Henderson (electorate)
Henderson will be a New Zealand electorate, returning a single member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. A former electorate from 1969 to 1978 and again from 1993 to 1996, it has been recreated with new boundaries for the 2026 general election.
Population centres
[edit]Henderson is based in West Auckland and provides representation for the communities of Henderson, Henderson Valley, Lincoln, Massey, Rānui and Swanson.[1]
The electorate is roughly triangular and borders the electorates of Kaipara ki Mahurangi and Upper Harbour in the north, Glendene in the east, and Waitakere on the southwest.
History
[edit]1969 to 1978
[edit]Henderson was first created through the 1967 electoral redistribution which saw the creation of three additional electorates in the North Island and one additional electorate in the South Island. One of those new electorates was Henderson, which took over most of Waitakere's area. These changes came into effect with the 1969 election.[2] Localities covered by the electorate included Henderson, Oratia, Waiatarua, Parau, Huia, and Piha.[3] In the 1972 electoral redistribution, there were slight boundary adjustments with the adjoining Waitemata and New Lynn electorates.[4]
Henderson existed for three electoral cycles, all of which were won by Martyn Finlay of the Labour Party, who had represented the former Waitakere electorate since 1963. Henderson was abolished again through the 1977 electoral redistribution. Much of its population were transferred to the restored Waitakere electorate.[5]
1993 to 1996
[edit]
Henderson was recreated for the 1993 election and existed for one parliamentary term. In 1996, the first mixed-member proportional (MMP) election, the area was absorbed into the new Waipareira electorate.
From 2026
[edit]The 2025 boundary review saw the reconfiguration of electorates in West Auckland resulting in the disestablishment of Te Atatū, Kelston and New Lynn. The restored Henderson electorate took population from parts of Te Atatū (Swanson, Rānui, Western Heights, Henderson and Lincoln), Upper Harbour (Massey) and Kaipara ki Mahurangi (Birdwood Heights). The original proposal for the name of the electorate was Rānui.[1]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Key
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 election | Martyn Finlay | |
| 1972 election | ||
| 1975 election | ||
| (Electorate abolished 1978–1993, see Waitakere) | ||
| 1993 election | Jack Elder | |
| (Electorate abolished 1996, see Waipareira) | ||
Election results
[edit]2026 election
[edit]The next election will be held on 7 November 2026. Candidates for Henderson are listed at Candidates in the 2026 New Zealand general election by electorate § Henderson. Official results will be available after 27 November 2026.[6]
1993 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jack Elder | 6,381 | 39.81 | ||
| National | David Jorgensen | 4,251 | 26.52 | ||
| Alliance | Alistair Paterson | 3,378 | 21.07 | ||
| NZ First | Arthur Albert | 1,120 | 6.98 | ||
| Christian Heritage | Clive Thompson | 618 | 3.85 | ||
| McGillicuddy Serious | Doug Mackie | 106 | 0.66 | ||
| Workers Rights | Sue Bradford | 95 | 0.59 | ||
| Independent | Grant Philpott | 53 | 0.33 | ||
| Independent | Victor Bryers | 23 | 0.14 | ||
| Majority | 2,130 | 13.29 | |||
| Turnout | 16,025 | 80.73 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,850 | ||||
1975 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martyn Finlay | 7,665 | 43.16 | −17.05 | |
| National | Warren Adams | 7,264 | 40.90 | ||
| Social Credit | Wendy Glamuzina | 1,572 | 8.85 | ||
| Values | Julie Mowat | 1,222 | 6.88 | ||
| Socialist Unity | Jim Thomson | 35 | 0.19 | ||
| Majority | 401 | 2.25 | −27.87 | ||
| Turnout | 17,758 | 80.84 | −5.03 | ||
| Registered electors | 21,966 | ||||
1972 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martyn Finlay | 8,438 | 60.21 | +4.14 | |
| National | Ross C. MacFarlane | 4,217 | 30.09 | ||
| Social Credit | Wayne Brodeur | 1,240 | 8.84 | ||
| New Democratic | Len Inkster | 117 | 0.83 | ||
| Majority | 4,221 | 30.12 | +8.73 | ||
| Turnout | 14,012 | 85.87 | −4.14 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,316 | ||||
1969 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martyn Finlay | 8,635 | 56.07 | ||
| National | Adrian Clarke | 5,340 | 34.67 | ||
| Social Credit | William Edward Rossiter | 1,204 | 7.81 | ||
| Independent | Marianne Simpkins | 219 | 1.42 | ||
| Majority | 3,295 | 21.39 | |||
| Turnout | 15,398 | 90.01 | |||
| Registered electors | 17,106 | ||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Report of the Representation Commission 2025 (PDF). Representation Commission. 8 August 2025. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-473-75233-0. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 106, 111.
- ^ McRobie 1989, p. 111.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 111, 115.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 115, 119.
- ^ "Key dates". Vote NZ. 2026. Archived from the original on 15 April 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
- ^ a b c Norton 1988, pp. 243.
References
[edit]- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- Wilson, Jim (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- 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.