Hobson is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It existed from 1946 to 1978 and then from 1987 to 1996, and was represented by five Members of Parliament, four of whom represented the National Party. It is notable for returning a member of the Social Credit Party in the 1966 election, as no other candidate not aligned with either Labour or National had been elected to Parliament since 1943. With the re-drawing of boundaries in the first MMP election in 1996, the seat was absorbed into the Northland and Whangarei electorates.
The 1941 New Zealand census had been postponed due to World War II, so the 1946 electoral redistribution had to take ten years of population growth and movements into account. The North Island gained a further two electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth. The abolition of the country quota through the Electoral Amendment Act, 1945 reduced the number and increased the size of rural electorates. None of the existing electorates remained unchanged, 27 electorates were abolished, eight former electorates were re-established, and 19 electorates were created for the first time, including Hobson.[1] The electorate was in the Northland Region, and in its original form included the following population centres: Ruawai, Dargaville, Kawakawa, Kaikohe, Kerikeri, Kaitaia, and Mangonui.[2] The original area had previously been covered by the Bay of Islands and Kaipara electorates.[3]
The electorate was abolished through the 1977 electoral redistribution. The area that it last covered was divided by the Bay of Islands and Kaipara electorates.[4]
The 1987 electoral redistribution took the continued population growth in the North Island into account, and two additional general electorates were created, bringing the total number of electorates to 97. In the South Island, the shift of population to Christchurch had continued.[5] Overall, three electorates were newly created, three electorates were recreated (including Hobson), and four electorates were abolished. All of those electorates were in the North Island. Changes in the South Island were restricted to boundary changes.[6] These changes came into effect with the 1987 election.[7]
Historyedit
The first representative of the Hobson electorate was Sidney Smith, who had previously represented the Bay of Islands electorate.[8] Smith retired in 1960 and was succeeded by Logan Sloane in the 1960 election.[8] In the 1960 and 1963 elections, Vernon Cracknell of the Social Credit Party contested the Hobson electorate and placed second on both occasions, pushing the Labour Party candidate into third place. The area had previously been receptive to social credit theory; the Social Credit Party had placed second in the 1954 election. In the 1966 election, Cracknell narrowly defeated Sloane.[9]
McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN0-477-01384-8.
Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN0-475-11200-8.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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hobson, zealand, electorate, hobson, former, zealand, parliamentary, electorate, existed, from, 1946, 1978, then, from, 1987, 1996, represented, five, members, parliament, four, whom, represented, national, party, notable, returning, member, social, credit, pa. Hobson is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate It existed from 1946 to 1978 and then from 1987 to 1996 and was represented by five Members of Parliament four of whom represented the National Party It is notable for returning a member of the Social Credit Party in the 1966 election as no other candidate not aligned with either Labour or National had been elected to Parliament since 1943 With the re drawing of boundaries in the first MMP election in 1996 the seat was absorbed into the Northland and Whangarei electorates Contents 1 Population centres 2 History 2 1 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3 1 1975 election 3 2 1972 election 3 3 1969 election 3 4 1966 election 3 5 1963 election 3 6 1960 election 3 7 1957 election 3 8 1954 election 3 9 1951 election 4 Notes 5 ReferencesPopulation centres editThe 1941 New Zealand census had been postponed due to World War II so the 1946 electoral redistribution had to take ten years of population growth and movements into account The North Island gained a further two electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth The abolition of the country quota through the Electoral Amendment Act 1945 reduced the number and increased the size of rural electorates None of the existing electorates remained unchanged 27 electorates were abolished eight former electorates were re established and 19 electorates were created for the first time including Hobson 1 The electorate was in the Northland Region and in its original form included the following population centres Ruawai Dargaville Kawakawa Kaikohe Kerikeri Kaitaia and Mangonui 2 The original area had previously been covered by the Bay of Islands and Kaipara electorates 3 The electorate was abolished through the 1977 electoral redistribution The area that it last covered was divided by the Bay of Islands and Kaipara electorates 4 The 1987 electoral redistribution took the continued population growth in the North Island into account and two additional general electorates were created bringing the total number of electorates to 97 In the South Island the shift of population to Christchurch had continued 5 Overall three electorates were newly created three electorates were recreated including Hobson and four electorates were abolished All of those electorates were in the North Island Changes in the South Island were restricted to boundary changes 6 These changes came into effect with the 1987 election 7 History editThe first representative of the Hobson electorate was Sidney Smith who had previously represented the Bay of Islands electorate 8 Smith retired in 1960 and was succeeded by Logan Sloane in the 1960 election 8 In the 1960 and 1963 elections Vernon Cracknell of the Social Credit Party contested the Hobson electorate and placed second on both occasions pushing the Labour Party candidate into third place The area had previously been receptive to social credit theory the Social Credit Party had placed second in the 1954 election In the 1966 election Cracknell narrowly defeated Sloane 9 Members of Parliament edit Key National Social Credit Election Winner 1946 election Sidney Smith 1949 election 1951 election 1954 election 1957 election 1960 election Logan Sloane 1963 election 1966 election Vernon Cracknell 1969 election Logan Sloane 2nd period 1972 election 1975 election Neill Austin Electorate abolished in 1978 see Bay of Islands and Kaipara 1987 election Ross Meurant 1990 election 1993 electionElection results edit1975 election edit 1975 general election Hobson 10 Party Candidate Votes National Neill Austin 9 559 51 68 Social Credit Howard Manning 5 458 29 51 0 55 Labour David Lange 2 703 14 61 Values Richard Alspach 774 4 18 Majority 4 101 22 17 14 93 Turnout 18 494 84 19 4 22 Registered electors 21 965 1972 election edit 1972 general election Hobson 10 Party Candidate Votes National Logan Sloane 7 674 48 45 0 94 Social Credit Howard Manning 4 587 28 96 Labour R J Hendry 3 350 21 15 New Democratic C L Horsfall 126 0 79 Independent R D Greig 99 0 62 Majority 1 148 7 24 0 69 Turnout 15 836 88 41 0 44 Registered electors 17 910 1969 election edit 1969 general election Hobson 11 Party Candidate Votes National Logan Sloane 7 493 47 51 2 93 Social Credit Vernon Cracknell 6 241 39 57 8 48 Labour Donald Frederick Mitchell 1 990 12 61 Republican M A James 47 0 29 Majority 1 252 7 93 Turnout 15 771 88 85 0 95 Registered electors 17 749 1966 election edit 1966 general election Hobson 11 Party Candidate Votes Social Credit Vernon Cracknell 6 791 48 05 3 70 National Logan Sloane 6 301 44 58 0 00 Labour Miljenko Shroj 1 040 7 35 3 71 Majority 490 3 46 Turnout 14 132 89 80 0 99 Registered electors 15 737 1963 election edit 1963 general election Hobson 11 Party Candidate Votes National Logan Sloane 6 207 44 58 2 02 Social Credit Vernon Cracknell 6 176 44 35 7 94 Labour Miljenko Shroj 1 540 11 06 Majority 31 0 22 9 97 Turnout 13 923 90 79 1 85 Registered electors 15 334 1960 election edit 1960 general election Hobson 11 Party Candidate Votes National Logan Sloane 6 406 46 60 Social Credit Vernon Cracknell 5 005 36 41 Labour George Webber 2 335 16 98 Majority 1 401 10 19 Turnout 13 746 88 94 1 49 Registered electors 15 455 1957 election edit 1957 general election Hobson 11 Party Candidate Votes National Sidney Smith 6 887 49 93 1 01 Labour Colin Moyle 3 753 27 21 Social Credit Cecil William Elvidge 3 152 22 85 5 94 Majority 3 134 22 72 2 60 Turnout 13 792 90 43 2 40 Registered electors 15 251 1954 election edit 1954 general election Hobson 11 Party Candidate Votes National Sidney Smith 6 281 48 92 20 98 Social Credit Cecil William Elvidge 3 697 28 79 Labour May Kathleen Henderson 2 859 22 27 Majority 2 584 20 12 20 99 Turnout 12 837 88 03 4 52 Registered electors 14 581 1951 election edit 1951 general election Hobson 11 Party Candidate Votes National Sidney Smith 9 035 69 60 Labour Norman King 3 698 28 48 Ind Country Party Henry Durban Slyfield 248 1 91 Majority 5 337 41 11 Turnout 12 981 83 51 Registered electors 15 543Notes edit McRobie 1989 pp 91 96 McRobie 1989 p 94 McRobie 1989 pp 90 94 McRobie 1989 pp 114 119 McRobie 1989 pp 127f McRobie 1989 pp 123 128 McRobie 1989 p 127 a b Wilson 1985 p 235 Wilson 1985 pp 191 235 a b Norton 1988 p 247 a b c d e f g Norton 1988 p 246 References editMcRobie Alan 1989 Electoral Atlas of New Zealand Wellington GP Books ISBN 0 477 01384 8 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 Wilson James Oakley 1985 First published in 1913 New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840 1984 4th ed Wellington V R Ward Govt Printer OCLC 154283103 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hobson New Zealand electorate amp oldid 1117409002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
