Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti is a Māori electorate of the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was created in 1999.

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
Māori electorate of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Location of Ikaroa-Rāwhiti within New Zealand
Member(s)
MP	Meka Whaitiri
Party	Independent
List MP(s)	Elizabeth Kerekere (Independent)
Geography
Region(s)	Gisborne Hawke's Bay Manawatū-Whanganui Wellington
History
Created	1999
Named after	Ikaroa (a fish from Māori mythology) Rāwhiticode: mi is deprecated (Māori word for "eastern")

Election results

2020 general election: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
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 Y or denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
		Y Meka Whaitiri		13,642	55.57	+0.44	17,111	67.33	+1.80
		Heather Te Au-Skipworth		7,597	30.94	−5.28	3,089	12.16	−1.00
		Elizabeth Kerekere		2,080	8.47	−0.17	1,647	6.48	+1.56
	Advance NZ	Waitangi Kupenga		791	3.22	—	638	2.51	—
		Melissa Lee-Ann Hill		245	1.00	—	96	0.38	+0.32
		Kelly Thurston		196	0.80	—	44	0.17	+0.13
							956	3.76	−3.49
							593	2.33	−2.54
	Legalise Cannabis						486	1.91	+0.99
	ACT						223	0.88	+0.75
							189	0.74	−1.27
							161	0.63	—
	Sustainable NZ						6	0.02	—
							6	0.02	—
	Social Credit						3	0.01	±0.00
							0	0.00	—
Informal votes				820			472
Total Valid votes				25,371			25,884
	hold		Majority	6,075	23.94	−25.90

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti Media

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