Roskill (New Zealand electorate)

Population centres

In the 1918 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further three electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth. Only two existing electorates were unaltered, five electorates were abolished, two former electorate were re-established, and three electorates, including Roskill, were created for the first time.

The electorate was in the western suburbs of Auckland, New Zealand.

History

The electorate was created in 1919, and existed continuously until 1996, the first mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) election, when it was included in the New Lynn electorate. The first representative was Vivian Potter, who represented the electorate for three terms for the Reform Party. In the , Potter stood in the electorate as an independent but was beaten by Arthur Stallworthy.

In the Roskill electorate, George Munns of the United Party won the 1928 election. He was defeated in by Arthur Shapton Richards. In , Richards was challenged by the former representative Vivian Potter, but Potter came fourth out of the five candidates, with the incumbent winning the election. In the , Richards successfully transferred to the electorate.

In , the electorate was recreated as Mount Roskill, and was won by Phil Goff, who later became leader of the Labour Party.

Members of Parliament

The Roskill electorate was represented by eight Members of Parliament:

Key

Gilbert Myles' changes of allegiance, 1990–93

Election results

1993 election

|reg. electors = 22,789

1990 election

|reg. electors = 23,926

1987 election

|reg. electors = 22,633

1984 election

|reg. electors = 23,214

1981 election

|reg. electors = 23,515

1978 election

|reg. electors = 28,774

1975 election

|reg. electors = 21,893

1972 election

|reg. electors = 18,644

1969 election

|reg. electors = 17,873

1966 election

|reg. electors = 20,748

1963 election

|reg. electors = 18,020

1960 election

|reg. electors = 17,080

1957 election

|reg. electors = 15,671

1954 election

|reg. electors = 15,658

1951 election

|reg. electors = 17,126

1949 election

|reg. electors = 15,324

1946 election

|reg. electors = 13,801

1943 election

|reg. electors = 19,545

1938 election

|access-date = 28 March 2014 |reg. electors = 15,667

1935 election

|reg. electors = 16,242

1931 election

|reg. electors = 15,399

1928 election

|reg. electors = 14,329

1925 election

|reg. electors = 14,518

1922 election

|reg. electors = 11,797

1919 election

|reg. electors = 10,996

Notes

References

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