Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate)

Banks Peninsula is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate which initially existed from 1996 to 2008, and was later recreated in 2020 ahead of the 2020 election.[1] It was held by National's David Carter for the initial term, and then by Labour's Ruth Dyson from 1999 to 2008.[2] The seat is currently held by Labour's Tracey McLellan.

Population centres

The Banks Peninsula electorate, as defined in 2020, includes some of southern Christchurch, with suburbs such as Oaklands, Somerfield, Cashmere, Woolston, Halswell, Heathcote, and Sumner. It also includes some towns immediately south of Christchurch such as Lyttelton, and all of Banks Peninsula itself including the town of Akaroa.

History

The 1996 election was notable for the significant change of electorate boundaries, based on the provisions of the Electoral Act 1993.[3] Because of the introduction of the mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system, the number of electorates had to be reduced, leading to significant changes. More than half of the electorates contested in 1996 were newly constituted, and most of the remainder had seen significant boundary changes. In total, 73 electorates were abolished, 29 electorates were newly created (including Banks Peninsula), and 10 electorates were recreated, giving a net loss of 34 electorates. Banks Peninsula replaced the previous Lyttelton electorate.

In boundary changes for the 2008 general election, the electorate lost its rural population centres to the newly formed Selwyn, and became a solely urban electorate that was renamed Port Hills. Labour's Ruth Dyson retained Port Hills for all four elections with a greater lead than she had seen for Banks Peninsula. Dyson is not seeking reelection in 2020.[4]

In the boundary review of 2019/2020, the Representation Commission decided to make large changes to the boundaries of Port Hills, taking area in Halswell and parts of Bromley out and adding Banks Peninsula in, to manage large changes in population in the Christchurch and Selwyn areas. The electorate was also re-recreated as Banks Peninsula.[5][6][7] At its first election, the electorate was won easily by Labour's Tracey McLellan amidst the nationwide Labour landslide.

Members of Parliament

Key

  National     Labour     Alliance     Green  

Election Winner
1996 election David Carter
1999 election Ruth Dyson
2002 election
2005 election
(Electorate abolished 2008–2020; see Port Hills)
2020 election Tracey McLellan

List MPs
Election Winner
1996 election Rod Donald
Ruth Dyson
1999 election David Carter
Rod Donald
2002 election David Carter
Rod Donald
2005 election David Carter
Rod Donald[note 1]
(Electorate abolished 2008–2020; see Port Hills)
2020 election Eugenie Sage
  1. Rod Donald was elected from the Green Party list, but died before he was sworn into the 48th New Zealand Parliament. Nándor Tánczos was next on the list and so took Donald's place.

Election results

2020 election
2020 general election: Banks Peninsula[8]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Tracey McLellan 25,393 51.11 25,091 50.23
National Catherine Chu 12,237 24.63 10,453 20.92
Green Eugenie Sage 6,222 12.52 7,089 14.19
ACT David Fox 1,715 3.45 3,478 6.96
Opportunities Ben Atkinson 1,518 3.05 1,083 2.16
NZ First Denis O'Rourke 679 1.36 991 1.98
New Conservative Caleb Honiss 639 1.28 626 1.25
Advance NZ Tiamara Williams 506 1.01 424 0.84
Māori   144 0.28
Legalise Cannabis   133 0.26
ONE   69 0.13
Sustainable NZ   41 0.08
Outdoors   37 0.07
Social Credit   22 0.04
Vision NZ   15 0.03
TEA   10 0.02
Heartland   4 0.01
Informal votes 772 241
Total Valid votes 49,681 49,951
Labour win new seat Majority 13,156 26.48

2005 election
2005 election: Banks Peninsula[9]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Y Ruth Dyson 17,639 43.83 -1.13 16,355 40.10 -0.13
National David Carter 15,716 39.05 +5.33 15,697 38.48 +16.89
Green Rod Donald 4,542 11.29 -0.41 4,255 10.43 +0.20
United Future Robin Loomes 984 2.45 -1.11 1,434 3.52 -3.91
Progressive Phil Clearwater 898 2.23 +0.44 808 1.98 -0.62
ACT Alex Mann 346 0.86 -1.45 443 1.09 -6.42
Alliance Andrew McKenzie 118 0.29 -0.36 39 0.10 -1.18
NZ First   1,421 3.48 -2.92
Destiny   81 0.20 +0.20
Māori   80 0.20 +0.20
Legalise Cannabis   61 0.15 -0.32
Christian Heritage   45 0.11 -0.92
Libertarianz   19 0.05 +0.05
Democrats   17 0.04 +0.04
One NZ   10 0.02 -0.02
99 MP   9 0.02 +0.02
Direct Democracy   5 0.01 +0.01
RONZ   5 0.01 +0.01
Family Rights   4 0.01 +0.01
Informal votes 342 112
Total Valid votes 40,243 40,788
Turnout 41,006 86.07 +3.71
Labour hold Majority 1,923 4.78 -6.32

2002 election
2002 election: Banks Peninsula[10]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Y Ruth Dyson 16,233 44.96 +3.56 14,704 40.23 +2.88
National David Carter 12,176 33.72 +0.03 7,892 21.59 -12.10
Green Rod Donald 4,223 11.70 +1.42 3,739 10.23 +2.93
United Future Stephanie McEwin 1,284 3.56 +2.55a 2,717 7.43 +5.78a
ACT Paul King 834 2.31 +0.43 2,744 7.51 +0.77
Progressive Phil Clearwater 646 1.79 +1.79 952 2.60 +2.60
Christian Heritage Gerald Barker 476 1.32 -0.49 378 1.03 -1.02
Alliance Francis (Val) McClimont 234 0.65 -3.29 469 1.28 -6.30
NZ First   2,340 6.40 +4.30
ORNZ   424 1.16 +1.16
Legalise Cannabis   172 0.47 -0.29
One NZ   13 0.04 +0.01
Mana Māori   5 0.01 +0.003
NMP   2 0.01 +0.01
Informal votes 326 96
Total Valid votes 36,106 36,551
Turnout 36,743 82.36
Labour hold Majority 4,057 11.10 +7.22
a United Future swing is compared to the combined 1999 results of United NZ and Future NZ, who merged in 2000.

1999 election
1999 election: Banks Peninsula[11][12]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Ruth Dyson 15,475 41.40 14,018 37.35
National N David Carter 14,020 37.51 12,643 33.69
Green Rod Donald 3,842 10.28 2,739 7.30
Alliance Maevis Watson 1,474 3.94 2,844 7.58
ACT Paul King 704 1.88 2,530 6.74
Christian Heritage Rosemary Francis 675 1.81 769 2.05
NZ First Charlie Crofts 510 1.36 788 2.10
Future NZ Simon Melville Hadfield 379 1.01 409 1.09
Independent Ann Lewis 202 0.54
Natural Law David Lovell-Smith 98 0.26 48 0.13
Legalise Cannabis   286 0.76
United NZ   212 0.56
Libertarianz   95 0.25
South Island   56 0.15
Animals First   39 0.10
McGillicuddy Serious   30 0.08
One NZ   12 0.03
Mana Māori   4 0.01
Freedom Movement 3 0.01
Republican   3 0.01
People's Choice 2 0.01
Mauri Pacific   1 0.00
NMP   1 0.00
Informal votes 390 237
Total Valid votes 37,379 37,532
Labour gain from National Majority 1,455 3.88

1996 election
1996 general election: Banks Peninsula[13][14][15]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National David Carter 15,694 41.13 14,284 37.30
Labour Ruth Dyson 11,316 29.66 10,597 27.67
Alliance Rod Donald 7,235 18.96 5,352 13.97
NZ First Ross Gluer 1,782 4.67 2,839 7.41
Christian Coalition Neville Chamberlain 808 2.12 1,650 4.31
ACT Jeff Lopas 571 1.50 2,378 6.21
Independent Ann Lewis 351 0.92
McGillicuddy Serious Elizabeth Holland 199 0.52 81 0.21
Natural Law David Lovell-Smith 176 0.46 84 0.22
Dominion Workers Anton Bailey 25 0.07
Legalise Cannabis   511 1.33
United NZ   336 0.88
Progressive Green 72 0.19
Animals First   43 0.11
Green Society 24 0.06
Mana Māori   15 0.04
Ethnic Minority Party 12 0.03
Superannuitants & Youth   10 0.03
Advance New Zealand 3 0.01
Libertarianz   3 0.01
Conservatives 2 0.01
Asia Pacific United 1 0.00
Te Tawharau 0 0.00
Informal votes 228 88
Total Valid votes 38,157 38,297
National win new seat Majority 4,378 11.47

References
  1. https://vote.nz/boundary-review-2019-2020/
  2. "Hon Ruth Dyson". New Zealand Parliament. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. "Electoral Act 1993". Act No. 87 of 17 August 1993. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. "The Battle of Banks-Peninsula: two fresh faces contest a newly competitive seat". Stuff (Fairfax). 12 January 2020.
  5. "Untitled (interactive map)". vote.nz. New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  6. Law, Tina (20 November 2019). "Boundary changes could swing Labour's safe Port Hills seat toward National". The Press. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  7. "Report of the Representation Commission 2020" (PDF). 17 April 2020.
  8. New Zealand Electoral Commission (6 November 2020). "Banks Peninsula". Electionresults.govt.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  9. "Official Count Results – Banks Peninsula". Elections New Zealand. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  10. "Official Count Results – Banks Peninsula". Elections New Zealand. 10 August 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  11. "Official Count Results (1999) – Electoral Votes for registered parties by electorate". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  12. "Official Count Results (1999) – Candidate Vote Details". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  13. "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place - Banks Peninsula, 1996" (PDF). Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  14. "Part III - Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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