# Rangiora (New Zealand electorate)

Rangiora is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, based on the town of Rangiora.

## Population centres

The electorate is based on the town of Rangiora and the surrounding rural area, and is north of Christchurch in North Canterbury.

## History

The electorate existed from 1963 (when it replaced the Hurunui electorate) until 1996, when with mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation it was absorbed into the new Waimakariri electorate.
The electorate is semi-rural and was represented by the National Party except for the 1972–1975 period. Derek Quigley was a National MP who was opposed to the interventionist policies of Muldoon's Third National Government. He resigned from Cabinet in 1982, and left Parliament in 1984.

### Members of Parliament

Key  National Labour
| Election | Winner |
| 1963 election | Lorrie Pickering |
| 1966 election | Lorrie Pickering |
| 1969 election | Lorrie Pickering |
| 1972 election | Kerry Burke |
| 1975 election | Derek Quigley |
| 1978 election | Derek Quigley |
| 1981 election | Derek Quigley |
| 1984 election | Jim Gerard |
| 1987 election | Jim Gerard |
| 1990 election | Jim Gerard |
| 1993 election | Jim Gerard |
| (Electorate abolished in 1996; see Waimakariri) |||

## Election results
### 1987 election

1987 general election: Rangiora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Jim Gerard | 11,413 | 52.8 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | Chris Constable | 9,281 | 42.9 | +2.0 |
| | Democrats | Graham Moore | 756 | 3.5 | −0.4 |
| | NZ Party | John McCaskey | 171 | 0.8 | −11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,123 | 9.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 92.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,743 | | |

### 1984 election

1984 general election: Rangiora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Jim Gerard | 8,895 | 42.7 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Brian Tomlinson | 8,549 | 40.9 | −1.5 |
| | NZ Party | Bill Gardner | 2,631 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
| | Social Credit | Graham Moore | 820 | 3.9 | −7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 95.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,257 | | |

### 1981 election

1981 general election: Rangiora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Derek Quigley | 10,472 | 46.6 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Chris Hayward | 9,540 | 42.4 | +1.4 |
| | Social Credit | William Morgan | 2,470 | 11.0 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 932 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 92.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,362 | | |

### 1978 election

1978 general election: Rangiora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Derek Quigley | 9,729 | 46.4 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Don McKenzie | 8,584 | 41.0 | −2.3 |
| | Social Credit | Alf Barwood | 2,195 | 10.5 | +7.5 |
| | Values | Richard Schluter | 433 | 2.1 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,145 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 77.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,181 | | |

### 1975 election

1975 general election: Rangiora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Derek Quigley | 10,499 | 49.8 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Kerry Burke | 9,113 | 43.3 | −6.2 |
| | Values | Wren Green | 820 | 3.9 | +2.9 |
| | Social Credit | Jim Fountain | 633 | 3.0 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,386 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 89.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,733 | | |

### 1972 election

1972 general election: Rangiora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kerry Burke | 8,245 | 49.5 | +6.5 |
| | National | Adrian Hiatt | 7,379 | 44.3 | −5.2 |
| | Social Credit | Jim Fountain | 645 | 3.9 | −3.8 |
| | Values | Arthur Calvin Peters | 161 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Reform | John McCaskey | 118 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | New Democratic | Lawrence James Gray | 55 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Union Movement | Owen Victor Beaumont | 49 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,386 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 89.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,733 | | |

### 1969 election

1969 general election: Rangiora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Lorrie Pickering | 8,428 | 49.5 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Piesse | 7,285 | 42.8 | +1.1 |
| | Social Credit | Louise Moore | 1,314 | 7.7 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,143 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 89.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,059 | | |

### 1966 election

1966 general election: Rangiora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Lorrie Pickering | 7,338 | 47.9 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Te Rino Tirikatene | 6,381 | 41.7 | +0.1 |
| | Social Credit | John Bere | 1,598 | 10.4 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 957 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 88.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,424 | | |

### 1963 election

1963 general election: Rangiora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National | Lorrie Pickering | 7,556 | 51.3 |
| | Labour | Te Rino Tirikatene | 6,131 | 41.6 |
| | Social Credit | Jack Clark | 1,040 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,425 | 9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 89.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,466 | |