Waiariki (New Zealand electorate)

Waiariki is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate that was established for the 1999 election, replacing the Te Tai Rawhiti electorate. It is currently held by Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi, who won it in the 2020 general election.

Waiariki
Single-member Māori constituency
for the New Zealand House of Representatives
Outline map
Location of Waiariki within Bay of Plenty and Waikato
RegionBay of Plenty and Waikato
Current constituency
Created1999
Current MPRawiri Waititi
PartyMāori
List MPTāmati Coffey (Labour)
Rotorua

Waiariki was an important electorate in the 2020 election as Waititi's win allowed the Māori Party to re-enter parliament with two MPs, despite not reaching the 5% party vote threshold needed for parties without an electorate seat.

Population centres

The electorate includes the following population centres:

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

Tribal areas

The electorate includes the following tribal areas:

History

The electorate was created for the 1999 election. The first representative was Mita Ririnui of the Labour Party, with Tuariki Delamere (Te Tawharau) coming second, Arapeta Tahana (Alliance) coming third and Kahukore Baker (New Zealand First) coming fourth.[2]

In the 2002 election, Ririnui was confirmed with 61.93% of the electorate vote. Rihi Vercoe and Hamuera Mitchell of Mana Māori and the National Party came second and third, respectively.[2]

In the 2005 election, Ririnui was beaten by Te Ururoa Flavell of the Māori Party. Hawea Vercoe of Destiny New Zealand came a distant third.[3] The 2008 election was contested by two contenders: the incumbent and Ririnui. Flavell was once again confirmed.[4]

The 2011 election was contested by three contenders: Flavell, Annette Sykes of the Mana Party and Louis Te Kani of the Labour Party. Flavell had a comfortable lead over Sykes, with Te Kani coming third.[5] In the 2014 election, Flavell gained a much increased majority.[6]

Labour's Tāmati Coffey beat Flavell in 2017. This left the Māori Party without any electorate seats, and consequently, no parliamentary representation as they had not reached the 5% party vote threshold required to enter Parliament without winning an electorate.[7] The Māori Party's Rawiri Waititi won the electorate back at the 2020 election, which allowed the Māori Party to have two MPs.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Labour   Te Pāti Māori

Election Winner
1999 election Mita Ririnui
2002 election
2005 election Te Ururoa Flavell
2008 election
2011 election
2014 election
2017 election Tāmati Coffey
2020 election Rawiri Waititi
2023 election

List MPs

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

Election Winner
2005 election Mita Ririnui
2008 election
2020 election Tāmati Coffey

Election results

2020 election
2020 general election: Waiariki[8]
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 % ±%
Māori Party Rawiri Waititi 12,389 46.78 +0.51 4.843 17.75 −0.46
Labour Red XN Tāmati Coffey 11,553 43.62 −10.12 16,552 60.67 +1.72
Vision NZ Hannah Tamaki 1,171 4.42 — 626 2.29 —
Advance NZ Ema Williams 747 2.82 — 733 2.69 —
Outdoors Rawiri Tekowhai 428 1.62 — 67 0.25 +0.22
New Conservative Riki Wayne Broughton 198 0.75 — 105 0.38 +0.32
Green   1,622 5.95 +2.09
NZ First   1,001 3.67 −3.75
National   651 2.39 −2.36
Legalise Cannabis   421 1.54 +0.84
ACT   257 0.94 +0.86
Opportunities   246 0.90 −1.97
ONE   142 0.52 —
TEA   7 0.03 —
Social Credit   4 0.01 −0.01
Sustainable NZ   4 0.01 —
Heartland   1 0.00 —
Informal votes 639 417
Total Valid votes 26,486 27,282
Turnout 27,699 68.69
Māori Party gain from Labour Majority 836 3.16 −4.32

2017 election
2017 general election: Waiariki[9]
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 % ±%
Labour Tāmati Coffey 12,362 53.74 +26.96 14,144 58.95 +20.58
Māori Party Red XN Te Ururoa Flavell 10,643 46.26 +1.61 4,730 19.71 -2.08
NZ First   1,780 7.42 -5.09
National   1,139 4.75 -0.25
Green   926 3.86 -4.12
Opportunities   690 2.88 —
Mana Party   271 1.13 -8.62[lower-alpha 1]
Legalise Cannabis   168 0.70 -0.29
Ban 1080   64 0.27 -0.04
People's Party   27 0.11 —
ACT   19 0.08 ±0.00
Conservative   15 0.06 -0.29
Outdoors   7 0.03 —
Democrats   6 0.03 +0.02
Internet   5 0.02 -1.50[lower-alpha 2]
United Future   4 0.02 -0.03
Informal votes 574 334
Total Valid votes 23,005 23,995
Turnout 24,329
Labour gain from Māori Party Majority 1,719 7.47 -12.98

2014 election
2014 general election: Waiariki[10]
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 % ±%
Māori Party Green tickY Te Ururoa Flavell 9,726 44.62 +1.57 4,880 21.79 +0.58
Labour Rawiri Waititi 5,837 26.78 +2.38 8,595 38.37 +3.32
Mana Party Annette Sykes 5,482 25.15 +0.65
Independent Coalition Pat Spellman 301 1.38 +1.38 41 0.18 +0.18
NZ First   2,801 12.51 +1.57
Internet Mana   2,524 11.27 -5.35[lower-alpha 3]
Green   1,787 7.98 -0.86
National   1,120 5.00 -0.68
Legalise Cannabis   222 0.99 +0.99
Conservative   78 0.35 +0.05
Ban 1080   70 0.31 +0.31
ACT   17 0.08 -0.07
United Future   11 0.05 -0.07
Focus   8 0.04 +0.04
Civilian   5 0.02 +0.02
Democrats   2 0.01 ±0.00
Informal votes 451 229
Total Valid votes 21,797 22,398
Māori Party hold Majority 3,889 17.84 +7.25

2011 election
2011 general election: Waiariki[5]
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 % ±%
Māori Party Green tickY Te Ururoa Flavell 7,651 43.05 -25.12 3,989 21.21 -14.05
Mana Annette Sykes 5,768 32.45 +32.45 3,125 16.62 +16.62
Labour Louis Te Kani 4,355 24.50 -7.33 6,591 35.05 -10.52
NZ First   2,058 10.94 +3.14
Green   1,663 8.84 +6.19
National   1,068 5.68 +0.18
Legalise Cannabis   201 1.07 +0.14
Conservative   57 0.30 +0.30
ACT   28 0.15 -0.07
United Future   22 0.12 -0.02
Alliance   2 0.01 -0.02
Libertarianz   2 0.01 -0.01
Democrats   1 0.01 -0.005
Informal votes 993 465
Total Valid votes 17,774 18,807
Māori Party hold Majority 1,883 10.59 -25.74

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 33,240[11]

2008 election
2008 general election: Waiariki[4]
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 % ±%
Māori Party Green tickY Te Ururoa Flavell 12,781 68.17 +13.59 6,890 35.26 +4.47
Labour Mita Ririnui 5,969 31.83 -7.67 8,903 45.57 -7.54
NZ First   1,525 7.80 +1.12
National   1,075 5.50 +2.67
Green   518 2.65 +0.35
Family Party   205 1.05 +1.05
Legalise Cannabis   182 0.93 +0.29
Kiwi   57 0.29 +0.29
Bill and Ben   47 0.24 +0.24
ACT   42 0.21 +0.10
Progressive   28 0.14 -0.10
United Future   26 0.13 -0.32
Workers Party   13 0.07 +0.07
Pacific   9 0.05 +0.05
Alliance   6 0.03 ±0.00
RAM   6 0.03 +0.03
Libertarianz   4 0.02 +0.02
Democrats   2 0.01 -0.01
RONZ   1 0.01 -0.01
Informal votes 675 366
Total Valid votes 18,750 19,539
Turnout 20,614 64.54 -4.89
Māori Party hold Majority 6,812 36.33 +21.25

2005 election
2005 general election: Waiariki[3]
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 % ±%
Māori Party Te Ururoa Flavell 10,392 54.58 6,104 30.79
Labour Red XN Mita Ririnui 7,521 39.50 -22.43 10,530 53.11 +0.18
Destiny Hawea Vercoe 1,126 5.91 528 2.66
NZ First   1,324 6.68 -9.85
National   562 2.83 -0.91
Green   457 2.30 -7.67
Legalise Cannabis   126 0.64 -2.03
United Future   89 0.45 -2.28
Progressive   48 0.24 -0.62
ACT   22 0.11 -0.44
Family Rights   10 0.05
Christian Heritage   7 0.04 -1.23
Alliance   5 0.03 -1.66
One NZ   4 0.02 -0.05
RONZ   4 0.02
99 MP   3 0.02
Democrats   3 0.02
Direct Democracy   1 0.01
Libertarianz   0 0.00
Informal votes 655 322
Total Valid votes 19,039 19,827
Turnout 20,794 69.43 +11.74
Māori Party gain from Labour Majority 2,871 15.08

2002 election
2002 general election: Waiariki[2]
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 % ±%
Labour Green tickY Mita Ririnui 9,361 61.93 +16.82 8,322 52.93 -1.99
Mana Māori Rihi Vercoe 2,644 17.49 947 6.02 -2.41
National Hamuera Mitchell 1,356 8.97 +5.28 588 3.74 -0.85
United Future Huikakahu Kawe 852 5.64 +3.99 429 2.73 +1.541
Alliance Sharon Heta 542 3.59 -9.10 265 1.69 -4.17
Christian Heritage Judith Francis 361 2.39 199 1.27 +0.38
NZ First   2,599 16.53 +1.33
Green   1,568 9.97 +6.32
Legalise Cannabis   420 2.67 +0.15
ORNZ   147 0.93
Progressive   136 0.86
ACT   87 0.55 +0.03
One NZ   11 0.07 +0.04
NMP   5 0.03 +0.02
Informal votes 529 186
Total Valid votes 15,116 15,723
Turnout 16,309 57.69
Labour hold Majority 6,717 44.44 +19.34

1 United Future swing is compared to 1999 results from both United NZ and Future NZ combined, as the two merged in 2000.

1999 election
1999 general election: Waiariki[2]
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 % ±%
Labour Mita Ririnui 7,853 45.11 9,670 54.92
Te Tawharau Red XN Tuariki Delamere[note 1] 3,484 20.01
Alliance Arapeta Tahana 2,210 12.69 1,032 5.86
NZ First Kahukore Baker 2,139 12.29 2,676 15.20
National George Ngatai 643 3.69 809 4.59
Mana Wahine Alamein Kopu 296 1.70
Mauri Pacific Te Orohi Paul 292 1.68 302 1.73
Future NZ Toa Faulkner 288 1.65 202 1.16
Freedom Movement Helen Wepiha-Tai 204 1.17 41 0.24
Mana Māori   1,469 8.43
Green   643 3.65
Legalise Cannabis   439 2.52
Christian Heritage   155 0.89
ACT   92 0.52
Animals First   21 0.12
Libertarianz   14 0.08
Natural Law   11 0.06
McGillicuddy Serious   9 0.05
People's Choice 8 0.05
United NZ   6 0.03
One NZ   5 0.03
NMP   1 0.01
Republican   1 0.01
South Island   1 0.01
Informal votes 528 330
Total Valid votes 17,409 17,607
Labour win new seat Majority 4,369 25.10

Notes
  1. 2017 Mana swing is relative to the votes for Internet Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.
  2. 2017 Internet swing is relative to the votes for Internet Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana 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.
  1. Te Tawharau contested the electorate vote independently, but encouraged voters to give their party vote to Mana Māori

References
  1. Report of the Representation Commission 2014 (PDF). Representation Commission. 4 April 2014. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-477-10414-2. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. "Electorate Profile Waiariki" (PDF). Parliamentary Library. October 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  3. "Official Count Results – Waiariki". Chief Electoral Office, Wellington. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  4. "Official Count Results – Waiariki". Chief Electoral Office, Wellington. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  5. "Official Count Results – Waiariki". Electoral Commission. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  6. "Official Count Results – Waiariki". Electoral Commission. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  7. "Maori Party in turmoil after Tāmati Coffey wins Waiariki seat for Labour". TVNZ. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. "Waiariki - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  9. "Waiariki – Official Result". Electoral Commission. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  10. "Official Count Results – Waiariki". Electoral Commission. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  11. "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.

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