Hauraki (Māori electorate)

Hauraki was a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It existed for one parliamentary term from 1999 to 2002, and was held by John Tamihere. The electorate's area was formed from the northern portion of Te Tai Rawhiti as well as a small portion of Te Tai Hauāuru. Its area was expanded significantly westward to form the Tainui electorate for the 2002 election.

History

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Hauraki was the first Māori seat based exclusively around Auckland, and it was created at the time of the first review of Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) boundaries, ahead of the 1999 election. Hauraki was named after both the gulf at Auckland's eastern side, and Hauraki, a pan-tribal union based around an area including the Coromandel Peninsula, Thames Valley, and the Western Bay of Plenty.[1] Hauraki's boundary stretched out of Auckland, down through the eastern Waikato to include Morrinsville and the Coromandel.

Population growth saw Māori electorates move north, and Hauraki was disestablished for the 2002 election. The area around Auckland now belongs to the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate, and the southern area went to the Tainui electorate.[2]

Hauraki was also the name of a general electorate in use at various times between 1928 and 1996.

Members of Parliament for Hauraki

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Key

  Labour   Alliance

Election Winner
1999 election John Tamihere

List MPs

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Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Hauraki electorate.

Election Winner
1999 election Willie Jackson

Election results

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1999 election

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1999 general election: Hauraki Māori[3][4]
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 John Tamihere 9,532 60.30 8,986 56.07
NZ First Josie Marama Anderson 2,294 14.51 2,138 13.34
Alliance Willie Jackson 1,479 9.36 1,046 6.53
National George Tearoha Kahi 668 4.23 909 5.67
Mauri Pacific Amokura Panoho 471 2.98 401 2.50
Te Tawharau Rangi Mclean 468 2.96
Mana Māori Gareth Seymour 395 2.50 496 3.10
Christian Heritage Tuhi Vahaakolo 271 1.71 169 1.05
Freedom Movement Kororia Aperahama 143 0.90 51 0.32
Natural Law Selwyn Matia Austin 87 0.55 10 0.06
Green   968 6.04
Legalise Cannabis   532 3.32
ACT   137 0.85
Christian Democrats   82 0.51
Animals First   37 0.23
Libertarianz   16 0.10
One NZ   13 0.08
United NZ   12 0.07
McGillicuddy Serious   9 0.06
The People's Choice   6 0.04
Republican   5 0.03
NMP   1 0.01
South Island   1 0.01
Total valid votes 15,808 16,025
Informal votes 461 244
Labour hold Majority 7,238 45.79

References

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  1. ^ "Kia Ora". Hauraki Iwi. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Electorate Profile Tainui". New Zealand Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Official Count Results (1999) – Electoral Votes for registered parties by electorate". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Official Count Results (1999) – Candidate Vote Details". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 September 2017.