Tauranga
Single-member constituency
for the New Zealand House of Representatives
Outline map
Location of Taurangawithin Bay of Plenty
RegionBay of Plenty
Major settlementsTauranga
Current constituency
Current MPSam Uffindell
PartyNational

Tauranga is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Tauranga is Sam Uffindell of the National Party, who won the seat in the 2022 Tauranga by-election, following the resignation of the previous MP, Simon Bridges of the National Party.

Population centres

The previous electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1875 for the 1875–1876 election. In the six years since, New Zealand's European population had increased by 65%. In the 1881 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives increased the number of European representatives to 91 (up from 84 since the 1875–76 election). The number of Māori electorates was held at four. The House further decided that electorates should not have more than one representative, which led to 35 new electorates being formed, including Tauranga, and two electorates that had previously been abolished to be recreated. This necessitated a major disruption to existing boundaries.[1]

The electorate includes Tauranga, Mt Maunganui and Omanu Beach, but excluding Hairini, Maungatapu, Matapihi and Welcome Bay.

History

Tauranga electorate was created for the 1881 election, which determined the composition of the 8th Parliament. Initially, it existed until the 1890 election and during that time, it was represented by four MPs.[2]

The 1881 election was hotly contested. Four candidates were nominated: George Morris, who had previously represented the East Coast electorate; George Vesey Stewart, then the owner of the Bay of Plenty Times; William Kelly, who had also previously represented the East Coast electorate; and Henry Thomas Rowe, a surveyor and commission agent.[3] Rowe announced his retirement from the contest on 6 December three days out from election day, urging his supporters to vote for Stewart instead.[4] The unofficial results were released the day after the election (Saturday, 10 December) and Morris had a majority of 13 votes over Stewart, with the official declaration to be made on 12 December.[5] This was deferred until 14 December, with Morris ahead by 10 votes.[6] Stewart stood for the Tauranga mayoralty a few months later and was elected the town's first mayor.[7]

Morris was re-elected in the 1884 election, but resigned in April 1885, as he had been appointed to the Legislative Council.[8] The resulting by-election on 22 May 1885 was won by John Sheehan, who died on 12 June 1885.[9] The second 1885 by-election on 11 July was won by Lawrence Grace, who represented the electorate until the end of the term in 1887.[10] The 1887 election was won by William Kelly, who represented the electorate until the end of the term in 1890,[11] at which time the electorate was abolished.[2]

The electorate was recreated in 1908.[2] William Herries was the first representative, elected at the 1908 election; he had since the 1896 election represented the Bay of Plenty electorate. He became a member of the Reform Party when it formed itself in the following year. Herries represented the electorate until his death on 22 February 1923.[12]

The resulting 1923 by-election was won by Charles MacMillan, who also represented the Reform Party. MacMillan won the three subsequent general elections[13] before he was beaten in the 1935 election by Labour's Charles Burnett.[14] At the next election held in 1938, Burnett was beaten by National's Frederick Doidge, who held the electorate until his retirement in 1951.[15]

Doidge was succeeded by George Walsh, who won the 1951 election. Walsh served for seven terms and retired in 1972. Keith Allen was the next representative, first elected in 1972 and an MP until his death shortly before the 1984 election.

Allen's death did not cause a by-election, as it occurred within six months of the next general election. The 1984 election was won by Winston Peters, who had previously represented the Hunua electorate. In 1990 until March 1991, Peters was Minister of Māori Affairs,[16] but he was sacked from Cabinet by Prime Minister Jim Bolger in October 1991 after repeatedly criticising his National Party leadership. Peters remained as a National backbencher, continuing to criticise the party. In late 1992, when the National Party was considering possible candidates for the elections in the following year, it was decided that Peters would not be allowed to seek renomination for the Tauranga electorate. Peters unsuccessfully challenged this decision in the High Court, and in early 1993, he chose to resign from the party and from Parliament. This prompted a by-election in Tauranga some months before the scheduled general election. Peters stood as an independent and won with over 90% of the vote, assisted by the major parties not standing candidates against him.[17] Shortly before the 1993 election, Peters established New Zealand First and retained the Tauranga electorate. He continued to represent Tauranga until he was defeated in the 2005 election by National's Bob Clarkson.[18]

Clarkson's defeat of Winston Peters was significant, as this resulted in New Zealand First losing its only electorate seat. The party still gained parliamentary representation by polling over the five percent threshold, however. Clarkson retired at the end of the parliamentary term. He was succeeded by National's Simon Bridges, who won the 2008 election, with Peters coming a distant second.[19] Bridges was re-elected in 2011.[20]

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent   Conservative   Reform   Labour   National   NZ First   United Future

Election Winner
1881 election George Morris
1884 election
1885 by-election John Sheehan
1885 by-election Lawrence Grace
1887 election William Kelly
(Electorate abolished 1890–1908)
1908 election William Herries
1911 election
1914 election
1919 election
1922 election
1923 by-election Charles MacMillan
1925 election
1928 election
1931 election
1935 election Charles Burnett
1938 election Frederick Doidge
1943 election
1946 election
1949 election
1951 election George Walsh
1954 election
1957 election
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election Keith Allen
1975 election
1978 election
1981 election
1984 election Winston Peters
1987 election
1990 election
1993 by-election
1993 election
1996 election
1999 election
2002 election
2005 election Bob Clarkson
2008 election Simon Bridges
2011 election
2014 election
2017 election
2020 election
2022 by-election Sam Uffindell
2023 election

List MPs

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

Election Winner
1996 election Katherine O'Regan
1999 election Margaret Wilson
2002 election
Larry Baldock
2005 election Winston Peters
2011 election Brendan Horan
2014 election Clayton Mitchell
2017 election
Jan Tinetti
2020 election
2023 election
Cameron Luxton

Election results

2022 by-election

The following table shows the final by-election results:[21]

2022 Tauranga 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Sam Uffindell 11,613 55.87
Labour Jan Tinetti 5,259 25.30 -13.23
ACT Cameron Luxton 2,133 10.26 +6.29
Outdoors Sue Grey 1,030 4.95
New Nation Andrew Hollis 260 1.25
ONE Allan Cawood 182 0.87
Legalise Cannabis Christopher Coker 117 0.56
New Conservatives Helen Houghton 103 0.49
Independent Yvette Lamare 22 0.10 +0.04
Independent Peter Wakeman 20 0.09
Independent Tony Corbett 17 0.08
Independent Gordon Dickson 9 0.04
Informal votes 19 0.09 -1.52
Majority 6,354 30.57
Turnout 20,784 40.19 -44.45
National hold Swing +26.34

2020 election

2020 general election: Tauranga[22]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Simon Bridges 18,721 42.76 -11.53 14,437 32.50 -20.10
Labour Jan Tinetti 16,865 38.53 +12.65 18,547 42.01 +15.31
Green Josh Cole 1,901 4.34 -0.55 2,407 5.45 +1.57
ACT Cameron Luxton 1,739 3.97 +3.45 3,952 8.95 +8.35
NZ First Erika Harvey 1,397 3.15 -9.04 1,595 3.61 -7.63
Opportunities Andrew Caie 935 2.16 — 847 1.92 -1.26
New Conservative Paul Hignett 725 1.66 — 1,032 2.34 +2.06
Advance NZ Daniel Crosa 471 1.08 — 540 1.22 —
Outdoors Tracy Livingston 188 0.43 — 53 0.12 +0.05
Independent James Capamagian 83 0.19 —
Independent Yvette Lamare 63 0.14 +0.01
Maori Party   155 0.35 -0.17
Legalise Cannabis   139 0.31 +0.09
ONE   95 0.22 —
Vision NZ   51 0.12 —
Sustainable NZ   31 0.07 —
Social Credit   11 0.02 -0.01
TEA   9 0.02 —
Heartland   3 0.01 —
Informal votes 706 334
Total Valid votes 43,776 44,148
National hold Majority 1,856 4.23 -24.18

2017 election

2017 general election: Tauranga[23]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Simon Bridges 21,499 54.29 -2.59 21,182 52.6 -3.21
Labour Jan Tinetti 10,247 25.88 +9.76 10,737 26.7 +12.2
NZ First Clayton Mitchell 4,829 12.19 -3.88 4,523 11.24 -3.26
Green Emma-Leigh Hodge 1,935 4.89 -1.09 1,562 3.88 -3.24
Māori Party Joseph James Borell 267 0.67 +0.15 211 0.52 -0.08
ACT Stuart Pedersen 205 0.52 +0.1 242 0.6 +0.24
Independent Rusty Kane 72 0.18 —
United Future Ben Rickard 64 0.16 -0.08 40 0.1 -0.15
Independent Yvette Lamare 50 0.13 —
Independent Hugh E Robb 49 0.12 —
Democrats Jason Jobsis 33 0.08 — 14 0.03 -0.02
Opportunities   1,282 3.18 —
Conservative   113 0.28 -5.5
Legalise Cannabis   89 0.22 -0.08
Outdoors   27 0.07 —
Ban 1080   22 0.05 +0.02
People's Party   17 0.04 —
Mana   8 0.02 -0.46[lower-alpha 1]
Internet   6 0.01 -0.47[lower-alpha 2]
Informal votes 350 180
Total Valid votes 39,600 40,255
National hold Majority 11,252 28.41 -12.35

2014 election

2014 general election: Tauranga[24]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Simon Bridges 20,711 56.88 −4.52 20,728 55.81 +1.58
Labour Rachel Jones 5,869 16.12 +2.97 5,361 14.50 −0.58
NZ First Clayton Mitchell 5,851 16.07 +3.19 5,387 14.50 −0.40
Green Ian McLean 2,177 5.98 −0.89 2,645 7.12 −1.64
Conservative Nathaniel Heslop 1,065 2.92 −1.31 2,146 5.78 +1.69
Māori Party Verna Ohai-Gate 188 0.52 +0.18 222 0.60 +0.10
Independent Coalition Michael O'Neill 179 0.49 — 96 0.26 —
ACT Stuart Pedersen 154 0.42 −0.11 134 0.36 −0.80
United Future James Maxwell 87 0.24 — 94 0.25 −0.31
Independent Rusty Kane 84 0.23 —
Independent Yvette Lamare 46 0.13 −0.04
Internet Mana   180 0.48 +0.32[lower-alpha 3]
Legalise Cannabis   110 0.30 −0.20
Democrats   17 0.05 −0.01
Ban 1080   12 0.03 —
Civilian   7 0.02 —
Focus   3 0.01 —
Informal votes 312 152
Total Valid votes 36,411 37,142
Turnout 37,294
National hold Majority 14,842 40.76 −7.48

2011 election

2011 general election: Tauranga[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Simon Bridges 21,971 61.40 +4.59 19,858 54.23 -0.08
Labour Deborah Mahuta-Coyle 4,707 13.15 +5.45 5,496 15.01 -7.61
NZ First Brendan Horan 4,611 12.88 -12.24 5,455 14.90 +4.78
Green Ian McLean 2,458 6.87 +2.93 3,208 8.76 +4.18
Conservative Larry Baldock 1,512 4.23 -0.78[lower-alpha 4] 1,499 4.09 —
ACT Kath McCabe 190 0.53 -0.05 426 1.16 -1.73
Māori Party Awanui Black 123 0.34 +0.34 182 0.50 -0.07
Mana Jayson Gardiner 90 0.25 +0.25 59 0.16 +0.16
Democrats Katherine Ransom 63 0.18 +0.09 22 0.06 -0.01
Independent Yvette Lamare 61 0.17 +0.17
United Future   205 0.56 -0.12
Legalise Cannabis   184 0.50 +0.13
Libertarianz   18 0.05 -0.01
Alliance   8 0.02 -0.02
Informal votes 699 283
Total Valid votes 35,786 36,620
National hold Majority 17,264 48.24 +16.55

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 48,133[25]

2008 election

2008 general election: Tauranga[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Simon Bridges 21,051 56.81 +15.19 20,418 54.31 +9.04
NZ First Winston Peters 9,309 25.12 -14.47 3,804 10.12 -3.15
Labour Anne Pankhurst 2,856 7.71 -3.43 8,504 22.62 -7.61
Kiwi Larry Baldock 1,893 5.11 897 2.39
Green Karen Summerhays 1,461 3.94 +1.58 1,721 4.58 +1.07
ACT Ron Scott 217 0.59 +0.42 1,086 2.89 +1.99
Independent Gray Eatwell 111 0.30
United Future John D. Willocks 76 0.21 -3.46 257 0.68 -3.79
Democrats Katherine Ransom 31 0.08 -0.00 27 0.07 +0.01
Independent Terry Leaming 30 0.08
RONZ David Macartney 20 0.05 26 0.07 +0.06
Māori Party   215 0.57 +0.23
Bill and Ben   179 0.48
Progressive   178 0.47 -0.30
Legalise Cannabis   140 0.37 +0.19
Family Party   81 0.22
Libertarianz   21 0.06 -0.00
Alliance   15 0.04 +0.02
Workers Party   14 0.04
Pacific   9 0.02
RAM   2 0.01
Informal votes 229 147
Total Valid votes 37,055 37,594
National hold Majority 11,742 31.69 +29.67

2005 election

2005 general election: Tauranga[18]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Bob Clarkson 15,020 41.62 +25.30 16,559 45.28 +23.30
NZ First Red XN Winston Peters 14,290 39.59 -13.08 4,851 13.26 -8.80
Labour Sally Barrett 4,020 11.14 -9.70 11,055 30.23 -1.93
United Future Larry Baldock 1,323 3.67 -1.39 1,636 4.47 -5.09
Green Noel Peterson 853 2.36 -0.31 1,283 3.51 -2.15
Destiny Neils Jensen 272 0.75 +0.75 295 0.81 +0.81
Progressive Karandeep Singh Lall 164 0.45 +0.06 282 0.77 -0.02
ACT Francis Denz 61 0.17 -0.75 329 0.90 -3.79
Libertarianz Russell Watkins 57 0.16 -0.32 22 0.06 +0.06
Democrats Katherine Ransom 31 0.09 +0.09 27 0.07 +0.07
Māori Party   124 0.34 +0.34
Legalise Cannabis   65 0.18 -0.25
Christian Heritage   22 0.06 -0.98
Alliance   7 0.02 -0.56
One NZ   7 0.02 -0.06
99 MP   4 0.01 +0.01
Direct Democracy   3 0.01 +0.01
RONZ   3 0.01 +0.01
Family Rights   2 0.01 +0.01
Informal votes 229 152
Total Valid votes 36,091 36,573
National gain from NZ First Majority 730 2.02 +38.37

2002 election

2002 general election: Tauranga[26]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
NZ First Green tickY Winston Peters 17,145 52.67 +22.40 7,278 22.06 +9.14
Labour Margaret Wilson 6,783 20.84 -7.34 10,608 32.16 -1.34
National Tim Macindoe 5,312 16.32 -13.76 7,250 21.98 -7.72
United Future Larry Baldock 1,647 5.06 +5.06 3,155 9.56 +9.56
Green Ian G. Douglas 870 2.67 -0.68 1,865 5.65 +0.84
ACT Ron Scott 300 0.92 +0.92 1517 4.60 -1.55
Christian Heritage Margaret Canter-Leighton 207 0.64 -1.55 342 1.04 -1.75
Libertarianz Russell Watkins 157 0.49 +0.49
Progressive Gary Oster 129 0.40 +0.40 262 0.79 +0.79
ORNZ   337 1.02 +1.02
Alliance   191 0.58 -4.01
Legalise Cannabis   140 0.42 -0.31
One NZ   27 0.08 -0.00
Mana Māori   12 0.04 +0.00
NMP   5 0.02 -0.05
Informal votes 176 111
Total Valid votes 32,550 32,989
NZ First hold Majority 10,362 31.83 +31.65

1999 election

1999 general election: Tauranga[27][28]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
NZ First Green tickY Winston Peters 10,225 30.27 −19.70 4,387 12.92 -12.92
National Katherine O'Regan 10,162 30.08 +1.23 10,083 29.70 -2.64
Labour Margaret Wilson 9,519 28.18 +18.33 11,372 33.50 +12.02
Christian Democrats Larry Baldock 1,456 4.31 +4.31 1,182 3.48 +3.48
Green Karen Summerhays 1,131 3.35 +3.35 1,634 4.81 +4.81
Christian Heritage Frank Grover 738 2.18 +2.18 945 2.78 +2.78
Alliance Tekarehana Wicks 453 1.34 −2.79 1,558 4.59 -2.29
Independent John Hepburn 73 0.22 +0.22
NMP Vivienne Berry-Evans 24 0.07 +0.07 23 0.07 +0.07
ACT   2088 6.15 +2.01
Legalise Cannabis   249 0.73 -0.28
United NZ   159 0.47 -0.03
Libertarianz   112 0.33 +0.31
McGillicuddy Serious   44 0.13 -0.16
Animals First   39 0.11 +0.00
One NZ   28 0.08 +0.08
Natural Law   16 0.05 -0.00
Mana Māori   12 0.04 +0.02
Mauri Pacific   7 0.02 +0.02
The People's Choice   4 0.01 +0.01
Freedom Movement   3 0.01 +0.01
Republican   3 0.01 +0.01
South Island   3 0.01 +0.01
Informal votes 464 294
Total Valid votes 33,781 33,951
NZ First hold Majority 63 0.19 −20.93

1996 election

1996 general election: Tauranga[29]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
NZ First Green tickY Winston Peters 18,997 49.97 −5.36 9,849 25.84
National Katherine O'Regan 10,969 28.85 +8.21 12,325 32.33
Labour Stephanie Hammond 3,745 9.85 -2.58 8,187 21.48
Christian Coalition Kel Steiner 1,679 4.42 +4.42 2,612 6.85
Alliance Gary Barham 1,570 4.13 −4.91 2,621 6.88
Independent Michael Ryan 615 1.62 +1.62
McGillicuddy Serious Graeme Cairns 310 0.82 -0.05 109 0.29
Natural Law Helen Treadwell 72 0.19 −0.07 19 0.05
Te Tawharau Steven Te Kani 31 0.08 +0.08 94 0.01
Independent Maxine Leech 27 0.07 +0.07
ACT   1580 4.15
Legalise Cannabis   386 1.01
United NZ   189 0.50
Progressive Green   76 0.20
Superannuitants & Youth   62 0.16
Animals First   43 0.11
Green Society   21 0.06
Conservatives   10 0.03
Mana Māori   7 0.02
Libertarianz   6 0.02
Advance New Zealand 5 0.01
Asia Pacific   5 0.01
Ethnic Minority   3 0.01
Informal votes 244 141
Total Valid votes 38,015 38,118
NZ First hold Majority 8028 21.12 −13.57

1993 election

1993 general election: Tauranga[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NZ First Winston Peters 12,638 55.33 -35.39
National John Cronin 4,714 20.64
Labour Cliff Lee 2,839 12.43
Alliance Gary Barham 2,064 9.04 +7.57
Christian Heritage Barbara Smith 331 1.45
McGillicuddy Serious Greg Pittams 198 0.87 -1.28
Natural Law Jacqueline Hughes 59 0.26
Majority 7,924 34.69 -53.88
Informal votes 412 1.77 -1.66
Turnout 23,255 85.87 +36.79
Registered electors 27,082

1993 by-election

1993 Tauranga by-election[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Winston Peters 11,458 90.71 +25.07
McGillicuddy Serious Greg Pittams 271 2.15
Independent Peter Wakeman 190 1.50
HFA Gary Barham 185 1.46
Silent Majority Peter Richard Watson 184 1.46
Independent Ian Baikie 109 0.86
Natural Law Lynne Lee 101 0.80
HEMP Ashley Bedford 55 0.44
Blokes' Liberation Front Rhona Tengblad 29 0.23
Aotearoa Partnership Raymond Campbell 25 0.20
Christ's Ambassadors Union Victor Bryers 24 0.19
Informal votes 449 3.43
Majority 11,187 88.57 +44.61
Turnout 13,080 49.08 -38.99
Registered electors 26,651

1990 election

1990 general election: Tauranga[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Winston Peters 13,906 65.64 +12.22
Labour Bill Delaney 4,592 21.67
Green Terry Coles 1,566 7.39
NewLabour Muriel Powell 605 2.85
Social Credit Trevor Powell 287 1.35
McGillicuddy Serious Richard Barr 141 0.66
Democrats Douglas Meiklejohn 87 0.41
Majority 9,314 43.96 +32.33
Turnout 21,184 88.07 +0.14
Registered electors 24,052

1987 election

1987 general election: Tauranga[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Winston Peters 11,256 53.42 +11.14
Labour Jenny Seddon 8,805 41.78
Democrats G Oster 1,009 4.78
Majority 2,451 11.63 -9.74
Turnout 21,070 87.93 -4.37
Registered electors 23,961

1984 election

1984 general election: Tauranga[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Winston Peters 9,716 42.28
NZ Party David Parlour 4,804 20.90
Labour Ted Howard 4,667 20.30
Social Credit Paul Hills 3,793 16.50 -17.19
Majority 4,912 21.37
Turnout 22,980 92.30 +2.85
Registered electors 24,896

1981 election

1981 general election: Tauranga[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Keith Allen 9,694 43.41 -2.05
Social Credit Paul Hills 7,642 34.22 +5.66
Labour Glenda Fryer 4,338 19.42
Independent Colin Fraser MacGillivray 532 2.38
Values C M Wait 121 0.54
Majority 2,232 9.99 -6.91
Turnout 22,327 90.17
Registered electors 24,759

1978 election

1978 general election: Tauranga[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Keith Allen 8,924 45.46 -7.37
Social Credit Paul Hills 5,606 28.56
Labour Charles William Steele-Boyce 4,665 23.76
Values Anthony Neville 433 2.20
Majority 3,318 16.90 -5.31
Turnout 19,628 74.62 -8.86
Registered electors 26,301

1975 election

1975 general election: Tauranga[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Keith Allen 11,517 52.83 +4.40
Labour Richard Hendry 6,674 30.61
Social Credit Raymond Lawrence Mills 2,571 11.79 +1.42
Values Deidre Kent 1,036 4.75
Majority 4,843 22.21 +10.16
Turnout 21,798 83.48 -4.57
Registered electors 26,110

1972 election

1972 general election: Tauranga[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Keith Allen 8,902 48.43
Labour Henry Uttinger 6,687 36.38
Social Credit Raymond Lawrence Mills 1,907 10.37
Values Colin Fraser MacGillivray 596 3.24
New Democratic Wilfrid Owen 288 1.56
Majority 2,215 12.05
Turnout 18,380 88.05 -1.29
Registered electors 20,874

1969 election

1969 general election: Tauranga[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National George Walsh 9,742 52.49 +5.06
Labour Ray Dillon 7,038 37.92
Social Credit John Stuart-Menzies 1,662 8.95
Country Party Clifford Stanley Emeny 115 0.61
Majority 2,704 14.57 +1.01
Turnout 18,557 89.34 -3.57
Registered electors 20,769

1966 election

1966 general election: Tauranga[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National George Walsh 8,040 47.43 -8.57
Labour Olive Smuts-Kennedy 5,741 33.86
Social Credit Robert William Johnson 3,170 18.70 +1.58
Majority 2,299 13.56 -15.57
Turnout 16,951 85.77 -1.59
Registered electors 19,762

1963 election

1963 general election: Tauranga[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National George Walsh 8,738 56.00 -2.59
Labour Gordon Hardaker 4,193 26.88
Social Credit Robert William Johnson 2,670 17.12
Majority 4,545 29.13 -4.53
Turnout 15,601 87.36 -1.11
Registered electors 17,857

1960 election

1960 general election: Tauranga[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National George Walsh 9,120 58.59 +4.38
Labour D C Goodfellow 3,881 24.94
Social Credit Robert Young 2,563 16.47
Majority 5,239 33.66 +10.48
Turnout 15,564 88.47 -2.89
Registered electors 17,591

1957 election

1957 general election: Tauranga[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National George Walsh 7,814 54.21 -3.67
Labour Oliver Liddell 4,472 31.03
Social Credit Eric Ernest McGowan 2,127 14.76
Majority 3,342 23.18 -2.25
Turnout 14,413 91.36 +1.26
Registered electors 15,776

1954 election

1954 general election: Tauranga[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National George Walsh 7,846 57.88 -10.50
Labour Oliver Liddell 4,398 32.45
Social Credit Ernest James Whyte 1,311 9.67
Majority 3,448 25.43 -11.33
Turnout 13,555 90.10 +4.21
Registered electors 15,043

1951 election

1951 General election: Tauranga[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National George Walsh 10,043 68.38
Labour Hillary Joseph Pickett 4,643 31.62 -2.02
Majority 5,400 36.76
Turnout 14,686 85.89 -4.76
Registered electors 17,097

1949 election

1949 general election: Tauranga[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Frederick Doidge 9,330 66.33 +6.06
Labour Hillary Joseph Pickett 4,735 33.64
Majority 4,595 32.66 +12.11
Turnout 14,065 90.65 -0.87
Registered electors 15,515

1946 election

1946 general election: Tauranga[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Frederick Doidge 7,931 60.27 -0.99
Labour Dudley A. Hill 5,227 39.73 +9.14
Majority 2,704 20.55 -10.11
Turnout 13,158 91.52 -2.08
Registered electors 14,377

1943 election

1943 general election: Tauranga[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Frederick Doidge 7,241 61.26 +6.73
Labour Dudley A. Hill 3,616 30.59
Independent Lionel Wilkinson 449 3.79
Real Democracy Henry James Angus 393 3.32
Informal votes 121 1.02 +0.32
Majority 3,625 30.66 +20.17
Turnout 11,820 93.60 +0.41
Registered electors 12,628

1938 election

1938 general election: Tauranga[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Frederick Doidge 5,915 54.53
Labour Charles Burnett 4,777 44.04 +8.98
Country Party Horace Charles Barker 78 0.71
Informal votes 76 0.70 -0.06
Majority 1,138 10.49
Turnout 10,846 93.21 +3.86
Registered electors 11,635

1935 election

1935 general election: Tauranga[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Burnett 3,602 35.06
Reform Charles MacMillan 3,567 34.72 -7.58
Country Party Albert Robinson 2,243 21.83
Democrat Charles Thomas McFarlane 806 7.84
Independent Fred Polley 53 0.51
Informal votes 79 0.76 +0.23
Majority 35 0.34
Turnout 10,271 89.35 +10.62
Registered electors 11,495

1931 election

1931 general election: Tauranga[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Charles MacMillan 3,147 42.30 -0.64
Independent Bill Sullivan[nb 1] 2,489 33.46
Country Party Frank Colbeck[nb 2] 1,803 24.24 +1.26
Informal votes 40 0.53 -0.78
Majority 658 8.85 -0.02
Turnout 7,479 78.73 -7.05
Registered electors 9,499

Table footnotes:

  1. ↑ Bill Sullivan was a member of the United Party, but Charles MacMillan was the official candidate of the United–Reform Coalition, hence Sullivan stood as an Independent
  2. ↑ For biographical details of Frank Colbeck, please refer to his father's article

1928 election

1928 general election: Tauranga[41][42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Charles MacMillan 3,285 42.94
Labour Douglas Charles Chalmers 2,607 34.08
Country Party Frank Colbeck[mb 1] 1,758 22.98
Majority 678 8.86
Informal votes 102 1.32
Turnout 7,752 85.78
Registered electors 9,037

Table footnotes:

  1. ↑ For biographical details of Frank Colbeck, please refer to his father's article

1923 by-election

1923 Tauranga by-election[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Charles MacMillan 4,360 57.41
Liberal Sir Joseph Ward 3,235 42.59
Informal votes 35 0.46
Majority 1,125 14.81
Turnout 7,630 85.53
Registered electors 8,921
Reform hold Swing

1919 election

1919 general election: Tauranga[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform William Herries 3,946 65.42
Liberal Benjamin Robbins[45] 2,086 34.58
Majority 1,860 30.84
Informal votes 118 1.92
Turnout 6,150 68.19
Registered electors 9,019

1881 election

1881 general election: Tauranga[3][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Morris 381 36.18
Independent George Vesey Stewart 371 35.23
Independent William Kelly 301 28.58
Majority 10 0.95
Turnout 1,053 71.34
Registered electors 1,476

Table footnotes

  1. ↑ 2017 Mana Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with the Internet Party in the 2014 election
  2. ↑ 2017 Internet Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana Party in the 2014 election
  3. ↑ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election
  4. ↑ Larry Baldock contested the electorate in 2008 as a candidate for the Kiwi Party

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  2. 1 2 3 Scholefield 1950, p. 164.
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