Waiariki (New Zealand electorate)

Waiariki electorate boundaries used since the 2014 election

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]

Population centres

The electorate includes the following population centres:

In the 2013/14 redistribution, a minor boundary adjustment was undertaken. A small area, including the village of Tuia, was transferred to Waiariki from the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[3]

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.^[4] The 2008 election was contested by two contenders: the incumbent and Ririnui. Flavell was once again confirmed.^[5]

The 2011 election was contested by three contenders: Flavell, Annette Sykes of the Mana Party and Louis Te Kani of the Labour Party. Flavell had a comfortable lead over Sykes, with Te Kani coming third.^[6] In the 2014 election, Flavell gained a much increased majority.^[7]

Members of Parliament

Key

Labour Māori

Election	Winner
1999 election		Mita Ririnui
2002 election		Mita Ririnui
2005 election		Te Ururoa Flavell
2008 election
2011 election
2014 election

List MPs

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.

Election	Winner
2005 election		Mita Ririnui
2008 election		Mita Ririnui

Election results

2011 election

General election 2011: Waiariki^[6]
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		7,651	43.05	-25.12	3,989	21.21	-14.05
	Mana	Annette Sykes		5,768	32.45	+32.45	3,125	16.62	+16.62
	Labour	Louis Te Kani		4,355	24.50	-7.33	6,591	35.05	-10.52
	NZ First						2,058	10.94	+3.14
	Green						1,663	8.84	+6.19
	National						1,068	5.68	+0.18
	Legalise Cannabis						201	1.07	+0.14
	Conservative						57	0.30	+0.30
	ACT						28	0.15	-0.07
	United Future						22	0.12	-0.02
	Alliance						2	0.01	-0.02
	Libertarianz						2	0.01	-0.01
	Democrats						1	0.01	-0.005
Informal votes				993			465
Total Valid votes				17,774			18,807
	Māori hold		Majority	1,883	10.59	-25.74

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 33,240^[8]

2008 election

General election 2008: Waiariki^[5]
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^[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	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^[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	%	±%
	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	+1.54¹
	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^[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	%	±%
	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

↑ Te Tawharau contested the electorate vote independently, but encouraged voters to give their party vote to Mana Māori

References

↑ "Te Ururoa Flavell". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
↑ Report of the Representation Commission 2014 (PDF). Representation Commission. 4 April 2014. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-477-10414-2. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
1 2 3 4 "Electorate Profile Waiariki" (PDF). Parliamentary Library. October 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
1 2 "Official Count Results -- Waiariki". Chief Electoral Office, Wellington. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
1 2 "Official Count Results -- Waiariki". Chief Electoral Office, Wellington. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
1 2 "Official Count Results -- Waiariki". Electoral Commission. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
↑ "Official Count Results -- Waiariki". Electoral Commission. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
↑ "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.

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