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Taieri (New Zealand electorate)

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Taieri
Single-member constituency
for the New Zealand House of Representatives
RegionOtago
Area5,636.35 km2 (2,176.21 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1866–1911 (original), 2020 (recreated)
Current MPIngrid Leary
PartyLabour

Taieri is a parliamentary electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand, initially from 1866 to 1911, and was later recreated during the 2019/20 electoral redistribution ahead of the 2020 election.[1][2]

Population centres

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First incarnation

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In the 1865 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives focussed its review of electorates to South Island electorates only, as the Otago gold rush had caused significant population growth, and a redistribution of the existing population. Fifteen additional South Island electorates were created, including Taieri, and the number of Members of Parliament was increased by 13 to 70.[3]

This electorate was based on the town of Mosgiel.[4]

Second incarnation

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The seat was recreated for the 2020 general election by renaming the electorate of Dunedin South and amending its borders, particularly with a large area around the Clutha River and South Otago added from Clutha-Southland.[5][2] This is due to a rate of population growth below the South Island average in Dunedin that means it can no longer fully support two electorates.[6] The current electorate of Taieri has an area stretching from South Dunedin to Balclutha.[7]

The previous electorate of Dunedin South had been held by the Labour Party since its creation in 1996, and specifically by Clare Curran since 2008. However, the new boundaries for Taieri include more rural areas,[8] and Curran announced in 2019 that she would not be seeking reelection in 2020.[9]

History

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The Taieri electorate was first established for the 1866 general election for the 4th New Zealand Parliament.

Donald Reid was the first representative.[10] He resigned in 1869 and was succeeded by Henry Howorth. Reid was re-elected at the 1871 general election, and elected unopposed in the 1875 general election that was held on 29 December.[11] Reid resigned once again in 1878,[12] and was succeeded by William Cutten. Reid's son, also called Donald Reid, represented the electorate 1902–08.[13]

All other members retired at the end of their representation. When the electorate was abolished in 1911, Thomas Mackenzie stood successfully for Egmont.

Members of Parliament

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Taieri has been represented by eight Members of Parliament:[14]

Key

  Independent   Liberal   Conservative   Labour   NZ First   Green

Election Winner
1866 election Donald Reid Sr
1869 by-election Henry Howorth
1871 election Donald Reid Sr
1875 election
1878 by-election William Cutten
1879 election James Fulton
1881 election
1884 election
1887 election
1890 election Walter Carncross
1893 election
1896 election
1899 election
1902 election Donald Reid Jr
1905 election
1908 election Thomas Mackenzie
(Electorate abolished 1911–2020)
2020 election Ingrid Leary
2023 election

List MPs

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Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Taieri electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Election Winner
2023 election Mark Patterson
Scott Willis

Election results

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2023 election

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2023 general election: Taieri[15]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Ingrid Leary 16,579 39.39 -16.84 14,507 34.13 -24.79
National Matthew French 15,136 35.96 +7.33 14,206 33.42 +12.32
Green Scott Willis 3,898 9.26 +4.35 4,581 10.78 +5.38
NZ First Mark Patterson 3,069 7.29 +4.38 3,259 7.67 +5.06
ACT Burty Meffan 1,697 4.03 +1.16 3,345 7.87 +0.46
NZ Loyal Fred Roberts 663 1.57 — 477 1.12 —
Independent Mac Gardner 286 0.68 —
Independent Changrong Dong 142 0.34 —
Independent David Webber 120 0.28 —
Opportunities   929 2.19 +0.93
Te Pāti Māori   245 0.58 +0.46
NewZeal   207 0.49 +0.05
Legalise Cannabis   200 0.47 +0.20
Animal Justice   75 0.18 —
DemocracyNZ   66 0.15 —
Freedoms NZ   57 0.13 —
Women's Rights   39 0.09 —
New Conservatives   32 0.07 -1.03
Leighton Baker Party   23 0.05 —
New Nation   11 0.03 —
Informal votes 498 247
Total valid votes 42,088 42,506
Turnout 42,506 — —
Labour hold Majority 1,443 3.43 -24.16

2020 election

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2020 general election: Taieri[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Ingrid Leary 25,263 56.23 — 26,608 58.92 —
National Liam Kernaghan 12,865 28.63 — 9,531 21.10 —
Green Scott Willis 2,207 4.91 — 2,440 5.40 —
NZ First Mark Patterson 1,309 2.91 — 1,179 2.61 —
ACT Robert Andrews 1,291 2.87 — 3,302 7.31 —
New Conservative Ally Kelleher 472 1.05 — 501 1.10 —
Advance NZ Fred Roberts 256 0.56 — 236 0.52 —
ONE Stan Smith 201 0.44 — 105 0.23 —
Independent Oliver Lequeux 130 0.28 —
Social Credit Warren Voight 107 0.23 — 45 0.09 —
Independent David Webber 75 0.16 —
Opportunities   571 1.26 —
Legalise Cannabis   122 0.27 —
Māori Party   55 0.12 —
Outdoors   34 0.07 —
Sustainable NZ   27 0.05 —
Vision NZ   10 0.02 —
TEA   6 0.01 —
Heartland   3 0.01 —
Informal votes 746 382
Total valid votes 44,922 45,157
Turnout 45,157
Labour win new seat Majority 12,398 27.59

1899 election

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1899 general election: Taieri[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Walter Carncross 1,927 56.78 −2.17
Conservative Alexander Campbell Begg[18] 1,467 43.22
Majority 460 13.55 −4.34
Turnout 3,394 75.07 +1.22
Registered electors 4,521

1890 election

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1890 general election: Taieri[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Walter Carncross 548 38.87
Independent William Snow 424 30.07
Independent William Barron 320 22.70
Independent Arthur John Burns 118 8.37
Majority 124 8.79
Turnout 1,410 69.73
Registered electors 2,022

1878 by-election

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1878 Taieri by-election[20][21][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Cutten 234 33.86
Independent William Snow 232
Independent Mr Barron 225 32.56
Majority 2 0.29
Turnout 691

1869 by-election

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1869 Taieri by-election[23][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Henry Howorth 70 32.56
Independent Thomas Culling 57 26.51
Independent William Murray[25] 53 24.65
Independent John Sibbald 24 11.16
Independent Alexander Rennie 11 5.12
Independent James McIndoe 0 0
Turnout 215
Majority 13 6.05

Notes

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  1. ^ "Boundary Review 2019/20 | Vote NZ".
  2. ^ a b Whyte, Anna (17 April 2020). "New electorate revealed, as raft of boundary changes announced prior to election 2020". 1 News. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 36.
  4. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 37.
  5. ^ "Report of the Representation Commission 2020" (PDF). 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Map of electorates for 2020 and 2023".
  7. ^ "2019–2020 boundary review; What are the main changes?".
  8. ^ "Mark Patterson chosen to represent NZ First for Taieri electorate in general election". Stuff. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  9. ^ Walls, Jason (27 August 2019). "Labour MP Clare Curran steps down – a year after she was sacked from Cabinet". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  10. ^ "The New Parliament". North Otago Times. Vol. VI, no. 113. 19 April 1866. p. 1. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  11. ^ "The Taieri Election". Otago Witness. No. 1257. 1 January 1876. p. 9. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  12. ^ Angus, John H. (22 June 2007). "Reid, Donald 1833–1919". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  13. ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "Barristers And Solicitors". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 27 July 2010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  14. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
  15. ^ "Taieri – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Taieri – Official Result". Electoral Commission. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  17. ^ "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  18. ^ Scholefield 1940, p. 55.
  19. ^ "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  20. ^ "Taieri Election". Otago Daily Times. 29 July 1878.
  21. ^ "Dunedin". Thames Star. 12 July 1878.
  22. ^ "Dunedin Special Telegrams". North Otago Times. 28 June 1878.
  23. ^ "The Taieri Election". Otago Daily Times. No. 2302. 22 June 1869. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  24. ^ "The Taieri Election". Otago Daily Times. No. 2295. 14 June 1869. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  25. ^ "Tokomairiro, June 16, 1869". The Bruce Herald. Vol. VI, no. 628. 16 June 1869. p. 4. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

References

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