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This page lists candidates contesting electorates in the 2020 New Zealand general election. The new electorate is in South Auckland, and its final name, following public consultation, is Takanini. In 2014, when the boundaries last changed, Mt Roskill, (current Labour MP Michael Wood), gained all of Royal Oak, some of One Tree Hill, a portion of Onehunga and a small section of Epsom South. Judith Collins’ awkward Ponsonby walkabout with “plants” stationed at regular intervals along the footpath was widely mocked. Changes to the southern boundary for 2014 see Mount Wellington and Ellerslie shift to Maungakiekie. Now, these areas are back in the Maungakiekie electorate, (current National MP Denise Lee). Also on her leadership potential list was Shane Reti, Melissa Lee and Christopher Luxon - who “still has a bit of learning to do”. Today there’s a request for better street lighting, and as a Green Gorilla truck rumbles by double-stacked with skips on its way to the local processing facility, more concerns about traffic safety on suburban streets. Bay of Plenty. My List Share Tweet. Footpaths and Maungakiekie MP Denise Lee have been bad news for the National Party in the past few days. The number of electorates in the Auckland region has increased from 24 to 25. As our journalists work to ask the hard questions about our recovery, we also look to you, our readers for support. Residents come to talk about traffic and zoning in great detail. A member of her team says this is typical. As New Zealand moves from crisis to recovery mode the need to support local industry has been brought into sharp relief. Maungakiekie is currently represented by National's Denise Lee, who won comfortably with a margin of 2,157. The PM finally dictated the tone and tempo of a debate, with time already against National and Judith Collins. Tāmaki had the highest percentage of those affiliated with the Jewish faith (1.1%), and the second-highest percentage of those affiliated with the Catholic faith (16.9%). Almost a third (32.6%) of households in Tāmaki earned family income above $150,000 (second only to Epsom); median family income in 2013 was $115,600, also second highest after Epsom. Each part of the country is represented in Parliament by an electorate MP. Changes to the southern boundary for 2014 see Mount Wellington and Ellerslie shift to Maungakiekie. Another resident talked highly of Lee’s history and strong connections in the community. Some of the people who come along to listen, or to speak, are National Party members. Lee makes a joke about not having a crystal ball and says they won’t open until they’re safe before giving the National party’s border protection agency proposal a plug. Maungakiekie 2020 Electorate Candidates Public Meeting. For interpretation of abbreviations, see Glossary. Home; MPs and Electorates; Electorate profiles 2020 ; Want to learn more about the people, jobs, and lifestyles of your community? The former GP’s rise up the ranks has been fuelled by a meticulous attention to detail. Check your boundaries – electorate changes affect Maungakiekie and Mt Roskill ... To find out more about your electorate boundary, go to votenz/boundary-review-2019-2020. In 2017, Labour won the largest share of Maungakiekie's votes – 44% to National's 41%. Two ticks blue is the only option for them. Banks Peninsula. “I didn’t vote for the party but I did vote for you,” says one person. Electorate profiles 2020. If you can help us, please click the button to ensure we can continue to provide quality independent journalism you can trust. Find out Vote from overseas. Then there was the leaked email from Lee, National’s local government spokesperson for Auckland, critical of Collins' “incredibly poor form” and "poor culture" in bypassing her and announcing an inquiry into Auckland Council. Winning Candidate: O'CONNOR, Simon - margin 15402. My List Share Tweet. The proportion of those working in the Tāmaki electorate in the financial and insurance industry (7.3%), and those working in the hire or real estate industry (3.9%) were both the second largest among the general electorates in 2013. It was created from merging most of Onehunga with a large section of Panmure, both of them reasonably safe Labour seats. Each electorate has to have about the same number of people living in it, so that there is equal representation in Parliament. You can get involved by voting in elections, contacting an MP,  making a submission or petitioning Parliament. For more information about tours and visiting Parliament, click here. There are also historical profiles of the electorates that existed in the past. Election 2020. The other 48 MPs are selected from the party lists. Lee’s work organising phone calls and food drop offs to seniors during Covid-19 lockdowns also came up as an example of the strength of her local connections and  close work with the community. She made that clear before any questions were asked. The nationwide shift itself was massive – to give a sense of that, National MP Denise Lee eked out a narrow win in the Auckland electorate of Maungakiekie, but Labour won the party vote by … Vote early, vote local. The opposite has happened for Maungakiekie, which has lost Point England, Panmure, the area around the foot of Mt Wellington, and the section in north Otahuhu. In the 53rd New Zealand Parliament there are five parliamentary parties represented by 120 MPs. Mark Jennings looks at how it turned its fortunes around. ... Judith Collins and Denise Lee In Lee's electorate earlier in the campaign. Turnout (total votes cast as a proportion of enrolled electors) in 2017 was 81.9%. Parliament's decisions affect all New Zealanders. Find out how you can vote from overseas. Boundary changes this year mean the electorate now includes Royal Oak, and no longer includes Panmure. England including Glendowie and Glen Innes. Leicester Hall, 20 Findlay St, Ellerslie, Auckland Monday 5 October 2020 7:00pm – 9:00pm . There are no planned meetings of the House, Public servants and special interest groups, 2017 General election results – electorate candidate votes, 2014 General election results – electorate candidate votes, 2011 General election results – electorate candidate votes, General election results – party vote 2011-2017, Voter enrolment and turnout 2014 and 2017. Winning Candidate: O'CONNOR, Simon - margin 20421, Winning Candidate: O'CONNOR, Simon - majority 17786. The Tāmaki electorate comprises the waterfront suburbs east of Auckland city from Orakei through Mission Bay to St. Heliers, then along the Tāmaki River to Pt. General electorate Maungakiekie candidates. Find your nearest voting place. Chlöe Swarbrick has defied history winning the Auckland Central seat for the Green Party. The winning candidate in the 2017 election, Simon O'Connor (National Party), captured a majority (64.1%) of the 37,462 valid electorate votes cast for candidates in the Tāmaki electorate. Tuesday, 13 October 2020. Photo: Farah Hancock. To find out more about your electorate boundary, go to votenz/boundary-review-2019-2020, Supporting independent living – volunteers wanted. Lee wasn’t interested in answering questions about the email sent earlier in the week. Get ready to vote. Start your day with our best stories in your inbox, National wants to review Auckland Council to make it “fit for purpose”, but its campaign promise would take the party into well-worn territory, writes Tim Murphy. Auckland Central. In total, there are 72 electorates in New Zealand– 65 general electorates and seven Māori electorates. The polls are predicting quite a different Parliamentary landscape - who’s in and who’s out. The main areas of change are the Auckland region, Waikato, Canterbury, Otago and Southland. Here Lee moves on from local government knowledge to a National Party line: “Kiwis need to keep more of their own money to stimulate the economy.". Maungakiekie electorate. The humbling of National and the demise of New Zealand First has been accompanied by the rapid rise of ACT. Reader donations are critical to what we do. Housing and traffic are the two main topics raised at these street corner meetings, intensification is another. Judith Collins had one major public outing today but those she met either seemed too friendly by half, or in one case openly dismissive. Referendums. “Did someone get a photo of that?” Lee asks.”Green Gorilla comes up a lot.”, On a quieter street corner, the fourth in a list of eight corners she's scheduled to be at today, the conversation moves away from traffic worries to the economic recovery from Covid-19. Welcome to Newshub's live updates of the 2020 electorate results. Supporting independent living – volunteers wanted. How to vote. The voters in each electorate choose a member of Parliament to represent them. Maungakiekie 2020 Electorate Candidates Public Meeting. Newsroom decided to combine footpaths and Lee and joined in Lee’s Onehunga street corner meetings. New Zealanders chose amity over acrimony, generosity over self-serving, and reality over self-deception, writes Dame Anne Salmond. Its original incarnation included both Onehunga and Otahuhu, though for the nine years from 1996, Onehunga was part of Mount Roskill, and from 2008 onwards, Otahuhu formed the northernmost part of Manukau East. The boundaries and names of some electorates have changed since the last general election following a boundary review by the Representation Commission. Each parliamentary candidate standing for election will be confirmed in August. The same boundary chan… Footpaths and Maungakiekie MP Denise Lee have been bad news for the National Party in the past few days. This resident was a fan of Lee, but not of Collins - who she described as a “lone ranger. While Mt Roskill has lost this section of population, its boundary has stretched in the other direction, and taken on some of the New Lynn area. Have your say and influence the laws passed by Parliament. These street corner meetings are for residents, she explained. Find a voting place on a map. Tim Murphy walked along. Each profile includes election results, statistics about people, households and industries, and maps. She said Lee’s leaked email was an “unfortunate thing” but it didn’t lessen her opinion of Lee as an MP. Maungakiekie MP Denise Lee at 'crash corner' a once notorious intersection in Onehunga which Lee helped to get fixed. OCN September 30, 2020. The National Party also captured a majority (61.7%) of the party votes in Tāmaki down 4.0 percentage points on its party vote share in 2014. Christchurch Central. “She’s a great leader in her own right but you’ve got to be a team leader.”, Another resident, this time a National Party member, was asked by Newsroom what leader she would like for the National Party if she could wish for one. 2020 General Election. General electorates. “When are the borders opening?” asks another resident. She also didn’t seem keen to answer any other questions from the media scrum of one. Find out in your electorate’s profile in the list below. Before becoming a National MP she was the local councillor for Maungakiekie-Tāmaki. The boundary review takes place after every census, and the proposals are open to submissions from the public.

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