# Karapiro (New Zealand electorate)

Karapiro was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate from 1996 to 2002.
It was in the Waikato, and was a rural and safe National seat, held first by John Luxton and then by Lindsay Tisch.

## Population centres

The 1996 election was notable for the significant change of electorate boundaries, based on the provisions of the Electoral Act 1993. Because of the introduction of the mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system, the number of electorates had to be reduced, leading to significant changes. More than half of the electorates contested in 1996 were newly constituted, and most of the remainder had seen significant boundary changes. In total, 73 electorates were abolished, 29 electorates were newly created (including Karapiro), and 10 electorates were recreated, giving a net loss of 34 electorates.
The electorate includes the following population centres:
* Cambridge
* Matamata
* Morrinsville

## History

Karapiro was created as an electorate in the first MMP general election of 1996, replacing the Matamata electorate. John Luxton won the electorate in 1996, but he stood aside in 1999 for Lindsay Tisch, and went on the party list.
In the 2002 general election it was replaced by the Piako electorate, which was won by Lindsay Tisch.

### Members of Parliament

Key
National
| Election | Winner | Winner |
| 1996 election | | John Luxton |
| 1999 election | | Lindsay Tisch |

## Election results
### 1999 election

Refer to Candidates in the New Zealand general election 1999 by electorate#Karapiro for a list of candidates.

### 1996 election

1996 general election: Karapiro :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | National | John Luxton | John Luxton | 14,893 | 46.52 | | 13,713 | 42.68 | |
| | Labour | Sue Moroney | Sue Moroney | 5,526 | 17.26 | | 5,778 | 17.98 | |
| | NZ First | Clive Mortensen | Clive Mortensen | 4,898 | 15.30 | | 5,230 | 16.28 | |
| | Alliance | John Kilbride | John Kilbride | 3,245 | 10.14 | | 2,385 | 7.42 | |
| | ACT | Vince Ashwort | Vince Ashwort | 1,561 | 4.88 | | 2,446 | 7.61 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Philip Holdway-Davis | Philip Holdway-Davis | 1,055 | 3.30 | | 1,650 | 5.14 | |
| | United NZ | Tim Macindoe | Tim Macindoe | 408 | 1.27 | | 280 | 0.87 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Craig Beere | Craig Beere | 296 | 0.92 | | 86 | 0.27 | |
| | Natural Law | Belinda Hills | Belinda Hills | 78 | 0.24 | | 50 | 0.16 | |
| | Mana Māori | Lai Toy | Lai Toy | 52 | 0.16 | | 14 | 0.04 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 317 | 0.99 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 57 | 0.18 | |
| | Progressive Green | | | | | | 50 | 0.16 | |
| | Green Society | | | | | | 22 | 0.07 | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | | | | | | 21 | 0.07 | |
| | Conservatives | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | |
| | Advance New Zealand | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | Ethnic Minority Party | | | | | | 5 | 0.02 | |
| | Asia Pacific United | | | | | | 0 | 0.00 | |
| | Te Tawharau | | | | | | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 205 | | | 85 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,012 | | | 32,132 | | |
| | National win new seat | National win new seat | Majority | 9,367 | 29.26 | | | | |