Electoral district in Auckland, New Zealand
New Lynn is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. Deborah Russell of the Labour Party has represented the electorate since the 2017 general election.
Population centres
New Lynn is based in West Auckland, straddling the borders of the former Auckland City and areas of Waitakere City. It contains the areas of New Lynn, Titirangi and Waitakere Ranges to cover all the beach-side towns on the north coast of the Manukau Harbour and then up the West Coast till Bethell's Beach.
History
New Lynn was first formed for the 1963 election. It has always been held by members of the Labour Party. The electorate's first representative was Rex Mason, who had been an MP since 1926 and who retired at the end of the term. Mason was succeeded by Jonathan Hunt, who held the electorate for the next 30 years until he contested the Tamaki electorate in the 1996 election instead. Phil Goff became the representative in New Lynn in 1996.
The electorate was abolished in 1999 and Goff successfully stood in Mount Roskill. Titirangi replaced New Lynn in 1999 when population changes in Auckland lead to the creation of Mount Roskill, and Titirangi was won by David Cunliffe. Three years later, population growth in north Auckland led to the creation of the Helensville electorate. The flow-on effect of this was to pull Titirangi eastwards, resulting in the reclamation of its former name for the 2002 election. Cunliffe represented the New Lynn electorate until 2017.
In November 2016, Labour leader Andrew Little announced that Cunliffe would not seek re-election at the 2017 general election, and the seat was won in the election by Deborah Russell, retaining it for the Labour Party.
Members of Parliament
Unless otherwise stated, all MPs' terms began and ended at general elections.
Key
Labour
List MPs
Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested New Lynn. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Election results
2020 election
2020 general election: New Lynn
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Notes:
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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.
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Party votes
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%
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±%
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Labour
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Deborah Russell
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23,352
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57.06
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+10.15
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22,339
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53.33
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+10.65
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National
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Lisa Whyte
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10,218
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24.97
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-13.58
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9,166
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21.88
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-19.91
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Green
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Steve Abel
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3,701
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9.04
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+2.49
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4,794
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11.45
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+5.26
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ACT
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Shawn Michael Blanchfield
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1,447
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3.54
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+2.77
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2,643
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6.31
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+5.88
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NZ First
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Rob Gore
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651
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1.59
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-3.47
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976
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2.33
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−3.77
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New Conservative
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Victoria O'Brien
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582
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1.42
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+0.54
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487
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1.16
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+0.85
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TEA
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Smitaben Patel
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169
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0.41
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—
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81
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0.19
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—
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ONE
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Khurram Shahid Malik
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121
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0.30
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—
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82
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0.20
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—
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Social Credit
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Lisa Er
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118
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0.29
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+0.05
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27
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0.06
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-0.01
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Voice of the People
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Paul Davie
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87
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0.21
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—
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|
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Opportunities
|
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546
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1.30
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-0.18
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Māori Party
|
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191
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0.46
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+0.11
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Legalise Cannabis
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103
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0.25
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+0.06
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Outdoors
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36
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0.09
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+0.06
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Sustainable NZ
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30
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0.07
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—
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Vision NZ
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16
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0.04
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—
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Heartland
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|
2
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0.00
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—
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Informal votes
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831
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253
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|
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Total Valid votes
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40,927
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41,887
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Labour hold
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Majority
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13,134
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32.09
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+23.72
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2017 election
2017 general election: New Lynn
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Notes:
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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.
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Party votes
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%
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±%
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Labour
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Deborah Russell
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15,840
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46.91
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−3.17
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14,810
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42.68
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+6.78
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National
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Paulo Garcia
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13,015
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38.55
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+2.27
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14,503
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41.79
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+2.78
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Green
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Leilani Tamu
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2,210
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6.55
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−1.26
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2,147
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6.19
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−3.81
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NZ First
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Peter Chan
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1,709
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5.06
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—
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2,116
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6.10
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−1.04
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Conservative
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Paul Davie
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297
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0.88
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−2.96
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109
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0.31
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−3.35
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Māori Party
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Karen Williams
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291
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0.86
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—
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122
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0.35
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±0.00
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ACT
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Richard Wells
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259
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0.77
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—
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149
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0.43
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−1.18
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Democrats
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Scott MacArthur
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82
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0.24
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−0.15
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23
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0.07
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−0.03
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United Future
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John Hubscher
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62
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0.18
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—
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30
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0.09
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−0.08
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Opportunities
|
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514
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1.48
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—
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People's Party
|
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80
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0.23
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—
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Legalise Cannabis
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66
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0.19
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−0.11
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Mana Party
|
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12
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0.03
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−1.06
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Outdoors
|
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9
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0.03
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—
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Internet
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7
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0.02
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−1.07
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Ban 1080
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|
5
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0.01
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−0.04
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Informal votes
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478
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|
|
142
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Total Valid votes
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33,765
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|
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34,702
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|
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Turnout
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34,844
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|
|
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Labour hold
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Majority
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2,825
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8.37
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−5.43
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2014 election
2014 general election: New Lynn
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Notes:
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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.
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Party votes
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%
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±%
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Labour
|
Y David Cunliffe
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16,534
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50.08
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−2.04
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12,085
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35.90
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−1.10
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National
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Tim Groser
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11,977
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36.28
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+0.06
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13,136
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39.02
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−0.20
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Green
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Daniel Rogers
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2,579
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7.81
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+0.56
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3,365
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10.00
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−2.15
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Conservative
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Steve Taylor
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1,269
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3.84
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+1.32
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1,233
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3.66
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+1.07
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Democrats
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Andrew Leitch
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128
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0.39
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+0.39
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33
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0.10
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+0.07
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NZ First
|
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2,403
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7.14
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+0.96
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ACT
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542
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1.61
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+0.62
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Internet Mana
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|
367
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1.09
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+0.64
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Māori Party
|
|
119
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0.35
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−0.09
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Legalise Cannabis
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101
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0.30
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−0.14
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United Future
|
|
56
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0.17
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−0.21
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Civilian
|
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17
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0.05
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+0.05
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Ban 1080
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16
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0.05
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+0.05
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Independent Coalition
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8
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0.02
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+0.02
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Focus
|
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3
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0.01
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+0.01
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Informal votes
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530
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|
|
177
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|
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Total Valid votes
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33,017
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|
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33,661
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|
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Turnout
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33,661
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74.92
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+1.91
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Labour hold
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Majority
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4,557
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13.80
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−2.12
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2011 election
2011 general election: New Lynn
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Notes:
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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.
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Party votes
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%
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±%
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Labour
|
Y David Cunliffe
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16,999
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52.14
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+1.80
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12,462
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37.00
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-3.27
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National
|
Tim Groser
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11,809
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36.22
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-2.43
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13,211
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39.22
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-0.88
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Green
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Saffron Toms
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2,364
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7.25
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+0.86
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4,094
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12.15
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+4.52
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Conservative
|
Ivan Bailey
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820
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2.52
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+2.52
|
871
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2.59
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+2.59
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Legalise Cannabis
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Sean Davidson
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343
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1.05
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+1.05
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149
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0.44
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+0.10
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ACT
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Barbara Steinijans
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265
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0.81
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-2.12
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334
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0.99
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-2.72
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NZ First
|
|
2,081
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6.18
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+2.62
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Mana
|
|
151
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0.45
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+0.45
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Māori Party
|
|
148
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0.44
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-0.26
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United Future
|
|
129
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0.38
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-0.46
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Libertarianz
|
|
29
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0.09
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+0.05
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Alliance
|
|
16
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0.05
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-0.02
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Democrats
|
|
10
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0.03
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+0.01
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Informal votes
|
844
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|
|
295
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Total Valid votes
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32,600
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|
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33,685
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|
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Labour hold
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Majority
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5,190
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15.92
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+4.23
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Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 46,139
2008 election
2008 general election: New Lynn
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Notes:
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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.
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Party votes
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%
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±%
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Labour
|
Y David Cunliffe
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17,331
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50.35
|
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14,165
|
40.27
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National
|
Tim Groser
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13,306
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38.66
|
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14,105
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40.09
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Green
|
Kath Dewar
|
2,200
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6.39
|
|
2,684
|
7.63
|
|
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ACT
|
Michael Tasker
|
1,011
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2.94
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|
1,306
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3.71
|
|
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United Future
|
Kerryanne Dalgleish
|
330
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0.96
|
|
296
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0.84
|
|
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Progressive
|
Mohammad Kazemi Yazdi
|
244
|
0.71
|
|
318
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0.90
|
|
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NZ First
|
|
1,253
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3.56
|
|
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Māori Party
|
|
246
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0.70
|
|
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Pacific
|
|
226
|
0.64
|
|
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Bill and Ben
|
|
154
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0.44
|
|
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Kiwi
|
|
146
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0.42
|
|
|
Legalise Cannabis
|
|
121
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0.34
|
|
|
Family Party
|
|
91
|
0.26
|
|
|
Alliance
|
|
23
|
0.07
|
|
|
Libertarianz
|
|
14
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0.04
|
|
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Workers Party
|
|
13
|
0.04
|
|
|
RAM
|
|
8
|
0.02
|
|
|
Democrats
|
|
7
|
0.02
|
|
|
RONZ
|
|
3
|
0.01
|
|
Informal votes
|
451
|
|
|
203
|
|
|
Total Valid votes
|
34,422
|
|
|
35,179
|
|
|
|
Labour hold
|
Majority
|
4,025
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11.69
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|
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Note: lines coloured beige denote the winner of the electorate vote. Lines coloured pink denote a candidate elected to Parliament from their party list.
2005 election
2005 general election: New Lynn
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Notes:
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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.
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Party votes
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%
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±%
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Labour
|
Y David Cunliffe
|
18,087
|
56.12
|
|
16,208
|
49.19
|
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National
|
Mita Harris
|
10,009
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31.05
|
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10,916
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33.06
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|
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Green
|
Richard Green
|
1,644
|
5.10
|
|
1,850
|
5.60
|
|
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United Future
|
Anne Drake
|
943
|
2.93
|
|
818
|
2.48
|
|
|
ACT
|
Barbara Steinijans
|
701
|
2.07
|
|
747
|
2.26
|
|
|
Destiny
|
Karen Penney
|
468
|
1.45
|
|
158
|
0.58
|
|
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Progressive
|
Mohammad Kazemi Yazdi
|
282
|
0.87
|
|
407
|
1.23
|
|
|
Direct Democracy
|
Gary Burch
|
98
|
0.30
|
|
98
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0.12
|
|
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NZ First
|
|
1,580
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4.79
|
|
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Māori Party
|
|
128
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0.39
|
|
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Christian Heritage
|
|
56
|
0.17
|
|
|
Legalise Cannabis
|
|
41
|
0.15
|
|
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Alliance
|
|
21
|
0.06
|
|
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Libertarianz
|
|
11
|
0.03
|
|
|
99 MP
|
|
7
|
0.02
|
|
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One NZ
|
|
7
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0.02
|
|
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Family Rights
|
|
7
|
0.02
|
|
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Democrats
|
|
5
|
0.02
|
|
|
RONZ
|
|
4
|
0.01
|
|
Informal votes
|
549
|
|
|
183
|
|
|
Total Valid votes
|
33,232
|
|
|
33,019
|
|
|
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Labour hold
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Majority
|
8,078
|
|
|
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2002 election
2002 general election: New Lynn
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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.
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
Party votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
Labour
|
David Cunliffe
|
16,687
|
57.62
|
|
14,128
|
48.29
|
|
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National
|
Brendan Beach
|
5,502
|
19.00
|
|
4,315
|
14.75
|
|
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Green
|
Saffron Toms
|
1,713
|
5.92
|
|
2,087
|
7.13
|
|
|
ACT
|
Trevor West
|
1,494
|
5.16
|
|
1,929
|
2.26
|
|
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United Future
|
Susanne Fellner
|
1,471
|
5.08
|
|
2,109
|
7.21
|
|
|
Christian Heritage
|
Betty Jenkins
|
635
|
2.19
|
|
440
|
1.50
|
|
|
Alliance
|
Gerard Hehir
|
470
|
2.19
|
|
405
|
1.38
|
|
|
Progressive
|
Mohammad Kazemi Yazdi
|
396
|
1.37
|
|
485
|
1.66
|
|
|
NZ First
|
|
2,949
|
10.08
|
|
|
ORNZ
|
|
175
|
0.60
|
|
|
Legalise Cannabis
|
|
91
|
0.31
|
|
|
One NZ
|
|
11
|
0.04
|
|
|
NMP
|
|
6
|
0.02
|
|
|
Mana Māori Movement
|
|
5
|
0.02
|
|
Informal votes
|
590
|
|
|
119
|
|
|
Total Valid votes
|
28,958
|
|
|
29,254
|
|
|
|
Labour win new seat
|
Majority
|
11,185
|
|
|
1996 election
1996 general election: New Lynn
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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.
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
Party votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
Labour
|
Y Phil Goff
|
15,392
|
50.29
|
|
10,953
|
35.55
|
|
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National
|
Richard Gardner
|
8,254
|
26.97
|
|
9,266
|
30.07
|
|
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Alliance
|
Cliff Robinson
|
3,554
|
11.61
|
|
2,916
|
9.46
|
|
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NZ First
|
Dawn Mullins
|
2,616
|
8.55
|
|
3,300
|
10.71
|
|
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Progressive Green
|
Mark Darin
|
301
|
0.98
|
|
101
|
0.33
|
|
|
McGillicuddy Serious
|
Richard Foster
|
203
|
0.66
|
|
73
|
0.24
|
|
|
United NZ
|
John Hubscher
|
128
|
0.42
|
|
172
|
0.56
|
|
|
Advance New Zealand
|
James Prescott
|
91
|
0.30
|
|
38
|
0.12
|
|
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Natural Law
|
Les McGrath
|
68
|
0.12
|
|
36
|
0.12
|
|
|
Christian Coalition
|
|
1,674
|
5.43
|
|
|
ACT
|
|
1,506
|
4.89
|
|
|
Legalise Cannabis
|
|
423
|
1.37
|
|
|
Ethnic Minority Party
|
|
232
|
0.75
|
|
|
Animals First
|
|
52
|
0.17
|
|
|
Superannuitants & Youth
|
|
26
|
0.08
|
|
|
Green Society
|
|
18
|
0.06
|
|
|
Libertarianz
|
|
8
|
0.03
|
|
|
Mana Māori Movement
|
|
7
|
0.02
|
|
|
Asia Pacific United
|
|
6
|
0.02
|
|
|
Conservatives
|
|
5
|
0.02
|
|
|
Te Tawharau
|
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Informal votes
|
317
|
|
|
112
|
|
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Total Valid votes
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30,607
|
|
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30,812
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Labour hold
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Majority
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7,138
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23.32
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1993 election
1990 election
1987 election
1984 election
1981 election
1978 election
1975 election
1972 election
1969 election
1966 election
1963 election
- ^ Groser resigned from Parliament on 19 December 2015.
- ^ Garcia was declared elected as a list MP on 16 May 2019, following the resignation of Nuk Korako.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.
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