Island Bay (New Zealand electorate)
Island Bay was a former New Zealand electorate, centred on Island Bay in the southern suburbs of Wellington. The electorate was formed in 1946 and dissolved in 1996.
Population centres
[edit]The 1941 New Zealand census had been postponed due to World War II, so the 1946 electoral redistribution had to take ten years of population growth and movements into account. The North Island gained a further two electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth. The abolition of the country quota through the Electoral Amendment Act, 1945 reduced the number and increased the size of rural electorates. None of the existing electorates remained unchanged, 27 electorates were abolished, eight former electorates were re-established, and 19 electorates were created for the first time, including Island Bay.[1]
History
[edit]The electorate was held by five MPs from the Labour Party for the whole of its existence from 1946 to 1996.[2] Robert McKeen was the first representative; he had since the 1922 election represented the Wellington South electorate.[3] McKeen was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1947 to 1950.[4] He retired from Parliament in 1954.[3]
McKeen was succeeded by Arnold Nordmeyer in the 1954 election.[5] Nordmeyer was Minister of Finance in the Second Labour Government from 1957 to 1960,[6] and is remembered for the black budget which contributed to Labour's defeat in 1960.[7] Nordmeyer had moved to the Island Bay electorate when the Brooklyn electorate was abolished.[5]
Gerald O'Brien was deselected by Labour for the electorate in 1978, and ran against the new Labour candidate Frank O'Flynn. O'Flynn was Minister of Defence in the Fourth Labour Government from 1984 to 1987.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Key
Election results
[edit]1993 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Tennet | 10,110 | 49.02 | +0.87 | |
National | Chris Shields | 4,688 | 22.73 | ||
Alliance | Vernon Tile | 3,809 | 18.47 | ||
NZ First | Paul Douche | 926 | 4.49 | +3.94 | |
Christian Heritage | Brian Fleming | 479 | 2.32 | ||
McGillicuddy Serious | Samuel Buchanan | 451 | 2.18 | ||
Natural Law | Bruce Brown | 158 | 0.76 | ||
Majority | 5,422 | 26.29 | +6.92 | ||
Turnout | 20,621 | 84.45 | +2.59 | ||
Registered electors | 24,417 |
1990 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Tennet | 9,034 | 48.15 | −16.19 | |
National | Ann Nolan | 5,399 | 28.77 | ||
Green | Gillian Hope | 2,343 | 12.48 | ||
NewLabour | Dallas Moore | 1,342 | 7.15 | ||
McGillicuddy Serious | C H Smith | 205 | 1.09 | ||
Independent | Ian Bartram | 125 | 0.66 | −1.47 | |
People's Party | Warwick Taylor | 115 | 0.61 | ||
Social Credit | Paul Douche | 104 | 0.55 | ||
Independent | R J C Gilberd | 37 | 0.19 | ||
Majority | 3,635 | 19.37 | −18.45 | ||
Turnout | 18,761 | 81.86 | −3.23 | ||
Registered electors | 22,918 |
1987 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Tennet | 12,439 | 64.34 | ||
National | Sandra Clarke | 5,126 | 26.51 | ||
Democrats | E H Low | 503 | 2.60 | ||
Independent | Ian Bartram | 413 | 2.13 | ||
People's Party | Christopher Ellis | 408 | 2.11 | ||
McGillicuddy Serious | Katerina Jane Julian | 214 | 1.10 | ||
NZ Party | G T Parker | 121 | 0.62 | ||
Imperial British Conservative | K J Quinn | 109 | 0.56 | ||
Majority | 7,313 | 37.82 | |||
Turnout | 19,333 | 85.09 | −5.94 | ||
Registered electors | 22,719 |
1984 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank O'Flynn | 10,495 | 52.95 | +0.04 | |
National | John Kananghinis | 4,488 | 22.64 | ||
NZ Party | Peter Button | 4,048 | 20.42 | ||
Social Credit | Paul Douche | 477 | 2.40 | ||
Values | Bruce Symondson | 220 | 1.11 | ||
Independent | Bill Maung | 89 | 0.44 | ||
Majority | 6,007 | 30.31 | +8.88 | ||
Turnout | 19,817 | 91.03 | +3.67 | ||
Registered electors | 21,768 |
1981 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank O'Flynn | 9,723 | 52.91 | +17.51 | |
National | Doug Catley | 5,785 | 31.48 | ||
Social Credit | Ron England | 2,747 | 14.94 | ||
Private Enterprise | Frank Moncur | 120 | 0.65 | +0.60 | |
Majority | 3,938 | 21.43 | +17.91 | ||
Turnout | 18,375 | 87.36 | +30.56 | ||
Registered electors | 21,032 |
1978 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank O'Flynn | 6,524 | 35.40 | ||
National | Bill Nathan | 5,874 | 31.88 | −8.73 | |
Independent Labour | Gerald O'Brien | 3,632 | 19.71 | −28.63 | |
Social Credit | Robyn Smith | 1,502 | 8.15 | ||
Values | Raewyn Good | 751 | 4.07 | ||
Independent | J C Bailey | 65 | 0.35 | ||
Socialist Action | Pat Starkey | 33 | 0.17 | ||
Tory | Tony Catford | 21 | 0.11 | ||
Independent National | Frank Moncur | 12 | 0.06 | −0.09 | |
Independent | Robert Williamson | 11 | 0.05 | ||
Majority | 650 | 3.52 | |||
Turnout | 18,425 | 56.80 | −19.85 | ||
Registered electors | 32,433 |
1975 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gerald O'Brien | 7,964 | 48.34 | −7.13 | |
National | Bill Nathan | 6,690 | 40.61 | ||
Values | Peter Rutherford | 1,065 | 4.46 | ||
Social Credit | Tom McLean | 675 | 4.09 | ||
Socialist Action | Kay Goodger | 44 | 0.26 | ||
Feminist | Ron Megget | 29 | 0.17 | ||
Independent National | Frank Moncur | 26 | 0.15 | −0.14 | |
Majority | 1,274 | 7.73 | −15.48 | ||
Turnout | 16,473 | 76.65 | −11.98 | ||
Registered electors | 21,489 |
1972 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gerald O'Brien | 8,352 | 55.47 | +5.08 | |
National | Bruce Farland | 4,857 | 32.25 | ||
Values | Tony Brunt | 1,148 | 7.62 | ||
Social Credit | Colin Whitmill | 559 | 3.71 | −0.61 | |
New Democratic | Donald McMillan | 95 | 0.63 | ||
Independent National | Frank Moncur | 45 | 0.29 | ||
Majority | 3,495 | 23.21 | +14.00 | ||
Turnout | 15,056 | 88.63 | +4.14 | ||
Registered electors | 16,986 |
1969 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gerald O'Brien | 7,374 | 50.39 | ||
National | Fairlie Curry | 6,026 | 41.18 | ||
Social Credit | Colin Whitmill | 633 | 4.32 | ||
Independent | Fay Lambert | 598 | 4.08 | ||
Majority | 1,348 | 9.21 | |||
Turnout | 14,631 | 84.49 | −5.60 | ||
Registered electors | 17,316 |
1966 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arnold Nordmeyer | 7,267 | 53.71 | −1.25 | |
National | Saul Goldsmith | 4,461 | 32.97 | ||
Social Credit | K A Marshall | 1,487 | 10.99 | ||
Democratic | John Albert Cameron | 174 | 1.28 | −3.38 | |
Communist | Ron Smith | 139 | 1.02 | −0.05 | |
Majority | 2,806 | 20.74 | +5.07 | ||
Turnout | 13,528 | 78.89 | −8.54 | ||
Registered electors | 17,147 |
1963 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arnold Nordmeyer | 8,372 | 54.96 | +1.70 | |
National | Fairlie Curry | 5,984 | 39.28 | −1.19 | |
Social Credit | John Albert Cameron | 711 | 4.66 | −0.68 | |
Communist | Ron Smith | 164 | 1.07 | +0.16 | |
Majority | 2,388 | 15.67 | +2.88 | ||
Turnout | 15,231 | 87.43 | +1.47 | ||
Registered electors | 17,419 |
1960 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arnold Nordmeyer | 7,459 | 53.26 | −7.90 | |
National | Fairlie Curry | 5,668 | 40.47 | ||
Social Credit | John Albert Cameron | 748 | 5.34 | ||
Communist | Ron Smith | 128 | 0.91 | ||
Majority | 1,791 | 12.79 | −14.69 | ||
Turnout | 14,003 | 85.96 | −5.24 | ||
Registered electors | 16,290 |
1957 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arnold Nordmeyer | 9,368 | 61.16 | +2.68 | |
National | Saul Goldsmith | 5,159 | 33.68 | ||
Social Credit | Eric Elliott | 683 | 4.45 | ||
Communist | Ray Nunes | 105 | 0.68 | ||
Majority | 4,209 | 27.48 | +1.46 | ||
Turnout | 15,315 | 91.20 | +3.91 | ||
Registered electors | 16,792 |
1954 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arnold Nordmeyer | 8,594 | 58.48 | ||
National | John Maurice Whitta | 5,159 | 35.10 | ||
Social Credit | Daniel Gardiner | 821 | 5.58 | ||
Communist | Ron Smith | 120 | 0.81 | ||
Majority | 3,824 | 26.02 | |||
Turnout | 14,694 | 87.29 | −1.37 | ||
Registered electors | 16,833 |
1951 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert McKeen | 6,735 | 56.64 | −4.06 | |
National | J E Duncan | 5,055 | 42.51 | ||
Communist | Connie Birchfield | 99 | 0.83 | ||
Majority | 1,680 | 14.13 | −8.79 | ||
Turnout | 11,889 | 85.92 | −2.82 | ||
Registered electors | 13,837 |
1949 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert McKeen | 7,335 | 60.70 | −3.24 | |
National | Herbert Edward Childs | 4,565 | 37.78 | +4.38 | |
Communist | Ron Smith | 184 | 1.52 | ||
Informal votes | 86 | 0.71 | |||
Majority | 2,770 | 22.92 | −7.60 | ||
Turnout | 12,170 | 88.74 | −0.63 | ||
Registered electors | 13,714 |
1946 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert McKeen | 8,290 | 63.94 | ||
National | Herbert Edward Childs | 4,332 | 33.40 | ||
Communist | Brian Berg | 345 | 2.66 | ||
Majority | 3,958 | 30.52 | |||
Turnout | 12,967 | 89.37 | |||
Registered electors | 14,509 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 91–96.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 265.
- ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 215.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 250.
- ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 223.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 88.
- ^ Brown, Bruce. "Nordmeyer, Arnold Henry". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
- ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
- ^ a b c d e f Norton 1988, pp. 256.
- ^ a b c d e f g Norton 1988, pp. 255.
- ^ The General Election, 1949. National Library. 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
References
[edit]- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- Wilson, James Oakley (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.