Current New Zealand electorate
New Plymouth is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate . It was first created for the 1st New Zealand Parliament in 1853 and has existed since, with one 32-year interruption. The electorate was initially called Town of New Plymouth .
The electorate is currently held by Jonathan Young for National,[1] as he defeated Labour's Harry Duynhoven [2] in the 2008 general election .
Population centres
In the 1927 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further electorate from the South Island due to faster population growth. Five electorates were abolished, two former electorates, including New Plymouth, were re-established, and three electorates were created for the first time.
The electorate includes the following population centres:
History
The electorate was originally the Town of New Plymouth from 1853 to 1879. The name of the electorate was changed to New Plymouth from 1879 to 1896. The electorate was abolished in 1896, and was reconstituted under the same name in 1928.
Oliver Samuel , Edward Metcalf Smith , Thomas Kelly (incumbent) and Charles Brown contested the electorate in the 1884 election ; Samuel won the contest.[5] [6]
The electorate has changed between National and Labour several times, and has been represented by two Christian ministers: Rev Fred Frost and then Rev Ernest Aderman .
Members of Parliament
Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at a general election.
Key
Independent Liberal United National Labour
List MPs
Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the New Plymouth electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Election results
2017 election
2017 general election : New Plymouth[10]
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 Jonathan Young
20,711
52.01
−5.74
19,517
48.63
−7.05
Labour
Corie Haddock
12,978
32.59
+1.03
13,662
34.04
+12.90
NZ First
Murray Chong
3,041
7.63
—
3,107
7.74
−1.26
Green
Stuart Jeanne Bramhall
2,070
5.19
−0.23
1,798
4.47
−3.50
ACT
Anneka Carlson
434
1.09
+0.54
222
0.55
+0.09
Independent
Basil Lawrence
148
0.37
—
Opportunities
1,093
2.72
—
Māori
250
0.62
+0.09
Legalise Cannabis
163
0.40
−0.18
Conservative
65
0.16
−3.03
Ban 1080
39
0.09
−0.06
United Future
36
0.08
−0.10
Outdoors
26
0.06
—
People's Party
16
0.03
—
Democrats
8
0.01
−0.06
Mana
8
0.01
−0.69
Internet
7
0.01
−0.69
Informal votes
434
118
Total Valid votes
39,816
40,135
Turnout
40,365
80.68[11]
+2.63
National hold
Majority
7,733
19.42
−6.76
2014 election
2014 general election : New Plymouth[12]
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 Jonathan Young
21,566
57.75
+4.14
20,969
55.65
+2.39
Labour
Andrew Little
11,788
31.56
−8.85
7,947
21.10
−4.72
Green
Sarah Roberts
2,025
5.42
+1.56
3,005
7.97
−1.68
Legalise Cannabis
Jamie Dombroski
701
1.88
+0.55
218
0.58
+0.06
Conservative
Angela Storr
633
1.69
+1.69
1,201
3.19
+1.22
ACT
James Gray
205
0.55
+0.55
172
0.46
−0.56
NZ First
3,395
9.00
+2.70
Internet Mana
263
0.70
+0.49[a]
Māori
199
0.53
−0.08
United Future
66
0.18
−0.27
Ban 1080
57
0.15
+0.15
Civilian
57
0.15
+0.15
Democrats
28
0.07
+0.01
Independent Coalition
10
0.03
+0.03
Focus
10
0.03
+0.03
Informal votes
429
128
Total Valid votes
37,347
37,681
Turnout
37,681
77.51
+2.06
National hold
Majority
9,778
26.18
+13.28
2011 election
2011 general election : New Plymouth[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 Jonathan Young
17,644
53.31
+5.13
18,073
53.26
+2.79
Labour
Andrew Little
13,374
40.41
-7.47
8,761
25.82
-5.60
Green
Geoff Steedman
1,277
3.86
+3.86
3,276
9.65
+3.23
Legalise Cannabis
Jamie Dombroski
439
1.33
+1.33
178
0.52
+0.05
Independent
Rusty Kane
361
1.09
-1.11
NZ First
2,137
6.30
+2.25
Conservative
667
1.97
+1.97
ACT
347
1.02
-2.16
Māori
207
0.61
-0.14
United Future
154
0.45
-0.20
Mana
72
0.21
+0.21
Libertarianz
30
0.09
+0.01
Democrats
19
0.06
-0.07
Alliance
11
0.03
-0.06
Informal votes
808
235
Total Valid votes
33,095
33,932
National hold
Majority
4,270
12.90
+12.60
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 44,973[14]
2008 election
2008 general election : New Plymouth[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
Jonathan Young
16,539
48.18
17,512
50.47
Labour
N Harry Duynhoven
16,434
47.88
10,901
31.42
Independent
Rusty Kane
756
2.20
ACT
Chris Albers
455
1.33
1,106
3.19
Libertarianz
Mike Webber
141
0.41
27
0.08
Green
2,230
6.43
NZ First
1,404
4.05
Bill and Ben
301
0.87
Māori
260
0.75
Progressive
232
0.67
United Future
227
0.65
Legalise Cannabis
166
0.48
Family Party
141
0.41
Kiwi
78
0.22
Democrats
43
0.12
Alliance
31
0.09
Pacific
23
0.07
Workers Party
13
0.04
RAM
2
0.01
RONZ
2
0.01
Informal votes
349
175
Total Valid votes
34,325
34,699
National gain from Labour
Majority
105
0.31
2005 election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Party Votes
%
Labour
Y Harry Duynhoven
17,512
53.20
12,542
37.64
National
Moira Irving
12,073
36.67
14,836
44.53
Green
Sarah Brown
1,165
3.54
1,816
5.45
Destiny
Keren Roberts
555
1.69
244
0.73
United
Matt Collier
539
1.64
791
2.37
Māori Party
Tony Ruakere
312
0.95
148
0.44
ACT
Kerry O'Connor
301
0.91
394
1.18
IND
Rusty Kane
252
0.77
-
-
Democrats
Kevin Smith
121
0.37
52
0.16
NZ First
-
-
-
2,036
6.11
Progressive
-
-
-
249
0.75
ALCP
-
-
-
86
0.26
Christian Heritage
-
-
-
36
0.11
Alliance
-
-
-
18
0.05
Direct Democracy
-
-
-
15
0.05
Libertarianz
-
-
-
14
0.04
One NZ
-
-
-
12
0.04
Family Rights PP
-
-
-
11
0.03
Republic of NZ
-
-
-
7
0.03
99 MP
-
-
-
12
0.04
informal votes
338
126
total valid votes
32,919
33,319
Labour hold
Majority
5,439
sourced from electionresults.govt.nz
1999 election
1999 general election : New Plymouth
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 Harry Duynhoven
22,118
68.48
+6.81
13,612
41.98
+12.80
National
Len Jury
7,026
21.75
9,487
29.26
-6.90
Future NZ
Tom Smithers
1,048
3.24
606
1.87
Alliance
Bonnie Johnstone
870
2.69
2,425
7.48
-2.26
ACT
Moira Irving
595
1.84
1,804
5.56
+1.13
NZ First
Mae Neuman
515
1.59
1,201
3.70
-8.17
People's Choice
Rusty Kane
80
0.25
48
0.15
Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata
Shona Eriksen
25
0.08
Mauri Pacific
Sharon Faloon
21
0.07
13
0.04
Green
1,734
5.35
Christian Heritage
678
2.09
Legalise Cannabis
426
1.31
-0.60
United NZ
126
0.39
-0.27
Libertarianz
104
0.32
+0.29
Animals First
67
0.21
-0.02
McGillicuddy Serious
45
0.14
-0.14
One NZ
14
0.04
Natural Law
12
0.04
-0.10
Mana Māori
7
0.02
-0.04
NMP
5
0.02
Freedom Movement
4
0.01
Republican
2
0.01
South Island
2
0.01
Informal votes
464
340
Total Valid votes
32,298
32,422
Labour hold
Majority
15,092
46.73
+12.45
1996 election
1996 general election : New Plymouth[16] [17] [18]
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 Harry Duynhoven
20,746
61.67
9,833
29.18
National
N Roger Maxwell
9,213
27.39
12,185
36.16
NZ First
Harry Slaats
1,771
5.26
3,999
11.87
Alliance
Sue Gaffy
1,277
3.80
3,282
9.74
ACT
Tony Huston
391
1.16
1,492
4.43
Progressive Green
Paul O'Neill
181
0.54
100
0.30
Natural Law
Bruce Sowry
63
0.19
48
0.14
Christian Coalition
1,619
4.80
Legalise Cannabis
642
1.91
United NZ
223
0.66
McGillicuddy Serious
93
0.28
Animals First
77
0.23
Green Society
21
0.06
Mana Māori
20
0.06
Conservatives
19
0.06
Superannuitants & Youth
14
0.04
Libertarianz
11
0.03
Ethnic Minority Party
8
0.02
Advance New Zealand
7
0.02
Asia Pacific United
2
0.01
Te Tawharau
1
0.00
Informal votes
205
151
Total Valid votes
33,642
33,696
Labour hold
Majority
11,533
34.28
1993 election
1990 election
1987 election
1984 election
1981 election
1978 election
1975 election
1972 election
1969 election
1966 election
1963 election
Social Credit candidate K G J Lattimer failed to lodge his name in time to contest the election.
1960 election
1957 election
1954 election
1951 election
1949 election
1946 election
1943 election
1938 election
1935 election
1931 election
1928 election
1893 election
1890 election
1869 by-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.
Notes
^ "Jonathan Young" . New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 25 July 2010 .
^ New Zealand Parliament - Harry Duynhoven MP Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The General Elections" . Taranaki Herald . XXXII (6503). 15 July 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 15 April 2012 .
^ "The General Election, 1884" . National Library. 1884. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 17 March 2012 .
^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1908). "Former Members Of The House Of Representatives". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts . Christchurch. Retrieved 20 June 2010 .
^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1908). "Former Members Of The House Of Representatives". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts . Christchurch. Retrieved 20 June 2010 .
^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1908). "Former Members Of The House Of Representatives". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts . Christchurch. Retrieved 20 June 2010 .
^ "Official Count Results -- New Plymouth" . Wellington: New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 December 2017 .
^ "Party Votes and Turnout by Electorate" . Electoral Commission . Retrieved 6 April 2018 .
^ "2014 election results" . Electoral Commission . 10 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015 .
^ 2011 election results
^ "Enrolment statistics" . Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011 .
^ 2008 election results [permanent dead link ]
^ "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place - New Plymouth, 1996" (PDF) . Retrieved 20 July 2013 .
^ "Part III - Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties" (PDF) . Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013 .
^ "Part III - Party Lists of unsuccessful Registered Parties" (PDF) . Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013 .
^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
^ "The New Zealand Official Year-Book, 1951–52" . Statistics New Zealand . Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012 .
^ "The General Election, 1949" . National Library . 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014 .
^ "The General Election, 1946" . National Library . 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014 .
^
"The General Election, 1943" . National Library. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 28 March 2014 .
^ "The General Election, 1938" . National Library. 1939. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 8 February 2012 .
^ The General Election, 1935 . Government Printer. 1936. Retrieved 2 November 2014 .
^ The General Election, 1931 . Government Printer. 1932. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2014 .
^ The General Election, 1928 . Government Printer. 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 4 December 2013 .
^ The General Election, 1893 . Government Printer. 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 19 November 2013 .
^ "The General Election" . Otago Daily Times . 28 November 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 28 November 2013 .
^ "The General Election" . Taranaki Herald . XLII (9840). 28 October 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 30 November 2013 .
^ "The General Election" . Hawera & Normanby Star . XXVI (2586). 20 November 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 30 November 2013 .
^ "The General Election, 1890" . National Library . 1891. Retrieved 25 February 2012 .
^ "The Election for the Town" . Taranaki Herald . 5 May 1869.
^ "Names of Candidates" . Taranaki Herald . 28 April 1867.
References
McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand . Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8 .
Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
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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