East Coast (New Zealand electorate)

East Coast is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate first existed from 1871 to 1893, and was recreated in 1999. The current MP for East Coast is Dana Kirkpatrick of the National Party, who has held office since 2023.

East Coast
Single-member constituency
for the New Zealand House of Representatives
Outline map
Location of East Coastwithin Bay of Plenty and Gisborne
RegionBay of Plenty and Gisborne
Major settlementsGisborne, Whakatāne
Area13,813.82 km2 (5,333.55 sq mi)
Current constituency
Current MPDana Kirkpatrick
PartyNational

Population centres

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The electorate's main centres are Gisborne (32,529) and Tolaga Bay in the Gisborne Region; and Ōpōtiki and Whakatane (18,800) in the eastern part of the Bay of Plenty Region. Wairoa, the northernmost town in the Hawke's Bay region, was excluded by the 2007 boundary changes.[1][2]

History

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The East Coast electorate was first established for the 5th Parliament in 1871.[3] William Kelly was the first elected representative; he held the seat until the end of the term in 1875.[4]

The "most sensational electoral contest ever held in the East Coast" electorate was held in January 1876, when mysterious pieces of cardboard were distributed by supporters of George Read in Gisborne, which hotel bars accepted as legal tender. Read, George Morris and Kelly received 215, 206 and 185 votes, with another candidate coming a distant fourth. Morris petitioned against Read's election. A parliamentary committee of enquiry determined that Read had not broken any laws by approving the initiative, but the House of Representatives resolved that Read was to be unseated in favour of Morris, which happened later in 1876.[5][6] This was the last election enquiry held by a parliamentary committee. Subsequently, these enquiries were held by the courts.[7]

At the next election in 1879, Morris was defeated by Allan McDonald, who held the electorate until he resigned in 1884.[8]

Samuel Locke won the resulting by-election and was confirmed a few months later at the 1884 general election. He served until the end of the term of the 9th Parliament in 1887.[9]

William Lee Rees stood unsuccessfully in this and subsequent by-elections and elections.

Andrew Graham won the 1887 general election. He resigned in 1889 before the end of the term.[10] Alexander Creighton Arthur won the resulting 1889 by-election. Arthur and Kelly (the electorate's first representative in 1871) contested the 1890 general election, and Kelly was successful by a small margin, with 1022 to 1008 votes in his favour.[11] He served until the end of the term in 1893,[4] after which the electorate was abolished, and was replaced by the Bay of Plenty and Waiapu electorates.

Members of Parliament

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From 1871 to 1893, the electorate was represented by seven Members of Parliament. When the electorate was abolished the then current MP, William Kelly contested and won the new seat of Bay of Plenty.In 1999, the electorate was recreated from most of the Mahia, and part of the Bay of Plenty electorates. Since 1999 it has been represented by two MPs.

Key

  Independent   Liberal   Labour   National   United Future   Green

ElectionWinner
1871 electionWilliam Kelly
1876 electionGeorge Read
George Morris1
1879 electionAllan McDonald
1881 election
1884 by-electionSamuel Locke
1884 election
1887 electionAndrew Graham
1889 by-electionAlexander Creighton Arthur
1890 electionWilliam Kelly
electorate abolished, 1893–1999
1999 electionJanet Mackey
2002 election
2005 electionAnne Tolley
2008 election
2011 election
2014 election
2017 election
2020 electionKiri Allan
2023 electionDana Kirkpatrick

1 See History section above.

List MPs

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

ElectionList Member
2002 electionJudy Turner
2005 electionMoana Mackey
Judy Turner
2008 electionCatherine Delahunty
Moana Mackey
2011 electionMoana Mackey
2017 electionKiri Allan
Gareth Hughes

Election results

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2023 election

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2023 general election: East Coast[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.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
NationalDana Kirkpatrick17,00742.57+6.1514,90836.70+9.74
LabourTāmati Coffey13,80834.56−17.1412,05429.68−20.72
NZ FirstCraig Sinclair2,5716.443,8969.59+6.15
ACTMichael Howe1,9234.81+1.563,5998.86+1.08
GreenJordan Walker1,7654.42-0.633,0157.42+1.89
Te Pāti MāoriFallyn Flavell1,2353.099152.25+1.50
DemocracyNZChris Robinson6251.561990.49
Vision New ZealandLeighton Packer3230.81
IndependentDon Richards1040.26
IndependentMonaco Caracas680.17
IndependentGordon Dickson660.17
New Zealand Loyal 5461.34
Opportunities 4601.13+0.22
NewZeal 2470.61+0.10 [a]
Freedoms NZ 1780.44
Vision NZ 1090.26±0.00
Legalise Cannabis 1640.40-0.03
New Conservatives 560.14-0.95
Animal Justice 430.11
Leighton Baker Party 290.07
Women's Rights 250.06
New Nation 200.05
Informal votes509264
Total valid votes39,95040,618
National gain from LabourMajority3,1998.01-7.27

2020 election

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2020 general election: East Coast[13]
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.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
LabourKiri Allan21,42051.70+18.1921,41250.40+13.78
NationalTania Tapsell15,08936.42−9.7611,45226.96−17.07
GreenMeredith Akuhata-Brown2,0915.05−2.082,3515.53+0.95
ACTBlake Webb1,3453.253,3057.78+7.51
Advance NZJennie Brown8322.017341.73
New ConservativeHelena Nickerson3800.924631.09+0.92
ONEVeronica King2740.662170.51
NZ First 1,4623.44−6.45
Opportunities 3870.91−1.43
Māori Party 3200.75±0.00
Legalise Cannabis 1830.43+0.11
Vision NZ 1090.26
Outdoors 550.13+0.03
Social Credit 130.03+0.02
Sustainable NZ 90.02
TEA 60.01
Heartland 50.01
Informal votes838288
Total valid votes41,43142,483
Turnout42,77181.53+2.11
Labour gain from NationalMajority6,33115.28+2.61

2017 election

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2017 general election: East Coast[14]
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.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
National Y Anne Tolley17,51746.18−5.7417,01144.03-4.39
LabourKiri Allan12,71033.51+4.3814,15036.62+13.98
NZ FirstJulian Tilley2,9167.69+0.553,8209.89−1.90
GreenGareth Hughes2,7057.13−0.571,7704.58−4.59
OpportunitiesLesley Immink1,1423.019052.34
Māori PartyRihi Vercoe4681.232900.75−0.19
IndependentTekawe Terence Ratu520.14
Legalise Cannabis 1240.32−0.10
ACT 1060.27+0.04
Ban 1080 890.23−0.11
Conservative 670.17−3.89
Outdoors 370.10
United Future 320.08−0.14
Mana Party 200.05
People's Party 150.04
Internet 70.02
Democrats 40.01−0.07
Informal votes422188
Total valid votes37,93238,636
National holdMajority4,80712.67−10.12

2014 election

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2014 general election: East Coast[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.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
National Y Anne Tolley18,07451.92+3.6517,15248.42−1.35
LabourMoana Mackey10,14029.13−2.698,02222.64−1.23
GreenGavin Maclean2,6797.70−0.753,2489.17−1.43
NZ FirstMere Takoko2,4857.14+3.064,17611.79+3.26
ConservativeRick Drayson7842.25−2.411,4384.06+1.04
InternetPatrick Salmon2590.74+0.74
DemocratsHarry Alchin Smith860.25+0.25300.08+0.05
Internet Mana 4131.17+0.42[b]
Māori Party 3340.94−0.11
Legalise Cannabis 1500.42−0.03
Ban 1080 1220.34+0.34
ACT 820.23−0.71
United Future 780.22−0.69
Independent Coalition 170.05+0.05
Civilian 130.04+0.04
Focus 40.01+0.01
Informal votes305148
Total valid votes34,81235,427
Turnout35,57576.69+2.16
National holdMajority7,93422.79+6.33

2011 election

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2011 general election: East Coast[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.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
National Y Anne Tolley14,00348.27-4.1814,80449.77+2.15
LabourMoana Mackey9,22931.82-0.217,10123.87-7.78
GreenDarryl Monteith2,4528.45+3.093,15410.60+4.24
ConservativeKathy Sheldrake1,3524.66+4.668983.02+3.02
NZ FirstTamati Reid1,1844.08-2.762,5388.53+2.68
United FutureMartin Gibson3921.35-1.962710.91-1.28
ManaVal Irwin2560.88+0.882240.75+0.75
ACTJohn Norvill1400.48+0.482800.94-1.62
Legalise Cannabis 1330.45+0.14
Māori Party 3131.05-0.38
Alliance 100.03-0.03
Democrats 100.03-0.004
Libertarianz 90.03-0.01
Informal votes616233
Total valid votes29,00829,976
National holdMajority4,77416.46-3.98

Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 40,533[17]

2008 election

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2008 general election: East Coast[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
National Y Anne Tolley16,46352.46+7.6515,16047.63+5.43
LabourMoana Mackey10,05032.02-8.7810,07531.65-7.34
NZ FirstBrendan Horan2,1476.84+3.351,8625.85-0.92
GreenCatherine Delahunty1,6845.37+1.752,0256.36+2.11
United FutureJudy Turner1,0403.31-0.576982.19-0.76
ACT 8162.56+1.87
Māori Party 4571.44-0.16
Progressive 1990.63-0.37
Bill and Ben 1750.55
Kiwi 1150.36
Legalise Cannabis 990.31+0.12
Family Party 830.26
Alliance 190.06+0.00
Libertarianz 130.04+0.02
Democrats 120.04-0.03
Workers Party 100.03
Pacific 70.02
RONZ 50.02+0.01
RAM 20.01
Informal votes246130
Total valid votes31,38431,832
National holdMajority6,41320.43+16.44

2005 election

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2005 general election: East Coast[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.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
NationalAnne Tolley13,66644.80+12.1713,07042.20+20.43
LabourMoana Mackey12,44740.81-10.8312,07638.99-1.68
United FutureJudy Turner1,1863.89-1.709162.96-3.51
GreenCatherine Delahunty1,1043.62-1.351,3164.25-1.45
NZ FirstJoe Glen1,0643.492,0986.77-7.11
Māori PartyJohn Harré5891.934941.59
ACTBill Sadler4461.46-0.572140.69-4.17
Destiny 3361.08
Progressive 3091.00-0.68
Legalise Cannabis 600.19-0.32
Christian Heritage 200.06-1.01
Democrats 200.06
Alliance 170.05-1.12
Family Rights 80.03
Libertarianz 60.02
99 MP 50.02
One NZ 30.01
Direct Democracy 20.01
RONZ 20.01
Informal votes266125
Total valid votes30,50230,972
Turnout31,097
National gain from LabourMajority1,2193.99-15.02

2002 election

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2002 general election: East Coast
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.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
Labour Y Janet Mackey14,51951.64+1.9111,68740.67+2.79
NationalLeanne Jensen-Daines9,17632.636,25521.77-9.77
United FutureJudy Turner1,5735.591,8596.47
GreenCatherine Delahunty1,3984.971,6385.70+1.44
ACTIan Swan5712.03-0.211,3964.86-1.68
AllianceGavin MacLean3881.38-5.213361.17-7.92
Christian HeritageTania Maria Maukau-Teare-Shelford2690.963081.07-1.40
One NZDavid Moat2240.80830.29
NZ First 3,98913.88+8.88
ORNZ 5211.81
Progressive 4841.68
Legalise Cannabis 1470.51-0.42
Mana Māori 290.10-0.07
NMP 30.01+0.01
Informal votes541122
Total valid votes28,11828,735
Labour holdMajority5,34319.01+4.73

1999 election

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1999 general election: East Coast[20][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.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
LabourJanet Mackey13,39149.7310,34837.91
NationalMatthew Parkinson9,54635.458,60831.54
AllianceGavin MacLean1,7756.592,4819.09
NZ FirstGray Eatwell8443.131,3665.00
Christian HeritageRichard Rangihuna6452.406752.47
ACTIan Swan6042.241,7846.54
Mana WahineHarangi Manaena-Biddle760.28
Te TawharauAnton Kerekere460.17
Green 1,1644.26
Legalise Cannabis 2530.93
Christian Democrats 2250.82
Libertarianz 980.36
United NZ 740.27
Animals First 500.18
Mana Māori 470.17
McGillicuddy Serious 330.12
Mauri Pacific 240.09
Natural Law 230.08
One NZ 230.08
Republican 80.03
Freedom Movement 70.03
The People's Choice 30.01
NMP 10.00
South Island 10.00
Informal votes642273
Total valid votes26,92727,296
Labour win new seatMajority384514.28

1890 election

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1890 general election: East Coast[22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Kelly 1,022 50.34
ConservativeAlexander Creighton Arthur1,00849.65
Majority140.68
Turnout2,03068.65
Registered electors2,957

1889 by-election

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1889 East Coast by-election[23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentAlexander Creighton Arthur 676 52.00
IndependentWilliam Lee Rees62448.00
Majority524.00
Turnout1300

1887 election

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1887 general election: East Coast[24][25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentAndrew Graham 744 45.17
IndependentAllan McDonald58335.40
IndependentMichael Gannon[26]32019.43
Majority1619.78
Turnout1647
Registered electors2,271

1884 by-election

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1884 East Coast by-election[27][28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentSamuel Locke 509 45.49
IndependentMichael Gannon[26]31528.15
IndependentWilliam Lee Rees29526.36
Turnout1119
Majority19417.34

1881 election

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1881 general election: East Coast[29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentAllan McDonald 441 37.25
IndependentSamuel Locke42235.64
IndependentCaptain Thomas William Porter18015.20
IndependentMichael Gannon[26][30]14111.91
Majority191.60
Turnout1184
Registered electors1,524

Table footnotes

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  1. ^ Compared to ONE Party
  2. ^ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Subnational population estimates tables – Statistics New Zealand". Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  3. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 157.
  4. ^ a b Scholefield 1925, p. 107.
  5. ^ Read, George; Philip Whyte. "East Coast". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  6. ^ "East Coast Election Report". Daily Southern Cross. 23 August 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  7. ^ Mackay 1949, p. 354.
  8. ^ Scholefield 1925, p. 111.
  9. ^ Scholefield 1925, p. 110.
  10. ^ Scholefield 1925, p. 96.
  11. ^ Mackay 1949, p. 355.
  12. ^ "East Coast – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  13. ^ "East Coast – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Count Results – East Coast (2017)". Electoral Commission. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  15. ^ Electoral Commission (10 October 2014). "Official Count Results – East Coast". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  16. ^ East Coast results, 2011
  17. ^ "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  18. ^ "Election result: East Coast, 2008". Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  19. ^ "Official Count Results – East Coast (2005)". Electoral Commission. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Official Count Results (1999) – Electoral Votes for registered parties by electorate". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  21. ^ "Official Count Results (1999) – Candidate Vote Details". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  22. ^ "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  23. ^ "The East Coast Election". The Press. Vol. XLVI, no. 7425. 17 December 1889. p. 5.
  24. ^ "Tuesday, December 17, 1889". The Daily Telegraph. No. 5709. 17 December 1889. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  25. ^ Cooper, G. S. (1887). The General Election, 1887. National Library. p. 1. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  26. ^ a b c Oliver, Steven. "Kate Wyllie". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  27. ^ "Declaration of the Poll". Poverty Bay Herald. 23 June 1884.
  28. ^ "The East Coast Election". Hawke's Bay Herald. 20 June 1884.
  29. ^ Cooper, G. S. (1882). Votes Recorded for Each Candidate. Government Printer. p. 1. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  30. ^ "Telegraphic". Hawke's Bay Herald. Vol. XXI, no. 6097. 15 October 1881. p. 3. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

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