Tāmaki (New Zealand electorate)

Tāmaki is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate is named after the Tamaki River that runs immediately east of the seat. The electorate is represented by Simon O'Connor, who became the National Party candidate after Allan Peachey withdrew from the 2011 election for health reasons (Peachey died before the election).

Contents

Geographic coverage

Tāmaki is based around Auckland City's wealthy eastern beaches, Mission Bay, Meadowbank, Saint Heliers, Kohimarama and Glendowie; it also contains the working-class suburb of Glen Innes on its southern fringe. Tāmaki is the home of a selection of New Zealand's emblematic historical moments: Ngāti Whatua activism at Bastion Point (sparking a chain of events leading to the modern Treaty of Waitangi grievance settlement process) occurred inside the seat's boundaries, a seat at the time represented by the contentious Robert Muldoon, the Prime Minister responsible for the Crown's response to the occupation of Bastion Point. Among other Ngāti Whatua land taken through governmental application of public works legislation is Paratai Drive, now New Zealand's most expensive street. The area around Mission Bay is also home to the Savage Memorial, a huge site dedicated to the memory of former Labour Michael Joseph Savage, architect of the welfare state in New Zealand.

History

The National Party has held Tāmaki in all its various incarnations since 1960, when future Prime Minister Robert Muldoon (later Sir Robert) began his parliamentary career by ousting longtime Labour stalwart Bob Tizard, and staying firmly in place until his self-selected departure at the end of 1991. Muldoon's departure caused a by-election in 1992, where candidate Clem Simich won despite fierce competition in an environment where both major parties were out of favour with the electorate. Simich gave up his seat ahead of the 2005 election to high school principal Allan Peachey. Simich was returned to parliament from off his party's list, having chosen to move from standing for one of his party's safest seats to instead contest Māngere, easily Labour's safest seat. Since 2005, Tāmaki was represented by Allan Peachey, who has announced his retirement at the end of the parliamentary term in 2011 for health reasons. Simon O'Connor has been chosen by the National Party to contest the electorate in the 2011 general election.[1]

Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Key

  Labour     National     ACT  

Election Winner
1946 election Tom Skinner
1949 election Eric Halstead
1951 election
1954 election
1957 election Bob Tizard
1960 election Robert Muldoon1
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election
1975 election
1978 election
1981 election
1984 election
1987 election
1990 election
1992 by-election Clem Simich
1993 election
1996 election
1999 election
2002 election
2005 election Allan Peachey2
2008 election
2011 election Simon O'Connor

1Robert Muldoon retired December 1991
2Allan Peachey announced that, due to his ill-health he would retire at the 2011 election, but he died twenty days before election day.

List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Tāmaki electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Election Winner
1996 election Jonathan Hunt
Patricia Schnauer
2002 election Ken Shirley

Candidates in the 2011 election

General Election 2011: Tāmaki
Notes:

 Green background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring incumbent.
Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Nick Bakulich 62   [2][3]
Independent Stephen Berry [2][4]
ACT John Boscawen List MP since 2008   [2][5][6][7][8]
Green Richard Leckinger 17   [2][9]
National Simon O'Connor 62   [2][10]
Conservative Litia Simpson 9   [2][11]
Independent Wayne Young [2]

Retired incumbent

National Allan Peachey Incumbent since 2005; withdrew candidacy and list position due to health problems [12][13]

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 48,348[14]

Election results

2011 election

General Election 2011: Tamaki[15]

Notes: Green 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.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Votes % ±%
National Simon O'Connor 24,837 67.67 +1.93 24,338 64.42 +4.19
Labour Nick Iusitini Bakulich 7,051 19.21 -1.53 6,642 17.58 -3.58
Green Richard Leckinger 2,861 7.80 +1.94 3,314 8.77 +3.48
ACT John Boscawen 887 2.39 -2.06 893 2.36 -5.56
Conservative Litia Simpson 567 1.54 +1.54 575 1.52 +1.52
Independent Wayne Young 358 0.98 +0.98
Independent Stephan Berry 152 0.41 +0.41
NZ First   1,421 3.76 +1.29
Māori   193 0.51 -0.01
United Future   156 0.41 -0.35
Legalise Cannabis   107 0.28 +0.11
Mana   102 0.27 +0.27
Libertarianz   30 0.08 +0.03
NPA/Alliance   6 0.02 -0.002
Democrats   5 0.01 +0.01
Informal votes 755 255
Total Valid votes 36,703 37,782
Turnout 38,037 77.50
National hold Majority 17,786 48.46 +3.45

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 49,080[14]

2008 election

General Election 2008: Tāmaki[16]

Notes: Green 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.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Votes % ±%
National Y Allan Peachey 24,863 65.74 23,205 60.22
Labour Josephine Bartley 7,843 20.74 8,152 21.16
Green Richard Leckinger 2,216 5.86 2,040 5.29
ACT Chris Simmons 1,683 4.45 3,053 7.92
NZ First Doug Nabbs 639 1.69 954 2.48
Progressive Ralph Taylor 292 0.77 188 0.49
United Future Gregory Graydon 282 0.75 294 0.76
Māori   201 0.52
Bill and Ben   104 0.27
Pacific   98 0.25
Kiwi   79 0.21
Legalise Cannabis   65 0.17
Family Party   46 0.12
Libertarianz   20 0.05
RAM   19 0.05
Alliance   7 0.02
Democrats   3 0.01
RONZ   2 0.01
Workers Party   2 0.01
Informal votes 402 152
Total Valid votes 37,818 38,532
National hold Majority 17,020

2005 election

General election 2005: Tamaki[17]

Notes: Green 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.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Votes % ±%
National Allan Peachey 20,956 58.00 +22.69 19,829 53.87
Labour Leila Boyle 11,446 31.68 +0.09 11,890 32.30
ACT Ken Shirley 1258 3.48 1009 2.74
NZ First Brett Webster 973 2.69 1393 3.78
Progressive Matt Robson 950 2.63 265 0.72
United Future Greg Graydon 504 1.39 615 1.67
Direct Democracy Grant Burch 45 0.12 6 0.02
Green   1423 3.87
Māori   149 0.40 -
Destiny   98 0.27
Legalise Cannabis   54 0.15
Christian Heritage   22 0.06
Family Rights   19 0.05
Alliance   18 0.05
Libertarianz   12 0.03
99 MP   6 0.02
Democrats   5 0.01
RONZ   4 0.01
One NZ   1 0.01
Informal votes 411 139
Total Valid votes 36,132 36,807
National hold Majority 9510 26.32 +22.61

References

  1. ^ "New Candidate". The Press: p. A3. 28 October 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Information for Voters in Tāmaki". Elections New Zealand. 2 November 2011. http://www.elections.org.nz/voting/voting-info/tamaki.html. 
  3. ^ "Candidates 2011". New Zealand Labour Party. http://labour.org.nz/candidates. Retrieved 8 May 2011. 
  4. ^ "Freedom Fighter Standing For Parliament". Press Release: Stephen Berry (via Scoop.co.nz). 29 April 2011. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1104/S00355/freedom-fighter-standing-for-parliament.htm. 
  5. ^ "ACT - Candidates". ACT New Zealand. http://www.act.org.nz/candidates. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
  6. ^ "Boscawen To Stand For Tamaki". ACT New Zealand website. 9 February 2011. http://www.act.org.nz/news/boscawen-to-stand-for-tamaki. 
  7. ^ "ACT Releases Its Party List for 2011 General Election". ACT New Zealand. 28 August 2011. http://www.act.org.nz/news/act-releases-its-party-list-for-2011-general-election. 
  8. ^ "Boscawen will not seek re-election on ACT Party list". The New Zealand Herald. 24 September 2011. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10754098. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  9. ^ "Green Party candidate biography". http://www.greens.org.nz/candidates/richard-leckinger. Retrieved 1 May 2011. 
  10. ^ "National candidate for Tamaki selected". 26 October 2011. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10761854&ref=rss. Retrieved 27 October 2011. 
  11. ^ "Conservative Party has Pacific Flavour". Conservative Party of New Zealand. 2011-10-28. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1110/S00507/conservative-party-has-pacific-flavour.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-28. 
  12. ^ "201 Election Candidates". kiwiblog.co.nz. http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/201_election_candidates. 
  13. ^ "http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10756718&ref=rss". New Zealand Herald. 5 October 2011. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10756718&ref=rss. Retrieved 5 October 2011. 
  14. ^ a b "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 11 November 2011. http://www.elections.org.nz/ages/. Retrieved 17 November 2011. 
  15. ^ [1]
  16. ^ 2008 election results
  17. ^ election result Tamaki 2005

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