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Waimakariri electorate boundaries used since the 2014 election

Waimakariri is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, formed for the 1996 election and returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The MP for Waimakariri is Matthew Doocey of the National Party. He has held this position since the 2014 election and takes over from Kate Wilkinson, who defeated Clayton Cosgrove (Labour) in the 2011 election.


Population areas

Waimakariri centres on metropolitan Christchurch and spreads northward up the coast of the South Island. From Christchurch it contains the suburbs of Casebrook and Belfast; from Waimakariri District to its north, it takes in the towns of Kaiapoi and Rangiora as well as a selection of small inland localities such as Cust and Oxford. Boundary changes following the 2006 census were relatively minor; Waimakariri managed to avoid the upheaval wrought upon electorates in Christchurch, losing Bishopdale to Ilam and the last remaining segment of Papanui to Christchurch Central.

Along with neighbouring Selwyn, Waimakariri has been experiencing strong population growth, with many people from Christchurch displaced by the earthquakes. In the 2013/14 boundary review by the Representation Commission, Waimakariri lost most of Redwood and Marshland to Christchurch Central and Christchurch East respectively, while it gained the less populated Harewood north of Sawyers Arms Road from Selwyn.[1]

History

The Waimakariri electorate from 2008

The existence of Waimakariri dates back to the introduction of MMP voting in the 1996 general election, when the number of South Island electorates fell from twenty-five to sixteen. The electorate originates in the old Rangiora electorate, with Hurunui District shorn off and placed in Kaikōura, and the resultant electorate pulled into Christchurch via State Highway 71, absorbing parts of Christchurch previously in the electorate of Christchurch North. The first contest saw Rangiora's Jim Gerard easily defeated by former Prime Minister and MP for Christchurch North, Mike Moore. He left the office in July 1999, having been elected Director-General of the World Trade Organization.

Clayton Cosgrove won the second contest in 1999 and was confirmed in 2002, 2005 and 2008.[2]

Given that Rangiora was a safe National electorate and Christchurch North a safe Labour electorate, and given the urban-rural makeup of the electorate, Waimakariri does not favour any party. At the 2005 election, while Waimakariri's electors were returning incumbent Clayton Cosgrove by 5,064 votes (and in the process slashing his majority in half), their party vote intentions were more ambiguous, with National winning 79 more party votes than Labour, setting Waimakariri up to be a key electorate at the 2008 election. Cosgrove retained the electorate with a much narrower 390 majority in 2008, whilst his opponent Kate Wilkinson's party (National) got over 5000 more party votes.

Results from the 2011 election gave Wilkinson a lead of 642 votes over Cosgrove, shifting the electorate from marginal Labour to marginal National.[3] Wilkinson retired at the end of the parliamentary term and was replaced as National's candidate for the 2014 election by Matthew Doocey, who had previously contested the 2013 by-election in Christchurch East.[4][5] Doocey beat Cosgrove with an increased majority.[6]

In the 2017 election, Doocey beat the Labour candidate, Dan Rosewarne, with an increased majority of that over Cosgrove although the National party vote decreased.[7]

Members of Parliament

Key   Labour   National   Alliance   NZ First

Election Winner
1996 election width=5 bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| Mike Moore
1999 election rowspan=4 bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| Clayton Cosgrove
2002 election
2005 election
2008 election
2011 election bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| Kate Wilkinson
2014 election rowspan=3 bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| Matthew Doocey
2017 election
2020 election

List MPs

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

Election Winner
1996 election width=5 bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| Jim Gerard1
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| John Wright
1999 election bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| Ron Mark
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| John Wright
2002 election bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| Ron Mark
2005 election width=5 bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| Ron Mark
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| Kate Wilkinson
2008 election bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| Kate Wilkinson
2011 election width=5 bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| Clayton Cosgrove
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| Richard Prosser
2014 election width=5 bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| Clayton Cosgrove
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| Richard Prosser

1Jim Gerard retired in April 1997 to take appointment as High Commissioner to Canada

Election results

2020 election

2020 general election: Waimakariri[8]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Matthew Doocey 21,416 45.96 -11.64 13,245 28.29 -25.26
Labour Dan Rosewarne 19,909 42.73 +12.5 23,088 49.31 +19.08
New Conservative Leighton Baker 2,057 4.41 +3.74 1,399 2.99 +2.57
ACT James Davies 1,355 2.91 +2.68 4,324 9.23 +8.94
Sustainable NZ John Hyndman 405 0.87 — 55 0.21 —
Advance NZ Shelley Richardson 363 0.78 — 353 0.76 —
Independent Bjorn Sadler 197 0.42 —
Social Credit Lawrence McIsaac 128 0.27 +0.13 40 0.08 -0.09
Green   2168 4.63 +0.51
NZ First   989 2.11 -4.53
Opportunities   435 0.93 -0.86
Legalise Cannabis   174 0.37 -0.13
Māori Party   74 0.16 -0.08
ONE   49 0.10 —
Outdoors   37 0.08 —
Vision NZ   20 0.04 —
TEA   14 0.03 —
Heartland   3 0.01 —
Informal votes 763 356
Total valid votes 46,593 46,823
Turnout 46,823
National hold Majority 1,507 3.23 -21.78

2017 election

2017 general election: Waimakariri[7]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Matthew Doocey 22,657 57.60 +9.26 21,398 53.55 -3.78
Labour Dan Rosewarne 11,891 30.23 -11.09 12,888 32.25 +13.25
Green Nikki Berry 1,799 4.57 +0.35 1,645 4.12 -4.72
NZ First Richard Prosser 1,771 4.50 +1.63 2,653 6.64 -1.80
Opportunities Nicola Glenjarman 583 1.48 — 714 1.79 —
Conservative Benjamin Price 265 0.67 -1.61 166 0.42 -3.89
Māori Party Aroha Reriti-Crofts 122 0.31 +0.05 85 0.21 -0.05
Independent Destiny Wiringi 99 0.25 —
ACT Stuart Hawkins 92 0.23 — 116 0.29 +0.07
Democrats Peter Adcock-White 55 0.14 -0.03 69 0.17 -0.02
Legalise Cannabis   97 0.24 -0.11
Ban 1080   35 0.09 -0.10
United Future New Zealand   35 0.09 -0.10
Outdoors   33 0.08 —
People's Party   13 0.03 —
Internet   6 0.02 -0.37[a]
Mana Party   5 0.01 -0.38[b]
Informal votes 261 103
Total valid votes 39,334 39,958
Turnout 40,012
National hold Majority 10,766 25.01 +17.99

2014 election

2014 general election: Waimakariri[6]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Matthew Doocey 17,263 48.34 +1.06 20,734 57.33 +0.44
Labour Clayton Cosgrove 14,757 41.32 -4.16 6,835 18.90 -3.51
Green Reuben Hunt 1,506 4.22 +0.85 3,198 8.84 +0.37
NZ First Richard Prosser 1,024 2.87 +1.21 3,054 8.44 +3.52
Conservative Benjamin Price 816 2.28 +0.07 1,560 4.31 +1.04
Māori Party Aroha Reriti-Crofts 92 0.26 +0.09 95 0.26 0.00
Democrats Peter Adcock-White 62 0.17 +0.17 69 0.19 +0.13
Internet Mana   141 0.39 +0.29
Legalise Cannabis   127 0.35 -0.08
ACT   80 0.22 -0.34
Ban 1080   69 0.19 +0.19
United Future   66 0.18 +0.18
Civilian   15 0.04 +0.04
Independent Coalition   6 0.02 +0.02
Focus   5 0.01 +0.01
Informal votes 192 114
Total valid votes 35,712 36,168
National hold Majority 2,506 7.02 +5.21

2011 election

2011 general election: Waimakariri[3]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Kate Wilkinson 16,787 47.28 +4.25 20,489 56.89 +7.45
Labour Red XN Clayton Cosgrove 16,145 45.48 +1.39 8,431 23.41 -10.46
Green John Kelcher 1,197 3.37 -0.01 3,050 8.47 +3.04
Conservative Tim de Vries 785 2.21 +2.21 1,177 3.27 +3.27
NZ First Richard Prosser 588 1.66 -1.46 2,131 5.92 +1.96
United Future   208 0.58 -0.33
ACT   195 0.54 -2.00
Legalise Cannabis   155 0.43 +0.10
Māori Party   93 0.26 -0.12
Mana   35 0.10 -0.12
Democrats   23 0.06 -0.02
Alliance   17 0.05 -0.06
Libertarianz   12 0.03 +0.01
Informal votes 490 297
Total valid votes 35,502 36,016
National gain from Labour Majority 642 1.81 +2.86

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 47,387[9]

2008 election

2008 general election: Waimakariri[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Clayton Cosgrove 16,360 44.09 12,702 33.87
National Kate Wilkinson 15,970 43.04 18,539 49.44
ACT Aaron Keown 1,717 4.63 953 2.54
Green Alan Liefting 1,253 3.38 2,036 5.43
NZ First Melanie Mark-Shadbolt 1,157 3.12 1,482 3.95
Kiwi Leighton Baker 536 1.44 397 1.06
United Future Kelleigh Sheffield-Cranstoun 114 0.31 342 0.91
Progressive   397 1.06
Bill and Ben   228 0.61
Māori Party   140 0.37
Legalise Cannabis   123 0.33
Family Party   61 0.16
Alliance   40 0.11
Democrats   33 0.09
Workers Party   9 0.02
Libertarianz   7 0.02
Pacific   5 0.01
RONZ   4 0.01
RAM   3 0.01
Informal votes 202 114
Total valid votes 37,107 37,501
Labour hold Majority 390 1.05


2005 election

2005 general election: Waimakariri[11]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Clayton Cosgrove 19,084 48.61 -3.72 16,484 41.48
National Kate Wilkinson 13,478 34.33 +13.38 16,565 41.68
NZ First Ron Mark 4,247 10.82 -5.90 2,453 6.17
Green Alan Liefting 833 2.12 1,527 3.84
United Future John Pickering 651 1.66 1,295 3.26
Progressive John Wright 458 1.66 609 1.53
Legalise Cannabis Michael Britnell 289 0.74 125 0.31
ACT Rebekah Holdaway 196 0.50 362 0.91
Direct Democracy Jason Orme 23 0.06 5 0.01
Destiny   115 0.29
Māori Party   62 0.16
Christian Heritage   49 0.12
Democrats   32 0.08
Alliance   21 0.05
Libertarianz   12 0.03
Family Rights   8 0.02
One NZ   8 0.02
99 MP   7 0.02
RONZ   5 0.01
Informal votes 277 116
Total valid votes 39,258 39,744
Labour hold Majority 5,606 14.28 -17.10

1999 election

Refer to Candidates in the New Zealand general election 1999 by electorate#Waimakariri for a list of candidates.

Table footnotes

  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

References

  1. ^ Report of the Representation Commission 2014 (PDF). Representation Commission. 4 April 2014. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-477-10414-2. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Hon Clayton Cosgrove". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Official Count Results – Waimakariri". Electoral Commission. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. ^ Conway, Glenn (8 November 2013). "Wilkinson to fall on her sword". The Press. p. A7.
  5. ^ Conway, Glenn (8 November 2013). "Canterbury MP Kate Wilkinson quits". The Press. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Official Count Results – Waimakariri". Electoral Commission. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Official Count Results – Waimakariri (2017)". Electoral Commission. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Official Count Results – Waimakariri (2020)". Electoral Commission. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  10. ^ 2008 election results
  11. ^ 2005 election results
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