Hamilton West (New Zealand electorate)

Population centres

Through an amendment in the Electoral Act in 1965, the number of electorates in the South Island was fixed at 25, an increase of one since the 1962 electoral redistribution. It was accepted that through the more rapid population growth in the North Island, the number of its electorates would continue to increase, and to keep proportionality, three new electorates were allowed for in the 1967 electoral redistribution for the next election. In the North Island, five electorates were newly created (including Hamilton West) and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished (including ). In the South Island, three electorates were newly created and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished. The overall effect of the required changes was highly disruptive to existing electorates, with all but three electorates having their boundaries altered. These changes came into effect with the .

The former Hamilton electorate had existed since and had covered the urban area. When it was replaced by Hamilton West for the 1969 election, only part of the urban area was included but also rural land stretching all the way to the west coast. Most of the rural land had previously been part of the electorate. The town of Raglan was the north-western point of the electorate, and was surprisingly not located in the electorate. In the south-west, the electorate stretched as far as just north of the Kāwhia Harbour.

The 1972 electoral redistribution significantly reduced the size of the Hamilton West electorate, and all the rural land mostly transferred to the Raglan electorate. The additional electorate of was created at the same time. These changes came into effect with the and since then, the electorate has been mainly urban, and has covered the western part of the city of Hamilton, including the CBD, Hamilton North, Hamilton West, the suburbs of Te Rapa, Pukete, St Andrews, Beerescourt, Nawton, Grandview Heights, Western Heights, Dinsdale, Temple View, Frankton, Maeroa, Hamilton Lake, Melville, Bader, Glenview and Fitzroy.

The Waikato River divides the city in half and forms the boundary between the Hamilton East and Hamilton West electorates, except in the north where Hamilton West covers part of Flagstaff on the east bank. Hamilton West also borders the rural electorates of to the north and west, and Taranaki-King Country to the south.

The 2020 electoral redistribution saw the area north of Borman Road, including Horsham Downs, ceded to .

History

The first representative of Hamilton West was Leslie Munro of the National Party, who had since the represented the Waipa electorate. When Hamilton West became an urban electorate in 1972, Munro retired and the electorate was won by Dorothy Jelicich of the Labour Party. Jelicich was defeated after one term in the by National's Mike Minogue.

Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and started at general elections.

Key

List MPs

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

Election results

2023 election

2022 by-election

2020 election

2017 election

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2014 election

2011 election

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 44,793

2008 election

See Template:MMP election box for documentation on these MMP templates

2005 election

2002 election

1999 election

1996 election

1993 election

|reg. electors = 22,742

1990 election

|reg. electors = 22,025

1987 election

|reg. electors = 21,773

1984 election

|reg. electors = 21,359

1981 election

|reg. electors = 22,326

1978 election

|reg. electors = 28,115

1975 election

|reg. electors = 26,079

1972 election

|reg. electors = 19,170

1969 election

|reg. electors = 19,950

Table footnotes

Notes

References

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