eugenie Sage | 3,674  | 10.18  | +10.18  | 4,215  | 11.44  | +3.91
| NZ First | Bill Woods | 1,277  | 3.54  | +3.54  | 1,750  | 4.75  | +1.71
| Conservative | Wilton Gray  | 677  | 1.88  | +1.88  | 906  | 2.46  | +2.46
| ACT |  | 336  | 0.91  | -2.77
| United Future |  | 256  | 0.69  | -0.45
| Māori Party |  | 137  | 0.37  | -0.04
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 123  | 0.33  | +0.07
| Mana |  | 52  | 0.14  | +0.14
| Alliance |  | 24  | 0.07  | +0.02
| Democrats |  | 13  | 0.04  | +0.02
| Libertarianz |  | 11  | 0.03  | +0.01
Informal votes  | 526  |  |  | 192  |  |
Total valid votes | 36,103  |  |  | 36,851  |  |
| National hold | Majority | 19,451  | 53.88  | +23.20  |

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 46,937[18]

### 2008 election

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2008 general election: Selwyn[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 | Amy Adams | 21,836  | 60.49  |  | 20,141  | 54.91  |
| Labour | David Coates  | 10,761  | 29.81  |  | 9,395  | 25.61  |
| Progressive | Philippa Main  | 1,316  | 3.65  |  | 672  | 1.83  |
| Independent | Bill Woods | 603  | 1.67  |  |
| ACT | Ivor Watson  | 539  | 1.49  |  | 1,350  | 3.68  |
| Family Party | Samuel Dennis  | 493  | 1.37  |  | 141  | 0.38  |
| Kiwi | Eleanor Williamson  | 296  | 0.82  |  | 191  | 0.52  |
| United Future | Victoria Norman  | 253  | 0.70  |  | 421  | 1.15  |
| Green |  | 2,761  | 7.53  |
| NZ First |  | 1,115  | 3.04  |
| Bill and Ben |  | 201  | 0.55  |
| Māori Party |  | 151  | 0.41  |
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 97  | 0.26  |
| Alliance |  | 17  | 0.05  |
| Libertarianz |  | 8  | 0.02  |
| Democrats |  | 7  | 0.02  |
| Workers Party |  | 5  | 0.01  |
| RAM |  | 3  | 0.01  |
| Pacific |  | 2  | 0.01  |
| RONZ |  | 1  | 0.00  |
Informal votes  | 409  |  |  | 155  |  |
Total valid votes | 36,097  |  |  | 36,679  |  |
| National win new seat  | Majority | 11,075  | 30.68  |

### 1994 by-election

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A by-election was held following the resignation of Ruth Richardson.[20]

1994 Selwyn by-election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | David Carter | 8,906  | 42.32  |
| Alliance | John Wright | 8,488  | 40.33  |
| Labour | Marian Hobbs | 2,173  | 10.33  |
| NZ First | Tim Shadbolt | 1,165  | 5.54  |
| Christian Heritage | Rosemary Francis  | 182  | 0.86  |
| NORML | Warren Bryson  | 39  | 0.19  |
| Kiwis Against Further Immigration | Bruce Annan  | 29  | 0.14  |
| McGillicuddy Serious | Tim Owens  | 26  | 0.12  |
| Natural Law | Warwick Jones  | 22  | 0.10  |
| NZ Coalition  | Kieron Daok  | 10  | 0.05  |
| Christ's Ambassadors Union  | Victor Bryer  | 2  | 0.01  |
Majority  | 418  | 1.99  |
Turnout | 21,042  |  |

### 1993 election

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1993 general election: Selwyn[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | Ruth Richardson | 9,463  | 41.23  | −12.89
| Labour | Ron Mark | 8,575  | 37.36  |
| Alliance | John McCaskey  | 2,898  | 12.62  |
| NZ First | Brooke McKenzie  | 1,496  | 6.51  |
| Christian Heritage | Gordon Dennis  | 425  | 1.85  | +0.91
| Natural Law | Russell Mack  | 92  | 0.40  |
Majority  | 888  | 3.86  | −22.47
Turnout | 22,949  | 84.48  | −0.14
Registered electors | 27,162  |  |

### 1990 election

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1990 general election: Selwyn[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | Ruth Richardson | 11,183  | 54.12  | −0.88
| Labour | Val Elley  | 5,742  | 27.79  |
| Green | Chris Newsom  | 1,693  | 8.19  |
| NewLabour | Maevis Watson  | 1,246  | 6.03  |
| Democrats | Jonathan Palmer  | 227  | 1.09  | −2.19
| McGillicuddy Serious | Steve Richards  | 225  | 1.08  |
| Independent National | Gordon Dennis  | 195  | 0.94  | −0.05
| Social Credit | Kieron Daok  | 151  | 0.73  |
Majority  | 5,441  | 26.33  | +11.14
Turnout | 20,662  | 84.62  | −3.32
Registered electors | 24,416  |  |

### 1987 election

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1987 general election: Selwyn[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | Ruth Richardson | 10,720  | 55.00  | +5.02
| Labour | Bill Woods | 7,758  | 39.80  |
| Democrats | Jonathan Palmer  | 640  | 3.28  |
| Independent National | Gordon Dennis  | 194  | 0.99  |
| Wizard Party  | Cyril Walker  | 177  | 0.90  |
Majority  | 2,962  | 15.19  | −3.80
Turnout | 19,489  | 87.94  | −10.61
Registered electors | 22,160  |  |

### 1984 election

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1984 general election: Selwyn[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | Ruth Richardson | 10,076  | 49.98  | +2.55
| Labour | Charles Manning  | 6,247  | 30.98  |
| NZ Party | Murray MacDonald  | 2,859  | 14.18  |
| Social Credit | James Gribben  | 977  | 4.84  | −10.92
Majority  | 3,829  | 18.99  | +8.36
Turnout | 20,159  | 98.55  | +8.75
Registered electors | 20,455  |  |

### 1981 election

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1981 general election: Selwyn[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | Ruth Richardson | 9,496  | 47.43  |
| Labour | Bill Woods | 7,367  | 36.79  | −1.84
| Social Credit | James Gribben  | 3,157  | 15.76  | +1.97
Majority  | 2,129  | 10.63  |
Turnout | 20,020  | 89.80  | +23.86
Registered electors | 22,293  |  |

### 1978 election

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1978 general election: Selwyn[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | Colin McLachlan | 8,335  | 45.33  |
| Labour | Bill Woods | 7,103  | 38.63  |
| Social Credit | James Gribben  | 2,537  | 13.79  |
| Values | A G Fairweather  | 411  | 2.23  |
Majority  | 1,232  | 6.70  |
Turnout | 18,386  | 65.94  |
Registered electors | 27,882  |  |

### 1966 election

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1966 general election: Selwyn[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | Colin McLachlan | 7,374  | 52.46  |
| Labour | Thomas Kelvin Campbell  | 4,777  | 33.99  |
| Social Credit | Maurice McConnell  | 1,903  | 13.54  |
Majority  | 2,597  | 18.47  |
Turnout | 14,054  | 84.95  | −2.57
Registered electors | 16,542  |  |

### 1963 election

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1963 general election: Selwyn[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | John McAlpine | 8,164  | 56.41  | +0.17
| Labour | Francis Edward Smith  | 4,793  | 33.12  |
| Social Credit | Ron Morton  | 942  | 6.50  | −0.73
| Liberal | Eric Lester May  | 572  | 3.95  |
Majority  | 3,371  | 23.29  | +3.57
Turnout | 14,471  | 87.52  | −2.03
Registered electors | 16,534  |  |

### 1960 election

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1960 general election: Selwyn[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | John McAlpine | 8,096  | 56.24  | +3.05
| Labour | John Palmer  | 5,257  | 36.51  |
| Social Credit | Ron Morton  | 1,042  | 7.23  | +1.45
Majority  | 2,839  | 19.72  | +7.55
Turnout | 14,395  | 89.55  | −2.18
Registered electors | 16,074  |  |

### 1957 election

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1957 general election: Selwyn[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | John McAlpine | 7,564  | 53.19  | +2.27
| Labour | Stanley Marshall Cook  | 5,833  | 41.01  |
| Social Credit | Ron Morton  | 823  | 5.78  |
Majority  | 1,731  | 12.17  | −7.66
Turnout | 14,220  | 91.73  | +4.74
Registered electors | 15,501  |  |

### 1954 election

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1954 general election: Selwyn[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | John McAlpine | 6,473  | 50.92  | −4.94
| Labour | Daniel Clinton  | 3,852  | 30.30  |
| Social Credit | Terence Ward  | 2,387  | 18.77  |
Majority  | 2,521  | 19.83  | +8.10
Turnout | 12,712  | 86.99  | −4.09
Registered electors | 14,612  |  |

### 1951 election

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1951 general election: Selwyn[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | John McAlpine | 8,738  | 55.86  | +1.47
| Labour | Jim Barclay | 6,902  | 44.13  |
Majority  | 1,836  | 11.73  | +2.94
Turnout | 15,640  | 91.08  | −2.98
Registered electors | 17,170  |  |

### 1949 election

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1949 general election: Selwyn[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | John McAlpine | 8,205  | 54.39  | +2.64
| Labour | Alan Sharp  | 6,878  | 45.60  | −2.65
Majority  | 1,327  | 8.79  | +5.29
Turnout | 15,083  | 94.06  | −0.94
Registered electors | 16,035  |  |

### 1946 election

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1949 general election: Selwyn[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National | John McAlpine | 6,970  | 51.75  |
| Labour | Alan Sharp  | 6,498  | 48.25  |
Majority  | 472  | 3.50  |
Turnout | 13,468  | 93.12  |
Registered electors | 14,463  |  |

### 1899 election

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1899 general election: Selwyn[25][26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Hardy | 1,308  | 38.96  |
| Liberal | John Rennie  | 1,168  | 34.79  |
| Liberal | John Barrett  | 454  | 13.52  |
| Liberal | Kenneth Wilson  | 427  | 12.72  |
Majority  | 140  | 4.17  | −1.57
Turnout | 3,357  | 74.93  | −10.05
Registered electors | 4,480  |  |

### 1896 election

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1896 general election: Selwyn  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Cathcart Wason | 1,676  | 52.87  |
| Independent | Alfred Saunders | 1,494  | 47.13  |
Majority  | 182  | 5.74  |
Turnout | 3,170  | 84.99  |
Registered electors | 3,730  |  |

### 1890 election

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1890 general election: Selwyn[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Alfred Saunders | 536  | 42.61  |
| Conservative | Thomas Hamilton Anson  | 485  | 38.55  |
| Liberal | William Jerrington Popple  | 237  | 18.84  |
Majority  | 51  | 4.05  |
Turnout | 1,258  | 62.49  |
Registered electors | 2,013  |  |

### 1884 by-election

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1884 Selwyn by-election[28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Edward Wakefield | 479  | 60.25  |
| Independent | John McLachlan | 316  | 39.75  |
Majority  | 163  | 20.50  |
Turnout | 795  |  | +177

### 1883 by-election

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1883 Selwyn by-election[29][30][31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Edward Lee | 258  | 41.75  |
| Independent | Edward Richardson | 220  | 35.60  |
| Independent | John McLachlan | 140  | 22.65  |
Turnout | 618  |  |
Majority  | 38  | 6.15  |

### 1875 election

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1875 general election: Selwyn[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Cecil Fitzroy | 244  | 51.48  |
| Independent | William Reeves | 230  | 48.52  |
Majority  | 14  | 2.95  |
Turnout | 474  | 68.30  |
Registered electors | 694  |  |

## Notes

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1. ^ 2017 Internet Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana Party in the 2014 election
2. ^ 2017 Mana Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with the Internet Party in the 2014 election

## Notes

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1. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 91–96.
2. ^ Report of the Representation Commission 2014 (PDF). Representation Commission. 4 April 2014. p. 10\. ISBN 978-0-477-10414-2. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
3. ^ Cooke, Henry (23 September 2019). "Census 2018: New Zealand to gain one new seat in 2020 election". Stuff. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
4. ^ "Report of the Representation Commission 2020" (PDF). 17 April 2020.
5. ^ "Election Intelligence". North Otago Times. Vol. VI, no. 107\. 8 March 1866. p. 2. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
6. ^ "Mr. C. A. Fitzroy at Doyleston". The Press. Vol. XXIV, no. 3218\. 23 December 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
7. ^ a b "Selwyn Poll". The Press. Vol. XXIV, no. 3224\. 31 December 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
8. ^ "Election Notices". The Press. Vol. XXIV, no. 3212\. 16 December 1875. p. 4. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
9. ^ "Selwyn nomination". Star. No. 3553\. 30 August 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
10. ^ "The General Election". Otago Daily Times. No. 6190\. 10 December 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
11. ^ "The General Elections". The Star. No. 4249\. 3 December 1881. p. 3. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
12. ^ "Election Notices". The Press. Vol. XLVII, no. 7731\. 10 December 1890. p. 1. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
13. ^ "Selwyn – Official Result". Electoral Commission. 16 November 2023.
14. ^ "Selwyn – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
15. ^ "Official Count Results – Selwyn". Wellington: New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
16. ^ "2014 election results". Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
17. ^ "2011 election results". Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
18. ^ "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
19. ^ "Official Count Results – Selwyn". Electoral Commission. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
20. ^ "Part XIV – Selwyn By-election" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
21. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993. pp. 98–9, 162.98-9,+162&rft.pub=New+Zealand+Chief+Electoral+Office&rft.date=1993&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Selwyn+(New+Zealand+electorate)" class="Z3988">
22. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990. pp. 102–3, 167.102-3,+167&rft.pub=New+Zealand+Chief+Electoral+Office&rft.date=1990&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Selwyn+(New+Zealand+electorate)" class="Z3988">
23. ^ a b c d Norton 1988, pp. 347.
24. ^ a b c d e f g h Norton 1988, pp. 346.
25. ^ "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
26. ^ "Untitled". The Press. Vol. LVI, no. 10516\. 30 November 1899. p. 8. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
27. ^ "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
28. ^ "Selwyn Election". The Press. Vol. XL, no. 5755\. 28 February 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
29. ^ "Selwyn Election". New Zealand Times. 20 April 1883.
30. ^ "Selwyn Election". New Zealand Mail. 14 April 1883.
31. ^ "The Result of the Selwyn Election". New Zealand Times. 20 April 1883.

## References

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* 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.
* 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.

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