Karori was a New Zealand electorate, situated in the west of Wellington. It existed from 1946 to 1978, and was represented by three different Members of Parliament during that period, all of them are represented by National Party due to being a wealthy suburb.
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 Karori.[1]
Redistributions for the 1954 elections saw it lose a small amount of territory to Wellington Central electorate, and gain a small amount from Onslow electorate. Redistributions for the 1957 elections saw it again gain territory (parts of Khandallah and Ngaio) from Onslow, but lose territory to Wellington South electorate. For the Redistributions for the 1963 elections, it gained the whole of Khandallah and Johnsonville from the abolished Onslow electorate, but lost Kelburn, Northland, and Wilton. The 1969 elections saw it lose Johnsonville, regain parts of Wilton and Northland, and gain Ohariu. In the 1972 elections, it lost ground in Wilton and Northland, but regained parts of Johnsonville.
The electorate was abolished through the 1977 electoral redistribution, which came into effect with the 1978 election. The new electorate of Ohariu was roughly based on the Karori electorate, but did not include any of Khandallah or Ngaio.[3]
HistoryEdit
The electorate was held by the National Party for the duration of its existence.[2] Its longest occupant, Jack Marshall, briefly served as Prime Minister.[4]
Members of ParliamentEdit
The Karori electorate was represented by three Members of Parliament.[2]
^. Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. 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.
ReferencesEdit
McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN0-477-01384-8.
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. ISBN0-475-11200-8.
October 21, 2023
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Karori was a New Zealand electorate situated in the west of Wellington It existed from 1946 to 1978 and was represented by three different Members of Parliament during that period all of them are represented by National Party due to being a wealthy suburb 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 3 10 1949 election 3 11 1946 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 Karori 1 The electorate of Karori was created for the 1946 elections 2 Its initial boundaries were roughly the same as the abolished Wellington West electorate except that it did not include Brooklyn or Ngaio It included Karori proper Northland Wilton Makara and parts of Kelburn Redistributions for the 1954 elections saw it lose a small amount of territory to Wellington Central electorate and gain a small amount from Onslow electorate Redistributions for the 1957 elections saw it again gain territory parts of Khandallah and Ngaio from Onslow but lose territory to Wellington South electorate For the Redistributions for the 1963 elections it gained the whole of Khandallah and Johnsonville from the abolished Onslow electorate but lost Kelburn Northland and Wilton The 1969 elections saw it lose Johnsonville regain parts of Wilton and Northland and gain Ohariu In the 1972 elections it lost ground in Wilton and Northland but regained parts of Johnsonville The electorate was abolished through the 1977 electoral redistribution which came into effect with the 1978 election The new electorate of Ohariu was roughly based on the Karori electorate but did not include any of Khandallah or Ngaio 3 History EditThe electorate was held by the National Party for the duration of its existence 2 Its longest occupant Jack Marshall briefly served as Prime Minister 4 Members of Parliament Edit The Karori electorate was represented by three Members of Parliament 2 Key National Election Winner1946 election Charles Bowden1949 election1951 election1954 election Jack Marshall1957 election1960 election1963 election1966 election1969 election1972 election1975 election Hugh TempletonElectorate abolished 1978 see OhariuElection results Edit1975 election Edit 1975 general election Karori 5 Party Candidate Votes National Hugh Templeton 11 235 56 52Labour Margaret Shields 6 405 32 22Values Bill Emsley 1 379 6 93Social Credit Eric Elliott 829 4 17Liberal Franz Shaw 15 0 07Independent Margaret Gellen 14 0 07Majority 4 830 24 29Turnout 19 877 83 95 5 82Registered electors 23 6761972 election Edit 1972 general election Karori 5 Party Candidate Votes National Jack Marshall 9 825 55 80 9 85Labour Adam Floyd 5 417 30 76Values Brian Dreadon 1 650 9 37Social Credit Ron England 676 3 83 0 97New Democratic George John Ayo 38 0 21Majority 4 408 25 03 11 07Turnout 17 606 89 77 0 66Registered electors 19 6111969 election Edit 1969 general election Karori 6 Party Candidate Votes National Jack Marshall 11 320 65 65 6 25Labour Roy Tombs 5 094 29 55Social Credit Ron England 828 4 80Majority 6 226 36 10 7 54Turnout 17 242 89 11 2 23Registered electors 19 3491966 election Edit 1966 general election Karori 6 Party Candidate Votes National Jack Marshall 10 961 59 40 0 27Labour Peter Blizard 5 691 30 84Social Credit Stuart Dickson 1 798 9 74Majority 5 270 28 56 5 30Turnout 18 450 86 59 4 75Registered electors 21 3051963 election Edit 1963 general election Karori 6 Party Candidate Votes National Jack Marshall 10 312 59 67 2 32Labour Keith Spry 6 292 36 41Social Credit Barney Thomas Daniel 677 3 92Majority 4 020 23 26 3 91Turnout 17 281 91 34 3 12Registered electors 18 9191960 election Edit 1960 general election Karori 6 Party Candidate Votes National Jack Marshall 9 841 61 99 4 64Labour Olive Smuts Kennedy 5 528 34 83Social Credit Dorothy Wild 505 3 18Majority 4 313 27 17 8 66Turnout 15 874 88 22 4 60Registered electors 17 9931957 election Edit 1957 general election Karori 6 Party Candidate Votes National Jack Marshall 9 481 57 35 4 05Labour Keith Spry 6 420 38 83Social Credit Barney Thomas Daniel 555 3 35Independent Thomas Simpson 75 0 45Majority 3 061 18 51 6 91Turnout 16 531 92 82 4 94Registered electors 17 8091954 election Edit 1954 general election Karori 6 Party Candidate Votes National Jack Marshall 8 317 53 30Labour Jim Bateman 6 506 41 72 5 20Social Credit Richard Donald McLaren 778 4 98Majority 1 811 11 60Turnout 15 601 87 88 0 50Registered electors 17 7511951 election Edit 1951 general election Karori 7 Party Candidate Votes National Charles Bowden 8 128 63 48 0 15Labour Jim Bateman 4 675 36 52Majority 3 453 26 97 0 29Turnout 12 803 88 38 2 33Registered electors 14 4861949 election Edit 1949 general election Karori 8 Party Candidate Votes National Charles Bowden 8 367 63 63 6 08Labour Ethel Harris 4 782 36 37Majority 3 585 27 26 12 16Turnout 13 149 90 71 0 43Registered electors 14 4951946 election Edit 1946 general election Karori 9 Party Candidate Votes National Charles Bowden 7 776 57 55Labour Patrick Connolly Pearse McGavin 5 734 42 45Majority 2 042 15 10Turnout 13 510 91 14Registered electors 14 822Notes Edit McRobie 1989 pp 91 96 a b c Wilson 1985 p 266 McRobie 1989 pp 114 119 Wilson 1985 pp 58 218 a b Norton 1988 pp 261 a b c d e f Norton 1988 pp 260 The New Zealand Official Year Book 1951 52 Statistics New Zealand Archived from the original on 23 June 2012 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 References EditMcRobie 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karori New Zealand electorate amp oldid 1076547247, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
