Te Tai Tonga
Te Tai Tonga (lit. 'The South Coast') is a Māori electorate of the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was created in 1996. It covers the entire South Island, as well as the Chatham Islands and Stewart Island.
| Te Tai Tonga | |
|---|---|
 inline New Zealand House of Representatives | |
.svg.png.webp) Location of Te Tai Tonga within New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands) | |
| Member(s) | |
| MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Party | Māori |
| Geography | |
| Region(s) | South Island Chatham Islands |
| Largest settlement | Christchurch |
| History | |
| Created | 1996 |
| Named after | Māori term meaning "South Coast" |
Election results
| 2023 general election: Te Tai Tonga[1] | |||||||||
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| Notes: |
A blue background means the winner of the electorate vote.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| Te Pāti Māori | Tākuta Ferris | 12,828 | 46.80 | +21.39 | 6,447 | 22.69 | +14.00 | ||
| Labour |  Rino Tirikatene |
10,004 | 36.49 | –12.39 | 10,396 | 36.59 | –22.11 | ||
| Legalise Cannabis | Rebecca Rae Robin | 2,852 | 10.40 | +4.48 | 479 | 1.68 | –0.43 | ||
| Independent | Geoffrey Karena Fuimaono Puhi | 816 | 2.97 | — | |||||
| Green | 4,605 | 16.20 | +4.82 | ||||||
| National | 2,453 | 8.63 | +2.99 | ||||||
| NZ First | 1,557 | 5.48 | +2.08 | ||||||
| ACT | 659 | 2.31 | –0.44 | ||||||
| Opportunities | 549 | 1.93 | +0.10 | ||||||
| New Zealand Loyal | 471 | 1.65 | — | ||||||
| Freedoms New Zealand | 154 | 0.54 | — | ||||||
| NewZeal | 122 | 0.42 | — | ||||||
| DemocracyNZ | 68 | 0.28 | — | ||||||
| Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand | 50 | 0.17 | — | ||||||
| Leighton Baker Party | 50 | 0.17 | — | ||||||
| Women's Rights Party | 22 | 0.07 | — | ||||||
| New Nation Party | 12 | 0.42 | — | ||||||
| New Conservatives Party | 11 | 0.38 | –0.31 | ||||||
| Informal votes | 910 | 302 | |||||||
| Total Valid votes | 27,410 | 28,409 | |||||||
| Te Pāti Māori gain from Labour | Majority | 2,824 | 10.30 | –13.17 | |||||
References
- "Te Tai Tonga - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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