Rangiora (New Zealand electorate)

Rangiora is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, based on the town of Rangiora.^[1]

Population centres

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

History

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

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

Members of Parliament

Key National Labour

Election	Winner
1963 election		Herbert Pickering
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election		Kerry Burke
1975 election		Derek Quigley
1978 election
1981 election
1984 election		Jim Gerard
1987 election
1990 election
1993 election

Notes

↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

References

McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

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Māori electorates	Eastern Maori Hauraki Maori Northern Maori Southern Maori Tainui Te Puku O Te Whenua Te Tai Rawhiti Western Maori

Goldminers' electorates	Gold Fields Gold Field Towns

The Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Main towns

Minor towns
and localities

Ashley
Burnt Hill
Clarkville
Coopers Creek
Cust
Eyreton
Eyrewell Forest
Fernside
Flaxton
Glentui
Kairaki
Loburn
Ohoka
Okuku
Sefton
Swannanoa
The Pines Beach
Tuahiwi
Waikuku
West Eyreton
Ashley Forest
Ashley Gorge
Bennetts
Bexley
Carleton
Coldstream
Gammans Creek
Glenburn
Horrellville
Lees Valley
Loburn North
Mandeville North
Ohapuku
Okuku Range
Rockford
Saltwater Creek
Springbank
Starvation Hill
Summerhill
The Warren
View Hill
Wetheral
Whiterock
Wilsons Siding
Woodend Beach

Schools

Primary

Secondary

Area

Disestablished

Primary	Okuku Whiterock

Facilities

Sports clubs

Electorates

Historic	Ashley Hurunui Kaiapoi Rangiora

Current	Kaikōura Waimakariri

Member of
Parliament

for the Kaikōura electorate	N Doug Kidd (1996–99) N Lynda Scott (1999–2005) N Colin King (2005–14) N Stuart Smith (2014–present)

for the Waimakariri electorate	L Mike Moore (1996–99) L Clayton Cosgrove (1999–2011) N Kate Wilkinson (2011–14) N Matthew Doocey (2014–present)

Mayor

Trevor Inch (1989–95)
Janice Skurr (1995–2001)
Jim Gerard (2001–07)
Ron Keating (2007–10)
David Ayers (2010–present)

Bodies of water

Transportation

Other

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