Auckland Central electorate boundaries used since the
2014 election
Auckland Central is a New Zealand electoral division returning one member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. Its current representative is Nikki Kaye, a member of the National Party; she has represented the seat since 2008.
Population centres
In the 1887 electoral redistribution, although the Representation Commission was required through the Representation Act 1887 to maintain existing electorates "as far as possible", rapid population growth in the North Island required the transfer of three seats from the South Island to the north. Ten new electorates were created, including Auckland Central, and one former electorate was recreated.
Auckland Central contains downtown Auckland, the suburbs of Ponsonby, Grey Lynn, Westmere, Arch Hill, Herne Bay, Freemans Bay, St Mary's Bay, Newton and Eden Terrace at the west side of the city. Because of the location of the main Auckland ferry terminal, Auckland Central also contains the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. At the 2008 election, Grafton became part of Epsom, and Point Chevalier moved into Mount Albert. To offset these changes, the suburb of Newton was drafted in from Mount Albert.
History
Auckland Central was created ahead of the 1887 election; it was carved from parts of the electorates of Auckland North and the Auckland West and focused around upper Queen Street, Grafton, and Newton. It lasted only until the 1890 elections, when a reduction in the number of electorates meant Auckland Central was re-incorporated into single larger Auckland electorate. At the 1905 elections, the Auckland seat was split into three seats, including a recreated Auckland Central.
The seat has been held by the Labour Party for most of its existence — between 1919 and 2008, the seat had spent only three years in the hands of another party (the left-wing Alliance, from 1993 to 1996). However, the 2008 election saw the National Party win the electorate for the first time. National retained the seat in 2011 and 2014, although with a reduced majority making Auckland Central one of the most marginal electorates in the country.
Members of Parliament
Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Key
Independent Liberal Labour Alliance National
List MPs
Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Auckland Central electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Key
ACT Alliance Green National Labour
Election results
2014 election
General election, 2014: Auckland Central[2] |
Notes: |
Blue 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, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Party Votes |
% |
±% |
|
National |
Y Nikki Kaye |
12,494 |
45.84 |
+0.44 |
12,652 |
44.93 |
+2.70 |
|
Labour |
Jacinda Ardern |
11,894 |
43.63 |
+0.41 |
6,101 |
21.67 |
-3.44 |
|
Green |
Denise Roche |
2,080 |
7.63 |
-1.13 |
6,242 |
22.17 |
-0.63 |
|
Internet |
Miriam Pierard |
270 |
0.99 |
+0.99 |
|
|
Conservative |
Regan Monahan |
258 |
0.95 |
+0.23 |
486 |
1.73 |
+0.91 |
|
ACT |
Dasha Kovalenko |
193 |
0.71 |
+0.26 |
329 |
1.17 |
-0.01 |
|
Climate |
Peter Whitmore |
50 |
0.18 |
+0.18 |
|
|
Money Free |
Jordan Osmaston |
19 |
0.07 |
+0.07 |
|
|
NZ First |
|
1,459 |
5.18 |
+1.08 |
|
Internet Mana |
|
553 |
1.96 |
+1.27[lower-alpha 2] |
|
Māori |
|
158 |
0.56 |
-1.08 |
|
Legalise Cannabis |
|
85 |
0.30 |
-0.12 |
|
United Future |
|
53 |
0.19 |
-0.03 |
|
Civilian |
|
17 |
0.06 |
+0.06 |
|
Ban 1080 |
|
10 |
0.04 |
+0.04 |
|
Independent Coalition |
|
7 |
0.02 |
+0.02 |
|
Democrats |
|
3 |
0.01 |
-0.58 |
|
Focus |
|
2 |
0.01 |
+0.01 |
Informal votes |
195 |
|
|
99 |
|
|
Total Valid votes |
27,453 |
|
|
28,256 |
|
|
Turnout |
28,040 |
76.76[3] |
+1.47 |
|
|
National hold |
Majority |
600 |
2.20 |
+0.04 |
|
2011 election
General election, 2011: Auckland Central[4] |
Notes: |
Blue 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, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Party Votes |
% |
±% |
|
National |
Y Nikki Kaye |
15,038 |
45.39 |
+2.48 |
14,447 |
42.24 |
+2.15 |
|
Labour |
Jacinda Ardern |
14,321 |
43.23 |
+4.69 |
8,590 |
25.11 |
-9.44 |
|
Green |
Denise Roche |
2,903 |
8.76 |
-4.66 |
7,797 |
22.79 |
+7.33 |
|
NZ First |
Allen Davies |
412 |
1.24 |
+1.24 |
1,403 |
4.10 |
+1.81 |
|
Conservative |
Stephen Greenfield |
238 |
0.72 |
+0.72 |
280 |
0.82 |
+0.82 |
|
ACT |
David Seymour |
149 |
0.45 |
-1.25 |
404 |
1.18 |
-2.95 |
|
Human Rights |
Anthony van den Heuval |
68 |
0.21 |
+0.01 |
|
|
Māori |
|
562 |
1.64 |
+0.71 |
|
Mana |
|
237 |
0.69 |
+0.69 |
|
Democrats |
|
202 |
0.59 |
+0.56 |
|
Legalise Cannabis |
|
146 |
0.43 |
+0.14 |
|
United Future |
|
75 |
0.22 |
-0.46 |
|
Libertarianz |
|
53 |
0.15 |
+0.08 |
|
Alliance |
|
10 |
0.03 |
-0.002 |
Informal votes |
352 |
|
|
164 |
|
|
Total Valid votes |
33,129 |
|
|
34,206 |
|
|
|
National hold |
Majority |
717 |
2.16 |
-2.21 |
|
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 45,649[5]
2008 election
General election, 2008: Auckland Central[6] |
Notes: |
Blue 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, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Party Votes |
% |
±% |
|
National |
Nikki Kaye |
14,677 |
42.91 |
+9.81 |
14,112 |
40.08 |
+6.36 |
|
Labour |
N Judith Tizard |
13,180 |
38.53 |
-5.36 |
12,166 |
34.55 |
-10.68 |
|
Green |
Denise Roche |
4,592 |
13.43 |
-1.38 |
5,446 |
15.47 |
+2.49 |
|
ACT |
Scott Uren |
581 |
1.70 |
+0.15 |
1,456 |
4.14 |
+2.35 |
|
Legalise Cannabis |
Kevin O'Connell |
349 |
1.02 |
- |
101 |
0.29 |
+0.12 |
|
Progressive |
Justin Robson |
274 |
0.80 |
+0.06 |
226 |
0.64 |
-0.17 |
|
RAM |
Oliver Woods |
132 |
0.39 |
- |
16 |
0.05 |
- |
|
United Future |
Aaron Galey-Young |
128 |
0.37 |
-0.91 |
168 |
0.48 |
-0.82 |
|
Independent |
Thomas Forde |
84 |
0.25 |
-0.01 |
|
|
Independent |
Stephen Greenfield |
68 |
0.20 |
- |
|
|
Human Rights |
Anthony Ravlich |
67 |
0.20 |
- |
|
|
Alliance |
Sarita Divis |
39 |
0.11 |
- |
11 |
0.03 |
-0.02 |
|
RONZ |
Kerry Bevin |
32 |
0.09 |
+0.00 |
10 |
0.03 |
+0.02 |
|
NZ First |
|
806 |
2.29 |
-0.55 |
|
Māori |
|
328 |
0.93 |
+0.33 |
|
Bill and Ben |
|
132 |
0.37 |
- |
|
Pacific |
|
73 |
0.21 |
- |
|
Kiwi |
|
70 |
0.20 |
- |
|
Family Party |
|
38 |
0.11 |
- |
|
Libertarianz |
|
27 |
0.08 |
+0.01 |
|
Workers Party |
|
12 |
0.03 |
- |
|
Democrats |
|
10 |
0.03 |
+0.00 |
Informal votes |
290 |
|
|
101 |
|
|
Total Valid votes |
34,203 |
|
|
35,208 |
|
|
|
National gain from Labour |
Majority |
1,497 |
4.38 |
-6.42 |
|
2005 election
General election, 2005: Auckland Central[7] |
Notes: |
Blue 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, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Party Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Y Judith Tizard |
15,794 |
43.89 |
+0.56 |
16,639 |
45.24 |
|
|
National |
Pansy Wong |
11,910 |
33.10 |
+6.73 |
12,403 |
33.72 |
|
|
Green |
Nándor Tánczos |
5,327 |
14.80 |
|
4,775 |
12.98 |
|
|
NZ First |
Susan Baragwanath |
996 |
2.77 |
|
1,044 |
2.84 |
|
|
ACT |
Helen Simpson |
559 |
1.55 |
|
658 |
1.79 |
|
|
United Future |
Steve Taylor |
461 |
1.28 |
|
477 |
1.30 |
|
|
Māori |
Bronwyn Yates |
330 |
0.92 |
|
223 |
0.61 |
|
|
Progressive |
Petronella Townsend |
266 |
0.74 |
|
297 |
0.81 |
|
|
Destiny |
Maureen Vincent |
150 |
0.42 |
|
80 |
0.22 |
|
|
Independent |
Thomas Forde |
91 |
0.25 |
|
|
|
Direct Democracy |
Dilip Rupa |
69 |
0.19 |
|
15 |
0.04 |
|
|
RONZ |
Alan Candy |
32 |
0.09 |
|
3 |
0.01 |
|
|
Legalise Cannabis |
|
61 |
0.17 |
|
|
Christian Heritage |
|
29 |
0.08 |
|
|
Libertarianz |
|
25 |
0.07 |
|
|
Alliance |
|
19 |
0.05 |
|
|
Family Rights |
|
13 |
0.04 |
|
|
Democrats |
|
10 |
0.03 |
|
|
99 MP |
|
5 |
0.01 |
|
|
One NZ |
|
5 |
0.01 |
|
Informal votes |
292 |
|
|
115 |
|
|
Total Valid votes |
35,985 |
|
|
36,781 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Majority |
3,884 |
10.79 |
-6.17 |
|
2002 election
General election, 2002: Auckland Central[8] |
Notes: |
Blue 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, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Party Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Y Judith Tizard |
13,298 |
43.33 |
|
13,929 |
44.10 |
|
|
National |
Pansy Wong |
8,093 |
26.37 |
|
4,748 |
15.03 |
|
|
Green |
Nándor Tánczos |
6,212 |
20.24 |
|
4,990 |
15.80 |
|
|
ACT |
Lech Beltowski |
1,223 |
3.98 |
|
3,358 |
10.63 |
|
|
United Future |
Steve Taylor |
770 |
2.51 |
|
1,266 |
4.01 |
|
|
Alliance |
Mike Treen |
365 |
1.19 |
|
513 |
1.62 |
|
|
Progressive |
Vivienne Shepherd |
333 |
1.08 |
|
468 |
1.48 |
|
|
Christian Heritage |
Sean Michael Reynolds |
235 |
0.77 |
|
163 |
0.52 |
|
|
Independent |
Neil Head |
97 |
0.32 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Anthony Van Den Heuvel |
66 |
0.22 |
|
|
|
NZ First |
|
1,809 |
5.73 |
|
|
Legalise Cannabis |
|
164 |
0.52 |
|
|
ORNZ |
|
137 |
0.43 |
|
|
Mana Māori |
|
20 |
0.06 |
|
|
One NZ |
|
15 |
0.05 |
|
|
NMP |
|
3 |
0.01 |
|
Informal votes |
357 |
|
|
89 |
|
|
Total Valid votes |
30,692 |
|
|
31,583 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Majority |
5,205 |
16.96 |
|
|
1999 election
General election, 1999: Auckland Central[9][10] |
Notes: |
Blue 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, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Party Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Y Judith Tizard |
12,645 |
38.74 |
|
13,647 |
41.50 |
|
|
National |
Martin Poulsen |
7,360 |
22.55 |
|
7,747 |
23.56 |
|
|
Alliance |
Sandra Lee-Vercoe |
6,129 |
18.78 |
|
2,321 |
7.06 |
|
|
Green |
Nándor Tánczos |
3,057 |
9.37 |
|
4,235 |
12.88 |
|
|
ACT |
Donna Awatere Huata |
2,301 |
7.05 |
|
2,929 |
8.91 |
|
|
Christian Heritage |
Dick Holland |
435 |
1.33 |
|
332 |
1.01 |
|
|
NZ First |
Dilip Rupa |
380 |
1.16 |
|
671 |
2.04 |
|
|
Blokes Liberation Front |
Pieter de Jonge |
169 |
0.52 |
|
|
|
Mana Māori |
Tame Iti |
83 |
0.25 |
|
19 |
0.06 |
|
|
South Island |
Gerry Campbell |
43 |
0.13 |
|
7 |
0.02 |
|
|
Communist League |
Terence Coggan |
38 |
0.12 |
|
|
|
Legalise Cannabis |
|
296 |
0.90 |
|
|
Future NZ |
|
150 |
0.46 |
|
|
United NZ |
|
130 |
0.40 |
|
|
Libertarianz |
|
124 |
0.38 |
|
|
Mauri Pacific |
|
108 |
0.33 |
|
|
Animals First |
|
58 |
0.18 |
|
|
McGillicuddy Serious |
|
52 |
0.16 |
|
|
Natural Law |
|
27 |
0.08 |
|
|
One NZ |
|
17 |
0.05 |
|
|
NMP |
|
9 |
0.03 |
|
|
People's Choice Party |
|
4 |
0.01 |
|
|
Freedom Movement |
|
1 |
0.00 |
|
|
Republican |
|
1 |
0.00 |
|
Informal votes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Valid votes |
32,640 |
|
|
32,885 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Majority |
5,285 |
16.19 |
|
|
1996 election
General election, 1996: Auckland Central[11][12][13] |
Notes: |
Blue 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, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Party Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Y Judith Tizard |
12,219 |
36.57 |
|
12,465 |
37.14 |
|
|
Alliance |
N Sandra Lee-Vercoe |
8,866 |
26.53 |
|
3,855 |
11.49 |
|
|
National |
Shane Frith |
7,462 |
22.33 |
|
8,945 |
26.65 |
|
|
ACT |
Rodney Hide |
1,848 |
5.53 |
|
3,393 |
10.11 |
|
|
NZ First |
Richard Whittaker |
1,565 |
4.68 |
|
2,307 |
6.87 |
|
|
Christian Coalition |
Barrie Patterson |
398 |
1.19 |
|
598 |
1.78 |
|
|
Progressive Green |
Laurence Boomert |
326 |
0.98 |
|
229 |
0.68 |
|
|
McGillicuddy Serious |
Alistair Ramsden |
226 |
0.68 |
|
129 |
0.38 |
|
|
Green Society |
Simon Reeves |
175 |
0.52 |
|
110 |
0.33 |
|
|
Blokes Liberation Front |
Chris Brady |
139 |
0.42 |
|
|
|
Natural Law |
Mark Watts |
108 |
0.32 |
|
70 |
0.21 |
|
|
Independent |
Peter de Jonge |
27 |
0.08 |
|
|
|
Citizens Party |
Wayne Young |
18 |
0.05 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Lynne Robertson |
13 |
0.04 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Adam Le Lievre |
10 |
0.03 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Victor Bryers |
7 |
0.02 |
|
|
|
Republican |
Duane Sutton |
7 |
0.02 |
|
|
|
Legalise Cannabis |
|
1,003 |
2.99 |
|
|
United NZ |
|
199 |
0.59 |
|
|
Animals First |
|
90 |
0.27 |
|
|
Libertarianz |
|
41 |
0.12 |
|
|
Ethnic Minority Party |
|
40 |
0.12 |
|
|
Mana Māori |
|
32 |
0.10 |
|
|
Asia Pacific United |
|
21 |
0.06 |
|
|
Advance New Zealand |
|
14 |
0.04 |
|
|
Superannuitants & Youth |
|
14 |
0.04 |
|
|
Conservatives |
|
5 |
0.01 |
|
|
Te Tawharau |
|
3 |
0.01 |
|
Informal votes |
286 |
|
|
137 |
|
|
Total Valid votes |
33,414 |
|
|
33,563 |
|
|
|
Labour gain from Alliance |
Majority |
3,353 |
9.99 |
|
|
1993 election
1990 election
1987 election
1984 election
1981 election
1978 election
1975 election
1972 election
1969 election
1966 election
1963 election
1960 election
1957 election
1954 election
1951 election
1949 election
1946 election
1943 election
There were four candidates in 1943, with the election won by Bill Parry over William George Stanley Swabey.[21]
1935 election
Table footnotes:
1931 election
1925 election
1914 election
1911 election
1908 election
1905 election
1887 election
- ↑ Tanczos got out of parliament at the 2005 election but as he was next on the party list when Green MP Rod Donald died Tanczos regained his seat in parliament.
- ↑ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.
References
- ↑ "Official Count Results – Auckland Central". Electoral Commission. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ "2014 General Election Voter Turnout Statistics – Auckland Central". Electoral Commission. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ↑ 2011 election results
- ↑ "Enrolment statistics - Auckland Central". Electoral Commission. 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ↑ 2008 election results
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- ↑ 2002 election results
- ↑ "Candidate vote details - Auckland Central 1999". October 2005.
- ↑ "Votes for registered parties by electorate, 1999". October 2005.
- ↑ "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place - Auckland Central, 1996" (PDF). Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ↑ "Part III - Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Part III - Party Lists of unsuccessful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
- ↑ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
- ↑ "The New Zealand Official Year-Book, 1951–52". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ↑ "The General Election, 1949". National Library. 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Electoral". The New Zealand Herald. 80 (24713). 13 October 1943. p. 5. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1936. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
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- ↑ Simpson, Tony. "James Henry Edwards". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 1. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Electoral". The New Zealand Herald. LXII (19162). 30 October 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
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- ↑ Hislop, J. (1915). The General Election, 1914. National Library. pp. 1–33. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
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Bibliography
- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
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