Karori (New Zealand electorate)
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Karori was a New Zealand electorate, situated in the west of Wellington. It existed from 1946 to 1975.
[edit] History
The electorate of Karori was created for the 1946 elections. Its initial boundaries were roughly the same as the abolished Wellington West electorate, except that it did not include Brooklyn or Ngaio. It included Karori proper, Northland, Wilton, Makara, and parts of Kelburn.
Redistributions for the 1954 elections saw it lose a small amount of territory to Wellington Central electorate, and gain a small amount from Onslow electorate. Redistributions for the 1957 elections saw it again gain territory (parts of Khandallah and Ngaio) from Onslow, but lose territory to Wellington South electorate. For the Redistributions for the 1963 elections, it gained the whole of Khandallah and Johnsonville from the abolished Onslow electorate, but lost Kelburn, Northland, and Wilton. The 1969 elections saw it lose Johnsonville, regain parts of Wilton and Northland, and gain Ohariu. In the 1972 elections, it lost ground in Wilton and Northland, but regained parts of Johnsonville.
At the 1978 elections, the seat was abolished. The new seat of Ohariu was roughly based on Karori electorate, but did not include any of Khandallah or Ngaio.
The seat was held by the National Party for the duration of its existence. Its longest occupant, Jack Marshall, briefly served as Prime Minister.
