# Hauraki (New Zealand general electorate)

Hauraki is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1928 to 1987 and 1993 to 1996. In the 1987 general election it was renamed Coromandel, the name that had been used from 1972 to 1981. In 1993 it reverted to Hauraki, but became Coromandel again for the first MMP election in 1996.

## Population centres

In the 1927 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further electorate from the South Island due to faster population growth. Five electorates were abolished, two former electorates were re-established, and three electorates, including Hauraki, were created for the first time. These changes came into effect with the 1928 election. In its original form, the Hauraki electorate extended from the Hauraki Plains up the coast to Auckland. Settlements that fell into the electorate were Howick, Papatoetoe, Māngere, Manurewa, Brookby, Meremere, Miranda, and Waitakaruru. In the 1937 electoral redistribution, the Hauraki electorate moved significantly south, losing all the South Auckland suburbs to the new Otahuhu electorate, and gaining Morrinsville.
In the 1946 electoral redistribution, the Hauraki electorate moved to the north-east, losing Morrinsville, but gaining Paeroa and most of the Coromandel Peninsula, including Thames, Whitianga, and Coromandel township.
The 1987 electoral redistribution took the continued population growth in the North Island into account, and two additional general electorates were created, bringing the total number of electorates to 97. In the South Island, the shift of population to Christchurch had continued. Overall, three electorates were newly created, three electorates were recreated, and four electorates were abolished (including Hauraki). All of those electorates were in the North Island. Changes in the South Island were restricted to boundary changes. These changes came into effect with the 1987 election.

## History

The electorate was represented by nine Members of Parliament. The first representative was Arthur Hall, who died in office on 18 April 1931. This caused the 1931 by-election, which was won by Walter William Massey.
In 1972 and 1987, the electorate was abolished and replaced with the Coromandel electorate.

### Members of Parliament

Key
Reform  Labour  National
| Election | Winner |
| 1928 election | Arthur Hall |
| 1931 by-election | Walter William Massey |
| 1931 election | Walter William Massey |
| 1935 election | Charles Robert Petrie |
| 1938 election | John Manchester Allen |
| 1942 by-election | Andy Sutherland |
| 1943 election | Andy Sutherland |
| 1946 election | Andy Sutherland |
| 1949 election | Andy Sutherland |
| 1951 election | Andy Sutherland |
| 1954 election | Arthur Kinsella |
| 1957 election | Arthur Kinsella |
| 1960 election | Arthur Kinsella |
| 1963 election | Arthur Kinsella |
| 1966 election | Arthur Kinsella |
| 1969 election | Leo Schultz |
| (Abolished 1972–1978; see Coromandel) |||
| 1978 election | Leo Schultz |
| 1981 election | Graeme Lee |
| 1984 election | Graeme Lee |
| {Abolished 1987–1993; see Coromandel) |||
| 1993 election | Warren Kyd |
| (Electorate abolished in 1996; see Coromandel) |||
The name Hauraki was used in 1999 for a Māori electorate; please refer to Hauraki Maori.

## Election results
### 1993 election

1993 general election: Hauraki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National | Warren Kyd | 7,568 | 40.85 |
| | Alliance | Jeanette Fitzsimons | 5,698 | 30.75 |
| | Labour | Rachel Garden | 3,183 | 17.18 |
| | NZ First | Sharon O'Flaherty | 1,593 | 8.59 |
| | Christian Heritage | Ross Jackson | 289 | 1.55 |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Gregory Clive Smith | 148 | 0.79 |
| | New Zealand Defence Movement | James Brian Boswell | 47 | 0.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,870 | 10.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,526 | 83.10 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,291 | |

### 1984 election

1984 general election: Hauraki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Graeme Lee | 9,070 | 43.9 | −1.5 |
| | Social Credit | Alasdair Thompson | 5,638 | 27.3 | |
| | Labour | Gary Taylor | 4,653 | 22.5 | |
| | NZ Party | Peter Hepburn | 1,227 | 5.9 | |
| | Values | Marion Donald | 71 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,432 | 16.6 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,607 | 93.2 | +3.9 |

### 1981 election

1981 general election: Hauraki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Graeme Lee | 8,996 | 45.4 | |
| | Social Credit | Gordon Miller | 7,209 | 36.3 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Carl Jensen | 3,636 | 18.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,787 | 9.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,298 | 89.3 | +19.2 |

### 1978 election

1978 general election: Hauraki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National | Leo Schultz | 8,022 | 44.3 |
| | Social Credit | Gordon Miller | 6,003 | 33.2 |
| | Labour | John Williams | 3,668 | 20.3 |
| | Values | Michael Fraser Donoghue | 390 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,019 | 11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,876 | 70.1 |

### 1943 election

There were five candidates in 1943, with the election won by Andy Sutherland over Edmund Colin Nigel Robinson.

### 1942 by-election

1942 Hauraki by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National | Andy Sutherland | 3,805 | 77.41 |
| | Independent | Henry Thomas Head | 1,082 | 22.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 29 | 0.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,723 | 55.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,916 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |

### 1935 election

1935 general election: Hauraki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Robert Petrie | 5,325 | 45.37 | +9.99 |
| | Reform | Walter Massey | 4,781 | 40.74 | −23.88 |
| | Democrat | Stanley Rickards | 1,629 | 13.88 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 75 | 0.63 | −0.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 544 | 4.63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,735 | 89.64 | +10.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,090 | | |

### 1931 election

1931 general election: Hauraki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Walter Massey | 6,078 | 64.62 | +15.15 |
| | Labour | Charles Robert Petrie | 3,328 | 35.38 | +3.42 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 64 | 0.68 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,750 | 29.24 | +11.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,470 | 79.23 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,953 | | |

### 1931 by-election

1931 Hauraki by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Walter Massey | 4,023 | 49.47 | |
| | Labour | Charles Robert Petrie | 2,599 | 31.96 | |
| | United | Ebenezer Allan | 997 | 12.26 | −19.74 |
| | Country Party | Alexander Ross | 513 | 6.31 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,424 | 17.51 | 7.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,132 | | |

### 1928 election

1928 general election: Hauraki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Reform | Arthur Hall | 3,826 | 41.71 |
| | United | Ebenezer Allan | 2,935 | 32.00 |
| | Labour | Charles Robert Petrie | 2,411 | 26.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 891 | 9.71 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,226 | 87.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,532 | |