Waikato (New Zealand electorate)

Waikato is an electorate in the New Zealand Parliament. A Waikato electorate was first created in 1871 and an electorate by this name has existed from 1871 to 1963, 1969 to 1996, and 2008 to the present, though exact borders have often changed.[1]

Waikato
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General electorate of the
New Zealand House of Representatives
Waikato electorate, 2014.svg
Location of Waikato within the North Island
Member(s)
MPTim van de Molen
PartyNational
List MP(s)James McDowall (ACT)
Geography
Region(s)Waikato
History
Created1871
1969
2008
Abolished1963
1996
Named afterWaikato

Election results

2020 general election: Waikato[2]
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 % ±%
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/N' not found.  Y Tim van de Molen 20,877 51.97 −10.21 15,562 37.72 −20.97
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/N' not found. Kerrin Leoni 15,661 38.98 +15.92 16,288 39.48 +15.30
ACT James McDowall 2,084 5.19 4,340 10.52 +9.88
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/N' not found. Caleb Ansell 1,551 3.86 1,053 2.55 +2.25
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found.   1,454 3.52 +0.47
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/N' not found.   1,117 2.71 −7.39
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/T' not found.   518 1.26 −0.60
Advance NZ   373 0.90
Legalise Cannabis   173 0.42 +0.07
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/M' not found.   145 0.35 -0.08
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/O' not found.   87 0.21
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/V' not found.   46 0.11
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/N' not found.   30 0.07 −0.01
Sustainable NZ   20 0.05
Social Credit   19 0.05 +0.01
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/H' not found.   16 0.04
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/T' not found.   13 0.03
Informal votes 933 263
Total Valid votes 41,106 41,517
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/N' not found. hold Majority 5,216 12.69 −25.90

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References

  1. "Boundary Review 2019/20 | Elections". elections.nz. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. "Official Count Results — Waikato". Wellington: New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 December 2021.