Rangiora (New Zealand electorate)

The electorate is based on the town of Rangiora and the surrounding rural area, and is north of Christchurch in North Canterbury.

The electorate existed from 1963 (when it replaced the Hurunui electorate) until 1996, when with mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation it was absorbed into the new Waimakariri electorate.

The electorate is semi-rural and was represented by the National Party except for the 1972–1975 period. Derek Quigley was a National MP who was opposed to the interventionist policies of Muldoon's Third National Government. He resigned from Cabinet in 1982, and left Parliament in 1984.

Key

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

{{Election box begin | title=1987 general election: Rangiora}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Jim Gerard

|votes = 11,413

|percentage = 52.8

|change = +10.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Chris Constable

|votes = 9,281

|percentage = 42.9

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit

|candidate = Graham Moore

|votes = 756

|percentage = 3.5

|change = -0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Party

|candidate = John McCaskey

|votes = 171

|percentage = 0.8

|change = -11.8

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,123

|percentage = 9.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 92.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 23,743

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1984 general election: Rangiora}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Jim Gerard

|votes = 8,895

|percentage = 42.7

|change = -4.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Brian Tomlinson

|votes = 8,549

|percentage = 40.9

|change = -1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Party

|candidate = Bill Gardner

|votes = 2,631

|percentage = 12.6

|change = +12.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Graham Moore

|votes = 820

|percentage = 3.9

|change =-7.1

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 346

|percentage = 1.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 95.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 22,257

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1981 general election: Rangiora}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Derek Quigley

|votes = 10,472

|percentage = 46.6

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Chris Hayward

|votes = 9,540

|percentage = 42.4

|change = +1.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = William Morgan

|votes = 2,470

|percentage = 11.0

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 932

|percentage = 4.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 92.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 24,362

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1978 general election: Rangiora}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Derek Quigley

|votes = 9,729

|percentage = 46.4

|change = -3.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Don McKenzie

|votes = 8,584

|percentage = 41.0

|change = -2.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Alf Barwood

|votes = 2,195

|percentage = 10.5

|change = +7.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Values Party

|candidate = Richard Schluter

|votes = 433

|percentage = 2.1

|change = -1.8

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,145

|percentage = 5.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 77.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 27,181

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1975 general election: Rangiora}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Derek Quigley

|votes = 10,499

|percentage = 49.8

|change = +5.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Kerry Burke

|votes = 9,113

|percentage = 43.3

|change = -6.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Values Party

|candidate = Wren Green

|votes = 820

|percentage = 3.9

|change = +2.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Jim Fountain

|votes = 633

|percentage = 3.0

|change = -0.9

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,386

|percentage = 6.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 89.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 23,733

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1972 general election: Rangiora}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Kerry Burke

|votes = 8,245

|percentage = 49.5

|change = +6.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Adrian Hiatt

|votes = 7,379

|percentage = 44.3

|change = -5.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Jim Fountain

|votes = 645

|percentage = 3.9

|change = -3.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Values Party

|candidate = Arthur Calvin Peters

|votes = 161

|percentage = 1.0

|change = +1.0

}}

{{Election box candidate minor party|

|color = #FDBB30

|party = Liberal Reform

|candidate = John McCaskey

|votes = 118

|percentage = 0.7

|change = +0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Democratic Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Lawrence James Gray

|votes = 55

|percentage = 0.3

|change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Union Movement

|candidate = Owen Victor Beaumont

|votes = 49

|percentage = 0.3

|change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,386

|percentage = 6.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 89.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 23,733

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1969 general election: Rangiora}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Lorrie Pickering

|votes = 8,428

|percentage = 49.5

|change = +1.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Paul Piesse

|votes = 7,285

|percentage = 42.8

|change = +1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Louise Moore

|votes = 1,314

|percentage = 7.7

|change = -2.7

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,143

|percentage = 6.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 89.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 19,059

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1966 general election: Rangiora}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Lorrie Pickering

|votes = 7,338

|percentage = 47.9

|change = -3.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Te Rino Tirikatene

|votes = 6,381

|percentage = 41.7

|change = +0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = John Bere

|votes = 1,598

|percentage = 10.4

|change = +3.3

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 957

|percentage = 6.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 88.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 17,424

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1963 general election: Rangiora}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Lorrie Pickering

|votes = 7,556

|percentage = 51.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Te Rino Tirikatene

|votes = 6,131

|percentage = 41.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Jack Clark

|votes = 1,040

|percentage = 7.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,425

|percentage = 9.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 89.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 16,466

}}

{{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}}

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