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Roskill electorate boundaries between 1993 and 1996.

Roskill was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1919 to 1996. The electorate was represented by eight Members of Parliament.

Population centres

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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.[1]

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

History

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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.[2] In the 1928 election, Potter stood in the Eden electorate as an independent but was beaten by Arthur Stallworthy.[3]

In the Roskill electorate, George Munns of the United Party won the 1928 election.[4] He was defeated in 1931 by Arthur Shapton Richards.[5] In 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.[6] In the 1946 election, Richards successfully transferred to the Mount Albert electorate.[7]

In 1999, the electorate was recreated as Mount Roskill, and was won by Phil Goff, who later became leader of the Labour Party.

Members of Parliament

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The Roskill electorate was represented by eight Members of Parliament:[8]

Key

  Reform   United   Labour   National

Election Winner
1919 election Vivian Potter
1922 election
1925 election
1928 election George Munns
1931 election Arthur Shapton Richards
1935 election
1938 election
1943 election
1946 election Frank Langstone
1949 election John Rae
1951 election
1954 election
1957 election Arthur Faulkner
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election
1975 election
1978 election
1981 election Phil Goff
1984 election
1987 election
1990 election Gilbert Myles
1993 election Phil Goff
(Electorate abolished 1996; see Owairaka)

Gilbert Myles' changes of allegiance, 1990–93

  National   Independent   Liberal   Alliance   NZ First

Election results

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1993 election

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1993 general election: Roskill[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Goff 7,664 39.60 −1.97
National Allan Spence 5,459 28.21
NZ First Gilbert Myles 3,530 18.24 −26.48
Alliance Jenny-Kaye Potaka 2,260 11.67
Christian Heritage Rowan Dunbar 355 1.83
McGillicuddy Serious Julian Price 82 0.42
Majority 2,205 11.39
Turnout 19,350 84.90 +0.42
Registered electors 22,789

1990 election

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1990 general election: Roskill[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Gilbert Myles 9,132 44.72
Labour Phil Goff 8,488 41.57 −12.23
Green Ian Graham Douglas 1,287 6.30
NewLabour Ella Henry 952 4.66
Democrats Douglas McGee 185 0.90 −2.19
Social Credit John Ferdinand 153 0.74
Independent Walter Christie 111 0.54
McGillicuddy Serious Richard Alexander Foster 96 0.47
Communist League Anthony David Drumm 12 0.05
Majority 644 3.15
Turnout 20,416 85.32 −0.05
Registered electors 23,926

1987 election

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1987 general election: Roskill[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Goff 10,487 54.27 +0.47
National Bob Foulkes 8,050 41.66
Democrats Douglas McGee 598 3.09
NZ Party Brian Murray 97 0.50
Independent Anthony Peter Devicich 91 0.47 +0.20
Majority 2,437 12.61 −7.89
Turnout 19,323 85.37 −3.04
Registered electors 22,633

1984 election

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1984 general election: Roskill[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Goff 11,043 53.80 +6.20
National Chris Knowles 6,835 33.30
NZ Party Ben Matthews 2,217 10.80
Social Credit Edward James Lye 789 3.84
Independent Anthony Peter Devicich 57 0.27
Values Johan Ofman 34 0.16
Majority 4,208 20.50 +8.21
Turnout 20,525 88.41 +1.07
Registered electors 23,214

1981 election

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1981 general election: Roskill[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Goff 9,778 47.60
National Cheryl Parsons 7,253 35.31
Social Credit Chris Lynch 3,508 17.07
Majority 2,525 12.29
Turnout 20,539 87.34 +18.23
Registered electors 23,515

1978 election

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1978 general election: Roskill[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 9,584 48.19 +2.30
National John Banks 7,913 39.78
Social Credit David Howes 2,157 10.84
Values Steve Covacich 233 1.17
Majority 1,671 8.40 +5.47
Turnout 19,887 69.11 −16.24
Registered electors 28,774

1975 election

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1975 general election: Roskill[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 8,276 45.89 −12.17
National John Priestley 7,746 42.95 +11.60
Values Geoff Hansen 1,037 5.75
Social Credit Brenda Delamore 955 5.29
Socialist Unity George Jackson 17 0.09
Majority 530 2.93 −23.76
Turnout 18,031 82.35 −6.83
Registered electors 21,893

1972 election

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1972 general election: Roskill[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 9,653 58.06 +1.28
National John Priestley 5,214 31.35
Social Credit B P Glamuzina 923 5.55
Values Bruce McClintock 626 3.76
New Democratic Robert William Holden Howie 211 1.26 −5.81
Majority 4,439 26.69 +6.05
Turnout 16,627 89.18 −0.16
Registered electors 18,644

1969 election

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1969 general election: Roskill[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 9,067 56.78 +2.24
National Anthony Wyvern Grey Cook 5,771 36.14 +3.26
Social Credit Robert William Holden Howie 1,130 7.07 −5.50
Majority 3,296 20.64 −1.02
Turnout 15,968 89.34 +4.31
Registered electors 17,873

1966 election

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1966 general election: Roskill[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 9,624 54.54 −3.45
National Anthony Wyvern Grey Cook 5,802 32.88
Social Credit Robert William Holden Howie 2,218 12.57 +8.42
Majority 3,822 21.66 +3.82
Turnout 17,644 85.03 −5.74
Registered electors 20,748

1963 election

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1963 general election: Roskill[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 9,207 51.09 +2.08
National Thomas Tucker 5,991 33.24
Social Credit Robert William Holden Howie 749 4.15
Liberal Lewis Rose 273 1.51
Communist Ralph Hegman 137 0.76
Majority 3,216 17.84 +9.16
Turnout 16,357 90.77 −1.87
Registered electors 18,020

1960 election

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1960 general election: Roskill[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 8,414 53.17 −2.20
National Geoffrey Taylor 6,767 42.76
Social Credit Frank Langstone 575 3.63 +0.08
Communist Ella Ayo 68 0.42
Majority 1,374 8.68 −5.62
Turnout 15,824 92.64 −1.82
Registered electors 17,080

1957 election

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1957 general election: Roskill[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Faulkner 8,197 55.37
National John Rae 6,080 41.06 −12.03
Social Credit Frank Langstone 527 3.55
Majority 2,117 14.30
Turnout 14,804 94.46 +4.79
Registered electors 15,671

1954 election

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1954 general election: Roskill[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Rae 7,455 53.09 +1.67
Labour Elizabeth Morris 5,803 41.32
Social Credit William Sayer 783 5.57
Majority 1,652 11.76 +8.92
Turnout 14,041 89.67 −0.74
Registered electors 15,658

1951 election

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1951 general election: Roskill[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Rae 7,962 51.42 +0.32
Labour Pat Curran 7,522 48.58
Majority 440 2.84 −6.96
Turnout 15,484 90.41 −3.72
Registered electors 17,126

1949 election

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1949 general election: Roskill[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Rae 7,372 51.10
Labour James Freeman 5,957 41.29
Independent Frank Langstone 1,097 7.61 −42.99
Majority 1,415 9.80
Turnout 14,426 94.13 −0.55
Registered electors 15,324

1946 election

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1946 general election: Roskill[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Langstone 6,611 50.60
National Roy McElroy 6,456 49.40 +6.66
Majority 155 1.18
Turnout 13,067 94.68 +1.57
Registered electors 13,801

1943 election

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1943 general election: Roskill[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Shapton Richards 8,742 48.03 −8.98
National Roy McElroy 7,780 42.74
Democratic Labour Keith Hay 1,015 5.57
Real Democracy Charles Belton 249 1.36
People's Movement Hawtrey Warren Glynn 145 0.79
Independent Labour Stanley Hamilton 95 0.52
Informal votes 116 0.63 −0.10
Majority 962 5.28 −9.47
Turnout 18,199 93.11 −0.51
Registered electors 19,545

1938 election

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1938 general election: Roskill[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Shapton Richards 8,272 57.01 −2.27
National Arthur Sagar Bailey 6,431 44.32
Informal votes 106 0.73 −0.09
Majority 2,141 14.75 −12.57
Turnout 14,509 92.60 +1.97
Registered electors 15,667

1935 election

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1935 general election: Roskill[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Shapton Richards 8,728 59.28 +20.47
Reform Thomas Fleming 4,705 31.96
Democrat William Clarvis 698 4.74
Independent Vivian Potter 492 3.34
Independent Liberal William Frederick Jamieson 98 0.66
Informal votes 121 0.82 +0.71
Majority 4,023 27.32 +25.96
Turnout 14,721 90.63 +8.80
Registered electors 16,242

1931 election

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1931 general election: Roskill[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Shapton Richards 4,885 38.81
Reform William John Holdsworth[20] 4,714 37.45
United George Munns 2,988 23.74 −22.25
Majority 171 1.36
Informal votes 14 0.11 −0.50
Turnout 12,601 81.83 −5.88
Registered electors 15,399

1928 election

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1928 general election: Roskill[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United George Munns 5,745 45.99
Labour Arthur Shapton Richards 3,401 27.23
Reform Ellen Melville 3,345 26.78
Majority 2,344 18.77
Informal votes 77 0.61 +0.02
Turnout 12,568 87.71 −2.98
Registered electors 14,329

1925 election

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1925 general election: Roskill[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Vivian Potter 7,301 55.44 +10.93
Liberal Alfred Hall-Skelton 4,388 33.32 +7.28
Labour John William Yarnall 1,399 10.62
Informal votes 79 0.59 −0.33
Majority 2,913 22.12 +3.66
Turnout 13,167 90.69 −1.43
Registered electors 14,518

1922 election

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1922 general election: Roskill[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Vivian Potter 4,838 44.51 −0.32
Liberal Alfred Hall-Skelton 2,831 26.04
Independent Ellen Melville 1,617 14.87
Labour Jim Purtell 1,481 13.62
Informal votes 101 0.92 −0.09
Majority 2,007 18.46 −1.33
Turnout 10,868 92.12 +6.94
Registered electors 11,797

1919 election

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1919 general election: Roskill[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Vivian Potter 4,200 44.83
Independent Reform James Gunson 2,346 25.04
Labour George Davis 1,998 21.33
Independent Liberal Frederick William Peddle 728 7.77
Informal votes 95 1.01
Majority 1,854 19.79
Turnout 9,367 85.18
Registered electors 10,996

Notes

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  1. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 75–80.
  2. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 227.
  3. ^ The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 222.
  5. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 222, 230.
  6. ^ "Blomfield and Jaget Singh". The Evening Post. Vol. CXX, no. 136. 5 December 1935. p. 5. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  7. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 230.
  8. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 271.
  9. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
  10. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
  11. ^ a b c d e f Norton 1988, pp. 338.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Norton 1988, pp. 337.
  13. ^ "The New Zealand Official Year-Book, 1951–52". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  14. ^ "The General Election, 1949". National Library. 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  15. ^ "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Electoral". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. 80, no. 24713. 13 October 1943. p. 5. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  17. ^ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  18. ^ The General Election, 1935. National Library. 1936. pp. 1–35. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  19. ^ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  20. ^ "Electoral". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXVIII, no. 21051. 9 December 1931. p. 18. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  21. ^ Skinner, W. A. G. (1929). The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  22. ^ The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  23. ^ The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  24. ^ Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

References

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  • McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. 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.
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