Heretaunga (New Zealand electorate)
Heretaunga is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, in the city of Upper Hutt, that existed from 1954 until 1996.
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The First Labour Government was defeated in the 1949 election and the incoming National Government changed the Electoral Act, with the electoral quota once again based on total population as opposed to qualified electors, and the tolerance was increased to 7.5% of the electoral quota. There was no adjustments in the number of electorates between the South and North Islands, but the law changes resulted in boundary adjustments to almost every electorate through the 1952 electoral redistribution; only five electorates were unaltered.[1] Five electorates were reconstituted and the Heretaunga electorate was newly created, and a corresponding six electorates were abolished; all of these in the North Island.[2] These changes took effect with the 1954 election.[3]
The Heretaunga electorate was urban and was based on Heretaunga, a suburb of Upper Hutt in the northern Hutt Valley. Other places included Haywards and Birchville.[4]
History
The electorate was created in 1954, and lasted to 1996, with the introduction of MMP.
In the 1951 election, Upper Hutt had belonged to the Otaki electorate, and Labour's Phil Holloway had been defeated by National's incumbent, James Joseph Maher. In the 1954 election, Upper Hutt belonged to the newly formed Heretaunga electorate, and Holloway stood against National's Allan McCready. Holloway's win was decisive.[5]
Up to 1990 when it was won by Peter McCardle for National, Heretaunga had been held by Labour. In 1993, McCardle held the seat against a challenge from Labour candidate Heather Simpson (who went on to be Helen Clark's Chief of Staff, known as H2 - Clark was H1). Then McCardle left National and joined New Zealand First.
Members of Parliament
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Election results
1954 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Phil Holloway | 8,911 | 63.78 | ||
| National | Allan McCready | 4,105 | 29.38 | ||
| Social Credit | Tait | 955 | 6.84 | ||
| Majority | 4,806 | 34.40 | |||
| Informal votes | 128 | 0.91 | |||
| Turnout | 14,099 | 94.01 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,997 | ||||
Notes
- ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 99f.
- ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 95–100.
- ↑ McRobie 1989, p. 99.
- ↑ McRobie 1989, p. 98.
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