Roskill (New Zealand electorate)

In the 1918 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further three electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth. Only two existing electorates were unaltered, five electorates were abolished, two former electorate were re-established, and three electorates, including Roskill, were created for the first time.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|pp=75–80}}

The electorate was in the western suburbs of Auckland, New Zealand.

The electorate was created in 1919, and existed continuously until 1996, the first mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) election, when it was included in the New Lynn electorate. The first representative was Vivian Potter, who represented the electorate for three terms for the Reform Party.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=227}} In the {{NZ election link|1928}}, Potter stood in the {{NZ electorate link|Eden}} electorate as an independent but was beaten by Arthur Stallworthy.{{cite book |title=The General Election, 1928 |year=1929 |publisher=Government Printer |url= https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1929-I.2.3.2.37 |access-date=4 December 2013 |page=2}}

In the Roskill electorate, George Munns of the United Party won the 1928 election.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=222}} He was defeated in {{NZ election link year|1931}} by Arthur Shapton Richards.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|pp=222, 230}} In {{NZ election link year|1935}}, Richards was challenged by the former representative Vivian Potter, but Potter came fourth out of the five candidates, with the incumbent winning the election.{{cite news |title=Blomfield and Jaget Singh |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19351205.2.28 |access-date=29 December 2013 |work=The Evening Post |date=5 December 1935 |volume=CXX |issue=136 |page=5}} In the {{NZ election link|1946}}, Richards successfully transferred to the {{NZ electorate link|Mount Albert}} electorate.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=230}}

In {{NZ election link year|1999}}, the electorate was recreated as Mount Roskill, and was won by Phil Goff, who later became leader of the Labour Party.

The Roskill electorate was represented by eight Members of Parliament:{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=271}}

Key

{{Party index link|Reform Party (New Zealand)}}

{{Party index link|United Party (New Zealand)}}

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

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

Gilbert Myles' changes of allegiance, 1990–93

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

{{Party index link|Independent politician}}

{{Party index link|New Zealand Liberal Party (1991)}}

{{Party index link|Alliance (New Zealand political party)}}

{{Party index link|New Zealand First}}

{{Election box begin | title=1993 general election: Roskill{{cite tech report |ref={{sfnref|Election results|1993}} |title=Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place |publisher=New Zealand Chief Electoral Office |year=1993 }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Phil Goff

|votes = 7,664

|percentage = 39.60

|change = -1.97

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Allan Spence

|votes = 5,459

|percentage = 28.21

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand First

|candidate = Gilbert Myles

|votes = 3,530

|percentage = 18.24

|change = -26.48

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)

|candidate = Jenny-Kaye Potaka

|votes = 2,260

|percentage = 11.67

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand

|candidate = Rowan Dunbar

|votes = 355

|percentage = 1.83

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = McGillicuddy Serious Party

|candidate = Julian Price

|votes = 82

|percentage = 0.42

|change =

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,205

|percentage = 11.39

|change =

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 19,350

|percentage = 84.90

|change = +0.42

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{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 22,789

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1990 general election: Roskill{{cite tech report |ref={{sfnref|Election results|1990}} |title=Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place |publisher=New Zealand Chief Electoral Office |year=1990 }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Gilbert Myles

|votes = 9,132

|percentage = 44.72

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Phil Goff

|votes = 8,488

|percentage = 41.57

|change = -12.23

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

|candidate = Ian Graham Douglas

|votes = 1,287

|percentage = 6.30

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = NewLabour Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Ella Henry

|votes = 952

|percentage = 4.66

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democrats for Social Credit

|candidate = Douglas McGee

|votes = 185

|percentage = 0.90

|change = -2.19

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit-NZ

|candidate = John Ferdinand

|votes = 153

|percentage = 0.74

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Walter Christie

|votes = 111

|percentage = 0.54

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = McGillicuddy Serious Party

|candidate = Richard Alexander Foster

|votes = 96

|percentage = 0.47

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Communist League (New Zealand)

|candidate = Anthony David Drumm

|votes = 12

|percentage = 0.05

|change =

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 644

|percentage = 3.15

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 20,416

|percentage = 85.32

|change = -0.05

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 23,926

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1987 general election: Roskill{{sfn|Norton|1988|pp=338}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Phil Goff

|votes = 10,487

|percentage = 54.27

|change = +0.47

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Bob Foulkes

|votes = 8,050

|percentage = 41.66

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democrats for Social Credit

|candidate = Douglas McGee

|votes = 598

|percentage = 3.09

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Party

|candidate = Brian Murray

|votes = 97

|percentage = 0.50

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Anthony Peter Devicich

|votes = 91

|percentage = 0.47

|change = +0.20

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,437

|percentage = 12.61

|change = -7.89

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 19,323

|percentage = 85.37

|change = -3.04

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 22,633

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1984 general election: Roskill{{sfn|Norton|1988|pp=338}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Phil Goff

|votes = 11,043

|percentage = 53.80

|change = +6.20

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Chris Knowles

|votes = 6,835

|percentage = 33.30

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Party

|candidate = Ben Matthews

|votes = 2,217

|percentage = 10.80

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Edward James Lye

|votes = 789

|percentage = 3.84

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Anthony Peter Devicich

|votes = 57

|percentage = 0.27

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Values Party

|candidate = Johan Ofman

|votes = 34

|percentage = 0.16

|change =

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 4,208

|percentage = 20.50

|change = +8.21

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 20,525

|percentage = 88.41

|change = +1.07

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 23,214

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1981 general election: Roskill{{sfn|Norton|1988|pp=338}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Phil Goff

|votes = 9,778

|percentage = 47.60

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Cheryl Parsons

|votes = 7,253

|percentage = 35.31

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Chris Lynch

|votes = 3,508

|percentage = 17.07

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,525

|percentage = 12.29

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 20,539

|percentage = 87.34

|change = +18.23

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 23,515

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1978 general election: Roskill{{sfn|Norton|1988|pp=338}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Arthur Faulkner

|votes = 9,584

|percentage = 48.19

|change = +2.30

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = John Banks

|votes = 7,913

|percentage = 39.78

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = David Howes

|votes = 2,157

|percentage = 10.84

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Values Party

|candidate = Steve Covacich

|votes = 233

|percentage = 1.17

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,671

|percentage = 8.40

|change = +5.47

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 19,887

|percentage = 69.11

|change = -16.24

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 28,774

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1975 general election: Roskill{{sfn|Norton|1988|pp=338}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Arthur Faulkner

|votes = 8,276

|percentage = 45.89

|change = -12.17

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = John Priestley

|votes = 7,746

|percentage = 42.95

|change = +11.60

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Values Party

|candidate = Geoff Hansen

|votes = 1,037

|percentage = 5.75

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Brenda Delamore

|votes = 955

|percentage = 5.29

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Socialist Unity Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = George Jackson

|votes = 17

|percentage = 0.09

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 530

|percentage = 2.93

|change = -23.76

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 18,031

|percentage = 82.35

|change = -6.83

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 21,893

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1972 general election: Roskill{{sfn|Norton|1988|pp=338}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Arthur Faulkner

|votes = 9,653

|percentage = 58.06

|change = +1.28

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = John Priestley

|votes = 5,214

|percentage = 31.35

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = B P Glamuzina

|votes = 923

|percentage = 5.55

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Values Party

|candidate = Bruce McClintock

|votes = 626

|percentage = 3.76

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Democratic Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Robert Howie

|votes = 211

|percentage = 1.26

|change = -5.81

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 4,439

|percentage = 26.69

|change = +6.05

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 16,627

|percentage = 89.18

|change = -0.16

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 18,644

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1969 general election: Roskill{{sfn|Norton|1988|pp=337}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Arthur Faulkner

|votes = 9,067

|percentage = 56.78

|change = +2.24

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Anthony Cook

|votes = 5,771

|percentage = 36.14

|change = +3.26

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Robert Howie

|votes = 1,130

|percentage = 7.07

|change = -5.50

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 3,296

|percentage = 20.64

|change = -1.02

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 15,968

|percentage = 89.34

|change = +4.31

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 17,873

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1966 general election: Roskill{{sfn|Norton|1988|pp=337}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Arthur Faulkner

|votes = 9,624

|percentage = 54.54

|change = -3.45

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Anthony Cook

|votes = 5,802

|percentage = 32.88

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Robert Howie

|votes = 2,218

|percentage = 12.57

|change = +8.42

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 3,822

|percentage = 21.66

|change = +3.82

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 17,644

|percentage = 85.03

|change = -5.74

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 20,748

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1963 general election: Roskill{{sfn|Norton|1988|pp=337}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Arthur Faulkner

|votes = 9,207

|percentage = 51.09

|change = +2.08

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Thomas Tucker

|votes = 5,991

|percentage = 33.24

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Robert Howie

|votes = 749

|percentage = 4.15

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Liberal Party (1962)

|candidate = Lewis Rose

|votes = 273

|percentage = 1.51

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Communist Party of New Zealand

|candidate = Ralph Hegman

|votes = 137

|percentage = 0.76

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 3,216

|percentage = 17.84

|change = +9.16

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 16,357

|percentage = 90.77

|change = -1.87

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 18,020

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1960 general election: Roskill{{sfn|Norton|1988|pp=337}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Arthur Faulkner

|votes = 8,414

|percentage = 53.17

|change = -2.20

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Geoffrey Taylor

|votes = 6,767

|percentage = 42.76

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Frank Langstone

|votes = 575

|percentage = 3.63

|change = +0.08

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Communist Party of New Zealand

|candidate = Ella Ayo

|votes = 68

|percentage = 0.42

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,374

|percentage = 8.68

|change = -5.62

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 15,824

|percentage = 92.64

|change = -1.82

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 17,080

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1957 general election: Roskill{{sfn|Norton|1988|pp=337}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Arthur Faulkner

|votes = 8,197

|percentage = 55.37

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = John Rae

|votes = 6,080

|percentage = 41.06

|change = -12.03

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Frank Langstone

|votes = 527

|percentage = 3.55

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,117

|percentage = 14.30

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 14,804

|percentage = 94.46

|change = +4.79

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 15,671

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1954 general election: Roskill{{sfn|Norton|1988|pp=337}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = John Rae

|votes = 7,455

|percentage = 53.09

|change = +1.67

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Elizabeth Morris

|votes = 5,803

|percentage = 41.32

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = William Sayer

|votes = 783

|percentage = 5.57

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,652

|percentage = 11.76

|change = +8.92

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 14,041

|percentage = 89.67

|change = -0.74

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 15,658

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1951 general election: Roskill{{cite web |title= The New Zealand Official Year-Book, 1951–52 |url= http://www3.stats.govt.nz/New_Zealand_Official_Yearbooks/1951-52/NZOYB_1951-52.html |publisher=Statistics New Zealand |access-date= 19 November 2012 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120623225646/http://www3.stats.govt.nz/New_Zealand_Official_Yearbooks/1951-52/NZOYB_1951-52.html |archive-date= 23 June 2012 |df= dmy-all }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = John Rae

|votes = 7,962

|percentage = 51.42

|change = +0.32

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Pat Curran

|votes = 7,522

|percentage = 48.58

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 440

|percentage = 2.84

|change = -6.96

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 15,484

|percentage = 90.41

|change = -3.72

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 17,126

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1949 general election: Roskill{{cite web |title=The General Election, 1949 |url= https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&d=AJHR1950-I.2.3.2.43 |publisher=National Library |access-date=3 January 2014 |pages=1–5, 8 |year=1950}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = John Rae

|votes = 7,372

|percentage = 51.10

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = James Freeman

|votes = 5,957

|percentage = 41.29

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Frank Langstone

|votes = 1,097

|percentage = 7.61

|change = -42.99

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,415

|percentage = 9.80

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 14,426

|percentage = 94.13

|change = -0.55

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 15,324

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1946 general election: Roskill{{cite web |title=The General Election, 1946 |url= http://www.atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1947-I.2.4.2.38 |publisher=National Library |access-date=1 January 2014 |pages=1–11, 14 |year=1947}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Frank Langstone

|votes = 6,611

|percentage = 50.60

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Roy McElroy

|votes = 6,456

|percentage = 49.40

|change = +6.66

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 155

|percentage = 1.18

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 13,067

|percentage = 94.68

|change = +1.57

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 13,801

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1943 general election: Roskill{{cite news | title=Electoral | url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19431013.2.49.6 | access-date=15 May 2017 | work=The New Zealand Herald | volume=80 | issue=24713 | date=13 October 1943 | page=5}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Arthur Shapton Richards

|votes = 8,742

|percentage = 48.03

|change = -8.98

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Roy McElroy

|votes = 7,780

|percentage = 42.74

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Labour Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Keith Hay

|votes = 1,015

|percentage = 5.57

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Real Democracy Movement

|candidate = Charles Belton

|votes = 249

|percentage = 1.36

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Movement (New Zealand)

|candidate = Hawtrey Warren Glynn

|votes = 145

|percentage = 0.79

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Labour

|candidate = Stanley Hamilton

|votes = 95

|percentage = 0.52

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 116

|percentage = 0.63

|change = -0.10

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 962

|percentage = 5.28

|change = -9.47

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 18,199

|percentage = 93.11

|change = -0.51

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 19,545

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1938 general election: Roskill

{{cite web

|title = The General Election, 1938

|url = https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&d=AJHR1939-I.2.3.2.36

|publisher = National Library

|access-date = 28 March 2014

|page = 5

|year = 1939

}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Arthur Shapton Richards

|votes = 8,272

|percentage = 57.01

|change = -2.27

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand National Party

|candidate = Arthur Sagar Bailey

|votes = 6,431

|percentage = 44.32

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal

|votes = 106

|percentage = 0.73

|change = -0.09

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,141

|percentage = 14.75

|change = -12.57

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 14,509

|percentage = 92.60

|change = +1.97

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 15,667

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1935 general election: Roskill{{cite book |title=The General Election, 1935 |year=1936 |publisher=National Library |pages = 1–35 |url= https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1936-I.2.3.2.33&srpos=167 |access-date=3 August 2013}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Arthur Shapton Richards

|votes = 8,728

|percentage = 59.28

|change = +20.47

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Reform Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Thomas Fleming

|votes = 4,705

|percentage = 31.96

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Democrat Party (1934)

|candidate = William Clarvis

|votes = 698

|percentage = 4.74

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Vivian Potter

|votes = 492

|percentage = 3.34

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent Liberal

|candidate = William Frederick Jamieson

|votes = 98

|percentage = 0.66

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal

|votes = 121

|percentage = 0.82

|change = +0.71

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 4,023

|percentage = 27.32

|change = +25.96

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 14,721

|percentage = 90.63

|change = +8.80

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 16,242

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1931 general election: Roskill{{cite book |title=The General Election, 1931 |year=1932 |publisher=Government Printer |url= https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&d=AJHR1932-I-II.2.3.2.31 |page=4 |access-date=2 November 2014}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Arthur Shapton Richards

|votes = 4,885

|percentage = 38.81

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Reform Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = William John Holdsworth{{cite news |title=Electoral |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZH19311209.2.175.5 |access-date=2 December 2014 |work=The New Zealand Herald |volume=LXVIII |issue=21051 |date=9 December 1931 |page=18}}

|votes = 4,714

|percentage = 37.45

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = United Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = George Munns

|votes = 2,988

|percentage = 23.74

|change = -22.25

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 171

|percentage = 1.36

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal

|votes = 14

|percentage = 0.11

|change = -0.50

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 12,601

|percentage = 81.83

|change = -5.88

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 15,399

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1928 general election: Roskill{{cite book |last=Skinner | first=W. A. G. |title=The General Election, 1928 |year=1929 |publisher=Government Printer |url= https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1929-I.2.3.2.37 |page=4 |access-date=19 February 2020}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = United Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = George Munns

|votes = 5,745

|percentage = 45.99

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Arthur Shapton Richards

|votes = 3,401

|percentage = 27.23

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Reform Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Ellen Melville

|votes = 3,345

|percentage = 26.78

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,344

|percentage = 18.77

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal

|votes = 77

|percentage = 0.61

|change = +0.02

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 12,568

|percentage = 87.71

|change = -2.98

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 14,329

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1925 general election: Roskill{{cite book |title=The General Election, 1925 |year=1926 |publisher=Government Printer |url= http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&d=AJHR1926-I.2.2.6.39 |page=2 |accessdate=20 November 2014}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Reform Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Vivian Potter

|votes = 7,301

|percentage = 55.44

|change = +10.93

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Liberal Party

|candidate = Alfred Hall-Skelton

|votes = 4,388

|percentage = 33.32

|change = +7.28

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = John William Yarnall

|votes = 1,399

|percentage = 10.62

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal

|votes = 79

|percentage = 0.59

|change = -0.33

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,913

|percentage = 22.12

|change = +3.66

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 13,167

|percentage = 90.69

|change = -1.43

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 14,518

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1922 general election: Roskill{{cite book |title=The General Election, 1922 |year=1923 |publisher=Government Printer |url= https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1923-I-II.2.2.5.36 |page=2 |access-date=28 August 2016 }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Reform Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Vivian Potter

|votes = 4,838

|percentage = 44.51

|change = -0.32

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Liberal Party

|candidate = Alfred Hall-Skelton

|votes = 2,831

|percentage = 26.04

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Ellen Melville

|votes = 1,617

|percentage = 14.87

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = Jim Purtell

|votes = 1,481

|percentage = 13.62

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal

|votes = 101

|percentage = 0.92

|change = -0.09

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,007

|percentage = 18.46

|change = -1.33

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 10,868

|percentage = 92.12

|change = +6.94

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 11,797

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1919 general election: Roskill{{cite book |first1=J. |last1=Hislop |title=The General Election, 1919 |url= https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&d=AJHR1921-I-II.2.3.2.45 |publisher=National Library |access-date=6 December 2014 |pages=1–6 |year=1921 }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Reform Party (New Zealand)

|candidate = Vivian Potter

|votes = 4,200

|percentage = 44.83

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent Reform

|candidate = James Gunson

|votes = 2,346

|percentage = 25.04

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Zealand Labour Party

|candidate = George Davis

|votes = 1,998

|percentage = 21.33

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent Liberal

|candidate = Frederick William Peddle

|votes = 728

|percentage = 7.77

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal

|votes = 95

|percentage = 1.01

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,854

|percentage = 19.79

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 9,367

|percentage = 85.18

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 10,996

}}

{{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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