West Coast-Tasman

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Template:NZelectorateShortDesc Template:Use NZ English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox constituency West Coast-Tasman is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, currently held by Maureen Pugh of the New Zealand National Party as of the 2023 general election. West Coast-Tasman is the largest general electorate in the entire country, with an area larger than the entirety of Belgium.[1] It comprises the entirety of Te Tai Poutini and the Tasman District, as well as Brightwater in suburban Nelson.

Historically it has often been regarded as one of the safest New Zealand Labour Party seats in the entire country.[2][3] From its creation for the Template:NZ election link until 2023, it was held by Damien O'Connor of the Labour Party, with the exception of one parliamentary term under National's Chris Auchinvole (between 2008 and 2011).

Population centres

West Coast-Tasman is the largest general electorate in New Zealand, covering Script error: No such module "convert"..[4] It is one of the longest. The Representation Commission last adjusted the boundaries in the 2007 review, which first applied at the Template:NZ election link, when the northern boundary moved closer to Nelson, and Wakefield, Foxhill and Belgrove were added.[5] The electorate was not changed in the 2013/14 review.[6] Brightwater was added from Template:NZ electorate link at the 2020 redistribution.[7]

The electorate includes the following population centres:

History

The electorate was formed in 1996 for the mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting system by combining the former Tasman and West Coast electorates.

Damien O'Connor was the first representative and he held the electorate until the 2008 general election, when he was beaten by National candidate Chris Auchinvole, who had previously been a list MP. Auchinvole's majority was 971.[8] His position on the Labour Party list meant that O'Connor couldn't return to Parliament immediately. When the list MP Michael Cullen retired in May 2009, O'Connor regained his position as Member of the House of Representatives because he was the highest-ranked candidate on the list not already an MP.[9] In contrast to the overall trend, he regained the electorate in the Template:NZ election link.[10]

Auchinvole retired from politics at the end of the 2011–2014 parliamentary term, and former Mayor of Westland District, Maureen Pugh, gained the nomination for the National Party.[11][12] O'Connor was once again successful. Based on preliminary results for the Template:NZ election link, Pugh was the lowest-ranked National Party list member who was returned to Parliament,[13][14] but when the final results were released two weeks later, National had lost one list seat and Pugh did not get returned to Parliament.[15]

Members of Parliament

West Coast-Tasman has been represented by two electorate MPs so far:

Key

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Election Winner
Template:NZ election link rowspan=4 width=5 bgcolor=Template:Party color| Damien O'Connor
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Template:NZ election link bgcolor=Template:Party color| Chris Auchinvole
Template:NZ election link rowspan=4 bgcolor=Template:Party color| Damien O'Connor
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Template:NZ election link bgcolor=Template:Party color| Maureen Pugh

List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the West Coast-Tasman electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Election Winner
Template:NZ election link bgcolor=Template:Party color| Owen Jennings
Template:NZ election link bgcolor=Template:Party color| Chris Auchinvole
Template:NZ election link bgcolor=Template:Party color| Kevin Hague
2009 bgcolor=Template:Party color| Damien O'Connor1
Template:NZ election link bgcolor=Template:Party color| Chris Auchinvole
bgcolor=Template:Party color| Kevin Hague
Template:NZ election link bgcolor=Template:Party color| Kevin Hague2
2016 bgcolor=Template:Party color| Maureen Pugh3
2018 bgcolor=Template:Party color| Maureen Pugh4
Template:NZ election link bgcolor=Template:Party color| Maureen Pugh
Template:NZ election link bgcolor=Template:Party color| Damien O'Connor

1In the Template:NZ election link Damien O'Connor's list position of 37 meant he was not returned until Michael Cullen resigned in May 2009.
2Kevin Hague resigned from Parliament on 7 October 2016.
3Maureen Pugh's list position of 52 meant she became elected after Tim Groser resigned in December 2015. She assumed office in early 2016 and was not returned to Parliament at the 2017 election, until the resignation of Bill English.
4Maureen Pugh's list position of 44 meant she became elected after Bill English resigned in February 2018. She assumed office in early 2018.

Election results

2023 election

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2023 general election: West Coast-Tasman[16]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Money Free Party Richard Osmaston 88 0.21 +0.06
Informal votes 311 236
Total valid votes 41,905 42,209
Script error: No such module "political party". gain from Script error: No such module "political party". Majority 1,017 2.44

2020 election

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2020 general election: West Coast-Tasman[17]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Script error: No such module "political party". Maureen Pugh 14,545 33.49 −1.06 10,934 25.1 -14.8
Money Free Party Richard Osmaston 69 0.15
Informal votes 596 288
Total valid votes 43,423 43,635
Script error: No such module "political party". hold Majority 6,208 14.29 -0.70

2017 election

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2017 general election: West Coast-Tasman[18]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
GOdsownNZ Claire Holley 72 0.19 −2.69Template:Efn
Money Free Liam Anderson 50 0.13 —
Informal votes 302 149
Total valid votes 37,321 37,724
Script error: No such module "political party". hold Majority 5,593 14.99 +3.55

2014 election

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2014 general election: West Coast-Tasman[19]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Script error: No such module "political party". Kevin Hague 2,385 6.67 +0.23 4,658 12.92 -1.26
Money Free Laurence Bloomert 50 0.14 +0.14
Informal votes 373 192
Total valid votes 35,785 36,053
Script error: No such module "political party". hold Majority 4,094 11.44 +3.78

2011 election

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2011 general election: West Coast-Tasman[20]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Script error: No such module "political party". Red XN Chris Auchinvole 13,214 39.85 -6.66 15,462 45.79 +1.72
Script error: No such module "political party". Kevin Hague 2,123 6.40 +0.23 4,787 14.18 +3.32
Youth Robert Terry 52 0.16 +0.01
Informal votes 628 288
Total valid votes 33,156 33,766
Script error: No such module "political party". gain from Script error: No such module "political party". Majority 2,539 7.66 +10.51

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 44,556[21]

2008 election

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2008 general election: West Coast-Tasman[22]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Script error: No such module "political party". Red XN Damien O'Connor 14,873 43.66 -4.03 11,532 33.46
Script error: No such module "political party". Kevin Hague 2,102 6.17 +1.38 3,740 10.85
Informal votes 366 223
Total valid votes 34,065 34,460
Script error: No such module "political party". gain from Script error: No such module "political party". Majority 971 2.85

2005 election

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2005 general election: West Coast-Tasman[23]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Script error: No such module "political party". Chris Auchinvole 13,024 40.93 +13.05 12,776 39.59
Informal votes 354 131
Total valid votes 31,824 32,271
Script error: No such module "political party". hold Majority 2,154 6.77 -19.18

1999 election

Refer to Candidates in the New Zealand general election 1999 by electorate#West Coast-Tasman for a list of candidates.

Table footnotes

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References

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External links

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