The Kaikōura electorate covers the north-eastern South Island, from Cook Strait in the north to the Ashley River / Rakahuri in the south. At over 21,000 km2 (8,100 sq mi), it is New Zealand's fourth-largest general electorate by area. Its biggest town is Blenheim; other towns include Amberley, Ashley, Cheviot, Culverden, Hanmer Springs, Havelock, Kaikōura and Picton.[1] The electorate boundaries were not changed in either the 2007 or 2013/14 boundary reviews.[2][3]
History
Kaikōura is one of the original 60 electorates drawn ahead of the change to Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting in 1996. It was made up by merging all of the old Marlborough seat with a large portion of Rangiora. Like the two electorates it replaced, Kaikōura is a safe seat for the National Party, returning a National MP at every election since it was created.
The first representative in 1996 was Doug Kidd, who was previously the MP for Marlborough. He retired at the end of the parliamentary term and was succeeded by Lynda Scott in the 1999 election. Scott served for two parliamentary terms before retiring from politics and returning to the medical profession in 2005.[4]
The 2005 election was won by Colin King, who served for three parliamentary terms.[5] In December 2013, King was deselected as National's candidate for Kaikoura, losing a selection challenge by Stuart Smith,[6] who won the general election in September 2014 with a preliminary majority of 11,510 votes.[7] Based on preliminary election results, Steffan Browning of the Green Party who became a list MP in 2011, was the highest ranked Green candidate who was not returned to parliament.[8][9] When final results were released, the Green Party had gained an additional seat, and Browning was confirmed as a list MP.[10]
Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Kaikōura electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
^2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.
^Percentage change calculated as a candidate for the Future New Zealand Party in the 1999 election
^Percentage change calculated as a candidate for the Alliance Party in the 1996 election
References
^"Electorate Profile: Kaikoura". NZ Parliamentary Library. September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
^. New Zealand Parliament. 30 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
^(PDF). Representation Commission. 4 April 2014. p. 10. ISBN978-0-477-10414-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
^"Dr Lynda Scott not seeking re-election" (Press release). New Zealand National Party. Scoop. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
^"Official Count Results – Kaikōura". Electoral Commission. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
^. Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
^"Official Count Results – Kaikōura". Electoral Commission. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
^"Official Count Results – Kaikoura". Electoral Commission. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
^"Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place – Kaikoura, 1996" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2013.
^(PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
^(PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
External links
, Parliamentary Library
February 22, 2023
kaikōura, zealand, electorate, kaikōura, kaikoura, before, 2008, zealand, parliamentary, electorate, returning, single, zealand, house, representatives, current, kaikōura, stuart, smith, national, party, 2014, election, kaikōura, electorate, boundaries, used, . Kaikōura or Kaikoura before 2008 is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate returning a single MP to the New Zealand House of Representatives The current MP for Kaikōura is Stuart Smith of the National Party who won the 2014 election Kaikōura electorate boundaries used since the 2002 election Contents 1 Population centres 2 History 2 1 Members of Parliament 2 2 List MPs 3 Election results 3 1 2020 election 3 2 2017 election 3 3 2014 election 3 4 2011 election 3 5 2008 election 3 6 2005 election 3 7 2002 election 3 8 1999 election 3 9 1996 election 4 Table footnotes 5 References 6 External linksPopulation centres EditThe Kaikōura electorate covers the north eastern South Island from Cook Strait in the north to the Ashley River Rakahuri in the south At over 21 000 km2 8 100 sq mi it is New Zealand s fourth largest general electorate by area Its biggest town is Blenheim other towns include Amberley Ashley Cheviot Culverden Hanmer Springs Havelock Kaikōura and Picton 1 The electorate boundaries were not changed in either the 2007 or 2013 14 boundary reviews 2 3 History EditKaikōura is one of the original 60 electorates drawn ahead of the change to Mixed Member Proportional MMP voting in 1996 It was made up by merging all of the old Marlborough seat with a large portion of Rangiora Like the two electorates it replaced Kaikōura is a safe seat for the National Party returning a National MP at every election since it was created The first representative in 1996 was Doug Kidd who was previously the MP for Marlborough He retired at the end of the parliamentary term and was succeeded by Lynda Scott in the 1999 election Scott served for two parliamentary terms before retiring from politics and returning to the medical profession in 2005 4 The 2005 election was won by Colin King who served for three parliamentary terms 5 In December 2013 King was deselected as National s candidate for Kaikoura losing a selection challenge by Stuart Smith 6 who won the general election in September 2014 with a preliminary majority of 11 510 votes 7 Based on preliminary election results Steffan Browning of the Green Party who became a list MP in 2011 was the highest ranked Green candidate who was not returned to parliament 8 9 When final results were released the Green Party had gained an additional seat and Browning was confirmed as a list MP 10 Members of Parliament Edit Key National Labour Green Election Winner1996 election Doug Kidd1999 election Lynda Scott2002 election2005 election Colin King2008 election2011 election2014 election Stuart Smith2017 election2020 electionList MPs Edit Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Kaikōura electorate Unless otherwise stated all MPs terms began and ended at general elections Election Winner1996 election Marian Hobbs1999 election Ian Ewen Street2002 election2011 election Steffan Browning2014 electionElection results Edit2020 election Edit 2020 general election Kaikōura 11 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 Stuart Smith 18 069 42 68 9 50 13 007 30 28 22 32Labour Matt Flight 15 774 37 26 10 91 19 159 44 60 15 47Green Richard McCubbin 2 377 5 62 1 64 2 282 5 31 0 38NZ First Jamie Arbuckle 4 201 5 15 5 49 3 561 8 95 0 87ACT Richard Evans 1 833 4 33 3 80 4 917 11 45 11 07New Conservative David John Greenslade 766 1 81 1 26 798 1 86 1 52Outdoors Darlene Morgan 369 0 87 124 0 29 0 19Advance NZ Lisa Claire Romana 357 0 84 390 0 91 ONE John Donald Moore 327 0 77 246 0 57 Social Credit John McCaskey 173 0 41 0 33 35 0 08 0 04Independent Ted Howard 93 0 22 Money Free Party Prince Bhavik 14 0 03 0 10Opportunities 493 1 15 1 02Legalise Cannabis 193 0 32 0 02Maori Party 70 0 16 0 07Sustainable NZ 27 0 06 Vision NZ 10 0 02 TEA 7 0 02 Heartland 4 0 01 Informal votes 629 251Total Valid votes 42 332 42 955National hold Majority 2 295 5 42 20 412017 election Edit 2017 general election Kaikōura 12 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 Stuart Smith 20 594 52 18 5 00 20 925 52 60 0 15Labour Janette Walker 10 401 26 35 3 63 11 587 29 13 12 09NZ First Jamie Arbuckle 4 201 10 64 5 44 3 561 8 95 0 87Green Richard McCubbin 2 865 7 26 1 04 1 963 4 93 4 22Conservative David Greensdale 218 0 55 2 44 135 0 34 4 31ACT Richard Evans 210 0 53 0 27 151 0 38 0 01Democrats John McCaskey 131 0 33 0 20 14 0 04 0 06Money Free Party Charlotte Osmaston 53 0 13 0 07United Future John Truman Foster 51 0 13 23 0 06 0 20Opportunities 865 2 17 Ban 1080 119 0 30Legalise Cannabis 117 0 30 0 11Maori Party 92 0 23 0 13Outdoors 40 0 10 People s Party 10 0 03 Mana Party 4 0 01 Internet 3 0 01 Informal votes 381 172Total Valid votes 39 465 39 781National hold Majority 10 553 25 83 8 632014 election Edit 2014 general election Kaikōura 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 National Stuart Smith 20 857 57 18 3 07 20 770 56 45 1 04Labour Janette Walker 8 287 22 72 2 98 6 269 17 04 2 81Green Steffan Browning 3 028 8 30 3 12 3 366 9 15 2 94NZ First Steve Campbell 1 896 5 20 5 20 3 612 9 82 3 27Conservative Howard Hudson 1 089 2 99 2 99 1 709 4 65 0 85Ban 1080 Glen Tomlinson 566 1 55 1 55 187 0 51 0 51Democrats John McCaskey 194 0 53 0 32 36 0 10 0 02ACT Richard Evans 132 0 36 1 02 144 0 39 0 72Money Free Party Ted Howard 72 0 20 0 20Internet Mana 169 0 46 0 33 a Legalise Cannabis 151 0 41 0 07Maori Party 131 0 36 0 07United Future 96 0 26 0 64Civilian 13 0 04 0 04Focus 8 0 02 0 02Independent Coalition 8 0 02 0 02Informal votes 353 122Total Valid votes 36 474 36 791Turnout 34 292 79 84 5 58National hold Majority 12 570 34 46 0 082011 election Edit 2011 general election Kaikōura 14 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 Colin King 19 961 60 25 2 47 18 909 55 41 3 57Labour Liz Collyns 8 516 25 70 0 66 6 775 19 85 8 33Green Steffan Browning 3 784 11 42 3 42 3 786 11 09 4 08ACT Richard Evans 457 1 38 0 12 379 1 11 1 98Democrats John McCaskey 283 0 85 0 54 42 0 12 0 04Libertarianz Ian Hayes 131 0 40 0 40 23 0 07 0 05NZ First 2 236 6 55 1 98Conservative 1 296 3 80 3 80United Future 306 0 90 0 03Legalise Cannabis 165 0 48 0 18Maori Party 147 0 43 0 13Mana 45 0 13 0 13Alliance 19 0 06 0 003Informal votes 1 045 284Total Valid votes 33 132 34 128National hold Majority 11 445 34 54 3 13Electorate as at 26 November 2011 45 958 15 2008 election Edit 2008 general election Kaikoura 16 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 Colin King 20 374 57 77 6 65 18 479 51 83 6 81Labour Brian McNamara 9 297 26 36 11 30 10 046 28 18 7 86Green Steffan Browning 2 823 8 00 2 46 2 499 7 01 1 24Kiwi Al Belcher 1 127 3 20 3 20 618 1 73 1 73NZ First Linda Waimarie King 959 2 72 2 72 1 631 4 58 1 29ACT Dave Tattersfield 443 1 26 0 46 1 101 3 09 1 63United Future Coralie Christie 131 0 37 1 01 331 0 93 1 90Democrats John S J McCaskey 112 0 32 0 32 31 0 09 0 02Progressive 285 0 80 0 81Bill and Ben 223 0 63 0 63Maori Party 201 0 56 0 18Legalise Cannabis 107 0 30 0 10Family Party 41 0 12 0 12Alliance 21 0 06 0 06Workers Party 12 0 03 0 03RONZ 8 0 02 0 002Libertarianz 6 0 02 0 01Pacific 6 0 02 0 02RAM 4 0 01 0 01Informal votes 292 160Total Valid votes 35 266 35 650National hold Majority 11 077 31 41 17 952005 election Edit 2005 general election Kaikoura 17 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 Colin King 17 755 51 68 15 636 45 02Labour Brendon Burns 13 080 38 07 12 515 36 04Green Steffan Browning 1 927 5 61 2 005 5 07United Future Robin Westley 481 1 40 981 2 82Progressive John Maurice 430 1 25 558 1 61ACT Pat O Sullivan 275 0 80 505 1 45Maori Party Brett Cowan 174 0 51 133 0 38Independent Ted Howard 170 0 49Alliance Greg Kleis 64 0 19 40 0 12NZ First 2 036 5 86Destiny 139 0 40Legalise Cannabis 68 0 20Christian Heritage 43 0 12Democrats 24 0 07One NZ 13 0 0499 MP 10 0 03Libertarianz 9 0 03RONZ 7 0 02Direct Democracy 4 0 01Family Rights 3 0 01Informal votes 335 147Total Valid votes 34 356 34 729National hold Majority 4 675 30 30 13 612002 election Edit 2002 general election KaikouraNotes 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 Lynda Scott 15 165 47 63 9 56 8 536 26 51 6 51Labour Brendon Burns 12 096 37 99 12 636 39 25 4 16Green Ian Ewen Street 2 313 7 26 1 91 2 220 6 90 0 20United Future Julee Smith Mischeski 644 2 02 1 06 b 1 859 5 77Christian Heritage Don Moore 639 2 01 1 02 508 1 58 1 46ACT Ted Howard 458 1 44 1 873 5 82 0 77Progressive Philippa Main 365 1 15 570 1 77Independent Desmond J Bell 161 0 51 0 14NZ First 2 825 8 77 5 18ORNZ 821 2 55Alliance 197 0 61 7 78Legalise Cannabis 125 0 39 0 33One NZ 17 0 05 0 01Mana Maori Movement 4 0 01 0 00NMP 3 0 01 0 01Informal votes 303 98Total Valid votes 31 841 32 194National hold Majority 3 069 9 64 5 011999 election Edit 1999 general election KaikouraNotes 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 Lynda Scott 12 214 38 07 10 688 33 02 3 18Labour Brian McNamara 10 728 33 44 11 357 35 09 12 06Green Ian Ewen Street 2 941 9 17 6 47 c 2 168 6 70Alliance Lindsay Mehrtens 2 040 6 36 2 717 8 39 4 94NZ First Chris Rivers 1 300 4 05 1 161 3 59 10 70ACT Graham James Hewett 1 234 3 85 2 134 6 59 0 78Christian Heritage Don Moore 971 3 03 985 3 04Christian Democrats Julee Smith Mischeski 307 0 96 324 1 00McGillicuddy Serious Rodney Hansen 176 0 55 0 53 81 0 25 0 12Independent Desmond Joseph Bell 120 0 37 0 00Natural Law Anne Brigid 48 0 15 0 13 88 0 27 0 06Legalise Cannabis 234 0 72 0 39United NZ 186 0 57 0 02South Island 103 0 32Libertarianz 64 0 20 0 19Animals First 48 0 15 0 02One NZ 12 0 04Mana Maori Movement 4 0 01 0 00The People s Choice 4 0 01Mauri Pacific 3 0 01Freedom Movement 2 0 01NMP 1 0 00Republican 1 0 00Informal votes 578 292Total Valid votes 32 079 32 365National hold Majority 1 486 4 63 12 91996 election Edit 1996 general election Kaikoura 18 19 20 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 Doug Kidd 13 858 41 09 12 280 36 20Labour Marian Hobbs 7 946 23 56 7 813 23 03NZ First Tom Harrison 5 332 15 81 4 849 14 29Alliance Ian Ewen Street 5 275 15 64 4 522 13 33ACT Peter King Talbot 731 2 17 1 970 5 81McGillicuddy Serious Rodney Hansen 365 1 08 125 0 37Independent Desmond Joseph Bell 124 0 37Natural Law Anne Brigid 94 0 28 112 0 33Christian Coalition 1 496 4 41Legalise Cannabis 378 1 11United NZ 199 0 59Progressive Green 80 0 24Animals First 43 0 13Green Society 25 0 07Conservatives 8 0 02Advance New Zealand 6 0 02Superannuitants amp Youth 5 0 01Libertarianz 5 0 01Asia Pacific United 3 0 01Mana Maori Movement 3 0 01Ethnic Minority Party 0 0 00Te Tawharau 0 0 00Informal votes 291 95Total Valid votes 33 725 33 921National win new seat Majority 5 912 17 53Table footnotes Edit 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011 it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election Percentage change calculated as a candidate for the Future New Zealand Party in the 1999 election Percentage change calculated as a candidate for the Alliance Party in the 1996 electionReferences Edit Electorate Profile Kaikoura NZ Parliamentary Library September 2014 Retrieved 26 September 2014 Kaikōura Electoral Profile New Zealand Parliament 30 September 2012 Archived from the original on 21 January 2016 Retrieved 26 September 2014 Report of the Representation Commission 2014 PDF Representation Commission 4 April 2014 p 10 ISBN 978 0 477 10414 2 Archived from the original PDF on 6 October 2014 Retrieved 26 September 2014 Dr Lynda Scott not seeking re election Press release New Zealand National Party Scoop 21 July 2004 Retrieved 18 October 2010 Colin King New Zealand Parliament 22 September 2014 Retrieved 25 September 2014 Kaikoura MP deselected by National Stuff co nz 17 December 2013 Retrieved 25 September 2014 Election Results Electorate Status Electoral Commission Archived from the original on 25 April 2009 Retrieved 20 September 2014 Provisional List of Successful Candidates 2014 General Election Preliminary Results Electoral Commission 21 September 2014 Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 Retrieved 24 September 2014 Bell Cathie 20 September 2014 National s Stuart Smith wins Kaikoura The Marlborough Express Retrieved 24 September 2014 Rutherford Hamish 4 October 2014 National loses majority Greens pick up one Stuff co nz Retrieved 4 October 2014 Official Count Results Kaikōura 2020 Electoral Commission 6 November 2020 Retrieved 6 April 2021 Official Count Results Kaikōura 2017 Electoral Commission 7 October 2017 Retrieved 12 October 2017 Official Count Results Kaikōura Electoral Commission Retrieved 7 April 2016 Official Count Results Kaikōura Electoral Commission 10 December 2011 Retrieved 25 September 2014 Enrolment statistics Electoral Commission 26 November 2011 Archived from the original on 10 November 2011 Retrieved 28 November 2011 Official Count Results Kaikōura Electoral Commission 22 November 2008 Retrieved 25 September 2014 Official Count Results Kaikoura Electoral Commission 1 October 2005 Retrieved 4 October 2017 Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place Kaikoura 1996 PDF Retrieved 13 July 2013 Part III Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties PDF Electoral Commission Archived from the original PDF on 8 February 2013 Retrieved 22 June 2013 Part III Party Lists of unsuccessful Registered Parties PDF Electoral Commission Archived from the original PDF on 8 February 2013 Retrieved 22 June 2013 External links EditKaikōura electorate profile Parliamentary Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kaikōura New Zealand electorate amp oldid 1100714348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
