Wellington North (New Zealand electorate)

Population centres

The seat covers the central and northern suburbs of Wellington including the CBD, Thorndon, Pipitea, Te Aro, Aro Valley, Oriental Bay, Mount Victoria, Kelburn, Northland, Karori, Wilton, Ngaio, Khandallah, Broadmeadows, Kaiwharawhara, Crofton Downs and Wadestown.

History

Through the City Single Electorates Act, 1903, the three-member electorates of the four main centres were split again, and this became effective at the end of the 15th Parliament and was thus used for the . The City of Wellington electorate was split into the , , and Wellington North electorates. The electorate covered areas north of the central city. For the purpose of the country quota, the electorate has always been regarded as fully urban. In the 1937 electoral redistribution, Somes Island was transferred from the to the Wellington North electorate.

The Wellington Central electorate is being renamed Wellington North for the 2026 general election after the 2025 boundary review to accommodate the reduction of one North Island electorate and the general population shifts to the northern suburbs of Wellington.

Members of parliament

Until its abolition in 1946, the electorate was represented by four members of parliament.

Charles Hayward Izard of the Liberal Party was the electorate's first representative from 1905 to , when he was defeated by Alexander Herdman. Herdman had previously represented the electorate. He joined the Reform Party but resigned from Parliament in February 1918.

Herdman was succeeded by John Luke of the Reform Party in the resulting . In the , Luke was defeated by Charles Chapman of the Labour Party. Chapman represented the electorate from 1928 to 1946, and moved to the electorate when Wellington North was abolished.

Key

Election results

1943 election

1938 election

|access-date = 30 November 2014 |reg. electors = 18,709

1935 election

|reg. electors = 13,845

1931 election

|reg. electors = 14,457

1928 election

|reg. electors = 14,046

1925 election

|reg. electors = 12,558

1922 election

|reg. electors = 11,749

1919 election

|reg. electors = 11,954

1918 by-election

1914 election

|reg. electors = 9,936

1911 election

|reg. electors = 10,654

1908 election

1905 election

Notes

References

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