Tainui was a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate that existed between 2002 and 2008. It replaced the Hauraki electorate and absorbed a significant part of northern Te Tai Hauāuru. From the 2008 election it was replaced by the Hauraki-Waikato electorate.

The seat was held by Nanaia Mahuta of the Labour Party for the entirety of its existence from 2002 to 2008.[1]

History

The Tainui electorate was replaced by the Hauraki-Waikato electorate in 2008.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Labour

Election Winner
2002 election Nanaia Mahuta
2005 election

No candidates that contested the Tainui electorate were returned as list MPs.

Election results

2005 election

2005 general election: Tainui[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 Nanaia Mahuta 9,469 50.88 +3.35 10,421 54.68 +1.92
Māori Party Angeline Greensill 7,609 40.88 5,184 27.20
Destiny Hayden Solomon 589 3.16 294 1.54
Independent Andrew Pope 308 1.65
NZ First   1,161 6.09 -8.33
National   774 4.06 +0.23
Green   518 2.72 -7.20
Legalise Cannabis   144 0.76 -2.16
United Future   73 0.38 -1.92
Progressive   53 0.28 -0.82
ACT   49 0.26 -0.81
Christian Heritage   11 0.06 -0.94
Family Rights   9 0.05
Alliance   6 0.03 -3.34
99 MP   5 0.03
Democrats   5 0.03
RONZ   4 0.02
Direct Democracy   2 0.01
One NZ   2 0.01
Libertarianz   1 0.01
Informal votes 637 343
Total Valid votes 18,612 19,059
Labour hold Majority 1,860 9.99 -12.97

2002 election

2002 general election: Tainui[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 % ±%
Labour Nanaia Mahuta 7,098 47.52 8,007 52.75
Alliance Willie Jackson 3,668 24.56 511 3.37
Mana Māori Angeline Greensill 1,839 12.31 811 5.34
National Kevin Davis 639 4.28 582 3.83
United Future Lee Edmonds 460 3.08 350 2.31
Progressive Te Pare Joseph 396 2.65 167 1.10
Christian Heritage Albert Vahaakolo 289 1.93 151 0.99
MAI Mikaire Tuheke Sutton 115 0.77
NZ First   2,189 14.42
Green   1,506 9.92
Legalise Cannabis   442 2.91
ACT   162 1.07
ORNZ   104 0.69
One NZ   10 0.07
NMP   4 0.03
Informal votes 432 182
Total Valid votes 14,936 15,178
Labour win new seat Majority 3,430 22.96

References


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