Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

Population centres

As the electorate's name suggests (ika "fish", roa "long", rāwhiti "east"), Ikaroa-Rāwhiti is a long electorate covering the eastern North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui).

The electorate includes the following population centres (from north to south):

• Gisborne
• Wairoa
• Napier
• Hastings
• Central Hawke's Bay
• Tararua District
• Masterton and the Wairarapa district
• Wellington – Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt—northern suburbs (north of Fairway Drive and Daysh Street), western hills (excluding Korokoro), and Wainuiomata

In the 2013/14 redistribution, a minor boundary adjustment was undertaken. A small area, including the village of Tuai, was transferred to the electorate. In the 2025 redistribution, the Lower Hutt suburbs of Petone and Eastbourne would be transferred to the electorate from Te Tai Tonga.

Tribal areas

The electorate includes the following tribal areas:

• Ngāti Porou – Potikirua ki Te Toka-a-Taiau (Gisborne)
• Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki – Gisborne and Poverty Bay
• Rongowhakaata – Poverty Bay
• Ngāi Tāmanuhiri – Poverty Bay
• Ngāti Kahungunu – Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, Hastings, Napier and Wairarapa
• Ngāti Toa – Hutt Valley, and northern Lower Hutt

History

The electorate was formed for the , which was won by Parekura Horomia of the Labour Party. Horomia's death on 29 April 2013 triggered a by-election, which was held on 29 June and won by Labour's Meka Whaitiri. The Māori Party had nominated tribal leader Na Rongowhakaata Raihania. and the Mana Party had selected television presenter Te Hamua Nikora as its candidate. The Green Party had selected environmentalist and human rights advocate Marama Davidson. Further candidates had been Michael Appleby for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party plus two independent candidates.

Members of Parliament

Key

List MPs

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

Election results

2023 election

2020 election

2017 election

2014 election

2013 by-election

2011 election

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 32,951

2008 election

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

2005 election

1999 election

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Notes

References

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