Hamilton East (New Zealand electorate)
Hamilton East is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It is currently held by David Bennett MP[1] of the National Party.
Population centres
Since the 1969 election, the number of electorates in the South Island was fixed at 25, with continued faster population growth in the North Island leading to an increase in the number of general electorates. There were 84 electorates for the 1969 election,[2] and the 1972 electoral redistribution saw three additional general seats created for the North Island, bringing the total number of electorates to 87.[3] Together with increased urbanisation in Christchurch and Nelson, the changes proved very disruptive to existing electorates. [3] In the South Island, three electorates were abolished, and three electorates were newly created.[4] In the North Island, five electorates were abolished, two electorates were recreated, and six electorates were newly created (including Hamilton East).[5]
The earlier Hamilton electorate dates from 1922. In 1969 Hamilton West was split off; that electorate initially extended to the west coast. In 1972 the additional electorate of Hamilton East was created, and Hamilton was abolished.[6]
The electorate is mainly urban, and covers the eastern part of the city of Hamilton. The Waikato River divides the city in half and forms the boundary between the Hamilton East and Hamilton West electorates. Only one other electorate borders Hamilton East, the rural electorate of Waikato to the east.[7]
Hamilton East includes the suburbs of Rototuna, Flagstaff, Queenwood, Chedworth Park, Fairfield, Fairview Downs, Enderley, Claudelands, Hamilton East, Hillcrest, Silverdale and Riverlea.[7]
Hamilton East is home to the University of Waikato, and 11.3% of the electorate's workforce is employed in education and training, the second-highest proportion in the country. The majority of households are families, and the median family income is $NZ61,500, which is $2,500 higher than the national median.[7]
History
Nearly every party since 1972 that has won Hamilton East and its sister seat of Hamilton West has gone on to form the government, earning these seats a reputation as bellwether seats. One notable exception was in 1993, when Labour captured both Hamilton seats from National, but failed to win a parliamentary majority. In recent years, such as the 1999 and 2005 elections, Hamilton East has been won more often by a National candidate, despite the Labour Party forming the government.
Members of Parliament
Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Key
Election | Winner | |
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1972 election | width=5 bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Rufus Rogers |
1975 election | rowspan=3 bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Ian Shearer |
1978 election | ||
1981 election | ||
1984 election | rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Bill Dillon |
1987 election | ||
1990 election | bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Tony Steel |
1993 election | bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Dianne Yates |
1996 election | rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Tony Steel |
1999 election | ||
2002 election | bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Dianne Yates |
2005 election | rowspan=5 Template:Meta color | David Bennett |
2008 election | ||
2011 election | ||
2014 election | ||
2017 election |
List MPs
Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Hamilton East electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Election | Winner | |
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1996 election | width=5 bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Doug Woolerton |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Dianne Yates | |
1999 election | bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Doug Woolerton |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Dianne Yates | |
2002 election | bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Doug Woolerton |
2005 election | bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Doug Woolerton |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Dianne Yates1 | |
2008 election | bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Sue Moroney |
2017 election | bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Jamie Strange |
1Resigned March 2008, list seat taken by William Sio
Election results
2017 election
General election, 2017: Hamilton East[8] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
National | David Bennett | 18,975 | 52.99 | -4.38 | 17,380 | 47.45 | -2.58 | ||
Labour | Jamie Strange | 13,165 | 36.76 | +9.56 | 12,958 | 35.38 | +11.61 | ||
Green | Sam Taylor | 2,048 | 5.72 | -1.47 | 2,221 | 6.06 | -4.96 | ||
NZ First | Pita Paraone | 1,113 | 3.11 | -0.72 | 2,074 | 5.66 | -1.48 | ||
ACT | James McDowall | 140 | 0.39 | -0.02 | 225 | 0.61 | -0.11 | ||
Independent | Jack Gielen | 65 | 0.18 | — | |||||
Opportunities | 1,157 | 3.16 | — | ||||||
Māori Party | 199 | 0.54 | -0.10 | ||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 89 | 0.24 | -0.08 | ||||||
Conservative Party of New Zealand | 75 | 0.20 | -4.61 | ||||||
United Future New Zealand | 29 | 0.08 | -0.22 | ||||||
Outdoors | 23 | 0.06 | — | ||||||
People's Party | 22 | 0.06 | — | ||||||
Ban 1080 | 17 | 0.05 | -0.03 | ||||||
Mana Party | 10 | 0.03 | — | ||||||
Internet | 9 | 0.02 | — | ||||||
Democrats | 6 | 0.02 | -0.01 | ||||||
Informal votes | 304 | 135 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 35,810 | 36,630 | |||||||
National hold | Majority | 5,810 | 16.23 | -13.94 |
2014 election
General election, 2014: Hamilton East[9] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
National | David Bennett | 19,393 | 57.37 | +0.26 | 17,395 | 50.03 | -1.36 | ||
Labour | Cliff Allen | 9,194 | 27.20 | -4.37 | 8,264 | 23.77 | -0.40 | ||
Green | Mark Servian | 2,430 | 7.19 | +1.95 | 3,833 | 11.02 | -0.86 | ||
NZ First | Richard Taurima | 1,296 | 3.83 | +1.37 | 2,481 | 7.14 | +1.77 | ||
Conservative Party of New Zealand | Katrina Day | 991 | 2.93 | +0.61 | 1,672 | 4.81 | +1.37 | ||
Internet Mana | Ray Calver | (Internet) | 217 | 0.64 | +0.64 | 348 | 1.00 | +0.73[a] | |
ACT | Ron Smith | 139 | 0.41 | -0.30 | 250 | 0.72 | -0.31 | ||
United Future New Zealand | Quentin Todd | 72 | 0.21 | +0.21 | 104 | 0.30 | -0.48 | ||
Democrats | Carolyn McKenzie | 70 | 0.21 | +0.04 | 29 | 0.08 | +0.03 | ||
Māori Party | 222 | 0.64 | +0.05 | ||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 110 | 0.32 | -0.07 | ||||||
Ban 1080 | 28 | 0.08 | +0.08 | ||||||
Civilian | 23 | 0.07 | +0.07 | ||||||
Focus | 5 | 0.01 | +0.01 | ||||||
Independent Coalition | 3 | 0.01 | +0.01 | ||||||
Informal votes | 295 | 167 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 34,097 | 34,934 | |||||||
National hold | Majority | 10,199 | 30.17 | +4.63 |
2011 election
General election, 2011: Hamilton East[10] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
National | David Bennett | 18,505 | 57.11 | -1.47 | 17,085 | 51.39 | +1.88 | ||
Labour | Sehai Orgad | 10,230 | 31.57 | -0.43 | 8,217 | 24.17 | -6.09 | ||
Green | Nick Marryatt | 1,697 | 5.24 | +0.92 | 3,942 | 11.88 | +4.67 | ||
NZ First | Gordon Stewart | 797 | 2.46 | -0.04 | 1,786 | 5.37 | +2.08 | ||
Conservative Party of New Zealand | Robyn Jackson | 752 | 2.32 | +2.32 | 1,145 | 3.44 | +3.44 | ||
ACT | Garry Mallett | 230 | 0.71 | -0.56 | 341 | 1.03 | -3.07 | ||
style="background-color: Template:Pirate Party of New Zealand/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Pirate Party of New Zealand|Template:Pirate Party of New Zealand/meta/shortname]] | Bruce Kingsbury | 137 | 0.42 | +0.42 | ||||
Democrats | Carolyn McKenzie | 54 | 0.17 | +0.17 | 18 | 0.05 | +0.004 | ||
United Future New Zealand | 260 | 0.78 | -0.57 | ||||||
Māori Party | 195 | 0.59 | -0.37 | ||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 131 | 0.39 | +0.01 | ||||||
Mana | 89 | 0.27 | +0.27 | ||||||
Libertarianz | 25 | 0.08 | +0.01 | ||||||
Alliance | 8 | 0.02 | -0.03 | ||||||
Informal votes | 636 | 317 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 32,402 | 33,249 | |||||||
National hold | Majority | 8,275 | 25.54 | -1.04 |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 45,420[11]
2008 election
General election, 2008: Hamilton East[12] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
National | David Bennett | 19,441 | 58.58 | +7.46 | 16,745 | 49.50 | +4.06 | ||
Labour | Sue Moroney | 10,621 | 32.00 | -4.79 | 10,420 | 30.80 | -4.72 | ||
Green | Linda Persson | 1,433 | 4.32 | +0.71 | 2,439 | 7.21 | +1.68 | ||
NZ First | Doug Woolerton | 830 | 2.50 | -1.32 | 1,113 | 3.29 | -2.56 | ||
ACT | Garry B Mallett | 420 | 1.27 | -0.18 | 1,387 | 4.10 | +2.16 | ||
Kiwi | Robyn Jackson | 180 | 0.54 | 189 | 0.56 | ||||
United Future New Zealand | Rochelle White | 168 | 0.51 | -0.97 | 458 | 1.35 | -2.06 | ||
Democrats | Carolyn McKenzie | 54 | 0.16 | 17 | 0.05 | +0.01 | |||
RONZ | Jack Gielen | 41 | 0.12 | 16 | 0.05 | +0.04 | |||
Māori Party | 323 | 0.95 | +0.33 | ||||||
Bill and Ben | 243 | 0.72 | |||||||
Progressive | 190 | 0.56 | -0.36 | ||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 129 | 0.38 | +0.23 | ||||||
Family Party | 90 | 0.27 | |||||||
Libertarianz | 21 | 0.06 | +0.01 | ||||||
Alliance | 17 | 0.05 | +0.01 | ||||||
Workers Party | 15 | 0.04 | |||||||
Pacific | 13 | 0.04 | |||||||
RAM | 2 | 0.01 | |||||||
Informal votes | 236 | 112 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 33,188 | 33,827 | |||||||
Turnout | 34,176 | 80.48 | -2.50 | ||||||
National hold | Majority | 8,820 | 26.58 | +12.25 |
2005 election
General election, 2005: Hamilton East [13] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
National | David Bennett | 18,901 | 51.12 | +12.47 | 17,122 | 45.44 | +21.71 | ||
Labour | Dianne Yates | 13,603 | 36.79 | -3.80 | 13,377 | 35.52 | -0.11 | ||
NZ First | Doug Woolerton | 1,411 | 3.82 | -2.82 | 2,202 | 5.85 | -4.35 | ||
Green | Daniel Howard | 1,334 | 3.61 | -1.45 | 2,083 | 5.53 | -1.62 | ||
United Future New Zealand | Adam Archer | 547 | 1.48 | -2.00 | 2,083 | 5.53 | -2.75 | ||
ACT | Garry Mallett | 534 | 1.44 | -0.94 | 732 | 1.94 | -7.83 | ||
Māori Party | Poutawa Biasiny-Tule | 309 | 0.84 | 234 | 0.62 | ||||
Progressive | Peter Banks | 243 | 0.66 | 347 | 0.92 | ||||
Independent | Jared Phillips | 59 | 0.16 | ||||||
Libertarianz | Robin Thomsen | 34 | 0.09 | 21 | 0.06 | ||||
Destiny | 109 | 0.29 | |||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 56 | 0.15 | -0.34 | ||||||
Christian Heritage | 37 | 0.10 | -1.14 | ||||||
Alliance | 17 | 0.05 | -1.09 | ||||||
Democrats | 15 | 0.04 | |||||||
99 MP | 12 | 0.03 | |||||||
One NZ | 8 | 0.02 | -0.03 | ||||||
Direct Democracy | 5 | 0.01 | |||||||
Family Rights | 3 | 0.01 | |||||||
RONZ | 2 | 0.01 | |||||||
Informal votes | 292 | 113 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 36,975 | 37,658 | |||||||
Turnout | 38,024 | 82.98 | +4.61 | ||||||
National gain from Labour | Majority | 5,298 | 14.33 | +16.27 |
2002 election
General election, 2002: Hamilton East [14] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Labour | Dianne Yates | 12,827 | 40.59 | -1.34 | 11,369 | 35.63 | +0.20 | ||
National | Tony Steel | 12,213 | 38.65 | -5.41 | 7,573 | 23.73 | -11.70 | ||
NZ First | Doug Woolerton | 2,099 | 6.64 | +3.22 | 3,256 | 10.20 | +6.26 | ||
Green | Cathy Olsen | 1,665 | 5.27 | 2,281 | 7.15 | +1.93 | |||
United Future New Zealand | Richard Carter | 1,101 | 3.48 | 2,643 | 8.28 | +6.42a | |||
ACT | Brian George Dawson | 751 | 2.38 | +0.12 | 3,116 | 9.77 | +0.64 | ||
Christian Heritage | Gavin Denby | 307 | 0.97 | -1.28 | 395 | 1.24 | -1.15 | ||
Alliance | Ravaani D K Ghaemmaghamy | 177 | 0.56 | -3.54 | 365 | 1.14 | -6.16 | ||
Progressive | Jim Medland | 177 | 0.56 | 356 | 1.12 | ||||
ORNZ | 255 | 0.80 | |||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 157 | 0.49 | -0.44 | ||||||
Mana Māori | 18 | 0.06 | +0.02 | ||||||
One NZ | 17 | 0.05 | -0.03 | ||||||
NMP | 2 | 0.01 | |||||||
Informal votes | 284 | 105 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 31,601 | 31,908 | |||||||
Turnout | 32,085 | 78.37 | -7.23 | ||||||
Labour gain from National | Majority | 614 | 1.94 | +4.07 |
- a United Future swing compared to results of United NZ and Future NZ, as the two merged in 2000.
1999 election
General election, 1999: Hamilton East[15][16] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
National | Tony Steel | 14,329 | 44.06 | 11,620 | 35.43 | ||||
Labour | Dianne Yates | 13,637 | 41.93 | 10,738 | 32.74 | ||||
Alliance | Peter Jamieson | 1,334 | 4.10 | 2,394 | 7.30 | ||||
NZ First | Doug Woolerton | 1,113 | 3.42 | 1,293 | 3.94 | ||||
ACT | Gavin Denby | 734 | 2.26 | 2,993 | 9.13 | ||||
Christian Heritage | Madeleine Flannagan | 732 | 2.25 | 783 | 2.39 | ||||
McGillicuddy Serious | Leanee V. Ireland | 370 | 1.14 | 67 | 0.21 | ||||
Mauri Pacific | Helen Akhtari | 179 | 0.55 | 35 | 0.11 | ||||
Natural Law | John Cleary | 96 | 0.30 | 39 | 0.12 | ||||
Green | 1,712 | 5.22 | |||||||
Christian Democrats | 446 | 1.36 | |||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 304 | 0.93 | |||||||
United NZ | 163 | 0.50 | |||||||
Libertarianz | 100 | 0.30 | |||||||
Animals First | 50 | 0.15 | |||||||
One NZ | 27 | 0.08 | |||||||
Mana Māori | 13 | 0.04 | |||||||
NMP | 6 | 0.02 | |||||||
People's Choice | 5 | 0.02 | |||||||
Freedom Movement | 4 | 0.01 | |||||||
South Island | 3 | 0.01 | |||||||
Republican | 2 | 0.01 | |||||||
Informal votes | 571 | 298 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 32,524 | 32,797 | |||||||
Turnout | 33,763 | 85.60 | |||||||
National hold | Majority | 692 | 2.13 |
1996 election
General election, 1996: Hamilton East[17][18][19] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
National | Tony Steel | 14,020 | 43.19 | 13,029 | 39.92 | ||||
Labour | Dianne Yates | 11,673 | 35.96 | 8,219 | 25.18 | ||||
NZ First | Doug Woolerton | 2,920 | 8.99 | 3,604 | 11.04 | ||||
Alliance | Ashok Parbhu | 1,684 | 5.19 | 2,757 | 8.45 | ||||
Christian Coalition | Lindsay Priest | 798 | 2.46 | 1,734 | 5.31 | ||||
ACT | Graeme Williams | 578 | 1.78 | 2,088 | 6.40 | ||||
McGillicuddy Serious | Justine Francis | 354 | 1.09 | 123 | 0.38 | ||||
Progressive Green | Dianna Tawharu | 176 | 0.54 | 88 | 0.27 | ||||
Independent | Patricia Neagle | 129 | 0.40 | ||||||
Natural Law | John Cleary | 67 | 0.21 | 63 | 0.19 | ||||
Superannuitants & Youth | Leslie Stroud | 64 | 0.20 | 47 | 0.14 | ||||
Legalise Cannabis | 430 | 1.32 | |||||||
United NZ | 279 | 0.85 | |||||||
Animals First | 63 | 0.19 | |||||||
Ethnic Minority Party | 31 | 0.09 | |||||||
Mana Māori | 29 | 0.09 | |||||||
Libertarianz | 19 | 0.06 | |||||||
Green Society | 16 | 0.05 | |||||||
Conservatives | 9 | 0.03 | |||||||
Asia Pacific United | 5 | 0.02 | |||||||
Advance New Zealand | 4 | 0.01 | |||||||
Te Tawharau | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||
Informal votes | 254 | 80 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 32,463 | 32,637 | |||||||
National gain from Labour | Majority | 2,347 | 7.23 |
Footnotes
- ^ 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
- ^ New Zealand Parliament – David Bennett MP
- ^ McRobie 1989, p. 111.
- ^ a b McRobie 1989, p. 115.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 112, 116.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 111, 115.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 83, 110, 114.
- ^ a b c "Hamilton East" (PDF). Parliamentary Library. March 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Official Count Results -- Hamilton East (2017)". Electoral Commission. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Official Count Results – Hamilton East". Electoral Commission. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ Hamilton East results, 2011
- ^ "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ 2008 election results
- ^ Official Count Results – Hamilton East
- ^ Official Count Results – Hamilton East
- ^ "Official Count Results (1999) – Electoral Votes for registered parties by electorate". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Official Count Results (1999) – Candidate Vote Details". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place – Hamilton East, 1996" (PDF). Retrieved 13 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.
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References
- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
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External links
- Electorate Profile, Parliamentary Library