Aoraki (New Zealand electorate)






Aoraki was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate that existed for four parliamentary terms from 1996 to 2008. It was held by Jim Sutton of the Labour Party for three terms, and the remaining term by Jo Goodhew of the National Party. It was located in the South Island, covering southern Canterbury and northern Otago. It was named after the mountain Aoraki / Mount Cook.




Contents






  • 1 Population centres


  • 2 History


    • 2.1 Election results


    • 2.2 List MPs




  • 3 Election results


    • 3.1 2005 election


    • 3.2 2002 election


    • 3.3 1999 election


    • 3.4 1996 election




  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Population centres


The 1996 election was notable for the significant change of electorate boundaries, based on the provisions of the Electoral Act 1993.[1] Because of the introduction of the mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system, the number of electorates had to be reduced, leading to significant changes. More than half of the electorates contested in 1996 were newly constituted, and most of the remainder had seen significant boundary changes. In total, 73 electorates were abolished, 29 electorates were newly created (including Aoraki), and 10 electorates were recreated, giving a net loss of 34 electorates.



History


The electorate of Aoraki was created for the 1996 election, as part of the major redistribution in the transition to MMP. It was effectively a merger of the old seats of Timaru and Waitaki, bringing the town of Timaru and its surrounding farmland together in one electorate.


The boundaries of Aoraki did not undergo any significant changes since the seat was created. However, in boundary changes for the 2008 general election, Aoraki ceased to exist, with the bulk of its population centres being transferred to a resurrected electorate named Rangitata. The southern part went to Waitaki.



Election results


Key


 Labour    National  




















Election
Winner

1996 election


Jim Sutton

1999 election

2002 election

2005 election


Jo Goodhew

(Electorate abolished in 2008; see Rangitata)


List MPs


Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Aoraki electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.


Key


 Labour    NZ First  

















Election
Winner

1996 election


Jenny Bloxham

2005 election


Jim Sutton


Election results



2005 election






























































































































































































































2005 general election: Aoraki[2]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.


Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Party votes
%
±%


National

Jo Goodhew
18,252
54.03

14,635
43.01



Labour

Red XN Jim Sutton
11,315
33.49

13,596
39.96



Green
Kate Elsen
2,038
6.03

1,524
4.48



NZ First
Kerry Lundy
1,203
3.56

2,048
6.02



United Future
Mark Rogers
340
1.01

878
2.58



Progressive
Claire Main
320
0.95

523
1.54



ACT
Kevin Murray
215
0.64

398
1.17



Direct Democracy
John Sullivan
99
0.29

19
0.06



Legalise Cannabis
 
130
0.38



Destiny
 
91
0.27



Māori
 
38
0.11



Christian Heritage
 
31
0.09



Democrats
 
30
0.09



Alliance
 
24
0.07



99 MP
 
19
0.06



Family Rights
 
13
0.04



Libertarianz
 
6
0.02



One NZ
 
3
0.01



RONZ
 
3
0.01

Informal votes
255


137



Total Valid votes
33,782


34,027




National gain from Labour

Majority
6,937
20.39




2002 election

























































































































































































2002 general election: Aoraki[3]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.


Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Party votes
%
±%


Labour

Green tickY Jim Sutton
16,316
52.68

13,950
44.56



National
Wayne Marriott
9,863
31.84

7,550
24.12



Green
David Musgrave
1,327
4.28

1,613
5.15



United Future
Tony Bunting
1,176
3.80

1,879
6.00



Christian Heritage
McGregor Simpson
616
1.99

387
1.24



ACT
Kevin Murray
579
1.87

1,377
4.40



Legalise Cannabis
Christine Mitchell
453
1.46

264
0.84



Progressive
Lynley Simmons
446
1.44

643
2.05



Alliance
Andrew Buchanan
197
0.64

337
1.08



NZ First
 
2,758
8.81



ORNZ
 
521
1.66



Mana Māori
 
11
0.04



One NZ
 
10
0.03



NMP
 
8
0.03

Informal votes
373


132



Total Valid votes
30,973


31,308




Labour hold

Majority
6,453
20.61




1999 election






















































































































































































































































1999 general election: Aoraki[4][5]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.


Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Party votes
%
±%


Labour

Green tickY Jim Sutton
17,415
51.48

14,413




National
Wayne Marriott
10,276
30.38

10,393




Alliance
Lynley Simmons
2,031
6.00

2,881




Green
David Musgrave
1,061
3.14

1,505




Christian Heritage
McGregor Simpson
1,023
3.02

953




NZ First
Albert Gould
705
2.08

992




Legalise Cannabis
Christine Mitchell
659
1.95

450




ACT
Dean Richardson
657
1.94

1,694




South Island
 
209




Libertarianz
 
139




United NZ
 
137




Future NZ
 
115




Animals First
 
66




McGillicuddy Serious
 
35




One NZ
 
17




Natural Law
 
7




People's Choice Party

5




Mana Māori
 
4




NMP
 
4




Republican
 
3



Freedom Movement

2




Mauri Pacific
 
1


Informal votes
511


313



Total Valid votes
33,827


34,025




Labour hold

Majority
7,139





1996 election










































































































































































































































1996 general election: Aoraki[6][7][8]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.


Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Party votes
%
±%


Labour

Green tickY Jim Sutton
13,538
41.02

10,088
30.41



National
Stuart Boag
10,606
32.14

10,861
32.75



NZ First

Jenny Bloxham
4,595
13.92

3,802
11.46



Alliance
Rex Verity
3,021
9.15

4,491
13.54



Christian Coalition
Robin Donovan
635
1.92

1,211
3.65



ACT
Alan Cone
531
1.61

1,677
5.06



McGillicuddy Serious
Royal van der Werf
75
0.23

85
0.26



Legalise Cannabis
 
615
1.85



United NZ
 
184
0.55



Animals First
 
42
0.13



Progressive Green

40
0.12



Natural Law
 
25
0.08



Green Society

17
0.05



Superannuitants & Youth

12
0.04



Advance New Zealand

6
0.02



Conservatives

6
0.02



Ethnic Minority Party

3
0.01



Mana Māori
 
2
0.01



Libertarianz
 
1
0.00



Asia Pacific United

0
0.00



Te Tawharau

0
0.00

Informal votes
288


121



Total Valid votes
33,001


33,168




Labour win new seat

Majority
2,932
8.84



References





  1. ^ "Electoral Act 1993". Act No. 87 of 17 August 1993. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Election result Aoraki 2005


  3. ^ 2002 election results


  4. ^ "Official Count Results (1999) – Electoral Votes for registered parties by electorate". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 September 2017.


  5. ^ "Official Count Results (1999) – Candidate Vote Details". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 September 2017.


  6. ^ "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place - Aoraki" (PDF). Retrieved 24 December 2011.
    [permanent dead link]



  7. ^ "Part III - Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.


  8. ^ "Part III - Party Lists of unsuccessful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.




External links


  • Electorate Profile Aoraki








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