The 1977 electoral redistribution was the most overtly political since the Representation Commission had been established through an amendment to the Representation Act in 1886, initiated by Muldoon's National Government.[2] As part of the 1976 census, a large number of people failed to fill in an electoral re-registration card, and census staff had not been given the authority to insist on the card being completed. This had little practical effect for people on the general roll, but it transferred Māori to the general roll if the card was not handed in. Together with a northward shift of New Zealand's population, this resulted in five new electorates having to be created in the upper part of the North Island.[3] The electoral redistribution was very disruptive, and 22 electorates were abolished, while 27 electorates were newly created (including Te Atatu) or re-established. These changes came into effect for the 1978 election.[4]
The makeup of Te Atatū shows that while its population is composed roughly inline with the national average: It is roughly the same ages as the nation (with slightly more residents over fifty), and its average income ($22627) is only slightly lower than the rest of New Zealand. Its main point of demographic difference with its country is ethnic – it has more Asian New Zealanders and more Pacific Islanders than the rest of the country.
HistoryEdit
The Te Atatu electorate was created ahead of the 1978 election by pulling apart the seat of Waitemata; its first MP was future cabinet minister Michael Bassett, who had been the MP for Waitemata from 1972 until 1975 before an anti-labour landslide cost him his job. Bassett held the seat until his retirement in 1990, when a toxic battle to succeed Bassett in an already lean year for Labour passed one of their safe seats into the hands of Brian Neeson. Neeson opted not to recontest Te Atatu in 1993; instead shifting to Waitakere. His departure, coupled with a reversal of electoral fortune for the National Party (down from 47.8 to 35.1 percent) led to a victory for incoming Labour MP Chris Carter. In his first three years in Parliament, Carter made news for being the first openly gay member of Parliament.
With the introduction of MMP voting in 1996, Te Atatū was briefly abolished in favour of a new seat called Waipareira, which covered the same area as Te Atatū but also included the wealthy harbourside suburbs to the north of the seat. Te Atatu was re-established for the 1999 election, with the new seat focused more on the working class suburbs at the southern end of Waitakere City. Carter, who had lost Waipareira to Neeson and spent three years out of Parliament, returned as Te Atatu MP and held the position in the 2002, 2005 and 2008 elections. Since 2008 the electorate has been spelled Te Atatū, with a macron.
Carter resigned from the Labour Party in 2010 and from Parliament in 2011. He was succeeded by Labour's Phil Twyford.
Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections since 1999 where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Te Atatū 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.
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 ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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atatū, zealand, electorate, atatū, before, 2008, spelled, atatu, without, macron, parliamentary, electorate, returning, member, parliament, zealand, house, representatives, current, atatū, phil, twyford, labour, party, atatūsingle, member, constituencyfor, zea. Te Atatu before 2008 spelled Te Atatu without a macron is a parliamentary electorate returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives The current MP for Te Atatu is Phil Twyford of the Labour Party 1 Te AtatuSingle member constituencyfor the New Zealand House of RepresentativesLocation of Te Atatu within AucklandRegionAucklandCurrent constituencyCurrent MPPhil TwyfordPartyLabourList MPSimon Court ACT Contents 1 Population centres 2 History 2 1 Members of Parliament 2 2 List MPs 3 Election results 3 1 2020 3 2 2017 3 3 2014 3 4 2011 3 5 2008 3 6 2005 3 7 2002 3 8 1999 3 9 1993 3 10 1990 3 11 1987 3 12 1984 3 13 1981 3 14 1978 4 Notes 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksPopulation centres EditThe 1977 electoral redistribution was the most overtly political since the Representation Commission had been established through an amendment to the Representation Act in 1886 initiated by Muldoon s National Government 2 As part of the 1976 census a large number of people failed to fill in an electoral re registration card and census staff had not been given the authority to insist on the card being completed This had little practical effect for people on the general roll but it transferred Maori to the general roll if the card was not handed in Together with a northward shift of New Zealand s population this resulted in five new electorates having to be created in the upper part of the North Island 3 The electoral redistribution was very disruptive and 22 electorates were abolished while 27 electorates were newly created including Te Atatu or re established These changes came into effect for the 1978 election 4 Te Atatu comprises the suburbs of West Auckland on the western side of the Whau River in Auckland The main parts of the seat are the suburbs of Glendene Te Atatu Peninsula Te Atatu South Lincoln and Massey Boundary changes in the leadup to the 2008 election have seen the northern boundary edge northwards to include Massey East with a small southern block transferred to the neighbouring Waitakere seat The makeup of Te Atatu shows that while its population is composed roughly inline with the national average It is roughly the same ages as the nation with slightly more residents over fifty and its average income 22627 is only slightly lower than the rest of New Zealand Its main point of demographic difference with its country is ethnic it has more Asian New Zealanders and more Pacific Islanders than the rest of the country History EditThe Te Atatu electorate was created ahead of the 1978 election by pulling apart the seat of Waitemata its first MP was future cabinet minister Michael Bassett who had been the MP for Waitemata from 1972 until 1975 before an anti labour landslide cost him his job Bassett held the seat until his retirement in 1990 when a toxic battle to succeed Bassett in an already lean year for Labour passed one of their safe seats into the hands of Brian Neeson Neeson opted not to recontest Te Atatu in 1993 instead shifting to Waitakere His departure coupled with a reversal of electoral fortune for the National Party down from 47 8 to 35 1 percent led to a victory for incoming Labour MP Chris Carter In his first three years in Parliament Carter made news for being the first openly gay member of Parliament With the introduction of MMP voting in 1996 Te Atatu was briefly abolished in favour of a new seat called Waipareira which covered the same area as Te Atatu but also included the wealthy harbourside suburbs to the north of the seat Te Atatu was re established for the 1999 election with the new seat focused more on the working class suburbs at the southern end of Waitakere City Carter who had lost Waipareira to Neeson and spent three years out of Parliament returned as Te Atatu MP and held the position in the 2002 2005 and 2008 elections Since 2008 the electorate has been spelled Te Atatu with a macron Carter resigned from the Labour Party in 2010 and from Parliament in 2011 He was succeeded by Labour s Phil Twyford Members of Parliament Edit Key Labour National Independent Alliance Green ACT Election Winner1978 election Michael Bassett1981 election1984 election1987 election1990 election Brian Neeson1993 election Chris Carter Electorate abolished 1996 1999 see Waipareira 1999 election Chris Carter2002 election2005 election2008 election2011 election Phil Twyford2014 election2017 election2020 electionList MPs Edit Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections since 1999 where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Te Atatu electorate Unless otherwise stated all MPs terms began and ended at general elections Election Winner1999 election Laila Harre2005 election Tau Henare2008 election2011 election2014 election Alfred Ngaro2017 electionGolriz Ghahraman2020 election Simon CourtElection results Edit2020 Edit 2020 general election Te Atatu 5 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes Labour nbsp Y Phil Twyford 21 253 57 57 8 67 22 106 58 05 14 28National Alfred Ngaro 10 745 29 11 10 51 8 653 22 72 18 51Green Scott Hindman 2 088 5 66 1 54 2 480 6 51 1 64ACT Simon Court 1 610 4 36 3 66 1 954 5 13 4 65Opportunities Brendon Monk 538 1 46 403 1 06 0 22New Conservative Okusitino Paseka 449 1 22 0 74 537 1 41 1 07TEA Frank Amoah 233 0 63 114 0 30 NZ First 966 2 54 3 87Advance NZ 289 0 67 Maori Party 256 0 67 0 21Legalise Cannabis 128 0 34 0 04ONE 110 0 29 Sustainable NZ 31 0 08 Vision NZ 22 0 06 Outdoors 21 0 06 0 01Social Credit 11 0 03 0 01Heartland 2 0 01 Informal votes 1 115 319Total Valid votes 36 916 38 083Labour hold Majority 10 508 28 46 19 182017 Edit 2017 general election Te Atatu 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes Labour nbsp Y Phil Twyford 16 774 48 90 0 79 15 406 43 77 8 99National Alfred Ngaro 13 590 39 62 0 14 14 514 41 23 1 72NZ First David Wilson 1 609 4 69 2 256 6 41 1 94Green Golriz Ghahraman 1 413 4 12 0 85 1 715 4 87 3 18ACT Stephen Fletcher 240 0 70 0 58 170 0 48 0 87New Conservative Marilyn Johnson 164 0 48 2 48 120 0 34 3 39Independent Tua Schuster 133 0 39 Opportunities 451 1 28 Maori Party 161 0 46 0 03Legalise Cannabis 104 0 30 0 07People s Party 42 0 12 United Future 25 0 07 0 09Mana 15 0 04 1 1 a Outdoors 15 0 04 Internet 14 0 04 1 1 b Ban 1080 13 0 04 0Democrats 8 0 02 0 01Informal votes 381 170Total Valid votes 34 304 35 199Labour hold Majority 3 184 9 28 0 652014 Edit 2014 general election Te Atatu 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes Labour nbsp Y Phil Twyford 15 676 48 11 5 72 11 603 34 81 4 10National Alfred Ngaro 12 863 39 48 4 03 13 614 40 84 0 35Green Gary Stewart 1 618 4 97 0 95 2 684 8 05 0 81Conservative Paddy O Rourke 965 2 96 0 79 1 243 3 73 0 97ACT Stephen Fletcher 416 1 28 0 23 450 1 35 0 47Legalise Cannabis Adrian McDermott 328 1 01 1 01 122 0 37 0 18Internet Chris Yong 300 0 92 0 92NZ First 2 784 8 35 1 60Internet Mana 380 1 14 1 14Maori Party 142 0 43 0 20United Future 52 0 16 0 23Ban 1080 12 0 04 0 04Independent Coalition 12 0 04 0 04Democrats 9 0 03 0 04Civilian 5 0 01 0 01Focus 0 0 00 0 00Informal votes 416 223Total Valid votes 32 582 33 335Labour hold Majority 2 813 8 63 9 752011 Edit 2011 general election Te Atatu 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes Labour Phil Twyford 15 860 53 83 0 39 11 999 38 91 2 59National Tau Henare 10 444 35 45 0 79 12 701 41 19 0 35Green Gary Stewart 1 744 5 92 2 66 2 231 7 24 3 23Conservative Cynthia Liu 1 106 3 75 3 75 851 2 76 2 76ACT Dominic Costello 308 1 05 1 85 271 0 88 2 28NZ First 2 081 6 75 2 56Maori Party 193 0 63 0 21Legalise Cannabis 169 0 55 0 20Mana 159 0 52 0 52United Future 121 0 39 0 48Alliance 24 0 08 0 01Democrats 21 0 07 0 04Libertarianz 14 0 05 0 02Informal votes 1 067 356Total Valid votes 29 462 30 835Labour hold Majority 5 416 18 38 1 18Electorate as at 26 November 2011 43 746 9 2008 Edit 2008 general election Te Atatu 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes Labour nbsp Y Chris Carter 16 459 53 44 13 171 41 50National Tau Henare 11 161 36 24 13 183 41 54Green Xavier Goldie 1 003 3 26 1 270 4 00ACT Lech Beltowski 891 2 89 1 002 3 16Pacific Fiasili Jackueline Ah Tong 435 1 41 362 1 14Kiwi Jo van Kempen 260 0 84 123 0 39United Future Talei Solomon Mua 250 0 81 278 0 88Progressive Pavitra Roy 244 0 79 267 0 84Alliance Bob van Ruyssevelt 94 0 31 27 0 09NZ First 1 328 4 18Maori Party 264 0 83Bill and Ben 180 0 57Family Party 134 0 42Legalise Cannabis 111 0 35Workers Party 12 0 04Democrats 8 0 03Libertarianz 8 0 03RAM 6 0 02RONZ 4 0 01Informal votes 480 174Total Valid votes 30 797 31 738Labour hold Majority 5 298 17 202005 Edit 2005 general election Te Atatu 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes Labour nbsp Y Chris Carter 18 087 59 37 3 12 16 209 52 03National Tau Henare 7 640 25 08 10 63 9 466 30 38NZ First Moetu Davis 1 016 11 14 1 830 5 87United Future Jo van Kemp 897 2 94 956 3 07Green Kath Dewar 849 2 79 1 064 3 42Maori Party Kelvin Martin 250 0 82 219 0 70Progressive Patriva Roy 226 0 74 347 1 11Christian Heritage Betty Jenkins 205 0 67 97 0 31Alliance Bob van Ruyssevelt 104 0 34 24 0 08Independent Adele Hughes 86 0 28Family Rights Stella Te Paeru Brown Knowles 77 0 25 101 0 32Direct Democracy Gregory Trichon 56 0 18 23 0 07ACT 379 1 03Destiny 107 0 29Legalise Cannabis 52 0 17One NZ 6 0 02RONZ 6 0 02Libertarianz 5 0 0299 MP 4 0 01Democrats 4 0 01Informal votes 370 176Total Valid votes 30 463 31 154Labour hold Majority 10 447 34 29 13 752002 Edit 2002 general election Te Atatu 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes Labour nbsp Y Chris Carter 16 821 62 03 14 128 51 39National Tau Henare 3 889 14 34 3 595 13 07NZ First Christine Ritchie 1 811 6 67 2 953 10 74United Future Anne Drake 1 540 5 67 2 100 7 63ACT Ted Erskine Legget 875 3 22 1 381 5 02Alliance Bob van Ruyssevelt 654 2 41 618 2 24Christian Heritage Matthew Flannagan 584 2 15 473 1 72Progressive Pasene Taulialo O Lilomaiava 365 1 34 490 1 78Independent Helen Wiseman Dare 197 0 72Green 1 248 4 54ORNZ 174 0 63Legalise Cannabis 132 0 48One NZ 16 0 05Mana Maori 8 0 02NMP 3 0 01Informal votes 378 169Total Valid votes 27 114 27 488Labour hold Majority 12 932 47 691999 Edit Refer to Candidates in the New Zealand general election 1999 by electorate Te Atatu for a list of candidates 1993 Edit 1993 general election Te Atatu 13 Party Candidate Votes Labour Chris Carter 6 889 36 78Alliance Laila Harre 5 501 29 37National Tracey Adams 4 724 25 22NZ First Peter Brown 1 121 5 98Christian Heritage Alan Broadbent 342 1 82McGillicuddy Serious Aaron Lloyd Franklin 89 0 47Workers Rights Bill Bradford 36 0 19Natural Law Judith Ann Boock 27 0 14Majority 1 388 7 41Turnout 18 729 96 90 20 33Registered electors 22 5881990 Edit 1990 general election Te Atatu 14 Party Candidate Votes National Brian Neeson 8 662 44 75 3 48Labour Dan McCaffrey 7 292 37 67Green Warwick Pudney 1 627 8 40NewLabour Sue Pockett 1 277 6 59Democrats Marilyn Jackson 323 1 66 3 13McGillicuddy Serious Kit Boyes 129 0 66Majority 1 370 7 07Turnout 19 355 76 57 7 30Registered electors 25 2771987 Edit 1987 general election Te Atatu 15 Party Candidate Votes Labour Michael Bassett 10 044 53 18 1 38National Brian Neeson 7 795 41 27Democrats Marilyn Jackson 906 4 79 0 72NZ Party G M Oxton 140 0 74Majority 2 249 11 90 13 34Turnout 18 885 83 87 6 17Registered electors 22 5161984 Edit 1984 general election Te Atatu 15 Party Candidate Votes Labour Michael Bassett 10 786 54 56 6 17National Frank Diment 5 795 29 31NZ Party Gray Phillips 1 972 9 97Social Credit Marilyn Jackson 1 090 5 51Independent Gordon Raymond Prout 126 0 63Majority 4 991 25 24 6 57Turnout 19 769 90 04 3 85Registered electors 21 9541981 Edit 1981 general election Te Atatu 15 Party Candidate Votes Labour Michael Bassett 8 577 48 09 0 90National Stella Noble 5 247 29 42Social Credit Rodney Wilson 4 009 22 48Majority 3 330 18 67 2 69Turnout 17 833 86 19 16 18Registered electors 20 6881978 Edit 1978 general election Te Atatu 15 Party Candidate Votes Labour Michael Bassett 8 640 48 99National W R Cross 5 821 33 01Social Credit John Geoffrey Rawson 2 923 16 57Values D C Bartle 250 1 41Majority 2 819 15 98Turnout 17 634 70 01Registered electors 25 186Notes Edit 2017 Mana Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet Mana in 2014 it shared a party list with the Internet Party in the 2014 election 2017 Internet Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet Mana in 2014 it shared a party list with Mana Party in the 2014 electionReferences Edit New Zealand Parliament Twyford Phil Parliament nz Retrieved 4 March 2014 McRobie 1989 pp 8 9 51 119 McRobie 1989 p 119 McRobie 1989 pp 115 120 Te Atatu Official Result New Zealand Electoral Commission Retrieved 4 December 2021 Official Count Results Te Atatu Wellington New Zealand Electoral Commission Retrieved 23 December 2017 Official Count Results Te Atatu Electionresults govt nz 10 October 2014 Retrieved 18 December 2016 Official Count Results Te Atatu Electionresults govt nz Retrieved 4 March 2014 Enrolment statistics Electoral Commission 26 November 2011 Retrieved 27 November 2011 Official Count Results Te Atatu Electionresults govt nz 22 November 2008 Retrieved 4 March 2014 Official Count Results Te Atatu Electionresults govt nz Retrieved 4 March 2014 Official Count Results Te Atatu electionresults govt nz 10 August 2002 Part 1 Votes recorded at each polling place Technical report New Zealand Chief Electoral Office 1993 p 114 Part 1 Votes recorded at each polling place Technical report New Zealand Chief Electoral Office 1990 p 118 a b c d Norton 1988 p 361 Bibliography 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 ed published 1913 New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840 1984 4th ed Wellington V R Ward Govt Printer OCLC 154283103 External links EditElectorate Profile Parliamentary Library Retrieved 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