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Hastings was a parliamentary electorate in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand from 1946 to 1996. The electorate was represented by nine Members of Parliament. The Hastings electorate was a typical bellwether electorate, frequently changing between the two main parties.

Population centres

The 1941 New Zealand census had been postponed due to World War II, so the 1946 electoral redistribution had to take ten years of population growth and movements into account. The North Island gained a further two electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth. The abolition of the country quota through the Electoral Amendment Act, 1945 reduced the number and increased the size of rural electorates. None of the existing electorates remained unchanged, 27 electorates were abolished, eight former electorates were re-established, and 19 electorates were created for the first time, including Hastings. The towns of Hastings and Havelock North have always been located within the electorate until the 1987 electoral redistribution, whereas the nearby Fernhill was always included in the adjacent Hawke's Bay electorate.

History

The first representative was Ted Cullen of the Labour Party. At the 1949 election, Cullen was defeated by Sydney Jones of the National Party. After two electoral terms, Jones was in turn defeated by Labour's Ted Keating, who served until his defeat in 1960. Subsequent office holders were Duncan MacIntyre (1960–1972), Richard Mayson (1972–1975), Bob Fenton (1975–1978), David Butcher (1978–1990), Jeff Whittaker (1990–1993), and Rick Barker (1993–1996).

Members of Parliament

The Hastings electorate was represented by nine Members of Parliament:

Key

  Labour   National

Election results

1993 election

1990 election

1987 election

1984 election

1981 election

1978 election

1975 election

1972 election

1969 election

1966 election

1963 election

1960 election

1957 election

1954 election

1951 election

1949 election

1946 election

Notes

1. McRobie 1989, pp. 91–96.
2. McRobie 1989, pp. 94–127.
3. Note that the source was printed in 1989; Havelock North may or may not have fallen within the electorate following subsequent electoral redistributions.
4. Wilson 1985, p. 191.
5. Wilson 1985, pp. 191, 209.
6. Wilson 1985, pp. 209, 215.
7. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 264.
8. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
9. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
10. ^ Norton 1988, pp. 236.
11. ^ Norton 1988, pp. 235.
12. "The General Election, 1949". National Library. 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
13. "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

References

• McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
• Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.

• Historical electorates of New Zealand
• Politics of Hawke's Bay
• 1946 establishments in New Zealand
• 1996 disestablishments in New Zealand