New Zealand electorates
An electorate or electoral district (Māori: rohe pōti) is a geographical constituency used for electing members (MPs) to the New Zealand Parliament.[1] The size of electorates depends on that all electorates have about the same population.
The 72 electorates are made up from 65 general and seven Māori electorates. The number of electorates increases with national population growth; the number was increased from 71 to 72 starting at the 2020 general election.
List of electorates
[change | change source]Below is a list of current general and Māori electorates.
General electorates
[change | change source]Māori electorates
[change | change source]| Electorate | Region | Namesake/translation | MP | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te Tai Tokerau | Northland and Auckland | "northern district" | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi | Māori | |
| Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland | Auckland (Māori name) | Takutai Moana Kemp | Māori | |
| Hauraki-Waikato | Auckland and Waikato | Hauraki Gulf and Waikato River | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke | Māori | |
| Waiariki | Bay of Plenty and Waikato | "chiefly waters" | Rawiri Waititi | Māori | |
| Ikaroa-Rāwhiti | Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellington | long (roa) eastern (rāwhiti) electorate of the North Island/Te Ika-a-Māui | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel | Labour | |
| Te Tai Hauāuru | Taranaki, Waikato, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellington | "western district" | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer | Māori | |
| Te Tai Tonga | The South Island, Wellington and the Chatham Islands | "southern district" | Tākuta Ferris | Māori | |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Electoral Act 1993 No 87 (as at 01 July 2016), Public Act Contents". www.legislation.govt.nz. New Zealand Legislation. Retrieved 9 February 2017.