Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate. It was formed for the 1999 election and held by Parekura Horomia of the Labour Party until his death in 2013. A by-election to replace him was held on 29 June 2013 and was won by Labour's Meka Whaitiri, who remains the incumbent after the 2014 election.

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate boundaries used since the 2014 election
Hastings

Population centres
Gisborne

As the electorate's name suggests (ika "fish", roa "long", rāwhiti "east"), Ikaroa-Rāwhiti is a long electorate covering the eastern North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui).

The electorate includes the following population centres (from north to south):

In the 2013/14 redistribution, a minor boundary adjustment was undertaken. A small area, including the village of Tuia, was transferred to the Waiariki electorate.[1]

Tribal areas

The electorate includes the following tribal areas:

History

The electorate was formed for the 1999 election, which was won by Parekura Horomia of the Labour Party.[2] Horomia's death on 29 April 2013 triggered a by-election,[3] which was held on 29 June and won by Labour's Meka Whaitiri.[4] The Māori Party had nominated tribal leader Na Rongowhakaata Raihania.[5][6] and the Mana Party had selected television presenter Te Hamua Nikora as its candidate.[7][8] The Green Party had selected environmentalist and human rights advocate Marama Davidson.[9][10][11] Further candidates had been Michael Appleby for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party[9][12][13] plus two independent candidates.[9] Based on preliminary results, Whaitiri more than tripled her 2014 election night majority over Mana's Nikora. Also based on preliminary results, Marama Fox of the Māori Party was elected to Parliament as a list MP.[14]

Members of Parliament

Key

  Labour     Māori  

Election Winner
1999 election Parekura Horomia
2002 election
2005 election
2008 election
2011 election
2013 by-election Meka Whaitiri
2014 election
2017 election
2020 election

List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested Ikaroa-Rāwhiti. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Election Winner
2014 election Marama Fox
2020 election Elizabeth Kerekere

Election results

2017 election
2017 general election: Ikaroa-Rawhiti[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 % ±%
Labour Y Meka Whaitiri 12,274 53.68 +8.5 15,233 64.7 +17.32
Māori Marama Fox 8,064 35.27 +17.44 3,058 13.0 +0.81
Green Elizabeth Kerekere 1,924 8.41 -1.38 1,143 4.86 -5.42
NZ First   1,685 7.16 -4.09
National   1,131 4.8 -0.57
Opportunities   468 1.99 +1.99
Legalise Cannabis   214 0.91 -0.5
Mana   198 0.84 -8.88[lower-alpha 1]
ACT   30 0.13 +0.2
Ban 1080   28 0.12 +0.1
People's Party   26 0.11 +0.11
Conservative   15 0.06 -0.53
Outdoors   9 0.04 +0.04
Internet   5 0.02 -9.70[lower-alpha 2]
Democrats   1 0 -0.01
United Future   1 0 -0.03
Informal votes 603 285
Total Valid votes 22,865 23,530
Labour hold Majority 4,210 18.41 -3.23

2014 election
2014 general election: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti[16]
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 Meka Whaitiri 9,753 45.18 +4.28[lower-alpha 3] 10,489 47.38 -2.20
Mana Te Hāmua Nikora 5,080 23.53 -2.59
Māori Marama Fox 3,848 17.83 -2.03 2,699 12.19 -1.79
Green Henare Kani 2,114 9.79 -1.36 2,275 10.28 +0.92
Independent Cathryn Eden 215 1.00 +1.00
Expatriate Party Vicky Rose 70 0.32 +0.32
NZ First   2,490 11.25 -2.95
Internet Mana   2,152 9.72 +0.12[lower-alpha 4]
National   1,189 5.37 -0.60
Legalise Cannabis   313 1.41 -0.05
Conservative   130 0.59 +0.19
Ban 1080   25 0.11 +0.11
ACT   24 0.11 +0.11
Independent Coalition   11 0.05 +0.05
United Future   6 0.03 -0.05
Focus   4 0.02 +0.02
Democrats   2 0.01 0.00
Civilian   2 0.01 +0.01
Informal votes 506 325
Total Valid votes 21,586 22,136
Labour hold Majority 4,673 21.64 -16.97

2013 by-election

The following table shows the final results of the by-election:[4]

2013 Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election

Notes: Blue background denotes the winner of the by-election.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list prior to the by-election.
Yellow background denotes the winner of the by-election, who was a list MP prior to the by-election.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Meka Whaitiri 4,590 40.90 -19.81
Mana Te Hamua Nikora 2,931 26.12 +11.84
Māori Na Raihania 2,229 19.86 -3.24
Green Marama Davidson 1,251 11.15 +11.15
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby 176 1.57 +1.57
Independent Maurice Wairau 30 0.27 -1.64
Independent Adam Holland 15 0.13 +0.13
Total Valid votes 11,222
Informal votes 46 0.41 -4.93
Turnout 11,268 33.13 -22.46
Registered electors 34,008
Labour hold Majority 1,659 14.78 -22.83

2011 election
2011 general election: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti[17]
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 Parekura Horomia 10,558 60.71 +9.22 9,054 49.58 -7.62
Māori Na Raihania 4,017 23.10 -19.86 2,736 14.98 -11.91
Mana Tawhai McClutchie 2,484 14.28 +14.28 1,754 9.60 +9.60
Independent Maurice Wairau 332 1.91 +1.91
Green   1,710 9.36 +6.21
NZ First   1,516 8.30 +2.93
National   1,091 5.97 +1.12
Legalise Cannabis   267 1.46 +0.47
Conservative   73 0.40 +0.40
ACT   36 0.20 -0.04
United Future   14 0.08 -0.01
Libertarianz   7 0.04 +0.02
Alliance   2 0.01 -0.004
Democrats   2 0.01 -0.004
Informal votes 928 470
Total Valid votes 17,391 18,262
Labour hold Majority 6,541 37.61 +29.08

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 32,951[18]

2008 election
2008 general election: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti[19]
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 Parekura Horomia 9,927 51.49 -2.26 11,328 57.20 -1.08
Māori Derek Fox 8,282 42.96 +0.16 5,326 26.89 -1.17
Green Bevan Tipene 1,070 5.55 +5.55 625 3.16 +0.63
NZ First   1,064 5.37 +0.64
National   962 4.86 +2.13
Legalise Cannabis   196 0.99 +0.18
Family Party   77 0.39 +0.39
Bill and Ben   68 0.34 +0.34
ACT   47 0.24 +0.06
Progressive   35 0.18 -0.12
Kiwi   25 0.13 +0.13
United Future   17 0.09 -0.29
Workers Party   16 0.08 +0.08
Pacific   7 0.04 +0.04
Libertarianz   4 0.02 +0.01
Alliance   3 0.02 -0.01
Democrats   3 0.02 +0.01
RONZ   2 0.01 -0.01
RAM   0 0.00 ±0.00
Informal votes 439 284
Total Valid votes 19,279 19,805
Labour hold Majority 1,645 8.53 -2.29

2005 election
2005 general election: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti[20]
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 Parekura Horomia 9,502 53.75 -24.31 10,639 58.28
Māori Atareta Poananga 7,570 42.80 +42.80 5,122 28.06
Destiny Tauha Te Kani 614 3.47 360 1.97
NZ First   846 4.63
National   499 2.73
Green   443 2.43
Legalise Cannabis   147 0.81
United Future   70 0.38
Progressive   54 0.30
ACT   33 0.18
Family Rights   14 0.08
Christian Heritage   7 0.04
99 MP   5 0.03
Alliance   5 0.03
One NZ   3 0.02
RONZ   3 0.02
Democrats   2 0.01
Libertarianz   2 0.01
Direct Democracy   1 0.01
Informal votes 472 240
Total Valid votes 17,686 18,255
Labour hold Majority 1,932 10.92 -61.33

1999 election
1999 general election: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti[21]
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 Parekura Horomia 7,442 40.99 10,763 59.03
Independent Derek Fox 6,747 37.16
NZ First Bill Gudgeon 1,084 5.97 2,185 11.98
Alliance Des Ratima 957 5.27 1,223 6.71
Mauri Pacific Rana Waitai 590 3.25 369 2.02
National Dale Stephens 376 2.07 812 4.45
Future NZ Tiwha Patricia Blake 235 1.29 170 0.93
Christian Heritage Peter Richard Amor 207 1.14 231 1.27
Freedom Movement Jennifer Waitai-Rapana 175 0.96 60 0.33
ACT Vicky Robin 139 0.77 99 0.54
Mana Wahine Beverly Rewa Nicholson 86 0.47
Natural Law Tim Irwin 66 0.36 28 0.15
Aroha Ngia Tatou Te Aroha Mei 51 0.28
Mana Māori   750 4.11
Green   727 3.99
Legalise Cannabis   716 3.93
Animals First   28 0.15
One NZ   23 0.13
The People's Choice   14 0.08
McGillicuddy Serious   13 0.07
United NZ   9 0.05
Libertarianz   8 0.04
NMP   3 0.02
Republican   1 0.01
South Island   1 0.01

Notes
  1. Compared to Internet Mana party vote
  2. Compared to Internet Mana party vote
  3. Change in vote percentage for candidates is relative to the 2013 by-election
  4. Compared to Mana Movement party vote

References
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  4. "Results of the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. "Maori Party selects by-election candidate". 3 News NZ. 18 May 2013.
  6. "Na Rongowhakaata Raihania announced as candidate". Scoop. 18 May 2013.
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  10. Bennett, Adam (26 May 2013). "Greens select child abuse campaigner for Ikaroa-Rawhiti". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
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  15. "Official Count Results -- Ikaroa-Rawhiti". Wellington: New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  16. 2014 Official Count Results -- Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
  17. 2011 election results
  18. "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  19. 2008/electorate-65.html 2008 election results
  20. 2005 election results
  21. "Candidate vote details – Ikaroa-Rāwhiti". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

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