Heretaunga (New Zealand electorate)

Heretaunga is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, in the city of Upper Hutt.

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Population centres

The electorate was urban, and was based on Heretaunga a suburb of Upper Hutt in the northern Hutt Valley.

History

The electorate was created in 1954, and lasted to 1996, with the introduction of MMP.

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.

Election results

Election Winner
1954 election Phil Holloway (Labour)
1957 election
1960 election Ron Bailey (Labour)
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election
1975 election
1978 election
1981 election Bill Jeffries (Labour)
1984 election
1987 election
1990 election Peter McCardle (National)
1993 election

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