Eastern Hutt

The 1977 electoral redistribution was the most overtly political since the Representation Commission had been established through an amendment to the Representation Act in 1886, initiated by Muldoon's National Government.{{sfn|McRobie |1989 |pp=8–9, 51, 119}} As part of the 1976 census, a large number of people failed to fill out an electoral re-registration card, and census staff had not been given the authority to insist on the card being completed. This had little practical effect for people on the general roll, but it transferred Māori to the general roll if the card was not handed in. Together with a northward shift of New Zealand's population, this resulted in five new electorates having to be created in the upper part of the North Island.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|p=119}} The electoral redistribution was very disruptive, and 22 electorates were abolished, while 27 electorates were newly created (including Eastern Hutt) or re-established. These changes came into effect for the {{NZ election link|1978}}.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|pp=115–120}}

In the 1977 electoral redistribution, the existing Western Hutt moved west, and the Eastern Hutt electorate was formed from areas that previously belonged to Western Hutt and the {{NZ electorate link|Hutt}} electorate, the latter of which was abolished.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|pp=114, 118}} The Eastern Hutt electorate incorporated the eastern part of Lower Hutt in the Hutt Valley up to the suburb of Haywards in the north.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|p=118}} In the 1983 electoral redistribution, the northern part of the electorate transferred to the Western Hutt electorate (including Haywards) and the electorate moved slightly further east.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|pp=118–123}}

In the 1978 election, the Eastern Hutt electorate was won by Trevor Young, who had been MP for the Hutt electorate since 1968.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=247}} Young retired at the {{NZ election link|1990}} and was succeeded by Paul Swain. When Eastern Hutt was replaced in 1996 by the {{NZ electorate link|Hutt South}} electorate, Swain transferred to the {{NZ electorate link|Rimutaka}} electorate to the north of Hutt South.{{cite news|url=http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/paul-swain-leaves-parliament-with-sense-humour-intact-35719|title=Paul Swain leaves Parliament with sense of humour intact|work=New Zealand Press Association|publisher=The National Business Review|date=25 September 2008|access-date=24 November 2009}}

The electorate was represented by two Labour MPs.

Key

{{Party index link|New Zealand Labour Party}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Paul Swain

|votes = 9,346

|percentage = 51.32

|change = +4.77

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Peter MacMillan

|votes = 4,628

|percentage = 25.41

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)

|candidate = Irene Ruth

|votes = 2,467

|percentage = 13.54

|change = +4.56

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand First

|candidate = Makere Jordan

|votes = 1,000

|percentage = 5.49

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand

|candidate = Wayne Chapman

|votes = 526

|percentage = 2.88

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = McGillicuddy Serious Party

|candidate = Karen Anne Nicholls

|votes = 150

|percentage = 0.82

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Philip McHale

|votes = 54

|percentage = 0.29

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Natural Law Party of New Zealand

|candidate = Marie-Louise Hodgson

|votes = 37

|percentage = 0.20

|change =

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 4,718

|percentage = 25.91

|change = +21.43

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 18,208

|percentage = 83.13

|change = +1.04

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{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 21,901

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{{Election box end}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Paul Swain

|votes = 8,312

|percentage = 46.55

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Rosemary Thomas

|votes = 7,511

|percentage = 42.06

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = NewLabour Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Irene Ruth

|votes = 1,605

|percentage = 8.98

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democrats for Social Credit

|candidate = M L Baird

|votes = 426

|percentage = 2.38

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 801

|percentage = 4.48

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 17,854

|percentage = 82.09

|change = -3.66

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{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 21,749

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{{Election box end}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Trevor Young

|votes = 10,977

|percentage = 60.05

|change = +4.49

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Penn Pattison

|votes = 6,237

|percentage = 34.12

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democrats for Social Credit

|candidate = Trevor Barnard

|votes = 1,064

|percentage = 5.82

|change =

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 4,740

|percentage = 25.93

|change = -4.92

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 18,278

|percentage = 85.75

|change = -6.04

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{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 21,314

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{{Election box end}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Trevor Young

|votes = 10,816

|percentage = 55.56

|change = +0.86

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Joy McLauchlan

|votes = 4,811

|percentage = 24.71

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Party

|candidate = Maureen Harvey

|votes = 2,832

|percentage = 14.54

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Ian McRae

|votes = 1,005

|percentage = 5.16

|change = -11.80

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 6,005

|percentage = 30.85

|change = +4.28

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 19,464

|percentage = 91.79

|change = +1.86

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{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 21,203

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{{Election box end}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Trevor Young

|votes = 10,335

|percentage = 54.80

|change = -2.13

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Alex Duthie

|votes = 5,324

|percentage = 28.23

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Ian McRae

|votes = 3,199

|percentage = 16.96

|change = +4.16

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 5,011

|percentage = 26.57

|change = -2.17

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 18,858

|percentage = 89.93

|change = +18.09

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{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 20,969

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{{Election box end}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Trevor Young

|votes = 10,640

|percentage = 56.93

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Rosemary Young

|votes = 5,267

|percentage = 28.18

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Ian McRae

|votes = 2,394

|percentage = 12.80

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Values Party

|candidate = Malcolm White

|votes = 400

|percentage = 2.14

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = M E Gee

|votes = 168

|percentage = 0.89

|change =

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 5,373

|percentage = 28.74

|change =

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 18,689

|percentage = 71.84

|change =

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{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 26,012

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{{Election box end}}

{{Reflist}}

• {{cite book |title=Electoral Atlas of New Zealand |last=McRobie |first=Alan |year=1989 |publisher=GP Books |location=Wellington |isbn=0-477-01384-8}}
• {{cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |orig-year=First published in 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher= V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc= 154283103}}
• {{cite book |last = Norton |first = Clifford |title = New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science |year = 1988 |publisher = Victoria University of Wellington |location = Wellington |isbn = 0-475-11200-8 }}

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