Tongariro (New Zealand electorate)

Tongariro is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1984 to 1996. During the four parliamentary terms of its existence, it was represented by three members of parliament.

Population centres

The 1981 census had shown that the North Island had experienced further population growth, and three additional general seats were created through the 1983 electoral redistribution, bringing the total number of electorates to 95.^[1] The South Island had, for the first time, experienced a population loss, but its number of general electorates was fixed at 25 since the 1967 electoral redistribution.^[2] More of the South Island population was moving to Christchurch, and two electorates were abolished, while two electorates were recreated. In the North Island, six electorates were newly created (including Tongariro), three electorates were recreated, and six electorates were abolished.^[3] These changes came into effect with the 1984 election.^[4]

In 1996, the first mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation election, most of the Tongariro electorate's area was included in the Taupo electorate.

History

Noel Scott of the Labour Party was the Tongariro electorate's first representative;^[5] Scott had in 1981 unsuccessfully contested the adjacent Tarawera electorate.^[6] Scott was defeated in Tongariro in the 1990 election by National's Ian Peters, who held the electorate for one parliamentary term before himself being defeated by Labour's Mark Burton in 1993.^[7][8] Burton transferred to the Taupo electorate in 1996.^[9]

Members of Parliament

Key

  Labour   National

Election	Winner
1984 election		Noel Scott
1987 election
1990 election		Ian Peters
1993 election		Mark Burton
Electorate abolished in 1996; see Taupo

Election results

1993 election

1993 general election: Tongariro^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Burton	7,723	47.46
	National	Ian Peters	5,772	35.47	−13.18
	Alliance	Jim Elder	2,458	15.10	+13.55
	Christian Heritage	Garry Wills	229	1.40
	Natural Law	Andrew Westaway	88	0.54
Majority			1,951	11.99
Turnout			16,270	80.10	+16.76
Registered electors			20,311

1990 election

1990 general election: Tongariro^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ian Peters	6,941	48.65	+7.92
	Labour	Noel Scott	6,055	42.44	−13.25
	NewLabour	Joan Bloxham	656	4.59
	Independent	Jim Elder	222	1.55
	Social Credit	Isabel Petersen	191	1.33
	Democrats	Wayne Morris	121	0.84
	Independent	Thomas Lennon	79	0.55
Majority			886	6.21
Turnout			14,265	63.34	−11.09
Registered electors			22,521

1987 election

1987 general election: Tongariro^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Noel Scott	8,826	55.69	+6.38
	National	Ian Peters	6,456	40.73
	Democrats	R T Tibble	565	3.56
Majority			2,370	14.95	−7.53
Turnout			15,847	74.53	−16.68
Registered electors			21,261

1984 election

1984 general election: Tongariro^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Noel Scott	8,490	49.31
	National	Nelson Rangi	4,620	26.83
	Social Credit	Jim Elder	2,680	15.56
	NZ Party	Harry Low	923	5.36
	Independent	Jack Ridley	502	2.91
Majority			3,870	22.48
Turnout			17,215	91.21
Registered electors			18,874

Notes

1. McRobie 1989, pp. 123f.
2. McRobie 1989, pp. 111, 123.
3. McRobie 1989, pp. 119–124.
4. McRobie 1989, p. 123.
5. Wilson 1985, p. 233.
6. Norton 1988, p. ?.
7. Barrington, Mike (19 July 2008). "Matriarch of Northland's prominent Peters family dies, aged 96". The Northern Advocate. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
8. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
9. "Hon. Mark Burton". New Zealand Parliament. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
10. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993. p. 118.
11. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990. p. 123.
12. Norton 1988, p. 365.

References

• Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
• McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.