Pencarrow (New Zealand electorate)

Pencarrow is a former Parliamentary electorate in the lower Hutt Valley of New Zealand, from 1978 to 1996.

Population centres

The electorate is based on the southern part of the city of Lower Hutt.

History

Pencarrow existed from 1978, replacing the Petone electorate. In the first MMP election of 1996, it was replaced by the Hutt South electorate, which was also held by Trevor Mallard.

Election results

Members of Parliament for Pencarrow

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

Name Party Elected Left Office Reason
Fraser Colman Labour 1978, 1981, 1984 1987 retired
Sonja Davies Labour 1987, 1990 1993 retired
Trevor Mallard Labour 1993 1996 electorate renamed

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