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searchaux" style="display:none">Former electorate in Manawatū-Wanganui, New Zealand</div> <p> <b>Ruahine</b> is a former New Zealand parliamentary <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_electorates" title="New Zealand electorates">electorate</a>, from 1972 to 1978. </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=Ruahine_(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>Since the <a href="/wiki/1969_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1969 New Zealand general election">1969 election</a>, the number of electorates in the <a href="/wiki/South_Island" title="South Island">South Island</a> was fixed at 25, with continued faster population growth in the <a href="/wiki/North_Island" title="North Island">North Island</a> leading to an increase in the number of general electorates. There were 84 electorates for the 1969 election,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989111_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989111-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the 1972 electoral redistribution saw three additional general seats created for the North Island, bringing the total number of electorates to 87.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989115_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989115-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Together with increased urbanisation in <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nelson,_New_Zealand" title="Nelson, New Zealand">Nelson</a>, the changes proved very disruptive to existing electorates. <sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989115_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989115-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the South Island, three electorates were abolished, and three electorates were newly created.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989112,_116_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989112,_116-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the North Island, five electorates were abolished, two electorates were recreated, and six electorates were newly created (including Ruahine).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989111,_115_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989111,_115-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Ruahine electorate was located north-east of <a href="/wiki/Palmerston_North" title="Palmerston North">Palmerston North</a> and followed the <a href="/wiki/Ruahine_Range" title="Ruahine Range">Ruahine Range</a>. Settlements included in the electorate were <a href="/wiki/Feilding" title="Feilding">Feilding</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheltenham,_Manawatu-Wanganui&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cheltenham, Manawatu-Wanganui (page does not exist)">Cheltenham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kiwitea" title="Kiwitea">Kiwitea</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kimbolton,_New_Zealand" title="Kimbolton, New Zealand">Kimbolton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989114_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989114-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also included the northern parts of Palmerston North, containing some of the city's highest and lowest valued housing areas, which comprised half of the voters in the electorate. As such it was suggested Ruahine was misnamed as an electorate and would be more accurately known as "North Palmerston North".<sup id="cite_ref-Three_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Three-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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=Ruahine_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Les_Gandar" title="Les Gandar">Les Gandar</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a> had represented the <a href="/wiki/Manawatu_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Manawatu (New Zealand electorate)">Manawatu</a> electorate since <a href="/wiki/1966_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1966 New Zealand general election">1966</a> and when the Manawatu electorate moved to south of the <a href="/wiki/Palmerston_North_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Palmerston North (New Zealand electorate)">Palmerston North</a> electorate, Gandar stood in the newly created Ruahine electorate in <a href="/wiki/1972_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1972 New Zealand general election">1972</a>. He defeated Labour's candidate, <a href="/wiki/Palmerston_North_City_Council" title="Palmerston North City Council">Palmerston North City Councillor</a> Sam Mihaere.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilson1985198_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilson1985198-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three years later Gandar defeated <a href="/wiki/Rex_Willing" title="Rex Willing">Rex Willing</a>, who was former Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Norman_Kirk" title="Norman Kirk">Norman Kirk</a>'s secretary, as well as the deputy leader of the Social Credit Party <a href="/wiki/Les_Hunter_(politician)" title="Les Hunter (politician)">Les Hunter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Three_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Three-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Ruahine electorate was absorbed into the new <a href="/wiki/Rangit%C4%ABkei_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rangitīkei (New Zealand electorate)">Rangitikei</a> electorate in 1978. Gandar was defeated in <a href="/wiki/1978_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1978 New Zealand general election">1978 general election</a> in Rangitikei by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Beetham" title="Bruce Beetham">Bruce Beetham</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilson1985183,_198_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilson1985183,_198-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beetham had won the electorate in the <a href="/wiki/1978_Rangitikei_by-election" title="1978 Rangitikei by-election">Rangitikei by-election</a>, held earlier in the year on 18 February 1978 after the death of Sir <a href="/wiki/Roy_Jack" title="Roy Jack">Roy Jack</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilson1985183_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilson1985183-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> National planned that Gandar would take over the new electorate at the November general election, and stood an interim candidate, local Jim Bull, in the by-election. But, to general surprise, Beetham won the by-election for <a href="/wiki/Social_Credit_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Social Credit Party (New Zealand)">Social Credit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGustafson1986312f_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGustafson1986312f-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=Ruahine_(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><p><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:#00529F"> </span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a></span> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100">Election </th> <th width="175" colspan="2">Winner </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1972 New Zealand general election">1972 election</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" width="5" bgcolor="#00529F"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Les_Gandar" title="Les Gandar">Les Gandar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1975_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1975 New Zealand general election">1975 election</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="font-size:87%;">(Electorate abolished in 1978, see <a href="/wiki/Rangitikei_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rangitikei (New Zealand electorate)">Rangitikei</a>)</span> </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=Ruahine_(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="1975_election">1975 election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ruahine_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1975 election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><a href="/wiki/1975_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1975 New Zealand general election">1975 general election</a>: Ruahine<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorton1988341_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorton1988341-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<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:#00529F; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Les_Gandar" title="Les Gandar">Les Gandar</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>9,865 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>49.63 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>+3.00 </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"><a href="/wiki/Rex_Willing" title="Rex Willing">Rex Willing</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">7,102 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">35.73 </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: #CBE800; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Social_Credit_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Social Credit Party (New Zealand)">Social Credit</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Les_Hunter_(politician)" title="Les Hunter (politician)">Les Hunter</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,952 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">9.82 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+2.74 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #4BB805; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Values_Party" title="Values Party">Values</a> </td> <td class="fn">George Serrallach </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">957 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">4.81 </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">2,763 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">13.90 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+10.54 </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">19,876 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">85.40 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+2.36 </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">23,273 </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="1972_election">1972 election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ruahine_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1972 election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><a href="/wiki/1972_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1972 New Zealand general election">1972 general election</a>: Ruahine<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorton1988341_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorton1988341-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<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:#00529F; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Les_Gandar" title="Les Gandar">Les Gandar</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>7,653 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>46.63 </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">Sam Mihaere </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">7,101 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">43.26 </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: #CBE800; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Social_Credit_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Social Credit Party (New Zealand)">Social Credit</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Les_Hunter_(politician)" title="Les Hunter (politician)">Les Hunter</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,162 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">7.08 </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: #4BB805; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Values_Party" title="Values Party">Values</a> </td> <td class="fn">Ronald H. Layton </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">364 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">2.21 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#FDBB30;"> </td> <td class="org"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Liberal Reform Party (New Zealand)">Liberal Reform</a> </td> <td class="fn">Allan Walter Bartlett </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em">66 </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em">0.40 </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #B8860B; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/New_Democratic_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="New Democratic Party (New Zealand)">New Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Harvey Ernest Edmeades </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">66 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.40 </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">552 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">3.36 </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">16,412 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">83.04 </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">19,763 </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=Ruahine_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=7" 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 .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989111-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989111_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMcRobie1989">McRobie 1989</a>, p. 111.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989115-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989115_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989115_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMcRobie1989">McRobie 1989</a>, p. 115.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989112,_116-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989112,_116_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMcRobie1989">McRobie 1989</a>, pp. 112, 116.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989111,_115-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989111,_115_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMcRobie1989">McRobie 1989</a>, pp. 111, 115.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989114-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989114_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMcRobie1989">McRobie 1989</a>, p. 114.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Three-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Three_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Three_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19751104.2.219.1">"Three marginal seats in the Manawatu"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Press" title="The Press">The Press</a></i>. Vol. CXV, no. 33991. 4 November 1975. p. 29.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Press&rft.atitle=Three+marginal+seats+in+the+Manawatu&rft.volume=CXV&rft.issue=33991&rft.pages=29&rft.date=1975-11-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpaperspast.natlib.govt.nz%2Fnewspapers%2FCHP19751104.2.219.1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARuahine+%28New+Zealand+electorate%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilson1985198-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilson1985198_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWilson1985">Wilson 1985</a>, p. 198.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilson1985183,_198-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilson1985183,_198_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWilson1985">Wilson 1985</a>, pp. 183, 198.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilson1985183-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilson1985183_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWilson1985">Wilson 1985</a>, p. 183.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGustafson1986312f-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGustafson1986312f_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGustafson1986">Gustafson 1986</a>, pp. 312f.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTENorton1988341-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorton1988341_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorton1988341_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFNorton1988">Norton 1988</a>, pp. 341.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ruahine_(New_Zealand_electorate)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGustafson1986" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Gustafson" title="Barry Gustafson">Gustafson, Barry</a> (1986). <i>The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party</i>. 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Zealand">current electorates</a></i> »</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 href="/wiki/Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Chalmers (New Zealand electorate)">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> 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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 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