Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate)

Electoral district in New Zealand

Wairarapa

Single-member constituency
for the New Zealand House of Representatives

Location of Wairarapawithin Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellington

Region| Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellington
Major settlements| Masterton
Area| 11,860.10 km2 (4,579.21 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created| 1859
Current MP| Mike Butterick
Party| National

Wairarapa is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It was first created in 1858 (with the first election in 1859) and existed until 1881. It was recreated in 1887 and has since existed continuously. The current Wairarapa electorate MP is Mike Butterick.

## Population centres[edit]

The initial 24 New Zealand electorates were defined by Governor George Grey in March 1853, based on the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 that had been passed by the British government. The Constitution Act also allowed the House of Representatives to establish new electorates, and this was first done in 1858, when four new electorates were formed by splitting existing electorates.[1] Wairarapa was one of those four electorates, and it was established by splitting the Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay electorate, and incorporating areas that previously did not belong to any electorate.[2] Settlements in the initial area were Featherston, Carterton, Eketāhuna, and Pahiatua.[3] For the 1860 election, there were 266 voters registered.[4]In the early years, the electorate was for a time represented by two members.

In the 1887 electoral redistribution, although the Representation Commission was required through the Representation Act 1887 to maintain existing electorates "as far as possible", rapid population growth in the North Island required the transfer of three seats from the South Island to the north. Ten new electorates were created, and one former electorate, Wairarapa, was recreated.[5]

The electorate boundaries were last adjusted in the 2007 redistribution.[6] No boundary adjustments were undertaken in the subsequent 2013/14 or 2019/20 redistributions.[7]

The current electorate includes the following population centres (approximate population in brackets) from the Wairarapa area of the Wellington region, the Tararua District (part of the Manawatū-Whanganui region) and the Central Hawke's Bay District (part of the Hawke's Bay region):

* Masterton (22,600)
* Carterton (5,960)
* Featherston (2,780)
* Greytown (2,800)
* Martinborough (2,060)
* Dannevirke (5,640)
* Pahiatua (2,840)
* Woodville (1,670)
* Waipukurau (4,750)
* Waipawa (2,400)

During the 2019/20 boundary review done by the Electoral Commission, Kieran McAnulty, a List MP based in the electorate, and Central Hawke's Bay Mayor Alex Walker, proposed that the electorate be renamed to Wairarapa and Central Hawke's Bay in order to acknowledge the communities included in the electorate.[8] Ultimately the commission decided against changing the name.

## History[edit]

The first election was held on 7 November 1859, and Charles Carter was the first representative until 1865, when he resigned.[9][9] He was succeeded by Henry Bunny from 1865 to 1881.[10] Since 1871, the electorate had two representatives,[11] and the second one was John Chapman Andrew until he resigned in 1877, succeeded by George Beetham from 1877 to 1881.[12]

From 1881 to 1887 Wairarapa was replaced by two electorates; Wairarapa North and Wairarapa South. From 1887, they were replaced by the Masterton and Wairarapa electorates.[13]

Between 1899 and 1919 the Wairarapa electorate swung between Walter Clarke Buchanan the Conservative then Reform candidate and J. T. Marryat Hornsby the Liberal candidate, changing hands in 1902, 1905, 1908 and 1914.[14] Buchanan's support was in the rural areas, and Hornsby's was in the small towns.

From 1919 to 1928 the electorate was represented by Alex McLeod for Reform.[15] In 1928 he was defeated by Thomas William McDonald the United (Liberal) candidate, but in 1931 McLeod won the seat back.[16]

Ben Roberts represented the electorate for the Labour Party from the 1935 election until 1946, when he retired.[17] In the 1943 election, Roberts was unsuccessfully challenged by National's Jimmy Maher.[18]

In the 1987 election, Reg Boorman won the initial count by one vote, but Wyatt Creech later challenged that result on the grounds that Boorman had violated new laws about election spending. Creech also challenged more than 200 votes (on various grounds). The Electoral Court upheld Creech's petition, and Creech won the seat in 1988 with a majority of 34 votes (9994 to 9960).[19]

Creech held the Wairarapa electorate for four parliamentary terms. In December 1997, he became Deputy Leader of the National Party. That gave him number two on the National party list, and he did not contest an electorate in the 1999 election. The National Party stood Paul Henry in the election, but to the general surprise of political commentators, the typically right-leaning electorate was won by Labour's Georgina Beyer with a 3,033 vote majority to become the world's first transsexual member of parliament.[20] At the 2002 election, Beyer was easily re-elected with an increased majority of 6,372 votes.[21] Beyer stood in the 2005 election as a list-only candidate, and the Wairarapa electorate was won by John Hayes of the National Party.[22]

Hayes held the electorate for three parliamentary terms and retired at the 2014 election,[22][23] when he was succeeded by National's Alastair Scott.[24] Scott retired at the 2020 election. The seat was won by Kieran McAnulty in a surprise Labour Party swing, with new National candidate Mike Butterick taking second place. Mike Butterick won the seat at the 2023 election and is the current Wairarapa MP. McAnulty returned to Parliament via the Labour Party list.[citation needed]

### Members of Parliament[edit]

Key

Independent Conservative Liberal Reform United Labour National NZ First

#### Single-member electorate[edit]

Election  | Winner

|

1859 election |  | Charles Carter
1860 election
1865 by-election |  | Henry Bunny
1866 election

#### Multi-member electorate[edit]

Election | Winner

|

1871 election |  | Henry Bunny  |  | John Chapman Andrew
1876 election
1877 by-election |  | George Beetham
1879 election

#### Single-member electorate[edit]

Election | Winner

|

1887 election |  | Walter Clarke Buchanan
1890 election
1893 election
1896 election
1899 election |  | J. T. Marryat Hornsby
1902 election |  | Walter Clarke Buchanan
1905 election |  | J. T. Marryat Hornsby
1908 election |  | Walter Clarke Buchanan
1911 election |
1914 election |  | J. T. Marryat Hornsby
1919 election |  | Alex McLeod
1922 election
1925 election
1928 election |  | Thomas McDonald
1931 election |  | Alex McLeod
1935 election |  | Ben Roberts
1938 election
1943 election
1946 election |  | Garnet Mackley
1949 election |  | Bert Cooksley
1951 election
1954 election
1957 election
1960 election
1963 election |  | Haddon Donald
1966 election
1969 election |  | Jack Williams
1972 election
1975 election |  | Ben Couch
1978 election
1981 election
1984 election |  | Reg Boorman
1987 election
1988[note 1] |  | Wyatt Creech
1990 election
1993 election
1996 election
1999 election |  | Georgina Beyer
2002 election
2005 election |  | John Hayes
2008 election
2011 election
2014 election |  | Alastair Scott
2017 election
2020 election |  | Kieran McAnulty
2023 election |  | Mike Butterick

### List MPs[edit]

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

Election  | Winner

|

2002 election |  | Edwin Perry
2014 election |  | Ron Mark
2017 election |
| Kieran McAnulty
2023 election |  | Kieran McAnulty
2024 [note 2] |  | Celia Wade-Brown

1. ^ The election of Reg Boorman was overturned by the Electoral Court on 12 July 1988
2. ^ Entered Parliament following the resignation of Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman on 16 January 2024

## Election results[edit]

### 2023 election[edit]

2023 general election: Wairarapa[25]

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 | Mike Butterick | 20,313  | 46.11  | +11.69  | 17,397  | 38.94  | +9.86
| Labour | N Kieran McAnulty | 17,497  | 39.72  | -9.23  | 12,223  | 27.36  | -20.52
| ACT | Simon Casey  | 1,907  | 4.32  | +1.94  | 4,752  | 10.63  | +1.50
| Green | Celia Wade-Brown | 1,832  | 4.15  | +1.14  | 3,676  | 8.22  | +3.08
| New Zealand Loyal | Pete Arnott  | 1,737  | 3.94  | +3.94  | 1,027  | 2.29  | +2.29
| Te Pāti Māori | Te Whakapono Waikare  | 517  | 1.17  | +1.17  | 455  | 1.01  | +0.74
| Independent | Jared Gardner  | 247  | 0.56  | +0.56  |
| NZ First |  | 3,655  | 8.18  | +4.77
| Opportunities |  | 708  | 1.58  | +0.50
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 207  | 0.46  | +0.10
| NewZeal |  | 156  | 0.30  | +0.30
| Freedoms NZ |  | 93  | 0.21  | +0.21
| Animal Justice |  | 81  | 0.18  | +0.18
| DemocracyNZ |  | 72  | 0.16  | +0.16
| New Conservatives |  | 58  | 0.13  | -1.35
| Women's Rights |  | 47  | 0.11  | +0.11
| Leighton Baker Party |  | 35  | 0.08  | +0.08
Informal votes  | 457  |  |  | 199  |  |
Total Valid votes | 44,507  |  |  | 44,873  |  |
| National gain from Labour | Majority | 2,816  | 6.39  |  |

### 2020 election[edit]

2020 general election: Wairarapa[25]

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  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Kieran McAnulty | 22,042  | 48.95  | +14.75  | 21,673  | 47.88  | +15.80
| National | Mike Butterick | 15,497  | 34.42  | -6.69  | 13,165  | 29.08  | -19.72
| NZ First | Ron Mark | 3,278  | 7.28  | -12.16  | 1,545  | 3.41  | -6.92
| Green | Celia Wade-Brown | 1,359  | 3.01  | -1.21  | 2,329  | 5.14  | +0.32
| ACT | Roger Greenslade  | 1,076  | 2.38  | +2.05  | 4,136  | 9.13  | +8.73
| New Conservative | Warren Butterworth  | 587  | 1.30  | –  | 670  | 1.48  | +1.27
| Advance NZ | Nigel Anthony Gray  | 443  | 0.98  | –  | 464  | 1.02  | –
| Independent | Aileen Haeata  | 109  | 0.24  | –  |
| Opportunities |  | 490  | 1.08  | -0.95
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 167  | 0.36  | -0.01
| ONE |  | 137  | 0.30  | –
| Māori Party |  | 125  | 0.27  | -0.25
| Outdoors |  | 50  | 0.11  | +0.04
| Vision NZ |  | 12  | 0.02  | –
| Social Credit |  | 9  | 0.02  | +0.01
| Sustainable NZ |  | 9  | 0.02  | –
| TEA |  | 5  | 0.01  | –
| Heartland |  | 5  | 0.01  | –
Informal votes  | 636  |  |  | 279  |  |
Total Valid votes | 45,027  |  |  | 45,264  |  |
Turnout | 45,264  |  |  |
| Labour gain from National | Majority | 6,545  | 14.53  | +7.15  |

### 2017 election[edit]

2017 general election: Wairarapa[26]

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 Alastair Scott | 16,514  | 41.40  | -2.20  | 19,750  | 48.80  | -3.51
| Labour | Kieran McAnulty | 13,642  | 34.20  | 8.79  | 12,984  | 32.08  | 11.52
| NZ First | Ron Mark | 7,753  | 19.44  | -3.76  | 4,180  | 10.33  | -0.84
| Green | John Hart  | 1,683  | 4.22  | 0.01  | 1,950  | 4.82  | -3.53
| Independent | James Harold  | 164  | 0.41  | —  |
| ACT | Roger Greenslade  | 130  | 0.33  | 0.09  | 162  | 0.40  | 0.07
| Opportunities |  | 821  | 2.03  | —
| Māori Party |  | 209  | 0.52  | -0.05
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 150  | 0.37  | -0.10
| Conservative |  | 86  | 0.21  | -4.11
| Ban 1080 |  | 81  | 0.20  | -0.18
| Outdoors |  | 29  | 0.07  | —
| United Future |  | 20  | 0.05  | -0.11
| People's Party |  | 24  | 0.06  | —
| Democrats |  | 8  | 0.01  | 0.00
| Mana Party |  | 8  | 0.02  | -0.42[a]
| Internet |  | 6  | 0.01  | -0.43[b]
Informal votes  | 346  |  |  | 134  |  |
Total Valid votes | 39,886  |  |  | 40,468  |  |
Turnout | 40,602  |  |  |
| National hold | Majority | 2,872  | 7.20  | -11.00  |

### 2014 election[edit]

2014 general election: Wairarapa[27]

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 | Alastair Scott | 16,223  | 43.61  | -9.05  | 19,634  | 52.32  | +0.79
| Labour | Kieran McAnulty | 9,452  | 25.41  | -6.23  | 7,712  | 20.55  | -2.74
| NZ First | Ron Mark | 8,630  | 23.20  | +23.20  | 4,393  | 11.17  | +3.35
| Green | John Hart  | 1,566  | 4.21  | -4.20  | 3,134  | 8.35  | -1.48
| Conservative | Brent Reid  | 816  | 2.19  | -2.16  | 1,622  | 4.32  | +0.57
| Māori Party | Ra Smith  | 181  | 0.49  | +0.49  | 209  | 0.57  | -0.05
| ACT | Shane Atkinson  | 90  | 0.24  | -0.80  | 124  | 0.33  | -1.00
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 175  | 0.47  | -0.10
| Internet Mana |  | 164  | 0.44  | +0.23
| Ban 1080 |  | 142  | 0.38  | +0.38
| United Future |  | 59  | 0.16  | -0.52
| Civilian |  | 22  | 0.06  | +0.06
| Independent Coalition |  | 8  | 0.02  | +0.02
| Democrats |  | 7  | 0.02  | -0.02
| Focus |  | 4  | 0.01  | +0.01
Informal votes  | 246  |  |  | 116  |  |
Total Valid votes | 37,204  |  |  | 37,525  |  |
| National hold | Majority | 6,771  | 18.20  | -3.19  |

### 2011 election[edit]

2011 general election: Wairarapa[28]

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 John Hayes | 17,881  | 52.65  | +1.63  | 18,046  | 51.53  | +2.87
| Labour | Michael Bott  | 10,746  | 31.64  | -0.77  | 8,161  | 23.30  | -7.93
| Green | Sea Rotmann | 2,856  | 8.41  | +3.24  | 3,442  | 9.83  | +4.08
| Conservative | Brent Reid  | 1,476  | 4.35  | +4.35  | 1,314  | 3.75  | +3.75
| Libertarianz | Richard McGrath  | 652  | 1.92  | +0.67  | 94  | 0.27  | +0.10
| ACT | Shane Atkinson  | 352  | 1.04  | -0.95  | 467  | 1.33  | -3.19
| NZ First |  | 2,738  | 7.82  | +2.26
| United Future |  | 238  | 0.68  | +0.004
| Māori Party |  | 218  | 0.62  | -0.10
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 200  | 0.57  | +0.24
| Mana |  | 75  | 0.21  | +0.21
| Alliance |  | 14  | 0.04  | -0.09
| Democrats |  | 14  | 0.04  | +0.02
Informal votes  | 1,116  |  |  | 294  |  |
Total Valid votes | 33,963  |  |  | 35,021  |  |
| National hold | Majority | 7,135  | 21.01  | +2.40  |

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 46,425[29]

### 2008 election[edit]

2008 general election: Wairarapa[30]

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 John Hayes | 18,524  | 51.02  | +8.31  | 17,860  | 48.66  | +3.54
| Labour | Denise MacKenzie  | 11,766  | 32.41  | -1.71  | 11,464  | 31.23  | -4.83
| NZ First | Edwin Perry | 2,646  | 7.29  | -9.28  | 2,040  | 5.56  | -3.37
| Green | Michael Woodcock  | 1,878  | 5.17  | +1.61  | 2,109  | 5.75  | +1.18
| ACT | Shane Atkinson  | 721  | 1.99  | +1.01  | 1,660  | 4.52  | +3.38
| Libertarianz | Richard McGrath  | 453  | 1.25  | +1.25  | 61  | 0.17  | +0.13
| United Future | Graeme Reeves | 219  | 0.60  | -0.54  | 248  | 0.68  | -1.33
| Alliance | Amy Tubman  | 101  | 0.28  | +0.28  | 47  | 0.13  | +0.04
| Bill and Ben |  | 281  | 0.77  | +0.77
| Māori Party |  | 266  | 0.72  | +0.21
| Progressive |  | 251  | 0.68  | -0.13
| Kiwi |  | 173  | 0.47  | +0.47
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 122  | 0.33  | +0.10
| Family Party |  | 80  | 0.22  | +0.22
| Workers Party |  | 14  | 0.04  | +0.04
| Pacific |  | 12  | 0.03  | +0.03
| Democrats |  | 9  | 0.02  | 0.00
| RAM |  | 5  | 0.01  | +0.01
| RONZ |  | 2  | 0.01  | -0.01
Informal votes  | 298  |  |  | 131  |  |
Total Valid votes | 36,308  |  |  | 36,704  |  |
| National hold | Majority | 6,758  | 18.61  | +10.02  |

### 2005 election[edit]

2005 general election: Wairarapa[31]

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 | John Hayes | 13,681  | 42.71  | +19.43  | 14,599  | 45.12  | +20.39
| Labour | Denise MacKenzie  | 10,929  | 34.12  | -9.77  | 11,669  | 36.06  | -2.16
| NZ First | Edwin Perry | 5,308  | 16.57  | +11.55  | 2,889  | 8.93  | -2.68
| Green | Claire Bleakley  | 1,141  | 3.56  | -0.78  | 1,478  | 4.57  | -1.31
| United Future | Graeme Reeves | 364  | 1.14  | -0.86  | 651  | 2.01  | -3.58
| ACT | Graeme Tulloch  | 314  | 0.98  | -1.04  | 370  | 1.14  | -4.56
| Māori Party | Cissie Walker  | 293  | 0.91  | +0.91  | 165  | 0.51  | +0.51
| Progressive |  | 261  | 0.81  | -0.79
| Destiny |  | 82  | 0.25  | +0.25
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 76  | 0.23  | -0.34
| Christian Heritage |  | 40  | 0.12  | -2.75
| Alliance |  | 29  | 0.09  | -0.91
| Libertarianz |  | 13  | 0.04  | +0.04
| Democrats |  | 8  | 0.02  | +0.02
| Family Rights |  | 6  | 0.02  | +0.02
| One NZ |  | 6  | 0.02  | -0.08
| RONZ |  | 6  | 0.02  | +0.02
| 99 MP |  | 5  | 0.02  | +0.02
| Direct Democracy |  | 4  | 0.01  | +0.01
Informal votes  | 243  |  |  | 124  |  |
Total Valid votes | 32,030  |  |  | 32,357  |  |
| National gain from Labour | Majority | 2,752  | 8.59  | -12.01  |

### 2002 election[edit]

2002 general election: Wairarapa[32]

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  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Y Georgina Beyer | 13,572  | 43.89  | -2.32  | 11,867  | 38.22  | +1.91
| National | Ian Buchanan  | 7,200  | 23.28  | -13.61  | 7,678  | 24.73  | -6.53
| Christian Heritage | Merepeka Raukawa-Tait | 5,852  | 18.92  | +17.07  | 891  | 2.87  | +0.13
| NZ First | Edwin Perry | 1,552  | 5.02  | +2.52  | 3,605  | 11.61  | +7.30
| Green | Sarah Millington  | 861  | 2.78  | +0.55  | 1,827  | 5.88  | +1.28
| ACT | Ian MacFarlane  | 625  | 2.02  | -0.02  | 1,770  | 5.70  | -1.48
| United Future | Frank Owen  | 617  | 2.00  | +1.39  | 1,735  | 5.59  | +4.30
| Progressive | Bill Henderson  | 223  | 0.72  | –  | 498  | 1.60  | –
| Alliance | Gerald Tait  | 159  | 0.51  | -7.02  | 311  | 1.00  | -9.05
| ORNZ |  | 525  | 1.69  | –
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 178  | 0.57  | -0.58
| One NZ |  | 32  | 0.10  | -0.06
| Mana Māori |  | 5  | 0.02  | +0.01
| NMP |  | 3  | 0.01  | Steady
Informal votes  | 264  |  |  | 121  |  |
Total Valid votes | 30,925  |  |  | 31,046  |  |
| Labour hold | Majority | 6,372  | 20.60  | +11.28  |

### 1999 election[edit]

1999 general election: Wairarapa[33][34]

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  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Georgina Beyer | 15,040  | 46.21  | +32.12  | 11,897  | 36.31  | +12.38
| National | Paul Henry | 12,006  | 36.89  | -8.27  | 10,242  | 31.26  | -1.55
| Alliance | Cathy Casey | 2,451  | 7.53  | -13.14  | 3,294  | 10.05  | -3.64
| NZ First | Rob Harris  | 813  | 2.50  | -11.57  | 1,413  | 4.31  | -11.45
| Green | Laurence Boomert  | 725  | 2.23  | –  | 1,506  | 4.60  | –
| ACT | Paul Booth  | 663  | 2.04  | -0.27  | 2,352  | 7.18  | +0.74
| Christian Heritage | Mike Lloyd  | 602  | 1.85  | -0.38  | 898  | 2.74  | -1.26
| Christian Democrats | John Allen  | 197  | 0.61  | –  | 273  | 0.83  | –
| Natural Law | Ian Douglas  | 47  | 0.14  | -0.02  | 29  | 0.09  | -0.19
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 378  | 1.15  | -0.36
| Libertarianz |  | 185  | 0.56  | +0.54
| United NZ |  | 152  | 0.46  | -0.15
| McGillicuddy Serious |  | 59  | 0.18  | -0.11
| Animals First |  | 43  | 0.13  | Steady
| One NZ |  | 15  | 0.16  | –
| Republican |  | 9  | 0.03  | +0.03
| Mauri Pacific |  | 6  | 0.01  | –
| Mana Māori |  | 4  | 0.01  | -0.02
| People's Choice Party |  | 3  | 0.01  | –
| NMP |  | 2  | 0.01  | –
| South Island |  | 2  | 0.01  | –
Informal votes  | 557  |  |  | 337  |  |
Total Valid votes | 32,545  |  |  | 32,765  |  |
| Labour gain from National | Majority | 3,033  | 9.32  | -15.17  |

### 1996 election[edit]

1996 general election: Wairarapa[35]

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 Wyatt Creech | 14,505  | 45.16  |  | 10,562  | 32.81  |
| Alliance | Dave MacPherson  | 6,638  | 20.67  |  | 4,409  | 13.69  |
| Labour | Lynette Stutz  | 4,525  | 14.09  |  | 7,704  | 23.93  |
| NZ First | George Groombridge | 4,519  | 14.07  |  | 5,074  | 15.76  |
| ACT | Derek Daniell  | 742  | 2.31  |  | 2,072  | 6.44  |
| Christian Coalition | Mike Lloyd  | 717  | 2.23  |  | 1,287  | 4.00  |
| McGillicuddy Serious | Vince Terreni  | 236  | 0.74  |  | 95  | 0.29  |
| Progressive Green | Mathew Horrocks  | 160  | 0.50  |  | 105  | 0.33  |
| Natural Law | Bruce Brown  | 53  | 0.16  |  | 90  | 0.28  |
| World Socialist | Christopher Fackney  | 27  | 0.08  |  |
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 486  | 1.51  |
| United NZ |  | 198  | 0.61  |
| Animals First |  | 43  | 0.13  |
| Superannuitants & Youth |  | 18  | 0.06  |
| Conservatives |  | 14  | 0.04  |
| Mana Māori |  | 10  | 0.03  |
| Green Society |  | 8  | 0.02  |
| Libertarianz |  | 7  | 0.02  |
| Asia Pacific |  | 4  | 0.01  |
| Ethnic Minority |  | 4  | 0.01  |
| Advance NZ |  | 3  | 0.01  |
| Te Tawharau |  | 2  | 0.01  |
Informal votes  | 185  |  |  | 112  |  |
Total Valid votes | 32,122  |  |  | 32,195  |  |
| National hold | Majority | 7,867  | 24.49  |  |

### 1993 election[edit]

1993 general election: Wairarapa[36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Wyatt Creech | 9,004  | 41.60  | -11.53
| Labour | Peter Teahan  | 6,775  | 31.30  |
| Alliance | Dave MacPherson  | 4,162  | 19.23  | +10.97
| NZ First | Jayne Routhan  | 1,051  | 4.85  |
| Christian Heritage | Mike Lloyd  | 597  | 2.75  |
| Natural Law | Ken Reinsfield  | 51  | 0.23  |
Majority  | 2,229  | 10.30  | -10.12
Turnout | 21,640  | 86.68  | +0.57
Registered electors | 24,963  |  |

### 1990 election[edit]

1990 general election: Wairarapa[37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Wyatt Creech | 10,767  | 53.13  | -4.43
| Labour | Pauline Moran  | 6,626  | 32.69  |
| NewLabour | Dave MacPherson  | 1,674  | 8.26  |
| Christian Heritage | G Hounsell  | 651  | 3.21  |
| Social Credit | R Muir  | 236  | 1.16  |
| McGillicuddy Serious | S Neilsen  | 199  | 0.98  |
| Democrats | G J Shakes  | 112  | 0.55  | -2.19
Majority  | 4,141  | 20.43  | +20.27
Turnout | 20,265  | 86.11  | -6.08
Registered electors | 23,532  |  |

### 1987 election[edit]

1987 general election: Wairarapa[38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Wyatt Creech | 9,994  | 48.70  |
| Labour | Reg Boorman | 9,960  | 48.54  | +6.35
| Democrats | G J Shakes  | 564  | 2.74  |
Majority  | 34  | 0.16  |
Turnout | 20,518  | 92.19  | -2.32
Registered electors | 22,256  |  |

### 1984 election[edit]

1984 general election: Wairarapa[38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Reg Boorman | 9,009  | 42.19  |
| National | Ben Couch | 8,615  | 40.34  | -3.54
| NZ Party | Simon Bliss  | 2,908  | 13.61  |
| Social Credit | M C Jury  | 819  | 3.83  |
Majority  | 394  | 1.84  |
Turnout | 21,351  | 94.51  | +2.98
Registered electors | 22,589  |  |

### 1981 election[edit]

1981 general election: Wairarapa[38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Ben Couch | 8,569  | 43.88  | -1.45
| Labour | Tom Gemmell  | 7,023  | 35.96  |
| Social Credit | Wally Cowl  | 3,936  | 20.15  | +7.89
Majority  | 1,546  | 7.91  | +3.68
Turnout | 19,528  | 91.53  | +13.07
Registered electors | 21,333  |  |

### 1978 election[edit]

1978 general election: Wairarapa[38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| National | Ben Couch | 8,968  | 45.33  | -4.10
| Labour | Allan Levett  | 8,131  | 41.10  |
| Social Credit | Wally Cowl  | 2,426  | 12.26  | +6.03
| Values | Chris Hackney  | 258  | 1.30  |
Majority  | 837  | 4.23  | -3.61
Turnout | 19,783  | 78.46  | -10.24
Registered electors | 25,213  |  |

### 1975 election[edit]

1975 general election: Wairarapa[38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| National | Ben Couch | 9,245  | 49.43  | +5.17
| Labour | Jack Williams | 7,777  | 41.58  | -9.20
| Social Credit | Wally Cowl  | 1,167  | 6.23  |
| Values | Bill Ashdown  | 514  | 2.74  |
Majority  | 1,468  | 7.84  |
Turnout | 18,703  | 88.70  | -3.53
Registered electors | 21,085  |  |

### 1972 election[edit]

1972 general election: Wairarapa[38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Jack Williams | 8,459  | 50.78  | +2.75
| National | Ben Couch | 7,373  | 44.26  |
| Social Credit | Jack Morrow  | 698  | 4.19  |
| Liberal Reform | Timothy Carlton Bunny  | 94  | 0.56  |
| New Democratic | Harold Knox  | 32  | 0.19  |
Majority  | 1,086  | 6.52  | +3.71
Turnout | 16,656  | 92.23  | +0.28
Registered electors | 18,058  |  |

### 1969 election[edit]

1969 general election: Wairarapa[39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Jack Williams | 7,981  | 48.03  | +5.44
| National | Haddon Donald | 7,514  | 45.22  | -0.83
| Social Credit | Jack Morrow  | 1,121  | 6.74  |
Majority  | 467  | 2.81  |
Turnout | 16,616  | 92.51  | +1.77
Registered electors | 17,961  |  |

### 1966 election[edit]

1966 general election: Wairarapa[39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Haddon Donald | 7,080  | 46.05  | -1.75
| Labour | Jack Williams | 6,547  | 42.59  | -1.83
| Social Credit | Roly Marks | 1,745  | 11.35  |
Majority  | 533  | 3.46  | +0.09
Turnout | 15,372  | 90.74  | -1.53
Registered electors | 16,940  |  |

### 1963 election[edit]

1963 general election: Wairarapa[39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Haddon Donald | 7,100  | 47.80  |
| Labour | Jack Williams | 6,599  | 44.42  |
| Social Credit | Robert Crawford  | 1,154  | 7.76  | -1.81
Majority  | 501  | 3.37  |
Turnout | 14,853  | 92.27  | -0.90
Registered electors | 16,097  |  |

### 1960 election[edit]

1960 general election: Wairarapa[39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Bert Cooksley | 7,887  | 52.10  | +3.90
| Labour | Allan George Goldsmith  | 5,799  | 38.31  |
| Social Credit | Robert Crawford  | 1,450  | 9.57  |
Majority  | 3,241  | 21.41  | +14.25
Turnout | 15,136  | 93.17  | -1.43
Registered electors | 16,244  |  |

### 1957 election[edit]

1957 general election: Wairarapa[39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Bert Cooksley | 7,121  | 48.20  | -1.11
| Labour | Bob Wilkie  | 6,063  | 41.04  | +3.38
| Social Credit | John Eric Feast  | 1,588  | 10.75  | -2.26
Majority  | 1,058  | 7.16  | -4.48
Turnout | 14,772  | 94.60  | +1.40
Registered electors | 15,615  |  |

### 1954 election[edit]

1954 general election: Wairarapa[39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Bert Cooksley | 7,160  | 49.31  | -7.80
| Labour | Bob Wilkie  | 5,469  | 37.66  |
| Social Credit | John Eric Feast  | 1,890  | 13.01  |
Majority  | 1,691  | 11.64  | -2.59
Turnout | 14,519  | 93.20  | +0.98
Registered electors | 15,578  |  |

### 1951 election[edit]

1951 General election: Wairarapa[39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Bert Cooksley | 8,155  | 57.11  | +3.73
| Labour | George Anders Hansen  | 6,123  | 42.88  | -3.73
Majority  | 2,032  | 14.23  | +7.47
Turnout | 14,278  | 92.22  | -3.45
Registered electors | 15,482  |  |

### 1949 election[edit]

1949 general election: Wairarapa[40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Bert Cooksley | 7,596  | 53.38  |
| Labour | George Anders Hansen  | 6,633  | 46.61  | -2.54
Majority  | 963  | 6.76  |
Turnout | 14,229  | 95.67  | +1.11
Registered electors | 14,872  |  |

### 1946 election[edit]

1946 general election: Wairarapa[41] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| National | Garnet Mackley | 7,095  | 50.84  |
| Labour | George Anders Hansen  | 6,860  | 49.15  |
Majority  | 235  | 1.68  |
Turnout | 13,955  | 94.56  | +3.25
Registered electors | 14,757  |  |

### 1943 election[edit]

1943 general election: Wairarapa[42] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Ben Roberts | 4,806  | 47.34  | -3.67
| National | Jimmy Maher | 4,655  | 45.86  |
| Democratic Labour | Robert Crawford  | 424  | 4.17  |
| Independent | William Francis Smithson  | 120  | 1.18  |
Informal votes  | 145  | 1.42  | +0.98
Majority  | 151  | 1.48  | -6.40
Turnout | 10,150  | 91.31  | -1.97
Registered electors | 11,115  |  |

### 1938 election[edit]

1938 general election: Wairarapa[43] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Ben Roberts | 5,293  | 53.71  | +14.77
| National | James Frederick Thompson | 4,516  | 45.83  |
Informal votes  | 44  | 0.44  | -1.22
Majority  | 777  | 7.88  | +7.54
Turnout | 9,853  | 93.28  | +4.57
Registered electors | 10,562  |  |

### 1935 election[edit]

1935 general election: Wairarapa[44] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Ben Roberts | 3,681  | 38.94  |
| United | John Wiltshire Card | 3,648  | 38.59  |
| Democrat | Thomas William McDonald | 2,033  | 21.50  | -24.95
| Independent | Hans Carl Thomsen  | 91  | 0.96  |
Informal votes  | 157  | 1.66  | -0.03
Majority  | 33  | 0.34  |
Turnout | 9,453  | 88.71  | +5.38
Registered electors | 10,655  |  |

### 1931 election[edit]

1931 general election: Wairarapa[45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform | Alex McLeod | 4,641  | 53.55  | +6.74
| United | Thomas William McDonald | 4,025  | 46.45  | -6.74
Majority  | 616  | 7.11  | +0.74
Informal votes  | 149  | 1.69  | +0.39
Turnout | 8,815  | 83.33  | -4.91
Registered electors | 10,579  |  |

### 1928 election[edit]

1928 general election: Wairarapa[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| United | Thomas William McDonald | 4,726  | 53.18  |
| Reform | Alex McLeod | 4,160  | 46.82  |
Majority  | 566  | 6.37  |
Informal votes  | 117  | 1.30  |
Turnout | 9,003  | 88.24  |
Registered electors | 10,203  |  |

### 1899 election[edit]

1899 general election: Wairarapa[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal | J. T. Marryat Hornsby | 1,974  | 51.17  |
| Conservative | Walter Clarke Buchanan | 1,818  | 47.12  |
| Independent | Coleman Phillips[48][49] | 66  | 1.71  |
Majority  | 156  | 4.04  |
Turnout | 3,858  | 82.54  |
Registered electors | 4,674  |  |

### 1893 election[edit]

1893 general election: Wairarapa[50][51] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | Walter Clarke Buchanan | 1,806  | 50.89  | ±0
| Liberal | George Augustus Fairbrother[52] | 1,116  | 31.45  |
| Liberal | Charles Pownall[53] | 627  | 17.67  |
Majority  | 690  | 19.44  | +3.26
Turnout | 3,549  | 81.12  | +9.41
Registered electors | 4,375  |  |

### 1890 election[edit]

1890 general election: Wairarapa[54] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | Walter Clarke Buchanan | 987  | 58.09  |
| Liberal | Henry Bunny | 712  | 41.91  |
Majority  | 275  | 16.18  |
Turnout | 1,699  | 71.71  |
Registered electors | 2,369  |  |

## Table footnotes[edit]

1. ^ 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
2. ^ 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

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 29.
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4. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 33.
5. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 50–53.
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9. ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 188.
10. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 187.
11. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 274.
12. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 180, 183.
13. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 266–267, 274.
14. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 186, 206.
15. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 217.
16. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 214, 217.
17. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 201.
18. ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 332.
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36. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993. p. 125.
37. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990. p. 131.
38. ^ a b c d e f Norton 1988, p. 374.
39. ^ a b c d e f g Norton 1988, p. 373.
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## References[edit]

* Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
* McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
* 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.
* 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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