Waikato (New Zealand electorate)

Waikato is an electorate in the New Zealand Parliament. A Waikato electorate was first created in 1871 and an electorate by this name has existed from 1871 to 1963, 1969 to 1996, and 2008 to the present, though exact borders have often changed.[1]

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General electorate of the
New Zealand House of Representatives
Location of Waikato within the North Island
Member(s)
MPTim van de Molen
PartyNational
List MP(s)James McDowall (ACT)
Geography
Region(s)Waikato
History
Created1871
1969
2008
Abolished1963
1996
Named afterWaikato

Election results
2020 general election: Waikato[2]
Notes:

A blue background means the winner of the electorate vote.
A pink background means a candidate elected from their party list.
A yellow background means an electorate win by a list member, or by another incumbent.
A Green tickY means an incumbent won re-election.
A Red XN means an incumbent lost re-election.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Tim van de Molen 20,877 51.97 −10.21 15,562 37.72 −20.97
Labour Kerrin Leoni 15,661 38.98 +15.92 16,288 39.48 +15.30
ACT James McDowall 2,084 5.19 — 4,340 10.52 +9.88
New Conservative Caleb Ansell 1,551 3.86 — 1,053 2.55 +2.25
Green   1,454 3.52 +0.47
NZ First   1,117 2.71 −7.39
Opportunities   518 1.26 −0.60
Advance NZ   373 0.90 —
Legalise Cannabis   173 0.42 +0.07
Māori Party   145 0.35 -0.08
ONE   87 0.21 —
Vision NZ   46 0.11 —
Outdoors   30 0.07 −0.01
Sustainable NZ   20 0.05 —
Social Credit   19 0.05 +0.01
Heartland   16 0.04 —
TEA   13 0.03 —
Informal votes 933 263
Total Valid votes 41,106 41,517
National hold Majority 5,216 12.69 −25.90

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References
  1. "Boundary Review 2019/20 | Elections". elections.nz. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. "Official Count Results — Waikato". Wellington: New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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