# Eden (New Zealand electorate)

Eden, a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, lay in the general area of the suburb of Mount Eden in the city of Auckland.

## Population centres

The 1870 electoral redistribution was undertaken by a parliamentary select committee based on population data from the 1867 census. Eight sub-committees were formed, with two members each making decisions for their own province; thus members set their own electorate boundaries. The number of electorates was increased from 61 to 72, and Eden was one of the new electorates.
The electorate was urban, and comprised a number of inner-city suburbs in the central-south part of Auckland.

## History

The Eden electorate was created in 1871 for the 5th Parliament. The first elected representative was Robert James Creighton, who won the 1871 election. He was succeeded in 1876 by Joseph Tole, who served until 1887. In the 1879 election, Tole beat Frederick Whitaker. Edwin Mitchelson won the 1887 election. He served three parliamentary terms until 1896, when he unsuccessfully contested the City of Auckland electorate.
John Bollard was the next representative, elected in the 1896 election. He held the electorate until 1914. In the 1899 election, he had a wafer-thin majority of just four votes over Malcolm Niccol. Bollard was succeeded by James Parr, who won the 1914 election. Parr resigned on 26 March 1926, as he had been appointed as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Rex Mason won the resulting 1926 by-election, as the Reform Party vote was split between two candidates. He held the electorate for the remainder of the term until 1928. He was succeeded by Arthur Stallworthy, who won in the 1928 election. He was defeated in 1935 by Bill Anderton, who held Eden until 1946, when he was elected for Auckland Central. Wilfred Fortune won Eden in 1946 and held the electorate for three terms until 1954, when he was defeated for the Onslow electorate.
Premier and Attorney-General Frederick Whitaker stood unsuccessfully for Eden in 1879; as did John Kerr in 1871.
The electorate was abolished in 1996, when it was replaced by the new MMP electorate of Epsom.

### Members of Parliament

Eden was represented by 15 Members of Parliament.
Key
Independent Conservative Reform Labour United National
| Election | Winner |
| 1871 election | Robert Creighton |
| 1876 election | Joseph Tole |
| 1879 election | Joseph Tole |
| 1881 election | Joseph Tole |
| 1884 election | Joseph Tole |
| 1887 election | Edwin Mitchelson |
| 1890 election | Edwin Mitchelson |
| 1893 election | Edwin Mitchelson |
| 1896 election | John Bollard |
| 1899 election | John Bollard |
| 1902 election | John Bollard |
| 1905 election | John Bollard |
| 1908 election | John Bollard |
| 1911 election | John Bollard |
| 1914 election | James Parr |
| 1919 election | James Parr |
| 1922 election | James Parr |
| 1925 election | James Parr |
| 1926 by-election | Rex Mason |
| 1928 election | Arthur Stallworthy |
| 1931 election | Arthur Stallworthy |
| 1935 election | Bill Anderton |
| 1938 election | Bill Anderton |
| 1943 election | Bill Anderton |
| 1946 election | Wilfred Fortune |
| 1949 election | Wilfred Fortune |
| 1951 election | Wilfred Fortune |
| 1954 election | Duncan Rae |
| 1957 election | Duncan Rae |
| 1960 election | John Rae |
| 1963 election | John Rae |
| 1966 election | John Rae |
| 1969 election | John Rae |
| 1972 election | Mike Moore |
| 1975 election | Aussie Malcolm |
| 1978 election | Aussie Malcolm |
| 1981 election | Aussie Malcolm |
| 1984 election | Richard Northey |
| 1987 election | Richard Northey |
| 1990 election | Christine Fletcher |
| 1993 election | Christine Fletcher |
| (Electorate abolished in 1996; see Epsom) |||

## Election results
### 1993 election

1993 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Christine Fletcher | 10,121 | 49.38 | +3.34 |
| | Labour | Verna Smith | 6,727 | 32.82 | |
| | Alliance | Keith Locke | 2,878 | 14.04 | +10.51 |
| | Christian Heritage | Ewen McQueen | 375 | 1.82 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton | 164 | 0.80 | +0.18 |
| | Independent | Julie Halligan | 82 | 0.40 | |
| | New Zealand Defence Movement | Michael Bowden | 76 | 0.37 | |
| | Natural Law | John Hodgson | 70 | 0.34 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,394 | 16.56 | +8.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,493 | 84.73 | −1.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,184 | | |

### 1990 election

1990 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Christine Fletcher | 9,117 | 46.04 | |
| | Labour | Richard Northey | 7,593 | 38.35 | −18.49 |
| | Green | Robyn Dormer | 1,814 | 9.16 | |
| | NewLabour | Keith Locke | 700 | 3.53 | |
| | Democrats | Mary Tierney | 293 | 1.47 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton | 124 | 0.62 | |
| | NZ Party | Stephen Greenfield | 116 | 0.58 | |
| | Independent | W Littlewood | 42 | 0.21 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,524 | 7.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,799 | 86.38 | −3.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,919 | | |

### 1987 election

1987 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Northey | 11,916 | 56.84 | +8.28 |
| | National | Hiwi Tauroa | 8,512 | 40.60 | |
| | Democrats | Arthur Drabble | 380 | 1.81 | |
| | NZ Party | Blanche Victoria Holloway | 153 | 0.72 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,404 | 16.23 | +6.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,961 | 89.50 | −4.19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,419 | | |

### 1984 election

1984 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Northey | 11,106 | 48.56 | |
| | National | Aussie Malcolm | 8,800 | 38.43 | −3.36 |
| | NZ Party | Richard Cullen | 2,294 | 10.03 | |
| | Social Credit | Ken Harris | 571 | 2.49 | |
| | Values | Sylvia Williams | 96 | 0.41 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,306 | 10.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,867 | 93.69 | +5.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,406 | | |

### 1981 election

1981 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Aussie Malcolm | 8,526 | 41.79 | −1.47 |
| | Labour | Ian Scott | 8,409 | 41.22 | |
| | Social Credit | Allan Scott | 3,303 | 16.19 | |
| | Values | Rosa Tyson | 162 | 0.79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 0.57 | −2.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,400 | 88.16 | +32.44 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,138 | | |

### 1978 election

1978 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Aussie Malcolm | 8,653 | 43.26 | −6.22 |
| | Labour | John Hinchcliff | 8,005 | 40.02 | |
| | Social Credit | Les Tasker | 1,836 | 9.18 | +6.66 |
| | Values | Margaret Crozier | 877 | 4.38 | |
| | Independent National | Max Louis Peers | 525 | 2.62 | |
| | Independent Labour | Barry Moss | 53 | 0.26 | |
| | Cheer Up | Vince Terreni | 49 | 0.24 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 648 | 3.24 | −3.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,998 | 55.72 | −18.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,888 | | |

### 1975 election

1975 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Aussie Malcolm | 9,725 | 49.48 | |
| | Labour | Mike Moore | 8,394 | 42.71 | −5.48 |
| | Values | Paul Lunberg | 991 | 5.04 | |
| | Social Credit | Leslie Clark | 497 | 2.52 | |
| | National Socialist | Colin King-Ansell | 19 | 0.09 | −0.09 |
| | Independent Labour | Marilyn Voss | 16 | 0.08 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Norma Hughes | 11 | 0.05 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,331 | 6.77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,653 | 73.90 | −14.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,591 | | |

### 1972 election

1972 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Moore | 9,046 | 48.19 | |
| | National | Mary Kidd | 8,258 | 43.99 | |
| | Values | Bert Keiller | 656 | 3.49 | |
| | Social Credit | Neil Morrison | 646 | 3.44 | |
| | New Democratic | C W Bott | 60 | 0.31 | |
| | Independent | F W Bell | 48 | 0.25 | |
| | National Socialist | Colin King-Ansell | 35 | 0.18 | |
| | Liberal Reform | G T Tudor | 21 | 0.11 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 788 | 4.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,770 | 88.55 | +1.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,196 | | |

### 1969 election

1969 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | John Rae | 8,887 | 48.88 | −5.70 |
| | Labour | Keith Sinclair | 8,569 | 47.13 | |
| | Social Credit | Heather-Ann Molloy | 975 | 5.36 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 0.36 | −18.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,180 | 89.76 | +7.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,254 | | |

### 1966 election

1966 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | John Rae | 7,502 | 54.58 | −3.15 |
| | Labour | John William Stewart | 4,954 | 36.04 | |
| | Social Credit | Thomas Tansfield | 1,288 | 9.37 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,548 | 18.53 | −3.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,744 | 82.34 | −5.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,690 | | |

### 1963 election

1963 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | John Rae | 8,887 | 57.73 | +3.51 |
| | Labour | Frank Knipe | 5,552 | 36.06 | |
| | Social Credit | Alfred George Grove | 632 | 4.10 | +0.61 |
| | Liberal | William Wynyard Rayner | 323 | 2.09 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,335 | 21.66 | +9.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,394 | 88.11 | +1.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,471 | | |

### 1960 election

1960 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | John Rae | 8,632 | 54.22 | |
| | Labour | Russell Gordon Penney | 6,730 | 42.27 | |
| | Social Credit | Alfred George Grove | 556 | 3.49 | +0.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,902 | 11.94 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,918 | 87.04 | −5.55 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,288 | | |

### 1957 election

1957 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Duncan Rae | 8,744 | 49.71 | +1.83 |
| | Labour | Ian Watkins | 8,246 | 46.88 | |
| | Social Credit | Alfred George Grove | 599 | 3.40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 | 2.83 | +2.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,589 | 92.59 | +3.40 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,995 | | |

### 1954 election

1954 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Duncan Rae | 6,910 | 47.88 | |
| | Labour | John Stewart | 6,902 | 47.74 | |
| | Social Credit | Allan Donovan | 644 | 4.45 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.05 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,456 | 89.19 | +2.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,208 | | |

### 1951 election

1951 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Wilfred Fortune | 7,016 | 62.47 | +3.15 |
| | Labour | John Ronald Burfitt | 4,214 | 37.53 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,802 | 24.95 | +6.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,230 | 87.18 | −7.19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,881 | | |

### 1949 election

1949 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Wilfred Fortune | 7,184 | 59.32 | +4.33 |
| | Labour | Pat Curran | 4,925 | 40.68 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,259 | 18.65 | +8.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,109 | 94.37 | +2.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,831 | | |

### 1946 election

1946 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Wilfred Fortune | 7,055 | 54.99 | +9.38 |
| | Labour | Warren Freer | 5,774 | 45.01 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,281 | 9.98 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,829 | 92.19 | −0.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,915 | | |

### 1943 election

1943 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Anderton | 7,266 | 45.70 | −10.73 |
| | National | Wilfred Fortune | 7,252 | 45.61 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Terrence Nixon | 730 | 4.59 | |
| | Real Democracy | Gertrude Brooks | 304 | 1.91 | |
| | People's Movement | David Wilson | 201 | 1.26 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 149 | 0.93 | +0.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.08 | −14.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,899 | 91.37 | +0.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,400 | | |

### 1938 election

1938 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Anderton | 8,969 | 56.43 | +10.84 |
| | National | Donald Pool | 6,636 | 41.75 | |
| | Country Party | Albert Robinson | 155 | 0.97 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 132 | 0.83 | +0.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,333 | 14.68 | −4.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,892 | 91.50 | +1.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,368 | | |

### 1935 election

1935 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Anderton | 5,946 | 45.59 | +14.37 |
| | Democrat | Arthur Stallworthy | 3,481 | 26.69 | −15.57 |
| | United | Clifton Clarke | 3,458 | 26.51 | |
| | Independent | Cecil Pickering | 155 | 1.18 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 0.61 | −0.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,465 | 18.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,040 | 89.64 | +7.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,546 | | |

### 1931 election

1931 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United | Arthur Stallworthy | 4,860 | 42.26 | −7.71 |
| | Labour | Bill Anderton | 3,590 | 31.22 | +12.41 |
| | Independent | William Henry Nagle | 1,823 | 15.85 | |
| | Reform | Richard Glover-Clark | 874 | 7.60 | |
| | Independent | Vivian Potter | 352 | 3.06 | −26.47 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 169 | 1.45 | −0.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,270 | 11.04 | −9.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,668 | 82.00 | −3.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,230 | | |

### 1928 election

1928 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United | Arthur Stallworthy | 5,953 | 49.98 | |
| | Reform | Vivian Potter | 3,517 | 29.53 | |
| | Labour | Bill Anderton | 2,241 | 18.81 | |
| | Christian Socialist | Ormond Burton | 200 | 1.68 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 135 | 1.12 | −0.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,436 | 20.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,046 | 85.29 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,123 | | |

### 1926 by-election

1926 Eden by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rex Mason | 4,589 | 41.54 | +2.06 |
| | Reform | James Gunson | 4,163 | 37.68 | |
| | Independent Reform | Ellen Melville | 2,197 | 19.89 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 99 | 0.90 | −0.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,811 | 3.86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,048 | 80.03 | −11.23 |
| | Labour gain from Reform | Labour gain from Reform | Swing | | |

### 1925 election

1925 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | James Parr | 7,158 | 58.61 | −13.33 |
| | Labour | Rex Mason | 4,822 | 39.48 | +2.03 |
| | Liberal | Frank Walter Grigg | 118 | 0.96 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 113 | 0.92 | −0.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,336 | 19.13 | +11.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,211 | 91.26 | −0.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,379 | | |

### 1922 election

1922 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | James Parr | 3,901 | 45.28 | −6.69 |
| | Labour | Rex Mason | 3,226 | 37.45 | |
| | Liberal | Frederick Stanley Morton | 1,392 | 16.15 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 95 | 1.10 | −0.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | 7.83 | −20.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,614 | 92.03 | +8.35 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,359 | | |

### 1919 election

1919 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | James Parr | 3,431 | 51.97 | −2.02 |
| | Labour | Oscar McBrine | 1,577 | 23.89 | |
| | Liberal | Robert Hornblow | 1,500 | 22.72 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 1.40 | +0.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,854 | 28.08 | +2.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,601 | 83.68 | −2.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,888 | | |

### 1914 election

1914 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Reform | James Parr | 5,231 | 53.99 |
| | Liberal | William Tuck | 2,775 | 28.64 |
| | Social Democrat | Wesley Richards | 1,682 | 17.36 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 86 | 0.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,456 | 25.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,688 | 86.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,239 | |

### 1899 election

1899 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Bollard | 2,255 | 50.04 |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Niccol | 2,251 | 49.96 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 0.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,558 | 82.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,538 | |

### 1893 election

1893 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edwin Mitchelson | 1,515 | 43.03 | −17.73 |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Niccol | 1,189 | 33.77 | |
| | Liberal | Joseph Dargaville | 817 | 23.20 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 9.26 | −12.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,521 | 75.20 | +27.59 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,682 | | |

### 1890 election

1890 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edwin Mitchelson | 728 | 60.76 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Greenwood | 470 | 39.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 21.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,198 | 47.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,516 | |

### 1887 election

1887 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edwin Mitchelson | 901 | 65.96 |
| | Independent | J. A. Connell | 465 | 34.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 31.92 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,366 | 99.49 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7 | 0.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,373 | 72.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,900 | |

### 1879 election

1879 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Joseph Tole | 409 | 56.96 | +1.59 |
| | Independent | Frederick Whitaker | 309 | 43.04 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 13.92 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 718 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 731 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
NB: Officially there are 731 ballot papers, 9 informal votes, and 2*2 duplicate votes. After removing 13 from consideration, 718 total valid votes were counted. So technically, turnout is 729 voters.

### 1876 election

1876 general election: Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Joseph Tole | 263 | 55.37 |
| | Independent | Allan Kerr Taylor | 212 | 44.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 10.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 475 | 64.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 736 | |