Hutt South
Hutt South is a parliamentary electorate in the lower Hutt Valley of New Zealand. It is held by Ginny Andersen of the Labour Party following the 2020 election. It was previously held by Chris Bishop of the National Party Bishop's victory was the first time Hutt South has been held by a National Party MP since the electorate was created in 1996. Labour regained the electorate subsequently in the 2020 New Zealand general election. Population centres. The electorate is based on the southern part of the city of Lower Hutt. It was formed in 1996 from the  old electorates of Pencarrow and Eastern Hutt. Hutt South consists of the southern suburbs of Lower Hutt, Petone, Wainuiomata, and Eastbourne. Following the 2014 boundary review, Hutt South lost Naenae and a small part of Epuni to , in exchange for the suburbs of Kelson and Belmont. It also gained the suburbs of Tirohanga, Harbour View, Normandale, Maungaraki and Korokoro from , meaning the entire Hutt Valley was now covered by just two electorates (Rimutaka and Hutt South). Since 2014, the following suburbs of Lower Hutt fall within Hutt South. History. At the first MMP election in , Hutt South replaced the earlier  electorate of Pencarrow, which was then held by Trevor Mallard. Mallard was returned at every general election until he moved to list-only at the 2017 election. Members of Parliament. Key List MPs. Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Hutt South electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. Election results. 2011 election. Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 43,215 2008 election. Note: lines coloured beige denote the winner of the electorate vote. Lines coloured pink denote a candidate elected to Parliament from their party  list.