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Ikaroa-Rāwhiti is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate. It was formed for the 1999 election and held by Parekura Horomia of the Labour Party until his death in 2013. A by-election to replace him was held on 29 June 2013 and was won by Labour's Meka Whaitiri, who remains the incumbent after the 2014 election.

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Population centres

As the electorate's name suggests (ika "fish", roa "long", rāwhiti "east"), Ikaroa-Rāwhiti is a long electorate covering the eastern North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui).

The electorate includes the following population centres (from north to south):

  • Gisborne
  • Wairoa
  • Napier
  • Hastings
  • Central Hawke's Bay
  • Tararua District
  • Masterton and the Wairarapa district
  • Upper Hutt
  • Lower Hutt—northern suburbs (north of Fairway Drive and Daysh Street), western hills (excluding Korokoro), and Wainuiomata

    • In the 2013/14 redistribution, a minor boundary adjustment was undertaken. A small area, including the village of Tuia, was transferred to the Waiariki electorate.

    Tribal areas

    The electorate includes the following tribal areas:

  • Ngāti Porou - Potikirua ki Te Toka-a-Taiau (Gisborne)
  • Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki - Gisborne and Poverty Bay
  • Rongowhakaata - Poverty Bay
  • Ngāi Tāmanuhiri - Poverty Bay
  • Ngāti Kahungunu - Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, Hastings, Napier and Wairarapa
  • Ngāti Toa - Hutt Valley, and northern Lower Hutt

    • History

    The electorate was formed for the 1999 election, which was won by Parekura Horomia of the Labour Party. Horomia's death on 29 April 2013 triggered a by-election, which was held on 29 June and won by Labour's Meka Whaitiri. The Māori Party had nominated tribal leader Na Rongowhakaata Raihania. and the Mana Party had selected television presenter Te Hamua Nikora as its candidate. The Green Party had selected environmentalist and human rights advocate Marama Davidson. Further candidates had been Michael Appleby for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party plus two independent candidates. Based on preliminary results, Whaitiri more than tripled her 2014 election night majority over Mana's Nikora. Also based on preliminary results, Marama Fox of the Māori Party was elected to Parliament as a list MP.

    Members of Parliament

    Key

      Labour     Māori  

    List MPs

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

    2013 by-election

    The following table shows the final results of the by-election:

    2011 election

    Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 32,951

    References

    Ikaroa-Rāwhiti Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA