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Tasman (New Zealand electorate)

Tasman is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1972 to 1996.

Population centres

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Since the 1969 election, the number of electorates in the South Island was fixed at 25, with continued faster population growth in the North Island leading to an increase in the number of general electorates. There were 84 electorates for the 1969 election,[1] and the 1972 electoral redistribution saw three additional general seats created for the North Island, bringing the total number of electorates to 87.[2] Together with increased urbanisation in Christchurch and Nelson, the changes proved very disruptive to existing electorates.[2] In the South Island, three electorates were abolished, and three electorates were newly created (including Tasman).[3] In the North Island, five electorates were abolished, two electorates were recreated, and six electorates were newly created.[4] The Tasman and West Coast electorates replaced the former Buller and Westland electorates in 1972.[5]

Population centres of the original Tasman electorate were Collingwood, Tākaka, Motueka, Richmond, Havelock, Picton, Owen River, Murchison, Saint Arnaud, and Springs Junction.[6] In the 1977 electoral redistribution, the city of Nelson had experienced population growth and many of the Nelson suburbs were transferred from the Nelson electorate to the Tasman electorate. To compensate for this, Springs Junction went to the West Coast electorate, and Picton was transferred to the Marlborough electorate.[7] There were only minor boundary changes through the 1983 electoral redistribution.[8] In the 1987 electoral redistribution, the remaining area of the Marlborough Sounds including Havelock transferred to the Marlborough electorate.[9]

History

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Labour's Bill Rowling had represented the Buller electorate since the 1962 Buller by-election and when Buller was abolished in 1972, Rowling transferred to the Tasman electorate.[10] Rowling was leader of the Labour Party from 1974 to 1983, and was Prime Minister at the beginning of that period (September 1974 – December 1975) while representing Tasman.[11] After Rowling lost a Labour leadership challenge by David Lange in 1983, he retired at the 1984 election[11] and was succeeded by Ken Shirley in the Tasman electorate.[12] Shirley was defeated in 1990 by Nick Smith of the National Party.[13]

In 1996, the first mixed-member proportional (MMP) election, the electorate was combined with the West Coast electorate to form the West Coast-Tasman electorate. At that time, Smith transferred to the Nelson electorate.[13]

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Labour   National

Election Winner
1972 election Bill Rowling
1975 election
1978 election
1981 election
1984 election Ken Shirley
1987 election
1990 election Nick Smith
1993 election
(Electorate abolished 1996; see West Coast-Tasman)

Election results

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1993 election

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1993 general election: Tasman[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Nick Smith 11,017 51.14 +1.07
Labour Geoff Rowling 6,958 32.30
Alliance Peter Radford 2,539 11.78
NZ First A A Maisey 461 2.14
Christian Heritage K van Maanen 235 1.09
McGillicuddy Serious Grant Knowles 149 0.69 −0.35
Independent Steve Richards 80 0.37
Natural Law Mark Rayner 76 0.35
Independent Ken Waldron 25 0.11 −0.22
Majority 4,059 18.84 +8.07
Turnout 21,540 86.29 −0.39
Registered electors 24,962

1990 election

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1990 general election: Tasman[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Nick Smith 10,440 50.07
Labour Ken Shirley 8,194 39.29 −11.47
Green H P James 1,091 5.23
NewLabour P G Mustow 704 3.37
Social Credit C L Gazzard 159 0.76
Democrats R D Paget 120 0.57
McGillicuddy Serious Grant Knowles 72 0.34
Independent Ken Waldron 70 0.33 +0.12
Majority 2,246 10.77
Turnout 20,850 86.68 −2.56
Registered electors 24,052

1987 election

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1987 general election: Tasman[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken Shirley 10,262 50.76 +4.37
National Gerald Hunt 9,250 45.76 +8.39
Democrats Rudolf Muller 453 2.24
Independent Hugh Monahan 105 0.51
Values Philip Lister 99 0.48
Independent Ken Waldron 44 0.21 −0.14
Majority 1,012 5.00 −4.01
Turnout 20,213 89.24 −1.78
Registered electors 22,648

1984 election

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1984 general election: Tasman[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken Shirley 9,543 46.39
National Gerald Hunt 7,689 37.37
NZ Party Adrian Hayter 1,714 8.33
Social Credit Pat King 1,551 7.53 −9.77
Independent Ken Waldron 74 0.35 −0.11
Majority 1,854 9.01
Turnout 20,571 91.02 +0.72
Registered electors 22,599

1981 election

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1981 general election: Tasman[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Rowling 8,803 41.57 −7.51
National Ted Krammer 6,557 30.96
Social Credit Pat King 3,664 17.30
Independent Ken Waldron 99 0.46
Majority 2,246 10.60 +0.79
Turnout 19,123 90.30 +11.37
Registered electors 21,176

1978 election

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1978 general election: Tasman[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Rowling 8,973 49.08 +2.99
National Ruth Richardson 7,179 39.27
Social Credit Rudolph Muller 1,726 9.44 +3.81
Values Patsy J. McGrath 362 1.98 −1.84
Independent Christopher Vine 40 0.21
Majority 1,794 9.81 +6.18
Turnout 18,280 78.93 −9.29
Registered electors 23,159

1975 election

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1975 general election: Tasman[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Rowling 8,344 46.09 −6.43
National Peter Malone 7,815 43.17
Social Credit Rudolph Muller 1,020 5.63
Values Patsy J. McGrath 693 3.82
Independent Adrian Hayter 238 1.31
Majority 529 2.92 −9.05
Turnout 18,100 88.22 −1.35
Registered electors 20,516

1972 election

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1972 general election: Tasman[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Rowling 8,046 52.52
National Gerald Hunt 6,212 40.55
Social Credit John Brinsdon 882 5.75
New Democratic Gary Eggers 177 1.15
Majority 1,834 11.97
Turnout 15,317 89.57
Registered electors 17,099

Notes

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  1. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 111.
  2. ^ a b McRobie 1989, p. 115.
  3. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 112, 116.
  4. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 111, 115.
  5. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 113, 117.
  6. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 117.
  7. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 117–121.
  8. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 121–125.
  9. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 125–129.
  10. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 232.
  11. ^ a b Henderson, John. "Rowling, Wallace Edward". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  12. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 234.
  13. ^ a b "Hon Dr Nick Smith". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  14. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993. p. 112.
  15. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990. p. 116.
  16. ^ a b c d e f Norton 1988, pp. 357.

References

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  • McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
  • Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 266. OCLC 154283103.
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