# Roskill (New Zealand electorate)

Roskill was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1919 to 1996. The electorate was represented by eight Members of Parliament.

## Population centres

In the 1918 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further three electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth. Only two existing electorates were unaltered, five electorates were abolished, two former electorate were re-established, and three electorates, including Roskill, were created for the first time.
The electorate was in the western suburbs of Auckland, New Zealand.

## History

The electorate was created in 1919, and existed continuously until 1996, the first mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) election, when it was included in the New Lynn electorate. The first representative was Vivian Potter, who represented the electorate for three terms for the Reform Party. In the 1928 election, Potter stood in the Eden electorate as an independent but was beaten by Arthur Stallworthy.
In the Roskill electorate, George Munns of the United Party won the 1928 election. He was defeated in 1931 by Arthur Shapton Richards. In 1935, Richards was challenged by the former representative Vivian Potter, but Potter came fourth out of the five candidates, with the incumbent winning the election. In the 1946 election, Richards successfully transferred to the Mount Albert electorate.
In 1999, the electorate was recreated as Mount Roskill, and was won by Phil Goff, who later became leader of the Labour Party.

### Members of Parliament

The Roskill electorate was represented by eight Members of Parliament:
Key
Reform  United  Labour  National
| Election | Winner |
| 1919 election | Vivian Potter |
| 1922 election | Vivian Potter |
| 1925 election | Vivian Potter |
| 1928 election | George Munns |
| 1931 election | Arthur Shapton Richards |
| 1935 election | Arthur Shapton Richards |
| 1938 election | Arthur Shapton Richards |
| 1943 election | Arthur Shapton Richards |
| 1946 election | Frank Langstone |
| 1949 election | John Rae |
| 1951 election | John Rae |
| 1954 election | John Rae |
| 1957 election | Arthur Faulkner |
| 1960 election | Arthur Faulkner |
| 1963 election | Arthur Faulkner |
| 1966 election | Arthur Faulkner |
| 1969 election | Arthur Faulkner |
| 1972 election | Arthur Faulkner |
| 1975 election | Arthur Faulkner |
| 1978 election | Arthur Faulkner |
| 1981 election | Phil Goff |
| 1984 election | Phil Goff |
| 1987 election | Phil Goff |
| 1990 election | Gilbert Myles |
| 1993 election | Phil Goff |
| (Electorate abolished 1996; see Owairaka) |||
Gilbert Myles' changes of allegiance, 1990–93
National  Independent  Liberal  Alliance  NZ First

## Election results
### 1993 election

1993 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phil Goff | 7,664 | 39.60 | −1.97 |
| | National | Allan Spence | 5,459 | 28.21 | |
| | NZ First | Gilbert Myles | 3,530 | 18.24 | −26.48 |
| | Alliance | Jenny-Kaye Potaka | 2,260 | 11.67 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Rowan Dunbar | 355 | 1.83 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Julian Price | 82 | 0.42 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,205 | 11.39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,350 | 84.90 | +0.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,789 | | |

### 1990 election

1990 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Gilbert Myles | 9,132 | 44.72 | |
| | Labour | Phil Goff | 8,488 | 41.57 | −12.23 |
| | Green | Ian Graham Douglas | 1,287 | 6.30 | |
| | NewLabour | Ella Henry | 952 | 4.66 | |
| | Democrats | Douglas McGee | 185 | 0.90 | −2.19 |
| | Social Credit | John Ferdinand | 153 | 0.74 | |
| | Independent | Walter Christie | 111 | 0.54 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Richard Alexander Foster | 96 | 0.47 | |
| | Communist League | Anthony David Drumm | 12 | 0.05 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 644 | 3.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,416 | 85.32 | −0.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,926 | | |

### 1987 election

1987 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phil Goff | 10,487 | 54.27 | +0.47 |
| | National | Bob Foulkes | 8,050 | 41.66 | |
| | Democrats | Douglas McGee | 598 | 3.09 | |
| | NZ Party | Brian Murray | 97 | 0.50 | |
| | Independent | Anthony Peter Devicich | 91 | 0.47 | +0.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,437 | 12.61 | −7.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,323 | 85.37 | −3.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,633 | | |

### 1984 election

1984 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phil Goff | 11,043 | 53.80 | +6.20 |
| | National | Chris Knowles | 6,835 | 33.30 | |
| | NZ Party | Ben Matthews | 2,217 | 10.80 | |
| | Social Credit | Edward James Lye | 789 | 3.84 | |
| | Independent | Anthony Peter Devicich | 57 | 0.27 | |
| | Values | Johan Ofman | 34 | 0.16 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,208 | 20.50 | +8.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,525 | 88.41 | +1.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,214 | | |

### 1981 election

1981 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phil Goff | 9,778 | 47.60 | |
| | National | Cheryl Parsons | 7,253 | 35.31 | |
| | Social Credit | Chris Lynch | 3,508 | 17.07 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,525 | 12.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,539 | 87.34 | +18.23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,515 | | |

### 1978 election

1978 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 9,584 | 48.19 | +2.30 |
| | National | John Banks | 7,913 | 39.78 | |
| | Social Credit | David Howes | 2,157 | 10.84 | |
| | Values | Steve Covacich | 233 | 1.17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,671 | 8.40 | +5.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,887 | 69.11 | −16.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,774 | | |

### 1975 election

1975 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 8,276 | 45.89 | −12.17 |
| | National | John Priestley | 7,746 | 42.95 | +11.60 |
| | Values | Geoff Hansen | 1,037 | 5.75 | |
| | Social Credit | Brenda Delamore | 955 | 5.29 | |
| | Socialist Unity | George Jackson | 17 | 0.09 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 530 | 2.93 | −23.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,031 | 82.35 | −6.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,893 | | |

### 1972 election

1972 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 9,653 | 58.06 | +1.28 |
| | National | John Priestley | 5,214 | 31.35 | |
| | Social Credit | B P Glamuzina | 923 | 5.55 | |
| | Values | Bruce McClintock | 626 | 3.76 | |
| | New Democratic | Robert Howie | 211 | 1.26 | −5.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,439 | 26.69 | +6.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,627 | 89.18 | −0.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,644 | | |

### 1969 election

1969 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 9,067 | 56.78 | +2.24 |
| | National | Anthony Cook | 5,771 | 36.14 | +3.26 |
| | Social Credit | Robert Howie | 1,130 | 7.07 | −5.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,296 | 20.64 | −1.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,968 | 89.34 | +4.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,873 | | |

### 1966 election

1966 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 9,624 | 54.54 | −3.45 |
| | National | Anthony Cook | 5,802 | 32.88 | |
| | Social Credit | Robert Howie | 2,218 | 12.57 | +8.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,822 | 21.66 | +3.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,644 | 85.03 | −5.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,748 | | |

### 1963 election

1963 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 9,207 | 51.09 | +2.08 |
| | National | Thomas Tucker | 5,991 | 33.24 | |
| | Social Credit | Robert Howie | 749 | 4.15 | |
| | Liberal | Lewis Rose | 273 | 1.51 | |
| | Communist | Ralph Hegman | 137 | 0.76 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,216 | 17.84 | +9.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,357 | 90.77 | −1.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,020 | | |

### 1960 election

1960 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 8,414 | 53.17 | −2.20 |
| | National | Geoffrey Taylor | 6,767 | 42.76 | |
| | Social Credit | Frank Langstone | 575 | 3.63 | +0.08 |
| | Communist | Ella Ayo | 68 | 0.42 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,374 | 8.68 | −5.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,824 | 92.64 | −1.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,080 | | |

### 1957 election

1957 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Faulkner | 8,197 | 55.37 | |
| | National | John Rae | 6,080 | 41.06 | −12.03 |
| | Social Credit | Frank Langstone | 527 | 3.55 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,117 | 14.30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,804 | 94.46 | +4.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,671 | | |

### 1954 election

1954 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | John Rae | 7,455 | 53.09 | +1.67 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Morris | 5,803 | 41.32 | |
| | Social Credit | William Sayer | 783 | 5.57 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,652 | 11.76 | +8.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,041 | 89.67 | −0.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,658 | | |

### 1951 election

1951 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | John Rae | 7,962 | 51.42 | +0.32 |
| | Labour | Pat Curran | 7,522 | 48.58 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 2.84 | −6.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,484 | 90.41 | −3.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,126 | | |

### 1949 election

1949 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | John Rae | 7,372 | 51.10 | |
| | Labour | James Freeman | 5,957 | 41.29 | |
| | Independent | Frank Langstone | 1,097 | 7.61 | −42.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,415 | 9.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,426 | 94.13 | −0.55 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,324 | | |

### 1946 election

1946 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Langstone | 6,611 | 50.60 | |
| | National | Roy McElroy | 6,456 | 49.40 | +6.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 1.18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,067 | 94.68 | +1.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,801 | | |

### 1943 election

1943 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Shapton Richards | 8,742 | 48.03 | −8.98 |
| | National | Roy McElroy | 7,780 | 42.74 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Keith Hay | 1,015 | 5.57 | |
| | Real Democracy | Charles Belton | 249 | 1.36 | |
| | People's Movement | Hawtrey Warren Glynn | 145 | 0.79 | |
| | Independent Labour | Stanley Hamilton | 95 | 0.52 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 116 | 0.63 | −0.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 962 | 5.28 | −9.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,199 | 93.11 | −0.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,545 | | |

### 1938 election

1938 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Shapton Richards | 8,272 | 57.01 | −2.27 |
| | National | Arthur Sagar Bailey | 6,431 | 44.32 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 106 | 0.73 | −0.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,141 | 14.75 | −12.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,509 | 92.60 | +1.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,667 | | |

### 1935 election

1935 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Shapton Richards | 8,728 | 59.28 | +20.47 |
| | Reform | Thomas Fleming | 4,705 | 31.96 | |
| | Democrat | William Clarvis | 698 | 4.74 | |
| | Independent | Vivian Potter | 492 | 3.34 | |
| | Independent Liberal | William Frederick Jamieson | 98 | 0.66 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 121 | 0.82 | +0.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,023 | 27.32 | +25.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,721 | 90.63 | +8.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,242 | | |

### 1931 election

1931 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Shapton Richards | 4,885 | 38.81 | |
| | Reform | William John Holdsworth | 4,714 | 37.45 | |
| | United | George Munns | 2,988 | 23.74 | −22.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 1.36 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 0.11 | −0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,601 | 81.83 | −5.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,399 | | |

### 1928 election

1928 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United | George Munns | 5,745 | 45.99 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Shapton Richards | 3,401 | 27.23 | |
| | Reform | Ellen Melville | 3,345 | 26.78 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,344 | 18.77 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 0.61 | +0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,568 | 87.71 | −2.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,329 | | |

### 1925 election

1925 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Vivian Potter | 7,301 | 55.44 | +10.93 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Hall-Skelton | 4,388 | 33.32 | +7.28 |
| | Labour | John William Yarnall | 1,399 | 10.62 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 0.59 | −0.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,913 | 22.12 | +3.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,167 | 90.69 | −1.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,518 | | |

### 1922 election

1922 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Vivian Potter | 4,838 | 44.51 | −0.32 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Hall-Skelton | 2,831 | 26.04 | |
| | Independent | Ellen Melville | 1,617 | 14.87 | |
| | Labour | Jim Purtell | 1,481 | 13.62 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 101 | 0.92 | −0.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,007 | 18.46 | −1.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,868 | 92.12 | +6.94 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,797 | | |

### 1919 election

1919 general election: Roskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Reform | Vivian Potter | 4,200 | 44.83 |
| | Independent Reform | James Gunson | 2,346 | 25.04 |
| | Labour | George Davis | 1,998 | 21.33 |
| | Independent Liberal | Frederick William Peddle | 728 | 7.77 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 95 | 1.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,854 | 19.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,367 | 85.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,996 | |