Hauraki (Māori electorate)

Not to be confused with Hauraki (New Zealand general electorate).

Hauraki was a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It existed for one parliamentary term from 1999 to 2002, and was held by John Tamihere. The electorate's area was formed from the northern portion of Te Tai Rawhiti as well as a small portion of Te Tai Hauāuru. Its area was expanded significantly westward to form the Tainui electorate for the 2002 election.

History

Hauraki was the first Māori seat based exclusively around Auckland, and it was created at the time of the first review of Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) boundaries, ahead of the 1999 election. Hauraki was named after both the gulf at Auckland's eastern side, and Hauraki, a pan-tribal union based around an area including the Coromandel Peninsula, Thames Valley, and the Western Bay of Plenty.^[1] Hauraki's boundary stretched out of Auckland, down through the eastern Waikato to include Morrinsville and the Coromandel.

Population growth saw Māori electorates move north, and Hauraki was disestablished for the 2002 election. The area around Auckland now belongs to the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate, and the southern area went to the Tainui electorate.^[2]

Hauraki was also the name of a general electorate in use at various times between 1928 and 1996.

Members of Parliament for Hauraki

Key

  Labour   Alliance

Election	Winner
1999 election		John Tamihere

List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Hauraki electorate.

Election	Winner
1999 election		Willie Jackson

Election results

1999 election

1999 general election: Hauraki Māori[3][4]
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 N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Tamihere		9,532	60.30		8,986	56.07
	NZ First	Josie Marama Anderson		2,294	14.51		2,138	13.34
	Alliance	Willie Jackson		1,479	9.36		1,046	6.53
	National	George Tearoha Kahi		668	4.23		909	5.67
	Mauri Pacific	Amokura Panoho		471	2.98		401	2.50
	Te Tawharau	Rangi Mclean		468	2.96
	Mana Māori	Gareth Seymour		395	2.50		496	3.10
	Christian Heritage	Tuhi Vahaakolo		271	1.71		169	1.05
	Freedom Movement	Kororia Aperahama		143	0.90		51	0.32
	Natural Law	Selwyn Matia Austin		87	0.55		10	0.06
	Green						968	6.04
	Legalise Cannabis						532	3.32
	ACT						137	0.85
	Christian Democrats						82	0.51
	Animals First						37	0.23
	Libertarianz						16	0.10
	One NZ						13	0.08
	United NZ						12	0.07
	McGillicuddy Serious						9	0.06
	The People's Choice						6	0.04
	Republican						5	0.03
	NMP						1	0.01
	South Island						1	0.01
Total valid votes				15,808			16,025
Informal votes				461			244
	Labour hold		Majority	7,238	45.79

References

1. "Kia Ora". Hauraki Iwi. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
2. "Electorate Profile Tainui". New Zealand Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
3. "Official Count Results (1999) – Electoral Votes for registered parties by electorate". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
4. "Official Count Results (1999) – Candidate Vote Details". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 September 2017.