Waiariki (New Zealand electorate)

Waiariki is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate that was first established for the 1999 election. Since the 2005 election, it has been held by Te Ururoa Flavell MP.[1]

Contents

Population Centres

The electorate includes the following population centres:

Tribal Areas

The electorate includes the following tribal areas:

History

The electorate was created for the 1999 election. The first representative was Mita Ririnui of the Labour Party, with Tuariki Delamere (Te Tawharau) coming second, Arapeta Tahana (Alliance) coming third and Kahukore Baker (New Zealand First) coming fourth.[2]

In the 2002 election, Ririnui was confirmed with 61.93% of the electorate vote. Rihi Vercoe and Hamuera Mitchell of Mana Māori and the National Party came second and third, respectively.[2]

In the 2005 election, Ririnui was beaten by Te Ururoa Flavell of the Māori Party. Hawea Vercoe of Destiny New Zealand came a distant third.[3] The 2008 election was contested by two contenders: the incumbent and Ririnui. Flavell was once again confirmed.[4]

The 2011 election was contested by three contenders: Flavell, Annette Sykes of the Mana Party and Louis Te Kani of the Labour Party. According to preliminary results, Flavell has a comfortable lead over Sykes, with Te Kani coming third.[5]

Members of Parliament for Waiariki

Key

  Labour     Māori  

Election Winner
1999 election Mita Ririnui
2002 election
2005 election Te Ururoa Flavell
2008 election
2011 election

List MPs from Waiariki

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

Name Party First Elected Left Office Contested Waiariki
Mita Ririnui Labour 1999 current MP 1999 (won), 2002 (won), 2005

Candidates in the 2011 election

General Election 2011: Waiariki
Notes:

 Green background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring incumbent.
Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Māori Te Ururoa Flavell Incumbent since 2005 9   [6][7]
Mana Annette Sykes 2   [6][8]
Labour Louis Te Kani 53   [6][9]

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 32,568[10]

Election results

2008 election

General Election 2008: Waiariki[4]

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 % ±%
Māori Y Te Ururoa Flavell 12,781 68.17 +13.59 6,890 35.26 +4.47
Labour Mita Ririnui 5,969 31.83 -7.67 8,903 45.57 -7.54
NZ First   1,525 7.80 +1.12
National   1,075 5.50 +2.67
Green   518 2.65 +0.35
Family Party   205 1.05
Legalise Cannabis   182 0.93 +0.29
Kiwi   57 0.29
Bill and Ben   47 0.24
ACT   42 0.21 +0.10
Progressive   28 0.14 -0.10
United Future   26 0.13 -0.32
Workers Party   13 0.07
Pacific   9 0.05
Alliance   6 0.03 ±0.00
RAM   6 0.03
Libertarianz   4 0.02 +0.02
Democrats   2 0.01 -0.01
RONZ   1 0.01
Informal votes 675 366
Total Valid votes 18,750 19,539
Turnout 20,614 64.54 -4.89
Māori hold Majority 6,812 36.33 +21.25

2005 election

General election 2005: Waiariki[3]

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 % ±%
Māori Te Ururoa Flavell 10,392 54.58 6104 30.79
Labour N Mita Ririnui 7521 39.50 -22.43 10,530 53.11 +0.18
Destiny Hawea Vercoe 1126 5.91 528 2.66
NZ First   1324 6.68 -9.85
National   562 2.83 -0.91
Green   457 2.30 -7.67
Legalise Cannabis   126 0.64 -2.03
United Future   89 0.45 -2.28
Progressive   48 0.24 -0.62
ACT   22 0.11 -0.44
Family Rights   10 0.05
Christian Heritage   7 0.04 -1.23
Alliance   5 0.03 -1.66
One NZ   4 0.02 -0.05
RONZ   4 0.02
99 MP   3 0.02
Democrats   3 0.02
Direct Democracy   1 0.01
Libertarianz   0 0.00
Informal votes 655 322
Total Valid votes 19,039 19,827
Turnout 20,794 69.43 +11.74
Māori gain from Labour Majority 2871 15.08

2002 election

General Election 2002: Waiariki[2]

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 % ±%
Labour Y Mita Ririnui 9,361 61.93 +16.82 8,322 52.93 -1.99
Mana Māori Rihi Vercoe 2,644 17.49 947 6.02 -2.41
National Hamuera Mitchell 1,356 8.97 +5.28 588 3.74 -0.85
United Future Huikakahu Kawe 852 5.64 +3.99 429 2.73 [note 1]+1.54
Alliance Sharon Heta 542 3.59 -9.10 265 1.69 -4.17
Christian Heritage Judith Francis 361 2.39 199 1.27 +0.38
NZ First   2,599 16.53 +1.33
Green   1,568 9.97 +6.32
Legalise Cannabis   420 2.67 +0.15
ORNZ   147 0.93
Progressive   136 0.86
ACT   87 0.55 +0.03
One NZ   11 0.07 +0.04
NMP   5 0.03 +0.02
Informal votes 529 186
Total Valid votes 15,116 15,723
Turnout 16,309 57.69
Labour hold Majority 6,717 44.44 +19.34
  1. ^ United Future swing is compared to 1999 results from both United NZ and Future NZ combined, as the two merged in 2000.

1999 election

General Election 1999: Waiariki[2]

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 % ±%
Labour Mita Ririnui 7,853 45.11 9,670 54.92
Te Tawharau Tuariki Delamere[note 1] 3,484 20.01
Alliance Arapeta Tahana 2,210 12.69 1,032 5.86
NZ First Kahukore Baker 2,139 12.29 2,676 15.20
National George Ngatai 643 3.69 809 4.59
Mana Wahine Manu Kopa 296 1.70
Future NZ Toa Faulkner 288 165 202 1.16
Freedom Movement Helen Wepiha-Tai 204 1.17 41 0.24
Mana Māori   1,469 8.43
Green   643 3.65
Legalise Cannabis   439 2.52
Mauri Pacific   302 1.73
Christian Heritage   155 0.89
ACT   92 0.52
Animals First   21 0.12
Libertarianz   14 0.08
Natural Law   11 0.06
McGillicuddy Serious   9 0.05
People's Choice 8 0.05
United NZ   6 0.03
One NZ   5 0.03
NMP   1 0.01
Republican   1 0.01
South Island   1 0.01
Informal votes 528 330
Total Valid votes 17,409 17,607
Labour win new seat Majority 4,369 25.10
  1. ^ Te Tawharau contested the electorate vote independently, but encouraged voters to give their party vote to Mana Māori

References

  1. ^ "Te Ururoa Flavell". New Zealand Parliament. http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/MPP/MPs/MPs/1/e/b/50MP126901-Flavell-Te-Ururoa.htm. Retrieved 3 December 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Electorate Profile Waiariki" (PDF). Parliamentary Library. October 2005. http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/CFE7CD80-A4DA-4E6D-98AA-08B49734E80A/214/Waiariki1.pdf. Retrieved 3 December 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Official Count Results -- Waiariki". Chief Electoral Office, Wellington. http://electionresults.org.nz/electionresults_2005/electorate-69.html. Retrieved 3 December 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "Official Count Results -- Waiariki". Chief Electoral Office, Wellington. http://electionresults.org.nz/electionresults_2008/electorate-70.html. Retrieved 3 December 2011. 
  5. ^ "Election Results -- Waiariki". Chief Electoral Office, Wellington. http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/electorate-70.html. Retrieved 3 December 2011. 
  6. ^ a b c "Information for Voters in Waiariki". Elections New Zealand. 2 November 2011. http://www.elections.org.nz/voting/voting-info/te-tai-waiariki.html. 
  7. ^ "2011 Election Candidates". kiwiblog.co.nz. http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/201_election_candidates. 
  8. ^ "Annette Sykes to contest Waiariki Electorate for MANA". Press Release: Mana Party (via Scoop.co.nz). 29 September 2011. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1109/S00559/annette-sykes-to-contest-waiariki-electorate-for-mana.htm. 
  9. ^ Lyle McMahon (3 March 2011). "Aspiring MP takes on Maori Party". SunLive. http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/11594-aspiring-mp-takes-on-maori-party.html. 
  10. ^ "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 11 November 2011. http://www.elections.org.nz/ages/. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
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