Western Hutt

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Western Hutt electorate boundaries between 1993 and 1996.

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.Template:Sfn 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.Template:Sfn In the North Island, five electorates were newly created (including Western Hutt) and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished.Template:Sfn In the South Island, three electorates were newly created and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished.Template:Sfn The overall effect of the required changes was highly disruptive to existing electorates, with all but three electorates having their boundaries altered.Template:Sfn These changes came into effect with the Template:NZ election link.Template:Sfn

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

Election	Winner
Template:NZ election link	width=5 rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Henry May
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Template:NZ election link	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Bill Lambert
Template:NZ election link	rowspan=4 bgcolor=Template:Party color|	John Terris
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Template:NZ election link	rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Joy McLauchlan
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(Electorate abolished in 1996; see Template:NZ electorate link and Template:NZ electorate link)

Election results

1993 election

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1993 general election: Western Hutt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Vern Walsh	7,501	36.39
		David Steele	2,688	13.04
		Maraea Ropata	742	3.60
		Don France	443	2.14
		Alastair McGlinchy	192	0.93
Majority			1,542	7.48
Turnout			20,609	86.43

1990 election

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1990 general election: Western Hutt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Terris	8,467	42.05
		Kari Haydon	1,372	6.81
		J Olsen	668	3.31
		Errol Baird	162	0.80
		J A L Speak	132	0.65
		M N Brooke	94	0.46
		B Pillow	54	0.26
Majority			700	3.47
Turnout			20,131	85.98

1987 election

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1987 general election: Western HuttTemplate:Sfn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Joy McLauchlan	7,526	38.52
		Errol Baird	783	4.00
		Steven Heath	153	0.78
Majority			3,548	18.16
Turnout			19,536	88.69

1984 election

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1984 general election: Western HuttTemplate:Sfn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Tanner	6,207	29.94
		Philip Hale	3,557	17.16
		David Coad	407	1.96
Majority			4,348	20.97
Turnout			20,726	93.99

1981 election

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1981 general election: Western HuttTemplate:Sfn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Tanner	8,021	41.16
		Ivan Woolloff	1,926	9.88
		Donald McPherson	69	0.35
		Bas Zandbergen	30	0.15
Majority			1,420	7.28
Turnout			19,487	90.22

1978 election

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1978 general election: Western HuttTemplate:Sfn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Bill Lambert	8,200	43.77
		Kenneth Albert Demicol	1,645	8.78
		Neville McPherson	348	1.85
		Philip James Tree	32	0.17
Majority			168	0.89
Turnout			18,732	65.54

1975 election

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1975 general election: Western HuttTemplate:Sfn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Henry May	8,225	43.36
		Merv Robertson	1,216	6.41
		John Charles Tibbles	1,194	6.29
Majority			168	0.88
Turnout			18,969	83.54

1972 election

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1972 general election: Western HuttTemplate:Sfn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Julian Watts	6,084	38.02
		Ken Lattimer	687	4.29
		A A King	664	4.15
		J P Fitzgibbon	87	0.54
Majority			2,392	14.95
Turnout			15,998	90.19

1969 election

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1969 general election: Western HuttTemplate:Sfn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Egan Ogier	7,157	43.12
		Michael Kalaugher	861	5.18
Majority			1,421	8.56
Turnout			16,596	87.28