Rangitikei (New Zealand electorate)

Rangitīkei (before 2008 styled as 'Rangitikei' without a macron) is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Rangitīkei is Simon Power of the National Party. [ [http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/MPP/MPs/MPs/7/c/6/48MP30621-Power-Simon.htm New Zealand Parliament - Simon Power MP] ] He has held this position since 1999.

Rangitīkei covers an area of the lower North Island. It extends from the outskirts of Palmerston North, through theRangitïkei catchment area north to the North Island Volcanic Plateau. The main towns included are Waiouru, Taihape, Hunterville, Marton, Bulls, and Feilding, and the suburbs of Cloverlea, Milson and Kelvin Grove in Palmerston North. [http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/BF7E38A7-D867-46C4-9813-71AE1FF9ECF4/180/Rangitikei1.pdf]

A seat named Wanganui and Rangitikei was contested at the very first general election in New Zealand in 1853. The use of an electorate named Rangitikei in its own right dates from the third session of the New Zealand Parliament. In a somewhat auspicious start for the seat, the first Member of Parliamnt for the seat was future Prime Minister William Fox.

The current boundaries of the seat date from the introduction of Mixed Member Proportional voting in 1996. The seat was created by adding the southern tip of King Country to the northern tip of the Manawatu seat, and drafting in the towns to the east of Wanganui from Waitotara. The rural conservative nature of the seat makes it a safe National seat, though this belies the fact that for six years it was held by a third party MP, Social Credit leader Bruce Beetham.

Members of Parliament for Rangitīkei

Election results

MMP election box incumbent win
party = New Zealand National Party
candidate = Simon Power
votes = 19,119
percentage = 60.42
change =
party votes = 14,721
party percent = 46.03
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Labour Party
candidate = Marilyn Brown
votes = 9459
percentage = 29.89
change =
party votes = 11,538
party percent = 36.08
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand First
candidate = Murray Strawbridge
votes = 1335
percentage = 4.22
change =
party votes = 2363
party percent = 7.39
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = United Future New Zealand
candidate = Gary Pedersen
votes = 718
percentage = 2.27
change =
party votes = 1027
party percent = 3.21
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Richard Pierce
votes = 426
percentage = 1.35
change =
party votes = -
party percent =
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = ACT New Zealand
candidate = John Waugh
votes = 215
percentage = 0.68
change =
party votes = 446
party percent = 1.39
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 1083
party percent = 3.39
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Progressive Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 287
party percent = 0.90
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Māori Party
candidate = Abe Hepi
votes = 369
percentage = 1.17
change =
party votes = 195
party percent = 0.61
party change = -MMP election box candidate lose
party = Destiny New Zealand
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 114
party percent = 0.36
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 85
party percent = 0.27
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Christian Heritage New Zealand
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 47
party percent = 0.15
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 22
party percent = 0.07
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Democratic Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 12
party percent = 0.04
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Libertarianz
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 12
party percent = 0.04
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = One New Zealand Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 9
party percent = 0.03
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = 99 MP Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 6
party percent = 0.02
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = New Zealand Family Rights Protection Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 5
party percent = 0.02
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = The Republic of New Zealand Party
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 5
party percent = 0.02
party change = MMP election box candidate lose
party = Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand
candidate = -
votes =
percentage =
change =
party votes = 2
party percent = 0.01
party change = MMP election box informal vote
votes = 216
party votes = 100

MMP election box total vote
votes = 31,641
party votes = 31,979MMP election box majority hold
winner = New Zealand National Party
votes = 9660
percent = 30.53
change =

References

External links

* [http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/BF7E38A7-D867-46C4-9813-71AE1FF9ECF4/180/Rangitikei1.pdf Electorate Profile] "Parliamentary Library"