Napier electorate boundaries used since the 2014 election
Napier is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate , returning one Member of Parliament to the House of Representatives . It is named after the city of Napier , the main urban area within the electorate. The electorate was established for the 1861 election and has existed since. Since the 2014 general election , Napier has been held by Stuart Nash of the New Zealand Labour Party . Previously, it had been held by Chris Tremain of the New Zealand National Party , who stood down prior to the 2014 election.
Population centres
The electorate includes the following population centres:
History
The electorate was created in 1861, and preceded by the Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay electorate from 1853 to 1860 and then briefly the County of Hawke electorate in 1860. It was a two-member electorate from 1876 to 1881.
The first representative was Henry Powning Stark , who won the election on 19 February 1861.[ 2]
There were speculations that Douglas Maclean would be the conservative candidate in the Napier electorate in the 1890 election upon his return from England instead of George Henry Swan , but this was not correct.[ 3] Swan contested the election and was successful against the Liberal Party candidate Michael Gannon.[ 5] In the 1893 election , Swan was challenged by the Liberal Party candidate Samuel Carnell , with the latter being successful against the incumbent.[ 7] In the 1896 election , Carnell in turn was challenged by the conservative candidate Douglas Maclean, with Maclean achieving a large majority against the incumbent.[ 9]
In the 1931 election , the incumbent, Bill Barnard of the Labour Party , was challenged by John Butler of the Reform Party as the official candidate of the United/Reform Coalition , and United Party member Vigor Brown as an Independent. Brown, at the time Mayor of Napier and previously MP for Napier for many years, withdrew just before the election, but too late for his name to be excluded from the ballot papers.[ 10] The election was won by Barnard.[ 11]
Labour 's Russell Fairbrother was first elected in the electorate in the 2002 election , replacing long-standing MP Geoff Braybrooke . In the 2005 election , Chris Tremain defeated Fairbrother, winning the electorate for the National Party for the first time since the 1951 election .[ 12] In the 2008 election , Tremain retained the electorate with an increased majority over Fairbrother.[ 13] In the 2011 election , Tremain beat Labour's Stuart Nash .[ 14]
Tremain announced in September 2013 that he would not contest the 2014 election.[ 15] Wayne Walford succeeded Tremain as National's candidate for the seat,[ 16] Stuart Nash contested the electorate for the Labour Party for the second time, and Garth McVicar stood for the Conservative Party . McVicar had a high profile due to his previous involvement with the Sensible Sentencing Trust . In July 2014, Walford was referred to Police by the Electoral Commission for breaching the Electoral Act by failing to display an authorisation statement on his campaign vehicle.[ 17]
Nash had a majority of 3,850 votes over Walford.[ 18] McVicar's 7,603 votes split the traditional National Party votes (24.8% of electors who gave their party vote to National gave their electorate vote to McVicar, a total of 4,465 votes),[ 19] which helped Nash win the election.[ 18] [ 20] [ 21]
Members of Parliament
Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at a general election.
Key
Independent
Conservative
Liberal
Labour
Reform
Democratic Labour
National
ACT
single-member electorate
multi-member electorate
single-member electorate
List MPs
Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Napier electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Election results
2014 election
General election 2014 : Napier[ 22]
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
Stuart Nash
15,343
42.41
+1.42
9,466
25.86
−3.40
National
Wayne Walford
11,493
31.77
−20.34
18,005
49.19
+0.42
Conservative Party of New Zealand
Garth McVicar
7,603
21.02
+19.01
2,270
6.20
+2.85
Green
Paul Bailey
1,363
3.77
−0.24
3,198
8.74
−1.07
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Alliance
Mary O'Neil
59
0.16
+0.02
Democrats
Bary Pulford
51
0.14
+0.14
27
0.07
+0.02
NZ First
2,709
7.40
+1.82
Internet Mana
219
0.60
+0.36[ a]
Māori Party
160
0.44
−0.17
Legalise Cannabis
153
0.42
−0.10
ACT
103
0.28
−0.78
United Future
63
0.17
−0.43
Ban 1080
58
0.16
+0.16
Civilian
16
0.04
+0.04
Independent Coalition
7
0.02
+0.02
Focus
6
0.02
+0.02
Informal votes
236
145
Total valid votes
36,175
36,605
Turnout
36,605
80.36
+3.76
Labour gain from National
Majority
3,850
10.64
+21.76
2011 election
General election 2011 : Napier[ 14]
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 Chris Tremain
17,337
52.11
-7.58
16,538
48.77
+1.51
Labour
Stuart Nash
13,636
40.99
+7.05
9,921
29.26
-6.31
Green
Paul Edward Bailey
1,334
4.01
-1.13
3,327
9.81
+4.26
Conservative Party of New Zealand
Roy Brown
668
2.01
+2.01
1,137
3.35
+3.35
ACT
John Ormond
159
0.48
-0.74
359
1.06
-2.59
Mana
Rod Paul
86
0.26
+0.26
83
0.24
+0.24
Alliance
Mary O'Neill
48
0.14
+0.14
34
0.10
-0.03
NZ First
1,893
5.58
+1.88
Māori Party
207
0.61
-0.16
United Future New Zealand
203
0.60
-0.002
Legalise Cannabis
175
0.52
+0.14
Democrats
16
0.05
+0.02
Libertarianz
14
0.04
+0.002
Informal votes
678
321
Total valid votes
33,268
33,907
National hold
Majority
3,701
11.12
-14.64
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 44,266[ 23]
2008 election
General election 2008 : Napier[ 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 Chris Tremain
20,898
59.70
+8.73
16,772
47.26
+4.94
Labour
Russell Fairbrother
11,880
33.94
-6.83
12,621
35.57
-5.43
Green
Brett Stansfield
1,801
5.14
+1.20
1,969
5.55
+0.32
ACT
John Ormond
428
1.22
1,296
3.65
+2.56
NZ First
1,314
3.70
-1.88
Māori Party
272
0.77
+0.35
Progressive
269
0.76
-0.13
United Future New Zealand
213
0.60
-1.85
Kiwi
212
0.60
Bill and Ben
207
0.58
Legalise Cannabis
132
0.37
+0.15
Family Party
67
0.19
Alliance
47
0.13
+0.05
Pacific
43
0.12
Workers Party
18
0.05
Libertarianz
14
0.04
+0.01
Democrats
8
0.02
-0.02
RAM
7
0.02
RONZ
5
0.01
±0.00
Informal votes
358
169
Total valid votes
35,007
35,486
National hold
Majority
9,018
25.76
+15.57
2005 election
Beige denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink denotes a candidate elected to Parliament from their party list.[ 12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Party Votes
%
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color |National
Y Chris Tremain
17,955
50.53
15,086
42.17
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |Labour
N Russell Fairbrother
14,364
40.42
14,615
40.85
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color |Green
Terry Creighton
1,391
3.91
1,864
5.21
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color |NZ First
James Mist
855
2.40
1,989
5.56
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color |United
Graham Turner
473
1.3
872
2.44
ACT
-
-
-
390
1.09
Progressive
-
-
-
316
0.88
Destiny
-
-
-
193
0.54
bgcolor=Template:Māori Party/meta/color |Māori Party
-
-
-
150
0.42
Legalise Cannabis
-
-
-
80
0.22
Christian Heritage
-
-
-
44
0.12
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color |Alliance
-
-
-
29
0.08
Democrats
-
-
-
16
0.04
Direct Democracy
-
-
-
11
0.03
Libertarianz
-
-
-
11
0.03
One NZ
-
-
-
11
0.03
99 MP
-
-
-
8
0.02
Family Rights PP
-
-
-
6
0.02
Republic of NZ
-
-
-
5
0.01
informal votes
305
129
total valid votes
35,536
35,777
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color |National gain from Labour
Majority
3,591
1996 election
General election 1996 : Napier[ 24] [ 25] [ 26]
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 Geoff Braybrooke
17,756
55.11
11,266
34.68
National
Kathryn Ward
7,610
23.62
9,554
29.41
Alliance
Robin Gwynn
2,865
8.89
3,931
12.10
NZ First
Stuart Spencer
2,567
7.97
3,687
11.35
ACT
Jean Hill
1,285
3.99
1,738
5.35
Natural Law
Ian Levingston
134
0.42
46
0.14
Christian Coalition
1,167
3.59
Legalise Cannabis
674
2.07
United NZ
180
0.55
Animals First
65
0.20
Progressive Green
63
0.19
McGillicuddy Serious
57
0.18
Green Society
19
0.06
Superannuitants & Youth
18
0.06
Ethnic Minority Party
6
0.02
Advance New Zealand
5
0.02
Mana Māori
5
0.02
Asia Pacific United
4
0.01
Conservatives
2
0.01
Libertarianz
2
0.01
Te Tawharau
0
0.00
Informal votes
394
121
Total valid votes
32,217
32,490
Labour hold
Majority
10,146
31.49
1931 election
1928 election
1925 election
1922 election
1919 election
1914 election
1911 election
1908 election
1905 election
1902 election
1899 election
1893 election
1890 election
1861 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
^ "The Elections" . Hawke's Bay Herald . Vol. 4, no. 179. 23 February 1861. p. 5. Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^ "Election News" . Poverty Bay Herald . Vol. XVIII, no. 5902. 22 October 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 21 May 2013 .
^ "The General Election, 1890" . National Library. 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 25 February 2012 .
^ "The General Election, 1893" . National Library. 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 25 February 2012 .
^ "The General Election" . Poverty Bay Herald . Vol. XXIII, no. 7794. 5 December 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 21 May 2013 .
^ "Candidate Withdraws" . Auckland Star . Vol. LXII, no. 279. 25 November 1931. p. 11. Retrieved 26 November 2014 .
^ a b The General Election, 1931 . Government Printer. 1932. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2014 .
^ a b "Official Count Results -- Napier" . Wellington: Chief Electoral Office. 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2012 .
^ a b "Official Count Results -- Napier" . Wellington: Chief Electoral Office. 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2012 .
^ a b "Official Count Results -- Napier" . Wellington: Chief Electoral Office. 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012 .
^ "Chris Tremain Not Contesting 2014 Election" . Scoop. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013 .
^ Watkins, Tracy (10 March 2014). "Labour announces Chch Central candidate" . The Press . p. A2. Retrieved 10 March 2014 .
^ "Referral to the Police 21 July 2014" . Electoral Commission . 21 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014 .
^ a b "Election Results -- Napier" . Electoral Commission . 4 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014 .
^ "2014 General Election Split Voting Statistics - Napier" . Electoral Commission . Retrieved 5 December 2014 .
^ Hendery, Simon (20 September 2014). "Napier returns to Labour, Nash returns to Parliament" . Hawke's Bay Today . Retrieved 22 September 2014 .
^ Wills, Bruce (22 September 2014). "Bruce Wills: Crucial factors show the best team won" . Hawke's Bay Today . Retrieved 22 September 2014 .
^ "Official Count Results - Napier (2014)" . Electoral Commission . Retrieved 24 July 2015 .
^ "Enrolment statistics" . Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011 .
^ "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place - Napier, 1996" (PDF) . Retrieved 20 July 2013 .
^ "Part III - Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties" (PDF) . Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 June 2013 .
^ "Part III - Party Lists of unsuccessful Registered Parties" (PDF) . Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 June 2013 .
^ The General Election, 1928 . Government Printer. 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 25 April 2015 .
^ The General Election, 1925 . Government Printer. 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 25 April 2015 .
^ Hislop, J. (1923). The General Election, 1922 . Government Printer. p. 2. Retrieved 6 December 2014 .
^ "An Amazing Statement" . Maoriland Worker . Vol. 12, no. 301. 6 December 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 19 December 2014 .
^ "Recruit for Reform" . The New Zealand Herald . Vol. LIX, no. 18254. 22 November 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 18 December 2014 .
^ Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919 . National Library . p. 2. Retrieved 26 April 2015 .
^ "Notice of Nominations Received" . Hawke's Bay Tribune . Vol. IX, no. 303. 9 December 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 16 October 2015 .
^ "Napier" . Hawera & Normanby Star . Vol. LXXIV. 7 November 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 16 October 2015 .
^ Hislop, J. (1915). The General Election, 1914 . National Library . p. 10. Retrieved 25 April 2015 .
^ "General Election" . The Press . Vol. L, no. 15116. 4 November 1914. p. 7. Retrieved 16 October 2015 .
^ The General Election, 1905 . National Library . 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ "Personal Matters" . The Evening Post . Vol. LXX, no. 61. 9 September 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 10 October 2015 .
^ "Deaths" . The Evening Post . Vol. CXXVIII, no. 72. 22 September 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 10 October 2015 .
^ The General Election, 1902 . National Library . 1903. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ "Electoral District of Napier" . Hawke's Bay Herald . Vol. XXXVII, no. 12308. 1 December 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 10 October 2015 .
^ "The General Election, 1899" . Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2014 .
^ 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, 1890" . National Library . 1891. Retrieved 25 February 2012 .
^ "Local Intelligence" . Hawke's Bay Herald . Vol. 4, no. 198. 6 July 1861. p. 5. Retrieved 1 May 2013 .
^ "To the Editor of the Hawke's Bay Herald" . Hawke's Bay Herald . Vol. 4, no. 201. 27 July 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 20 May 2015 .
^ "Notice" . Hawke's Bay Herald . Vol. 4, no. 188. 27 April 1861. p. 6. Retrieved 20 May 2015 .
^ "Sealy, Henry Bowman" . Early New Zealand Photographers and their successors. Retrieved 20 May 2015 .
^ a b "Local Intelligence" . Hawke's Bay Herald . Vol. 4, no. 197. 29 June 1861. p. 4. Retrieved 20 May 2015 .
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Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
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