Takanini (New Zealand electorate)
Takanini | |
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Single-member constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
Region | Auckland |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2020 |
Current MP | Rima Nakhle |
Party | National |
Takanini is an electorate to the
Population centres
The electorate is located in the far south of Auckland, on the edge of the city's built-up area. It stretches from Wattle Downs in its southwest to Mission Heights in the north.[1] It was created out of eastern parts of the Manurewa electorate around Goodwood Heights and Greenmeadows, a small part of northeastern Hunua around Mission Heights, and a northern section of the Papakura electorate around Takanini and Wattle Downs.[2] This was due to rapid population growth in the area caused mainly by the outward expansion of Auckland.[2]
Electorate profile
South Auckland has traditionally been a stronghold for the Labour Party. Takanini, however, was considered to be a marginal seat between Labour and National, as it takes in both Labour-leaning areas and National-leaning areas.[3] Initially, the electorate's name was proposed as Flat Bush after the Auckland suburb in the north of the electorate.[4][5] After a public consultation period, the name was changed to Takanini after a suburb in the south of the electorate.[2][6]
Members of Parliament
Election | Winner | |
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2020 election | Neru Leavasa | |
2023 election | Rima Nakhle |
Election results
2023 election
2023 general election: Takanini[7] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
National | Rima Nakhle | 21,936 | 55.95 | +23.60 | 21,056 | 52.56 | +22.74 | ||
Labour | Neru Leavasa | 13,161 | 33.57 | -20.13 | 11,181 | 27.91 | -26.61 | ||
ACT | Rae Ah Chee | 2,037 | 5.20 | +1.59 | 1,688 | 4.21 | -0.38 | ||
Animal Justice | Lynley Tulloch | 736 | 1.88 | – | 46 | 0.11 | – | ||
Green | 2,277 | 5.68 | +2.40 | ||||||
NZ First | 1,267 | 3.16 | +1.20 | ||||||
Māori Party
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440 | 1.10 | +0.66 | ||||||
Opportunities | 333 | 0.83 | +0.24 | ||||||
NewZeal | 299 | 0.75 | — | ||||||
Freedoms NZ | 208 | 0.52 | – | ||||||
New Zealand Loyal | 135 | 0.34 | – | ||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 108 | 0.27 | +0.01 | ||||||
New Conservative
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68 | 0.17 | -1.51 | ||||||
DemocracyNZ | 32 | 0.08 | |||||||
Women's Rights
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25 | 0.06 | |||||||
Leighton Baker Party
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16 | 0.04 | |||||||
New Nation | 14 | 0.03 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,332 | 320 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 39,202 | 40,063 | |||||||
Turnout | |||||||||
National gain from Labour | Majority | 8,775 | 22.38 | — |
2020 election
2020 general election: Takanini[8] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Labour | Neru Leavasa | 19,431 | 53.70 | — | 20,022 | 54.52 | — | ||
National | Rima Nakhle | 11,707 | 32.35 | — | 10,952 | 29.82 | — | ||
ACT | Mike McCormick | 1,307 | 3.61 | — | 1,688 | 4.59 | — | ||
New Conservative
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Elliot Ikilei | 939 | 2.59 | — | 618 | 1.68 | — | ||
TEA
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John Hong | 902 | 2.49 | — | 211 | 0.57 | — | ||
Vision NZ | George Ngatai | 361 | 0.99 | — | 183 | 0.49 | — | ||
Advance NZ | Mit Kagathra | 215 | 0.59 | — | 223 | 0.60 | — | ||
Green | 1,206 | 3.28 | — | ||||||
NZ First | 722 | 1.96 | — | ||||||
Opportunities | 219 | 0.59 | — | ||||||
Māori Party
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162 | 0.44 | — | ||||||
Legalise Cannabis | 97 | 0.26 | — | ||||||
ONE
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69 | 0.18 | — | ||||||
Outdoors
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15 | 0.04 | — | ||||||
Sustainable NZ | 13 | 0.03 | — | ||||||
Heartland | 3 | 0.01 | — | ||||||
Social Credit | 2 | 0.01 | — | ||||||
Informal votes | 1,321 | 318 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 36,183 | 36,723 | |||||||
Turnout | 36,723 | ||||||||
Labour win new seat | Majority | 7,724 | 21.35 |
References
- ^ "Map of electorate boundaries for the 2020 and 2023 general elections". 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Report of the Representation Commission 2020" (PDF). 17 April 2020.
- ^ "National could take new Flat Bush electorate − academics". 20 November 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "New South Auckland electorate named Flat Bush proposed for 2020 election". 20 November 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "South Auckland's newest electorate: Flat Bush". 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Small, Zane (17 April 2020). "Flat Bush was proposed as New Zealand's new electorate but Takanini triumphed". Newshub. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Takanini - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Takanini - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.