# Western Hutt

Western Hutt was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate from 1969 to 1996.

## Population centres

Through an amendment in the Electoral Act in 1965, the number of electorates in the South Island was fixed at 25, an increase of one since the 1962 electoral redistribution. It was accepted that through the more rapid population growth in the North Island, the number of its electorates would continue to increase, and to keep proportionality, three new electorates were allowed for in the 1967 electoral redistribution for the next election. In the North Island, five electorates were newly created (including Western Hutt) and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished. In the South Island, three electorates were newly created and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished. The overall effect of the required changes was highly disruptive to existing electorates, with all but three electorates having their boundaries altered. These changes came into effect with the 1969 election.
The main population centre in the electorate was the city of Lower Hutt in the Hutt Valley.

## History

The electorate partly replaced the Hutt seat, which had been held by Trevor Young (who went to the Eastern Hutt seat), and Western Hutt was won in 1978 by John Terris for the Labour Party.
In the 1990 election the seat was won by Joy McLauchlan of the National Party; one of several seats won by National at the 1990 general election. McLauchlan was re-elected in 1993.
In 1996 the seat was replaced by the Hutt South seat, which was won by Trevor Mallard of the Labour Party.

### Members of Parliament

Key
Labour  National
| Election | Winner |
| 1969 election | Henry May |
| 1972 election | Henry May |
| 1975 election | Bill Lambert |
| 1978 election | John Terris |
| 1981 election | John Terris |
| 1984 election | John Terris |
| 1987 election | John Terris |
| 1990 election | Joy McLauchlan |
| 1993 election | Joy McLauchlan |
| (Electorate abolished in 1996; see Hutt South and Ohariu-Belmont) |||

## Election results
### 1993 election

1993 general election: Western Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Joy McLauchlan | 9,043 | 43.87 | −1.66 |
| | Labour | Vern Walsh | 7,501 | 36.39 | |
| | Alliance | David Steele | 2,688 | 13.04 | |
| | NZ First | Maraea Ropata | 742 | 3.60 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Don France | 443 | 2.14 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Alastair McGlinchy | 192 | 0.93 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,542 | 7.48 | +0.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,609 | 86.43 | +0.45 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,843 | | |

### 1990 election

1990 general election: Western Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Joy McLauchlan | 9,167 | 45.53 | +7.01 |
| | Labour | John Terris | 8,467 | 42.05 | −14.63 |
| | Green | Kari Haydon | 1,372 | 6.81 | |
| | NewLabour | J Olsen | 668 | 3.31 | |
| | Democrats | Errol Baird | 162 | 0.80 | −3.20 |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | J A L Speak | 132 | 0.65 | |
| | Social Credit | M N Brooke | 94 | 0.46 | |
| | Independent | B Pillow | 54 | 0.26 | |
| | People's Party | L Hannah | 15 | 0.07 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 700 | 3.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,131 | 85.98 | −2.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,411 | | |

### 1987 election

1987 general election: Western Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Terris | 11,074 | 56.68 | +5.76 |
| | National | Joy McLauchlan | 7,526 | 38.52 | |
| | Democrats | Errol Baird | 783 | 4.00 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Steven Heath | 153 | 0.78 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,548 | 18.16 | −2.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,536 | 88.69 | −5.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,026 | | |

### 1984 election

1984 general election: Western Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Terris | 10,555 | 50.92 | +2.48 |
| | National | John Tanner | 6,207 | 29.94 | −11.22 |
| | NZ Party | Philip Hale | 3,557 | 17.16 | |
| | Social Credit | David Coad | 407 | 1.96 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,348 | 20.97 | +13.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,726 | 93.99 | +3.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,050 | | |

### 1981 election

1981 general election: Western Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Terris | 9,441 | 48.44 | +3.77 |
| | National | John Tanner | 8,021 | 41.16 | |
| | Social Credit | Ivan Woolloff | 1,926 | 9.88 | |
| | Independent | Donald McPherson | 69 | 0.35 | |
| | National Front | Bas Zandbergen | 30 | 0.15 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,420 | 7.28 | +6.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,487 | 90.22 | +24.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,599 | | |

### 1978 election

1978 general election: Western Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Terris | 8,368 | 44.67 | |
| | National | Bill Lambert | 8,200 | 43.77 | −0.16 |
| | Social Credit | Kenneth Albert Demicol | 1,645 | 8.78 | |
| | Values | Neville McPherson | 348 | 1.85 | |
| | Marijuana Party | Vassos Gavriel | 139 | 0.74 | |
| | Tory | Philip James Tree | 32 | 0.17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 0.89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,732 | 65.54 | −1.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,581 | | |

### 1975 election

1975 general election: Western Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Bill Lambert | 8,334 | 43.93 | |
| | Labour | Henry May | 8,225 | 43.36 | −9.62 |
| | Values | Merv Robertson | 1,216 | 6.41 | |
| | Social Credit | John Charles Tibbles | 1,194 | 6.29 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 0.88 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,969 | 83.54 | −6.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,706 | | |

### 1972 election

1972 general election: Western Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Henry May | 8,476 | 52.98 | +1.30 |
| | National | Julian Watts | 6,084 | 38.02 | |
| | Social Credit | Ken Lattimer | 687 | 4.29 | |
| | Values | A A King | 664 | 4.15 | |
| | New Democratic | J P Fitzgibbon | 87 | 0.54 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,392 | 14.95 | +6.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,998 | 90.19 | +2.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,738 | | |

### 1969 election

1969 general election: Western Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henry May | 8,578 | 51.68 |
| | National | Egan Ogier | 7,157 | 43.12 |
| | Social Credit | Michael Kalaugher | 861 | 5.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,421 | 8.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,596 | 87.28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,014 | |