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searchaux" style="display:none">Former electorate in Otago, New Zealand</div> <p> <b>Chalmers</b>, originally <b>Port Chalmers</b>, was a parliamentary <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_electorates" title="New Zealand electorates">electorate</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Otago" title="Otago">Otago Region</a> of New Zealand, from 1866 to 1938 with a break from 1896 to 1902. It was named after the town of <a href="/wiki/Port_Chalmers" title="Port Chalmers">Port Chalmers</a>, the main port of <a href="/wiki/Dunedin" title="Dunedin">Dunedin</a> and Otago. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population_centres">Population centres</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Population centres"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1865 electoral redistribution, the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="New Zealand House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> focussed its review of electorates to <a href="/wiki/South_Island" title="South Island">South Island</a> electorates only, as the <a href="/wiki/Otago_gold_rush" title="Otago gold rush">Otago gold rush</a> had caused significant population growth, and a redistribution of the existing population. Fifteen additional South Island electorates were created, including Port Chalmers, and the number of Members of Parliament was increased by 13 to 70.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie198936_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie198936-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Port Chalmers was first established in 1866 for the term of the <a href="/wiki/4th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="4th New Zealand Parliament">4th New Zealand Parliament</a>. For the <a href="/wiki/1893_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1893 New Zealand general election">1893 election</a>, it was renamed as Chalmers. In 1896, the electorate was abolished, but it was re-created (again as Chalmers) for the <a href="/wiki/1902_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1902 New Zealand general election">1902 election</a>. The electorate was abolished again for the last time in 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilson1985260_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilson1985260-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to World War II, the 1941 census was postponed. The next <a href="/wiki/1945_New_Zealand_census" title="1945 New Zealand census">census was brought forward to 1945</a> so that the significant changes in population since the <a href="/wiki/1936_New_Zealand_census" class="mw-redirect" title="1936 New Zealand census">1936 census</a> could be taken into consideration in a 1946 electoral redistribution prior to the scheduled <a href="/wiki/1946_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1946 New Zealand general election">1946 general election</a>. At the same time, the <a href="/wiki/First_Labour_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="First Labour Government of New Zealand">Labour government</a> abolished the <a href="/wiki/Country_quota" title="Country quota">country quota</a>. The electoral redistribution changed all 76 electorates.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie198995_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie198995-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the draft electoral redistribution was released for consultation in early April 1946, it was proposed for the <a href="/wiki/Dunedin_North_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Dunedin North (New Zealand electorate)">Dunedin North</a> electorate to be abolished and most of its area was supposed to go to a re-created Chalmers electorate.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Based on consultation feedback, the Port Chalmers Borough became part of the <a href="/wiki/Oamaru_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Oamaru (New Zealand electorate)">Oamaru</a> electorate. With such a geographic change, the proposed name of Chalmers electorate was no longer viable and the electorate name Dunedin North changed to North Dunedin instead.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Dick_(politician)" title="Thomas Dick (politician)">Thomas Dick</a> was elected on 17 March 1866 and resigned on 15 October 1866. He successfully contested the 15 December <a href="/wiki/1866_Port_Chalmers_by-election" title="1866 Port Chalmers by-election">1866 by-election</a>, but resigned again on 26 April 1867.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScholefield1950103_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScholefield1950103-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/David_Forsyth_Main" title="David Forsyth Main">David Forsyth Main</a> succeeded him through the <a href="/wiki/1867_Port_Chalmers_by-election" title="1867 Port Chalmers by-election">1867 by-election</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/James_Macandrew" title="James Macandrew">James Macandrew</a> died in February 1887 whilst holding the electorate. The <a href="/wiki/1887_Port_Chalmers_by-election" title="1887 Port Chalmers by-election">1887 by-election</a> was won by <a href="/wiki/James_Mills_(ship_owner)" title="James Mills (ship owner)">James Mills</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilson1985220_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilson1985220-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/1887_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1887 New Zealand general election">1887 election</a> was contested by Mills and <a href="/wiki/James_Green_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="James Green (New Zealand politician)">James Green</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Port_Chalmers_nomination,_1887_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Port_Chalmers_nomination,_1887-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with Mills being successful.<sup id="cite_ref-General_Election,_1887_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-General_Election,_1887-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/James_Dickson_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="James Dickson (New Zealand politician)">James Dickson</a> represented Chalmers for four parliamentary terms from the <a href="/wiki/1914_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1914 New Zealand general election">1914 election</a> until 1928, when he retired.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilson1985193_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilson1985193-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dickson was succeeded by another member of the <a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform Party</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Ansell" title="Alfred Ansell">Alfred Ansell</a>, who won the <a href="/wiki/1928_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1928 New Zealand general election">1928</a> and <a href="/wiki/1931_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1931 New Zealand general election">1931 elections</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilson1985180_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilson1985180-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In both elections, Ansell was challenged by Labour's Norman Hartley Campbell.<sup id="cite_ref-1928_election_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1928_election-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1931_election_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1931_election-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Campbell had already won the nomination as the Labour candidate for the <a href="/wiki/1935_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1935 New Zealand general election">1935 election</a> against M. Connolly, when he died in February 1935 following an operation.<sup id="cite_ref-Another_Ballot_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Another_Ballot-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Labour Party hierarchy wanted to make Connolly their candidate, but there was resentment and a new ballot was held, which was won by <a href="/wiki/Archie_Campbell_(politician)" title="Archie Campbell (politician)">Archie Campbell</a>, the brother of Norman Hartley Campbell.<sup id="cite_ref-Another_Ballot_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Another_Ballot-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Archie Campbell defeated Ansell with the swing to Labour in the 1935 election, but retired in <a href="/wiki/1938_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1938 New Zealand general election">1938</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilson1985180,_187_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilson1985180,_187-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The electorate was represented by seven <a href="/wiki/Member_of_parliament" title="Member of parliament">Members of Parliament</a> from 1866 to 1896, and a further five MPs from 1902 to 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilson1985260_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilson1985260-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the 1937 redistribution the electorate was split between <a href="/wiki/Dunedin_Central" title="Dunedin Central">Dunedin Central</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dunedin_North_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Dunedin North (New Zealand electorate)">Dunedin North</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oamaru_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Oamaru (New Zealand electorate)">Oamaru</a> electorates. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Members_of_Parliament">Members of Parliament</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Members of Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Key</b> </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#DCDCDC"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></span> </td> <td><span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#FFDF00"> </span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Liberal_Party" title="New Zealand Liberal Party">Liberal</a></span> </td> <td><span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#FFA500"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Liberal%E2%80%93Labour_(New_Zealand)" title="Liberal–Labour (New Zealand)">Liberal–Labour</a></span> </td> <td><span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#FFFFAA"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_Liberal" title="Independent Liberal">Independent Liberal</a></span> </td> <td><span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#00BB00"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform</a></span> </td> <td><span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#D82A20"> </span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100">Election </th> <th width="175" colspan="2">Winner </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1866_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1866 New Zealand general election">1866 election</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:5px;"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Dick_(politician)" title="Thomas Dick (politician)">Thomas Dick</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><a href="/wiki/1866_Port_Chalmers_by-election" title="1866 Port Chalmers by-election">1866 by-election</a></i></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><a href="/wiki/1867_Port_Chalmers_by-election" title="1867 Port Chalmers by-election">1867 by-election</a></i></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Forsyth_Main" title="David Forsyth Main">David Main</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1871_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1871 New Zealand general election">1871 election</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Macandrew" title="James Macandrew">James Macandrew</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1875%E2%80%931876_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1875–1876 New Zealand general election">1876 election</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Reynolds_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="William Reynolds (New Zealand politician)">William Reynolds</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><a href="/wiki/1878_Port_Chalmers_by-election" title="1878 Port Chalmers by-election">1878 by-election</a></i></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Green_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="James Green (New Zealand politician)">James Green</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1879_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1879 New Zealand general election">1879 election</a> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td rowspan="3">James Macandrew </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1881_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1881 New Zealand general election">1881 election</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1884_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1884 New Zealand general election">1884 election</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i><a href="/wiki/1887_Port_Chalmers_by-election" title="1887 Port Chalmers by-election">1887 by-election</a></i></span> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/James_Mills_(ship_owner)" title="James Mills (ship owner)">James Mills</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1887_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1887 New Zealand general election">1887 election</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1890_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1890 New Zealand general election">1890 election</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="3"><span style="font-size:85%;">(electorate renamed as <b>Chalmers</b>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1893_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1893 New Zealand general election">1893 election</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFA500; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_A._Millar" title="John A. Millar">John A. Millar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="3"><span style="font-size:85%;">(electorate abolished, 1896-1902)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1902_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1902 New Zealand general election">1902 election</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFDF00; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Allen_(politician)" title="Edmund Allen (politician)">Edmund Allen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1905_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1905 New Zealand general election">1905 election</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1908_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1908 New Zealand general election">1908 election</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFAA; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Henry_Clark" title="Edward Henry Clark">Edward Clark</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1911_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1911 New Zealand general election">1911 election</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1914_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1914 New Zealand general election">1914 election</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="background-color:#00BB00; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/James_Dickson_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="James Dickson (New Zealand politician)">James Dickson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1919_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1919 New Zealand general election">1919 election</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1922_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1922 New Zealand general election">1922 election</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1925_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1925 New Zealand general election">1925 election</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1928_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1928 New Zealand general election">1928 election</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00BB00; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Ansell" title="Alfred Ansell">Alfred Ansell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1931_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1931 New Zealand general election">1931 election</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1935_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1935 New Zealand general election">1935 election</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#D82A20; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Archie_Campbell_(politician)" title="Archie Campbell (politician)">Archie Campbell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" align="center"><small>(Electorate abolished 1938)</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election_results">Election results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Election results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1935_election">1935 election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1935 election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><a href="/wiki/1935_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1935 New Zealand general election">1935 general election</a>: Chalmers<sup id="cite_ref-The_General_Election_1935_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_General_Election_1935-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#D82A20; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Archie_Campbell_(politician)" title="Archie Campbell (politician)">Archie Campbell</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>4,596 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>53.30 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b> </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #00BB00; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Ansell" title="Alfred Ansell">Alfred Ansell</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">3,525 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">40.88 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−8.31 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #00AEEF; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Democrat_Party_(1934)" title="New Zealand Democrat Party (1934)">Democrat</a> </td> <td class="fn">Robert Fraser </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">501 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">5.81 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Informal votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;">33 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.38 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">−0.05 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,071 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">12.42 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">8,622 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">89.07 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+7.75 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_registration" title="Voter registration">Registered electors</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em">9,680 </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1931_election">1931 election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1931 election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><a href="/wiki/1931_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1931 New Zealand general election">1931 general election</a>: Chalmers<sup id="cite_ref-1931_election_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1931_election-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#00BB00; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Ansell" title="Alfred Ansell">Alfred Ansell</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>3,870 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>49.19 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b> </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #D82A20; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a> </td> <td class="fn">Norman Hartley Campbell </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">3,698 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">47.01 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn">Thomas Scollay </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">299 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">3.80 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Informal votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;">34 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.43 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">172 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">2.19 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">7,901 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">87.32 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_registration" title="Voter registration">Registered electors</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em">9,048 </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1928_election">1928 election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1928 election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><a href="/wiki/1928_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1928 New Zealand general election">1928 general election</a>: Chalmers<sup id="cite_ref-1928_election_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1928_election-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#00BB00; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Ansell" title="Alfred Ansell">Alfred Ansell</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>3,357 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>41.39 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b> </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #D82A20; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a> </td> <td class="fn">Norman Hartley Campbell </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">2,738 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">33.76 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #BBFFFF; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/United_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="United Party (New Zealand)">United</a> </td> <td class="fn">John Patrick Walls </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,965 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">24.23 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #99FF99; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Reform" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent Reform">Independent Reform</a> </td> <td class="fn">William Adams McLachlan </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">50 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.62 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">619 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">7.63 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Informal votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;">75 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.92 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">8,185 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">90.11 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_registration" title="Voter registration">Registered electors</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em">9,083 </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1902_election">1902 election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 1902 election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><a href="/wiki/1902_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1902 New Zealand general election">1902 general election</a>: Chalmers<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#FFDF00; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Liberal_Party" title="New Zealand Liberal Party">Liberal</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Allen_(politician)" title="Edmund Allen (politician)">Edmund Allen</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>2,614 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>56.63 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b> </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #9999CC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservative (New Zealand)">Conservative</a> </td> <td class="fn">John White<sup id="cite_ref-NZETC_White_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZETC_White-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">2,002 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">43.37 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">612 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">13.26 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">4,616 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">76.54 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_registration" title="Voter registration">Registered electors</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em">6,031 </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1893_election">1893 election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1893 election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><a href="/wiki/1893_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1893 New Zealand general election">1893 general election</a>: Port Chalmers<sup id="cite_ref-1893_election_results_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1893_election_results-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1893_affiliation_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1893_affiliation-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#FFA500; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Liberal%E2%80%93Labour_(New_Zealand)" title="Liberal–Labour (New Zealand)">Liberal–Labour</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/John_A._Millar" title="John A. Millar">John A. Millar</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>1,754 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>51.76 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>+9.23 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #FFDF00; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Liberal_Party" title="New Zealand Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Allen_(politician)" title="Edmund Allen (politician)">Edmund Allen</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,635 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">48.24 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">119 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">3.51 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">3,389 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">70.44 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+4.26 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_registration" title="Voter registration">Registered electors</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em">4,811 </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1890_election">1890 election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 1890 election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><a href="/wiki/1890_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1890 New Zealand general election">1890 general election</a>: Port Chalmers<sup id="cite_ref-General_Election,_1890_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-General_Election,_1890-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#DCDCDC; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/James_Mills_(ship_owner)" title="James Mills (ship owner)">James Mills</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>874 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>57.46 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b> </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #FFA500; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Liberal%E2%80%93Labour_(New_Zealand)" title="Liberal–Labour (New Zealand)">Liberal–Labour</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_A._Millar" title="John A. Millar">John A. Millar</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">647 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">42.53 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">227 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">14.92 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,521 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">66.18 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_registration" title="Voter registration">Registered electors</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em">2,298 </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1878_by-election">1878 by-election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 1878 by-election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><a href="/wiki/1878_Port_Chalmers_by-election" title="1878 Port Chalmers by-election">1878 Port Chalmers by-election</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#DCDCDC; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/James_Green_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="James Green (New Zealand politician)">James Green</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>269 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>60.04 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b> </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn">Henry Dench </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">179 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">39.96 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">90 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">20.09 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">448 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1867_by-election">1867 by-election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 1867 by-election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><a href="/wiki/1867_Port_Chalmers_by-election" title="1867 Port Chalmers by-election">1867 Port Chalmers by-election</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#DCDCDC; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/David_Forsyth_Main" title="David Forsyth Main">David Forsyth Main</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>92 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>46.94 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b> </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn">Captain James Malcolm </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">81 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">41.33 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn">Hugh McDermid </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">22 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">11.22 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn">James McIndoe </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.51 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn">John Graham </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">11 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">5.61 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">196 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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»</small></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General<br /> electorates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akaroa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Akaroa (New Zealand electorate)">Akaroa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albany_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Albany (New Zealand electorate)">Albany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aoraki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Aoraki (New Zealand electorate)">Aoraki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arch_Hill_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Arch Hill (New Zealand electorate)">Arch Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashburton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ashburton (New Zealand electorate)">Ashburton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashley_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ashley (New Zealand electorate)">Ashley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Auckland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="City of Auckland (New Zealand electorate)">Auckland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auckland_East" title="Auckland East">Auckland East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auckland_North" title="Auckland North">Auckland North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auckland_Suburbs_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Auckland Suburbs (New Zealand electorate)">Auckland Suburbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auckland_West" title="Auckland West">Auckland West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avon_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Avon (New Zealand electorate)">Avon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awarua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Awarua (New Zealand electorate)">Awarua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Islands_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Bay of Islands (New Zealand electorate)">Bay of Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birkenhead_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Birkenhead (New Zealand electorate)">Birkenhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Brooklyn (New Zealand electorate)">Brooklyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Bruce (New Zealand electorate)">Bruce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buller_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Buller (New Zealand electorate)">Buller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caversham_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Caversham (New Zealand electorate)">Caversham</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chalmers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheviot_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Cheviot (New Zealand electorate)">Cheviot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Christchurch (New Zealand electorate)">Christchurch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Country" title="Christchurch Country">Christchurch Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_North_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Christchurch North (New Zealand electorate)">Christchurch North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_South" title="Christchurch South">Christchurch South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_West" title="Christchurch West">Christchurch West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Auckland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="City of Auckland (New Zealand electorate)">City of Auckland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Christchurch_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Christchurch (New Zealand electorate)">City of Christchurch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Dunedin_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="City of Dunedin (New Zealand electorate)">City of Dunedin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Nelson_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Nelson (New Zealand electorate)">City of Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Wellington_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Wellington (New Zealand electorate)">City of Wellington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clevedon_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Clevedon (New Zealand electorate)">Clevedon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clive_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Clive (New Zealand electorate)">Clive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clutha_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Clutha (New Zealand electorate)">Clutha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clutha-Southland" title="Clutha-Southland">Clutha-Southland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coleridge_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Coleridge (New Zealand electorate)">Coleridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Collingwood (New Zealand electorate)">Collingwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_of_Hawke_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="County of Hawke (New Zealand electorate)">County of Hawke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courtenay_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Courtenay (New Zealand electorate)">Courtenay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunedin_Central" title="Dunedin Central">Dunedin Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunedin_Country" title="Dunedin Country">Dunedin Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunedin_East" title="Dunedin East">Dunedin East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunedin_North_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Dunedin North (New Zealand electorate)">Dunedin North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunedin_South" title="Dunedin South">Dunedin South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunedin_and_Suburbs_North" title="Dunedin and Suburbs North">Dunedin and Suburbs North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunedin_and_Suburbs_South" title="Dunedin and Suburbs South">Dunedin and Suburbs South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunedin_Suburbs" title="Dunedin Suburbs">Dunedin Suburbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunedin_West" title="Dunedin West">Dunedin West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunstan_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Dunstan (New Zealand electorate)">Dunstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Cape_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="East Cape (New Zealand electorate)">East Cape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Bay_of_Plenty_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Bay of Plenty (New Zealand electorate)">Eastern Bay of Plenty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Hutt_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Hutt (New Zealand electorate)">Eastern Hutt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Eden (New Zealand electorate)">Eden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egmont_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Egmont (New Zealand electorate)">Egmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellesmere_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ellesmere (New Zealand electorate)">Ellesmere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fendalton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Fendalton (New Zealand electorate)">Fendalton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Far_North_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Far North (New Zealand electorate)">Far North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foxton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Foxton (New Zealand electorate)">Foxton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Franklin (New Zealand electorate)">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_North" title="Franklin North">Franklin North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_South" title="Franklin South">Franklin South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geraldine_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Geraldine (New Zealand electorate)">Geraldine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gisborne_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Gisborne (New Zealand electorate)">Gisborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenfield_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Glenfield (New Zealand electorate)">Glenfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladstone_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Gladstone (New Zealand electorate)">Gladstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Grey (New Zealand electorate)">Grey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey_and_Bell" title="Grey and Bell">Grey and Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey_Lynn_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grey Lynn (New Zealand electorate)">Grey Lynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greymouth_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Greymouth (New Zealand electorate)">Greymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey_Valley_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Grey Valley (New Zealand electorate)">Grey Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halswell_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Halswell (New Zealand electorate)">Halswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hamilton (New Zealand electorate)">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampden_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hampden (New Zealand electorate)">Hampden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hastings_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hastings (New Zealand electorate)">Hastings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hauraki_(New_Zealand_general_electorate)" title="Hauraki (New Zealand general electorate)">Hauraki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawera_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hawera (New Zealand electorate)">Hawera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawkes_Bay_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hawkes Bay (New Zealand electorate)">Hawkes Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heathcote_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Heathcote (New Zealand electorate)">Heathcote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helensville_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Helensville (New Zealand electorate)">Helensville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Henderson (New Zealand electorate)">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heretaunga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Heretaunga (New Zealand electorate)">Heretaunga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hobson_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hobson (New Zealand electorate)">Hobson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hokitika_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hokitika (New Zealand electorate)">Hokitika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hokonui_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hokonui (New Zealand electorate)">Hokonui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horowhenua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Horowhenua (New Zealand electorate)">Horowhenua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howick_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Howick (New Zealand electorate)">Howick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hunua (New Zealand electorate)">Hunua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurunui_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hurunui (New Zealand electorate)">Hurunui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hutt_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hutt (New Zealand electorate)">Hutt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inangahua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Inangahua (New Zealand electorate)">Inangahua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_Bay_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Island Bay (New Zealand electorate)">Island Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaiapoi_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Kaiapoi (New Zealand electorate)">Kaiapoi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaimai_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Kaimai (New Zealand electorate)">Kaimai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaipara_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Kaipara (New Zealand electorate)">Kaipara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapiti_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Kapiti (New Zealand electorate)">Kapiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karapiro_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Karapiro (New Zealand electorate)">Karapiro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karori_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Karori (New Zealand electorate)">Karori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Country_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="King Country (New Zealand electorate)">King Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumara_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Kumara (New Zealand electorate)">Kumara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Lincoln (New Zealand electorate)">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linwood_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Linwood (New Zealand electorate)">Linwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyttelton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Lyttelton (New Zealand electorate)">Lyttelton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahia_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mahia (New Zealand electorate)">Mahia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manawatu_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Manawatu (New Zealand electorate)">Manawatu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manuherikia_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Manuherikia (New Zealand electorate)">Manuherikia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manukau_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Manukau (New Zealand electorate)">Manukau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manukau_East_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Manukau East (New Zealand electorate)">Manukau East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maramarua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Maramarua (New Zealand electorate)">Maramarua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlborough_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Marlborough (New Zealand electorate)">Marlborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marsden_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Marsden (New Zealand electorate)">Marsden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masterton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Masterton (New Zealand electorate)">Masterton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matakana_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Matakana (New Zealand electorate)">Matakana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matamata_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Matamata (New Zealand electorate)">Matamata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mataura_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mataura (New Zealand electorate)">Mataura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid-Canterbury_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mid-Canterbury (New Zealand electorate)">Mid-Canterbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miramar_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Miramar (New Zealand electorate)">Miramar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moeraki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Moeraki (New Zealand electorate)">Moeraki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongonui_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mongonui (New Zealand electorate)">Mongonui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongonui_and_Bay_of_Islands_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mongonui and Bay of Islands (New Zealand electorate)">Mongonui and Bay of Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mornington_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mornington (New Zealand electorate)">Mornington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motueka_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Motueka (New Zealand electorate)">Motueka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motueka_and_Massacre_Bay_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Motueka and Massacre Bay (New Zealand electorate)">Motueka and Massacre Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Herbert_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mount Herbert (New Zealand electorate)">Mount Herbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Ida_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mount Ida (New Zealand electorate)">Mount Ida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Victoria_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mount Victoria (New Zealand electorate)">Mount Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Newton (New Zealand electorate)">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newtown_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Newtown (New Zealand electorate)">Newtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Division_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Northern Division (New Zealand electorate)">Northern Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oamaru_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Oamaru (New Zealand electorate)">Oamaru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohariu-Belmont_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ohariu-Belmont (New Zealand electorate)">Ohariu-Belmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohinemuri_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ohinemuri (New Zealand electorate)">Ohinemuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omata_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Omata (New Zealand electorate)">Omata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onehunga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Onehunga (New Zealand electorate)">Onehunga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onslow_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Onslow (New Zealand electorate)">Onslow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oroua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Oroua (New Zealand electorate)">Oroua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otago_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Otago (New Zealand electorate)">Otago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otago_Central_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Otago Central (New Zealand electorate)">Otago Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otahuhu_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Otahuhu (New Zealand electorate)">Otahuhu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otara_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Otara (New Zealand electorate)">Otara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owairaka_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Owairaka (New Zealand electorate)">Owairaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pahiatua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Pahiatua (New Zealand electorate)">Pahiatua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmerston_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Palmerston (New Zealand electorate)">Palmerston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panmure_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Panmure (New Zealand electorate)">Panmure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papanui_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Papanui (New Zealand electorate)">Papanui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papatoetoe_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Papatoetoe (New Zealand electorate)">Papatoetoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pareora_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Pareora (New Zealand electorate)">Pareora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parnell_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Parnell (New Zealand electorate)">Parnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patea_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Patea (New Zealand electorate)">Patea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pencarrow_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Pencarrow (New Zealand electorate)">Pencarrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Peninsula (New Zealand electorate)">Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pensioner_Settlements_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Pensioner Settlements (New Zealand electorate)">Pensioner Settlements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petone_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Petone (New Zealand electorate)">Petone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piako_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Piako (New Zealand electorate)">Piako</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Picton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Picton (New Zealand electorate)">Picton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponsonby_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ponsonby (New Zealand electorate)">Ponsonby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porirua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Porirua (New Zealand electorate)">Porirua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Port Chalmers (New Zealand electorate)">Port Chalmers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Hills_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Port Hills (New Zealand electorate)">Port Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raglan_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Raglan (New Zealand electorate)">Raglan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rakaia_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rakaia (New Zealand electorate)">Rakaia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rangiora_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rangiora (New Zealand electorate)">Rangiora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rangiriri_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rangiriri (New Zealand electorate)">Rangiriri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Remuera_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Remuera (New Zealand electorate)">Remuera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riccarton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Riccarton (New Zealand electorate)">Riccarton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Riverton (New Zealand electorate)">Riverton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rodney_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rodney (New Zealand electorate)">Rodney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roskill_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Roskill (New Zealand electorate)">Roskill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roslyn_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Roslyn (New Zealand electorate)">Roslyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruahine_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ruahine (New Zealand electorate)">Ruahine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Albans_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="St Albans (New Zealand electorate)">St Albans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="St Kilda (New Zealand electorate)">St Kilda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Canterbury_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="South Canterbury (New Zealand electorate)">South Canterbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Division_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Southern Division (New Zealand electorate)">Southern Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanmore_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Stanmore (New Zealand electorate)">Stanmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stratford_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Stratford (New Zealand electorate)">Stratford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suburbs_of_Auckland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Suburbs of Auckland (New Zealand electorate)">Suburbs of Auckland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suburbs_of_Nelson" title="Suburbs of Nelson">Suburbs of Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydenham_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Sydenham (New Zealand electorate)">Sydenham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Taranaki (New Zealand electorate)">Taranaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarawera_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tarawera (New Zealand electorate)">Tarawera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tasman_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tasman (New Zealand electorate)">Tasman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taumarunui_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Taumarunui (New Zealand electorate)">Taumarunui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Te_Aro_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Te Aro (New Zealand electorate)">Te Aro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Te_Aroha_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Te Aroha (New Zealand electorate)">Te Aroha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temuka_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Temuka (New Zealand electorate)">Temuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thames_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Thames (New Zealand electorate)">Thames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorndon_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Thorndon (New Zealand electorate)">Thorndon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timaru_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Timaru 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