Rakaia (New Zealand electorate)

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Rakaia is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate.

It is currently held by Brian Connell MP^[1].

1 Population Centres
2 History
3 Election results
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Population Centres

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The electorate includes the following population centres:

(To be completed)

[edit] History

Due to boundary changes for the 2008 general election, the Rakaia seat will cease to exist. Its population centres will be redistributed among the new seats of Rangitata and Selwyn.

Selwyn is expected to be a safe National seat.

[edit] Election results

Election	Winner
1996 election	Jenny Shipley - New Zealand National Party
1999 election	Jenny Shipley - New Zealand National Party
2002 election	Brian Connell - New Zealand National Party
2005 election	Brian Connell - New Zealand National Party