Tāmaki Makaurau
Tāmaki Makaurau is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was first formed for the 2002 election. The electorate covers the Auckland area and was first held by Labour's John Tamihere before going to Dr Pita Sharples of the Māori Party for three terms from 2005 to 2014. After Sharples' retirement, the electorate was won by Peeni Henare of the Labour Party in the 2014 election.
It derives its name from the Māori-language name for Auckland; Makarau is a descriptive epithet referring to the value and desirability of the land.
Population centres
In its current boundaries, Tāmaki Makaurau contains the Western Beaches of Waitakere City, all of West Auckland south of Te Atatū, the entire Auckland Isthmus, and the South Auckland suburbs of Mangere, Otara, Pakuranga and Manurewa. It does not contain Great Barrier or Rangitoto islands, as they are in Te Tai Tokerau; both Papakura and Waiheke Island are in Hauraki-Waikato.[1]
In the review of boundaries in 2007, the southern part of Manurewa shifted from Tāmaki Makaurau to the Hauraki-Waikato electorate.[2] The 2013/14 redistribution did not further alter the boundaries of the electorate.[3]
Tribal areas
The main iwi of Tāmaki Makaurau are Ngāti Whātua, Kawerau a Maki, Tainui, Ngāti Pāoa, Wai-O-Hua and Ngāti Rehua,[4] though a pan-Māori organisation called Ngāti Akarana exists for urbanised Māori with no knowledge of their actual iwi; and, through a population trend whereby many rural Māori moved to the cities, the largest iwi affiliation in the seat are Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Waikato and Ngāti Maniapoto, all iwi local to other areas of New Zealand.[5]
History
Tāmaki Makaurau derives its name from the Māori-language name for Auckland, meaning "Tāmaki desired by many", in reference to the desirability of its natural resources and geography.[6]
Tāmaki Makaurau was formed for the 2002 election from the northern part of the Hauraki electorate. John Tamihere of the Labour Party was the representative for Hauraki, and he also won the first election in the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate in 2002. Tamihere spent his six-year parliamentary career dogged by controversy that often overshadowed his work as a minister and, at the 2005 election came ten percent behind Māori Party co-leader Pita Sharples. Because Tamihere had chosen not to seek a list placing, his parliamentary career was terminated. Sharples remained the current representative for the electorate until his retirement,[7] when the Labour's Peeni Henare won the seat.[8]
Members of Parliament for Tāmaki Makaurau
Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at a general election.
Key
Election | Winner | |
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2002 election | John Tamihere | |
2005 election | Pita Sharples | |
2008 election | ||
2011 election | ||
2014 election | Peeni Henare | |
2017 election |
List MPs from Tāmaki Makaurau
Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Election | Winner | |
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2002 election | Metiria Turei | |
2011 | Louisa Wall1 | |
2011 election | Shane Jones | |
2015 | Marama Davidson2 | |
2017 election |
1Wall was elected from the party list in April 2011 following the resignation of Darren Hughes.
2Davidson was elected from the party list in November 2015 following the resignation of Russel Norman.
Election results
2017 election
2017 general election: Tamaki Makaurau[9] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Labour | 9,396 | 47.51 | +10.03 | 12,220 | 59.34 | +18.59 | |||
Māori | Shane Taurima | 5,587 | 28.25 | -1.96 | 2,258 | 10.96 | -1.76 | ||
Green | Marama Davidson | 4,268 | 21.58 | +5.98 | 1,490 | 7.24 | -4.45 | ||
NZ First | 1,963 | 9.53 | -4.45 | ||||||
National | 1,348 | 6.55 | -4.17 | ||||||
Opportunities | 477 | 2.32 | +2.32 | ||||||
Mana | 364 | 1.77 | -8.95 | ||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 153 | 0.74 | -0.22 | ||||||
ACT | 32 | 0.16 | -0.03 | ||||||
People's Party | 25 | 0.12 | +0.12 | ||||||
New Conservative | 24 | 0.12 | -0.49 | ||||||
Ban 1080 | 10 | 0.05 | +0.03 | ||||||
United Future | 6 | 0.03 | -0.05 | ||||||
Outdoors | 4 | 0.02 | +0.02 | ||||||
Democrats | 3 | 0.01 | - | ||||||
Internet | 3 | 0.01 | +0.01 | ||||||
Informal votes | 526 | 213 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 19,777 | 20,593 | |||||||
Labour hold | Majority | 3,809 | 19.26 | +11.99 |
2014 election
2014 general election: Tāmaki Makaurau[10] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Labour | Peeni Henare | 7,533 | 37.48 | +2.39 | 8,432 | 40.45 | -1.05 | ||
Māori | Rangi McLean | 6,071 | 30.21 | -10.19 | 2,651 | 12.72 | -2.73 | ||
Green | Marama Davidson | 3,136 | 15.60 | +7.14 | 2,438 | 11.69 | +1.98 | ||
Mana | Kereama Pene | 2,624 | 13.06 | -2.98 | |||||
Independent | Raewyn Harrison | 317 | 1.58 | +1.58 | |||||
NZ First | 2,914 | 13.98 | +3.53 | ||||||
Internet Mana | 2,234 | 10.72 | -2.96 | ||||||
National | 1,575 | 7.55 | -0.86 | ||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 200 | 0.96 | -0.10 | ||||||
New Conservative | 128 | 0.61 | +0.11 | ||||||
ACT | 39 | 0.19 | +0.04 | ||||||
United Future | 16 | 0.08 | +0.03 | ||||||
Focus | 6 | 0.03 | +0.03 | ||||||
Ban 1080 | 5 | 0.02 | +0.02 | ||||||
Independent Coalition | 4 | 0.02 | +0.02 | ||||||
Democrats | 1 | 0.005 | -0.005 | ||||||
Civilian | 1 | 0.005 | +0.005 | ||||||
Informal votes | 417 | 204 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 20,098 | 20,848 | |||||||
Labour gain from Māori | Majority | 1,462 | 7.27 | +1.96 |
2011 election
2011 general election: Tāmaki Makaurau[11] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Māori | 7,120 | 40.40 | -25.58 | 2,694 | 14.45 | -14.16 | |||
Labour | Shane Jones | 6,184 | 35.09 | +7.75 | 7,739 | 41.50 | -8.23 | ||
Mana | Kereama Pene | 2,827 | 16.04 | +16.04 | 2,551 | 13.68 | +13.68 | ||
Green | Mikaere Curtis | 1,491 | 8.46 | +3.69 | 1,810 | 9.71 | +5.67 | ||
NZ First | 1,948 | 10.45 | +4.56 | ||||||
National | 1,569 | 8.41 | +1.00 | ||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 197 | 1.06 | -0.08 | ||||||
New Conservative | 94 | 0.50 | +0.50 | ||||||
ACT | 28 | 0.15 | -0.53 | ||||||
United Future | 10 | 0.05 | -0.08 | ||||||
Libertarianz | 4 | 0.02 | +0.01 | ||||||
Alliance | 2 | 0.01 | -0.01 | ||||||
Democrats | 2 | 0.01 | +0.01 | ||||||
Informal votes | 717 | 327 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 17,622 | 18,648 | |||||||
Māori hold | Majority | 936 | 5.31 | -33.33 |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 35,347[12]
2008 election
2008 general election: Tāmaki Makaurau[5][13] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Māori | 12,876 | 65.98 | +13.63 | 5,801 | 28.61 | +1.13 | |||
Labour | Louisa Wall | 5,336 | 27.34 | -13.90 | 10,084 | 49.73 | -5.41 | ||
Green | Mikaere Curtis | 931 | 4.77 | 819 | 4.04 | -2.55 | |||
Kiwi | Vapi Kupenga | 129 | 0.66 | 28 | 0.14 | ||||
Independent | Kane Te Waaka | 122 | 0.63 | ||||||
Independent | Marama Nathan | 120 | 0.61 | ||||||
National | 1,504 | 7.42 | +3.39 | ||||||
NZ First | 1,193 | 5.88 | +0.56 | ||||||
Family Party | 284 | 1.40 | |||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 230 | 1.13 | +0.42 | ||||||
ACT | 137 | 0.68 | +0.47 | ||||||
Bill and Ben | 71 | 0.35 | |||||||
Progressive | 38 | 0.19 | -0.15 | ||||||
Pacific | 36 | 0.18 | |||||||
United Future | 27 | 0.13 | -0.31 | ||||||
RAM | 10 | 0.05 | |||||||
Workers Party | 10 | 0.05 | |||||||
Alliance | 5 | 0.02 | -0.05 | ||||||
Libertarianz | 2 | 0.01 | -0.01 | ||||||
Democrats | 0 | 0.00 | -0.01 | ||||||
RONZ | 0 | 0.00 | -0.01 | ||||||
Informal votes | 480 | 247 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 19,514 | 20,279 | |||||||
Turnout | 20,823 | 58.48 | -3.57 | ||||||
Māori hold | Majority | 7,540 | 38.64 | +27.53 |
2005 election
2005 general election: Tamaki Makaurau[14] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Māori | Pita Sharples | 10,024 | 52.35 | 5,457 | 27.48 | ||||
Labour | 7,897 | 41.24 | -32.11 | 10,951 | 55.14 | ||||
Destiny | Tauwehi Hemahema-Tāmati | 675 | 3.53 | 520 | 2.62 | ||||
NZ First | 1,057 | 5.32 | |||||||
National | 801 | 4.03 | |||||||
Green | 652 | 3.28 | |||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 141 | 0.71 | |||||||
United Future | 87 | 0.44 | |||||||
Progressive | 67 | 0.34 | |||||||
ACT | 42 | 0.21 | |||||||
Family Rights | 20 | 0.10 | |||||||
Direct Democracy | 18 | 0.09 | |||||||
Christian Heritage | 14 | 0.07 | |||||||
Alliance | 13 | 0.07 | |||||||
99 MP | 9 | 0.05 | |||||||
One NZ | 5 | 0.03 | |||||||
Libertarianz | 3 | 0.02 | |||||||
Democrats | 1 | 0.01 | |||||||
RONZ | 1 | 0.01 | |||||||
Informal votes | 363 | 199 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 19,147 | 19,859 | |||||||
Turnout | 20,440 | 62.05 | +7.83 | ||||||
Māori gain from Labour | Majority | 2,127 | 11.11 |
2002 election
2002 general election: Tamaki Makaurau[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Labour | John Tamihere | 11,445 | 73.35 | 9,052 | 55.97 | ||||
Green | Metiria Turei | 2,001 | 12.82 | 1,659 | 10.26 | ||||
National | George Rongokino Ngatai | 785 | 5.03 | 516 | 3.19 | ||||
Alliance | Janice Smith | 550 | 3.52 | 470 | 2.91 | ||||
Christian Heritage | Tuhimareikura Vaha'akolo | 472 | 3.02 | 240 | 1.48 | ||||
Progressive | Sue Wharewhaka-Topia Watts | 351 | 2.25 | 228 | 1.41 | ||||
NZ First | 2,430 | 15.03 | |||||||
Mana Māori | 464 | 2.87 | |||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 423 | 2.62 | |||||||
United Future | 411 | 2.54 | |||||||
ACT | 223 | 1.38 | |||||||
ORNZ | 51 | 0.32 | |||||||
One NZ | 4 | 0.02 | |||||||
NMP | 2 | 0.01 | |||||||
Informal votes | 380 | 122 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 15,604 | 16,173 | |||||||
Turnout | 16,688 | 54.22 | |||||||
Labour win new seat | Majority | 9,444 | 60.52 |
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- "Official Count Results -- Tāmaki Makaurau". Electoral Commission. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- "Official Count Results -- Tāmaki Makaurau". Electoral Commission. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2014.