Northland (New Zealand electorate)

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Northland electorate boundaries used since the 2008 election

Northland is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate was established for the 1996 election. It was represented by National Party MP John Carter from 1996 to 2011, and then National's Mike Sabin until his resignation on 30 January 2015. The by-election in March 2015 was won by New Zealand First party leader Winston Peters. Peters was defeated by National's Matt King in the 2017 general election. King in turn was defeated by the Labour Party's Willow-Jean Prime in the 2020 general election, who became the first Labour MP elected for the area since the party won the predecessor electorate Bay of Islands in 1938.

Population centres[]

Northland is the northernmost general electorate of New Zealand. The electorate encompasses the entire Far North District and Kaipara District, and a small rural section of Whangarei District. At the 2008 election, the town of Wellsford became part of Northland due to heavy population growth in the Rodney seat.[1] No boundary adjustments were undertaken in the subsequent 2013/14 redistribution.[2] At the 2019/20 review, the seat lost Wellsford to the new electorate of Kaipara ki Mahurangi, but gained Poroti and Maungakaramea from Whangārei.

History[]

The Northland electorate was created ahead of the introduction of mixed-member proportional voting in the 1996 election. It was formed from the whole of the Far North electorate (called Bay of Islands before 1993), and a large section of the Hobson seat.

Former Bay of Islands and then Far North MP John Carter of the National Party was elected MP for Northland in 1996, and was returned at every election until the 2008 election. Carter left Parliament in June 2011 to take up a post as New Zealand's High Commissioner to the Cook Islands. His departure did not result in a by-election, as the vacancy occurred within six months of the next general election.[3]

In May 2011 Mike Sabin was selected as the National Party candidate in place of Carter.[4] Sabin had a majority of 11,362 and 9,300 votes in 2011 and 2014, respectively.[5][6] In December 2014 news media reported that he was under investigation by police over an assault complaint. The reports were not confirmed by the New Zealand Police, the Prime Minister or Sabin himself.[7][8][9][10] Sabin resigned from parliament on 30 January 2015 with immediate effect "due to personal issues that were best dealt with outside Parliament."[11] The resignation forced a by-election in the electorate.[12]

The by-election in March 2015 was won by New Zealand First party leader Winston Peters. Peters was later defeated by National's Matt King in the 2017 general election.[13]

The electorate is one where National traditionally performs well; Labour did not win a general electorate north of Wellsford in any election from 1943 to 2017 besides a one-off victory in Whangarei in 1972. However, in the 2020 election, Northland elected its first ever Labour MP and the first Labour MP for the area for 77 years.

The upper North Island is also a place where New Zealand First has one of its strongest voter bases; in 1996, Ian Peters and Frank Grover of the Alliance beat Labour's candidate into fourth place and nine percent of the vote. Third parties do well in Northland - at the 1960 and 1963 elections, Social Credit candidate Vernon Cracknell came runner up in Hobson, before taking the seat with 48 percent of the vote in 1966. The area had previously been receptive to social credit theory - Harold Rushworth of the credit-influenced Country Party had held Bay of Islands for three terms, from 1928 to 1938.

Members of Parliament[]

Key

  National     NZ First     Alliance  
  Christian Heritage     Green     Labour  
  ACT  
Election Winner
1996 election John Carter
1999 election
2002 election
2005 election
2008 election
2011 election Mike Sabin
2014 election
2015 by-election Winston Peters
2017 election Matt King
2020 election Willow-Jean Prime

List MPs[]

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

Election Winner
1996 election Frank Grover1
1999 election Sue Bradford
2002 election Jim Peters
2005 election Shane Jones
2008 election
2014 election David Clendon
2017 election Winston Peters
Willow-Jean Prime
2020 election Mark Cameron

1 Grover left the Alliance in 1999 and joined the Christian Heritage Party.

Election results[]

2020 election[]

2020 general election: Northland[14]
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 Willow-Jean Prime 17,066 38.11 +16.50 19,997 43.98 +13.86
National Red XN Matt King 16,903 37.74 -0.56 12,496 27.48 -18.87
NZ First Shane Jones 5,119 11.43 -23.38 2,651 5.83 -7.24
Green Darleen Tana Hoff-Neilson 1,749 3.91 -0.60 2,772 6.10 +0.05
ACT Mark Cameron 1,279 2.86 +2.56 4326 9.51 +9.04
Advance NZ Nathan Mitchell 847 1.89 — 949 2.09 —
New Conservative Trevor Barfoote 686 1.53 +1.07 842 1.85 +1.48
Independent Mike Shaw 480 1.07 —
Opportunities Helen Jeremiah 326 0.73 — 326 0.72 -1.26
Outdoors Michele Mitcalfe 219 0.49 — 106 0.23 +0.16
Social Credit Brad Flutey 82 0.18 — 69 0.15 +0.09
Harmony Network NZ Sophia Xiao-Colley 28 0.06 —
Legalise Cannabis   294 0.65 +0.25
ONE   248 0.55 —
Māori Party   181 0.40 +0.07
Sustainable NZ   37 0.08 —
Vision NZ   30 0.07 —
TEA   6 0.01 —
Heartland   3 0.01 —
Informal votes 646 363
Total Valid votes 44,784 45,467
Turnout 45,604 84.10 +2.61
Labour gain from National Majority 163 0.37 +17.06

2017 election[]

2017 general election: Northland[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 % ±%
National Matt King 15,243 38.30 −14.44 18,834 46.35 −2.62
NZ First Red XN Winston Peters 13,854 34.81 — 5,353 13.17 +0.38
Labour Willow-Jean Prime 8,599 21.61 −4.28 12,243 30.12 +13.50
Green Peter Hughes 1,794 4.51 −6.00 2,458 6.05 −4.79
Conservative Mel Taylor 185 0.46 −4.03 149 0.37 −5.94
ACT Craig Nelson 121 0.30 −0.28 191 0.47 +0.01
Opportunities   806 1.98 —
Legalise Cannabis   200 0.49 −0.05
Māori Party   133 0.33 −0.26
Mana Party   119 0.29 −1.40[a]
Ban 1080   50 0.12 −0.02
Outdoors   27 0.07 —
Democrats   25 0.06 −0.12
People's Party   25 0.06 —
United Future   22 0.05 −0.15
Internet   1 0.002 −1.69[b]
Informal votes 306 149
Total Valid votes 39,796 40,636
Turnout 40,785
National gain from NZ First Majority 1,389 3.49 −23.36

2015 by-election[]

The following table shows final by-election results:[16]

2015 Northland by-election

Notes: Blue background denotes the winner of the by-election.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list prior to the by-election.
Yellow background denotes the winner of the by-election, who was a list MP prior to the by-election.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NZ First Winston Peters 16,089 54.45 +54.45
National Mark Osborne 11,648 39.42 −13.32
Labour Willow-Jean Prime 1,380 4.67 −21.22
Focus Joe Carr 113 0.38 −4.41
Legalise Cannabis Maki Herbert 94 0.32 +0.32
ACT Robin Grieve 68 0.23 −0.35
Mana Party Reuben Porter 60 0.20 +0.20
Climate Rob Painting 39 0.13 +0.13
Independent Bruce Rogan 24 0.08 +0.08
Independent Adrian Bonner 17 0.06 +0.06
Independent Adam Holland 16 0.05 +0.05
Informal votes 42 0.14 −1.05
Total Valid votes 29,548
Turnout 29,590 64.39 −14.51
Registered electors 45,955
NZ First gain from National Majority 4,441 15.03


2014 election[]

2014 general election: Northland[17]
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 % ±%
National Green tickY Mike Sabin 18,269 52.74 −4.81 17,412 48.97 −1.17
Labour Willow-Jean Prime 8,969 25.89 +4.30 5,913 16.63 −0.97
Green David Clendon 3,639 10.51 −1.59 3,855 10.84 −0.94
Focus Ken Rintoul 1,661 4.80 +4.80 216 0.61 +0.61
Conservative Melanie Taylor 1,555 4.49 −0.59 2,243 6.31 +1.06
ACT Craig Nelson 200 0.58 −0.25 162 0.46 −1.19
Democrats David Angus Wilson 173 0.50 +0.50 64 0.18 +0.07
Independent Murray Robertson 96 0.28 +0.28
Money Free Jordan Osmaston 75 0.22 +0.22
NZ First   4,546 12.79 +2.59
Internet Mana   601 1.69 +0.40[c]
Māori Party   210 0.59 −0.20
Legalise Cannabis   193 0.54 −0.11
United Future   71 0.20 −0.26
Ban 1080   51 0.14 +0.14
Independent Coalition   9 0.03 +0.03
Civilian   7 0.02 +0.02
Informal votes 419 154
Total Valid votes 34,637 35,553
Turnout 35,553 78.90 +4.97
National hold Majority 9,300 26.85 −9.10

2011 election[]

2011 general election: Northland[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Mike Sabin 18,188 57.55 -1.59 16,381 50.15 -1.55
Labour Lynette Stewart 6,826 21.60 -7.64 5,748 17.60 -7.44
Green Pauline Evans 3,822 12.09 +5.22 3,848 11.78 +4.44
Conservative Melanie Taylor 1,606 5.08 +5.08 1,714 5.25 +5.25
Mana Ngawai Herewini 611 1.93 +1.93 420 1.29 +1.29
Māori Party Josephine Peita 290 0.92 +0.92 257 0.79 -0.69
ACT Barry Brill 261 0.83 -0.85 536 1.64 -2.57
NZ First   3,330 10.19 +3.79
Legalise Cannabis   213 0.65 +0.23
United Future   149 0.46 -0.21
Democrats   35 0.11 -0.03
Libertarianz   25 0.08 +0.004
Alliance   9 0.03 -0.05
Informal votes 972 308
Total Valid votes 31,604 32,665
National hold Majority 11,362 35.95 +6.05

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 44,182[18]

2008 election[]

2008 general election: Northland[19]
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 % ±%
National Green tickY John Carter 19,889 59.14 17,703 51.70
Labour Shane Jones 9,835 29.24 8,573 25.04
Green Martin Leiding 2,311 6.87 2,514 7.34
ACT Alan (Smilie) Wood 565 1.68 1,443 4.21
Kiwi Mike Shaw 381 1.13 216 0.63
Family Party Melanie Taylor 319 0.95 162 0.47
Democrats David Wilson 171 0.51 48 0.14
United Future Phil Johnson 162 0.48 228 0.67
NZ First   2,194 6.41
Māori Party   507 1.48
Progressive   258 0.75
Bill and Ben   153 0.45
Legalise Cannabis   144 0.42
Alliance   28 0.08
Libertarianz   25 0.07
Pacific   17 0.05
Workers Party   16 0.05 -
RAM   6 0.02
RONZ   5 0.01
Informal votes 310 132
Total Valid votes 33,633 34,240
National hold Majority 10,054

2005 election[]

2005 general election: Northland[20]
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 % ±%
National Green tickY John Carter 16,577 54.12 14,182 45.69
Labour Shane Jones 7,302 23.84 9,384 30.23
Green Sue Bradford 2,764 9.02 2,000 6.44
NZ First Jim Peters 2,547 8.32 3,162 10.19
Māori Party Malcolm Peri 550 1.80 484 1.56
United Future Phil Johnson 315 1.03 618 1.99
Destiny David Isaachsen 278 0.91 196 0.63
ACT Tom McClelland 216 0.71 474 1.53
Libertarianz Julian Pistorius 51 0.17 27 0.09
Independent Gray Phillips 18 0.06
Direct Democracy Mel Whaanga 10 0.03 5 0.02
Progressive   272 0.88
Legalise Cannabis   94 0.30
Democrats   48 0.015
Christian Heritage   37 0.12
Alliance   27 0.09
99 MP   11 0.04
Family Rights   6 0.02
One NZ   6 0.02
RONZ   6 0.02
Informal votes 233 133
Total Valid votes 30,628 31,039
National hold Majority 9,275 30.28

1999 election[]

Refer to Candidates in the New Zealand general election 1999 by electorate#Northland for a list of candidates.

Notes[]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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 election
  3. ^ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.

References[]

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  10. ^ "Police tight-lipped about assault allegation". Radio New Zealand. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Mike Sabin announces resignation as Northland MP". Scoop. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  12. ^ "John Key says National did not ask Mike Sabin to quit after MP resigns 'due to personal issues'". The New Zealand Herald. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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  14. ^ "Official Count Results -- Northland (2020)". Electoral Commission. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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  18. ^ "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  19. ^ 2008 election results
  20. ^ election result Northland 2005

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