Pencarrow (New Zealand electorate)

Pencarrow is a former Parliamentary electorate in the lower Hutt Valley of New Zealand, from 1978 to 1996.

Pencarrow electorate boundaries between 1993 and 1996.

Population centres

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.[1] As part of the 1976 census, a large number of people failed to fill out 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.[2] The electoral redistribution was very disruptive, and 22 electorates were abolished, while 27 electorates were newly created (including Pencarrow) or re-established. These changes came into effect for the 1978 election.[3]

The electorate is based on the southern part of the city of Lower Hutt.

History

Pencarrow existed from 1978, replacing the Petone electorate. In the 1978 election, the electorate was won by Fraser Colman, who had been MP for Petone since the 1967 by-election.[4] Colman retired in 1987 and was succeeded by Sonja Davies.[5] After her retirement in 1993, she was succeeded by Trevor Mallard. When the Pencarrow electorate was abolished in 1996, Mallard transferred to the Hutt South electorate.[6]

Members of Parliament

Key

  Labour  

Election Winner
1978 election Fraser Colman
1981 election
1984 election
1987 election Sonja Davies
1990 election
1993 election Trevor Mallard
(Electorate abolished in 1996; see Hutt South)

Election results

1993 election
1993 general election: Pencarrow[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Trevor Mallard 8,106 44.18
National Rosmarie Thomas 5,546 30.23
Alliance Len Otway 3,021 16.46
NZ First Kia Houpapa 1,186 6.46
Christian Heritage Julian Paton 380 2.07
McGillicuddy Serious Ben Cauchi 186 1.01
Majority 2,641 14.39
Turnout 18,344 93.63 +9.44
Registered electors 19,592

1990 election
1990 general election: Pencarrow[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Sonja Davies 7,486 40.97 +0.20
National Ray Wallace 7,102 38.87
Green K M Goldsmith 1,499 8.20
NewLabour Ossie Renata 1,199 6.56
Independent Labour Ian Greig 374 2.04 -17.93
Democrats Peter Carter 233 1.27 -3.24
McGillicuddy Serious J C McGruddy 131 0.71
NZ Party M Millette 125 0.68
Social Credit J E Cruickshank 89 0.48
People's Party Christopher John Ellis 25 0.13
Communist League Cecil Pirihi 15 0.08
Majority 384 2.10 -7.93
Turnout 18,270 84.19 -2.10
Registered electors 21,700

1987 election
1987 general election: Pencarrow[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Sonja Davies 7,524 40.77
National Andrew Harvey 5,673 30.74
Independent Labour Ian Grieg 3,686 19.97
Democrats Peter Carter 834 4.51
Independent Labour P O Renata 490 2.65
Independent S R O Dransfield 126 0.68
McGillicuddy Serious John Morrison 119 0.64
Majority 1,851 10.03
Turnout 18,452 86.29 -5.61
Registered electors 21,383

1984 election
1984 general election: Pencarrow[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Fraser Colman 10,338 54.65 +0.87
National Barry Cranston 4,920 26.01
NZ Party Clive Wickens 2,992 15.81
Social Credit P Lyth 664 3.51
Majority 5,418 28.64 +6.21
Turnout 18,914 91.90 +2.36
Registered electors 20,580

1981 election
1981 general election: Pencarrow[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Fraser Colman 9,745 53.78 +0.39
National Willard Amaru 5,680 31.35
Social Credit Reg Moore 2,692 14.85
Majority 4,065 22.43 +2.49
Turnout 18,117 89.54 +18.56
Registered electors 20,233

1978 election
1978 general election: Pencarrow[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Fraser Colman 9,769 53.39
National Brett Newell 6,030 32.95
Social Credit B E Reeves 1,901 10.39
Values A B Gardiner 596 3.25
Majority 3,649 19.94
Turnout 18,296 70.98
Registered electors 25,773

Notes
  1. McRobie 1989, pp. 8–9, 51, 119.
  2. McRobie 1989, p. 119.
  3. McRobie 1989, pp. 115–120.
  4. Wilson 1985, p. 190.
  5. Else, Anne. "Sonja Davies". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  6. "Hon Trevor Mallard". New Zealand Parliament. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  7. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993. p. 85.
  8. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990. p. 90.
  9. Norton 1988, p. 316.
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References
  • McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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