Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

Hastings

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate. It was formed for the 1999 election and held by Parekura Horomia until his death. A by-election to replace him will be held on 29 June 2013.

Population centres

Gisborne

The electorate includes the following population centres:

• Gisborne
• Napier
• Hastings
• Masterton
• Upper Hutt
• Wairoa
• Wainuiomata

Tribal areas

The electorate includes the following tribal areas:

• Ngati Porou - Potikirua ki Te Toka-a-Taiau (Gisborne)
• Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki - Gisborne and Poverty Bay
• Rongowhakaata - Poverty Bay
• Ngai Tamanuhiri - Poverty Bay
• Ngati Kahungunu - Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, Hastings/Napier and Wairarapa

History

The electorate was formed for the 1999 election, which was won by Parekura Horomia.

2013 by-election

Main article: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election, 2013

A by-election will be held on 29 June 2013 after the death of incumbent MP Parekura Horomia on 29 April.

• The Labour Party selected Meka Whaitiri, CEO of Ngati Kahungunu Inc. to stand.
• The Maori Party has nominated tribal leader Na Rongowhakaata Raihania.
• The Mana Party has selected Te Hamua Nikora, a television presenter, as its candidate for the by-election. The other person who had been considered for nomination was kōhanga reo manager Leon Hawea.
• The Green Party has selected environmentalist and human rights advocate Marama Davidson.
• The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party has selected lawyer and cannabis law reform advocate Michael Appleby.
• Two independents are contesting the by-election: Adam Holland and Maurice Wairau.

Results

Members of Parliament

Key

  Labour

Election	Winner
1999 election	rowspan=5 bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	Parekura Horomia
2002 election
2005 election
2008 election
2011 election
2013 by-election		TBD

Election results

2011 election

General Election 2011: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
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 Parekura Horomia		10,558	60.71	+9.22	9,054	49.58	-7.62
	Māori Party	Na Raihania		4,017	23.10	-19.86	2,736	14.98	-11.91
	Mana	Tawhai McClutchie		2,484	14.28	+14.28	1,754	9.60	+9.60
	Independent	Maurice Wairau		332	1.91	+1.91
	Green						1,710	9.36	+6.21
	NZ First						1,516	8.30	+2.93
	National						1,091	5.97	+1.12
	Legalise Cannabis						267	1.46	+0.47
	Conservative Party of New Zealand						73	0.40	+0.40
	ACT						36	0.20	-0.04
	United Future						14	0.08	-0.01
	Libertarianz						7	0.04	+0.02
	Alliance						2	0.01	-0.004
	Democrats						2	0.01	-0.004
Informal votes				928			470
Total valid votes				17,391			18,262
	Labour hold		Majority	6,541	37.61	+29.08

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 32,951

2008 election

General Election 2008: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
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 Parekura Horomia		9,927	51.49		11,328	57.20
	Māori Party	Derek Fox		8,282	42.96		5,326	26.89
	Green	Bevan Tipene		1,070	5.55		625	3.16
	NZ First						1,064	5.37
	National						962	4.86
	Legalise Cannabis						196	0.99
	Family Party						77	0.39
	Bill and Ben						68	0.34
	ACT						47	0.24
	Progressive						35	0.18
	Kiwi						25	0.13
	United Future						17	0.09
	Workers Party						16	0.08
	Pacific						7	0.04
	Libertarianz						4	0.02
	Alliance						3	0.02
	Democrats						3	0.02
	RONZ						2	0.01
	RAM						0	0.00
Informal votes				439			284
Total valid votes				19,279			19,805
	Labour hold		Majority	1,645	8.53

General election 2005: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
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 Parekura Horomia		9,502	53.75	-24.31	10,639	58.28
	Māori Party	Atareta Poananga		7,570	42.80	+42.80	5,122	28.06
	Destiny	Tauha Te Kani		614	3.47		360	1.97
	NZ First						846	4.63
	National						499	2.73
	Green						443	2.43
	Legalise Cannabis						147	0.81
	United Future						70	0.38
	Progressive						54	0.30
	ACT						33	0.18
	Family Rights						14	0.08
	Christian Heritage						7	0.04
	99 MP						5	0.03
	Alliance						5	0.03
	One NZ						3	0.02
	RONZ						3	0.02
	Democrats						2	0.01
	Libertarianz						2	0.01
	Direct Democracy						1	0.01
Informal votes				472			240
Total valid votes				17,686			18,255
	Labour hold		Majority	1,932	10.92	-61.33

External links

• Electorate Profile Parliamentary Library