Manukau East was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate that returned one member of parliament to the House of Representatives. It was first formed for the 1996 election. Between the 2014 election and the 2020 electorate adjustment it was held by Jenny Salesa, a member of the Labour Party, who also won the replacement Panmure-Ōtāhuhu seat in the 2020 election.

Manukau East electorate boundaries used since the 2014 election

Population centres

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In 2007, large changes were made to the Manukau East electorate. Its northern boundary extended past the Tamaki River to almost as far as Sylvia Park Rd to incorporate Middlemore, Ōtāhuhu and Westfield. Its eastern boundary shifted west to East Tamaki Rd resulting in East Tamaki and Botany Downs being included in the new Botany electorate. Most of Ōtara and Papatoetoe West are now also included in the electorate.[1]

In the 2013 electorate boundary review, it was found that Manukau East electorate was above quota (based on the 2013 census). The draft proposal by the Representation Commission sees some population at Westfield to be transferred to the Maungakiekie electorate.[2]

History

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Manukau East was created for the 1996 election. It has been represented by two MPs, both of the Labour Party, Ross Robertson and Jenny Salesa. It was considered one of Labour's safest electorates.[3] On 6 June 2013 Robertson announced that he would retire from Parliament in order to pursue a career in local body politics.[4] Jenny Salesa replaced him, with a comfortable, although smaller, majority of 13,254.[5][6]

During the 2020 electorate adjustment, the electorate was replaced with Panmure-Ōtāhuhu.[7]

Members of Parliament

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Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Key

  Labour   Progressive   National   NZ First

Election Winner
1996 election Ross Robertson
1999 election
2002 election
2005 election
2008 election
2011 election
2014 election Jenny Salesa
2017 election
(Electorate abolished in 2020; see Panmure-Ōtāhuhu)

List MPs

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Election Winner
2002 election Matt Robson
Kelly Chal
2008 election Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
2011 election Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
Asenati Taylor
2014 election Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
2017 election Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi

Election results

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2017 election

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2017 general election: Manukau East[8]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour  Y Jenny Salesa 17,402 66.44 −1.56 17,730 65.09 +2.57
National Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi 4,813 18.37 +1.36 6,190 22.72 +2.80
NZ First William Flesher 1,511 5.77 −1.34 1,550 5.69 −1.96
Māori Party Tuilagi Esera 698 2.66 403 1.48 +1.17
Green Raj Singh 650 2.48 −0.12 601 2.21 −1.38
Opportunities Ted Johnston 308 1.18 188 0.69
ACT Bhupinder Singh 201 0.77 70 0.26 −0.40
Independent Tamatoa Richmond 80 0.31
People's Party   78 0.29
Legalise Cannabis   70 0.26 −0.02
Conservative   50 0.18 −1.86
Mana Party   23 0.08
United Future   12 0.04 −0.03
Internet   10 0.04
Outdoors   9 0.03
Ban 1080   3 0.01 ±0.00
Democrats   3 0.01 ±0.00
Informal votes 531 245
Total valid votes 26,194 27,240
Labour hold Majority 12,589 48.07 −2.92

2014 election

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2014 general election: Manukau East[9]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Salesa 17,676 68.00 −9.11 16,925 62.52 −4.16
National Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi 4,422 17.01 +2.85 5,392 19.92 +0.31
NZ First Asenati Taylor 1,847 7.11 +3.14 2,072 7.65 +1.33
Green Umesh Perinpanayagam 675 2.60 +2.60 971 3.59 +0.20
Conservative Vili Taukolo 497 1.91 +0.22 553 2.04 +0.58
Mana Joe Trinder 259 1.00 −0.83
Communist League Annalucia Vermunt 43 0.17 −0.08
Internet Mana   276 1.02 +0.08[a]
ACT   179 0.66 −0.13
Māori Party   84 0.31 −0.18
Legalise Cannabis   76 0.28 −0.06
United Future   18 0.07 −0.08
Focus   7 0.03 +0.03
Ban 1080   4 0.01 +0.01
Civilian   4 0.01 +0.01
Democrats   4 0.01 −0.02
Independent Coalition   4 0.01 +0.01
Informal votes 576 502
Total valid votes 25,995 27,071
Turnout 27,071 66.86 +2.52
Labour hold Majority 13,254 50.99 −11.97

2011 election

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2011 general election: Manukau East[10]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour  Y Ross Robertson 19,399 77.11 +11.03 17,977 66.68 +7.35
National Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi 3,561 14.16 -4.26 5,287 19.61 -4.58
NZ First Asenati Taylor 999 3.97 +3.97 1,703 6.32 +2.64
Mana John Minto 461 1.83 +1.83 253 0.94 +0.94
Conservative Frank John Naea 425 1.69 +1.69 393 1.46 +1.46
ACT Jonathan MacFarlane 248 0.99 -1.67 143 0.53 -1.08
Communist League Felicity Coggan 63 0.25 +0.19
Green   913 3.39 +1.60
Māori Party   131 0.49 -0.53
Legalise Cannabis   93 0.34 -0.001
United Future   41 0.15 -0.31
Libertarianz   10 0.04 +0.02
Alliance   9 0.03 ±0.00
Democrats   7 0.03 ±0.00
Informal votes 1,371 524
Total valid votes 25,156 26,960
Labour hold Majority 15,838 62.96 +15.29

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 41,901[11]

2008 election

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2008 general election: Manukau East[12]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour  Y Ross Robertson 17,254 66.08 16,137 59.33
National Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi 4,809 18.42 6,579 24.19
Pacific Tevaga Sione Leavasa 1,406 5.39 1,219 4.48
ACT Lyn Murphy 693 2.65 439 1.61
Family Party Papali'i Poutoa Papali'I 648 2.48 238 0.88
Green Donna Wynd 628 2.41 487 1.79
Progressive Trevor Barnard 333 1.28 374 1.38
Kiwi Kevin Stitt 155 0.59 102 0.38
United Future Manogi Turua Head 112 0.43 126 0.46
Workers Party Daphna Whitmore 55 0.21 25 0.09
Communist League Annalucia Vermunt 16 0.06
NZ First   999 3.67
Māori Party   276 1.01
Legalise Cannabis   94 0.35
Bill and Ben   69 0.25
Alliance   9 0.03
RAM   9 0.03
Democrats   7 0.03
Libertarianz   6 0.02
RONZ   4 0.01
Informal votes 459 287
Total valid votes 26,109 27,199
Labour hold Majority 12,445 47.67

2005 election

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2005 general election: Manukau East
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour  Y Ross Robertson 18,804 59.40 -3.51 18,100 54.87 -1.31
National Ken Yee 8,914 28.16 10,219 30.98 +14.86
Destiny Richard Lewis 1,111 3.51 472 1.43
ACT Hamish Stevens 725 2.29 629 1.91 -5.03
Green Irene Bentley 648 2.05 583 1.77 -0.79
Progressive Trevor Barnard 407 1.29 525 1.59 -0.40
United Future Ram Parkash 336 1.06 486 1.47 -3.45
Māori Party Mama Tere Strickland Tahere 303 0.96 204 0.62
Family Rights Tapu Anne Po-Wihongi 225 0.71 145 0.44
Independent Raj Subramanian 76 0.24
Alliance Jill Ovens 64 0.20 32 0.10 -0.69
Direct Democracy Seira Perese 42 0.13 9 0.03
NZ First   1,434 4.35 -3.76
Legalise Cannabis   62 0.19 -0.29
Christian Heritage   44 0.13 -1.29
Libertarianz   15 0.05
99 MP   8 0.02
One NZ   8 0.02 -0.03
RONZ   8 0.02
Democrats   6 0.02
Informal votes 555 204
Total valid votes 31,655 32,989
Labour hold Majority 9,890 31.24 -9.29

2002 election

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2002 general election: Manukau East
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour  Y Ross Robertson 16,543 62.91 +7.83 15,235 56.18 +10.79
National Arthur Anae 5,886 22.38 4,371 16.12 -15.94
ACT Gerald Trass 1,393 5.30 1,883 6.94 -0.56
United Future Kelly Chal 884 3.36 1,335 4.92
Progressive Matt Robson 775 2.95 540 1.99
Christian Heritage Mary Mere Paki 511 1.94 384 1.42 -0.72
Alliance Simon Shields 236 0.90 214 0.79 -4.33
Anti-Capitalist Alliance Mark Muller 67 0.25
NZ First   2,199 8.11 +4.91
Green   695 2.56 +0.30
Legalise Cannabis   129 0.48 -0.09
ORNZ   95 0.35
Mana Māori   15 0.06 +0.05
One NZ   14 0.05 +0.03
NMP   8 0.03 +0.02
Informal votes 481 159
Total valid votes 26,295 27,117
Labour hold Majority 10.657 40.53 +16.47

1999 election

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1999 general election: Manukau East
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour  Y Ross Robertson 16,224 55.08 +21.38 13,545 45.39 +11.69
National Ken Yee 9,138 31.02 -1.83 9,568 32.06 -4.58
ACT Charles Lowndes 1,474 5.00 2,237 7.50 +1.2
Alliance Bruce Bennett Holm 944 3.20 1,527 5.12 -0.81
Christian Heritage David Simpkin 602 2.04 640 2.14
NZ First Malia Kamilo Hamani 429 1.46 955 3.20 -7.15
Mauri Pacific Danny Turia 390 1.32 106 0.36
Independent Paul Teio 88 0.30
Workers' Party Daphna Whitmore 88 0.30
Reform Party Dave Bergersen 50 0.17
Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata Mareta Wiringi 29 0.10
Green   673 2.26
Legalise Cannabis   170 0.57 -0.51
Christian Democrats   160 0.54
United NZ   123 0.41 -0.24
Libertarianz   45 0.15 +0.13
Animals First   32 0.11 -0.02
McGillicuddy Serious   23 0.08 -0.06
Natural Law   11 0.04 -0.07
The People's Choice   8 0.03
One NZ   5 0.02
Republican   4 0.01
Mana Māori   3 0.01 -0.02
South Island   3 0.01
NMP   2 0.01
Freedom Movement   1 0.00
Informal votes 766 381
Total valid votes 29,456 29,841
Labour hold Majority 14,750 24.06 +9.97

1996 election

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1996 general election: Manukau East[13][14][15]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Ross Robertson 15,269 46.93 11,037 33.70
National Ken Yee 10,686 32.85 11,996 36.63
NZ First Ngaire Clark 2,361 7.26 3,390 10.35
Conservatives  N Trevor Rogers 1,497 4.60 110 0.34
Alliance Tafa Mulitalo 1,108 3.41 1,941 5.93
ACT Patrick Cole 1,058 3.25 2,064 6.30
United NZ Ted Faleauto 292 0.90 212 0.65
Advance New Zealand Taimalelagi Tofilau 161 0.49 64 0.20
Natural Law Greg Dodds 72 0.22 37 0.11
Communist League Annalucia Vermunt 30 0.09
Christian Coalition   1,151 3.51
Legalise Cannabis   355 1.08
Ethnic Minority Party 190 0.58
Progressive Green   49 0.15
McGillicuddy Serious   47 0.14
Animals First   43 0.13
Superannuitants & Youth   24 0.07
Green Society   17 0.05
Mana Māori   11 0.03
Asia Pacific United 6 0.02
Libertarianz   6 0.02
Te Tawharau 0 0.00
Informal votes 398 182
Total valid votes 32,534 32,750
Labour win new seat Majority 4,583 14.09

Notes

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  1. ^ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.

References

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  1. ^ "Manukau East : Electorate Profile" (PDF). Parliamentary Library. September 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Proposed Auckland Region". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Ross Robertson". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  4. ^ Shuttleworth, Kate (6 June 2013). "Labour MP Ross Robertson retires from Parliament". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Labour should learn from Manukau – Salesa". Radio New Zealand. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Official Count Results -- Manukau East". www.electionresults.govt.nz. 2014. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. ^ "NZ Election 2020 electorate changes: Adjusted boundaries, new names". Newshub. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Manukau East – Official Result". Electoral Commission. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Official Count Results – Manukau East (2014)". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  10. ^ 2011 election results
  11. ^ "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  12. ^ 2008 election results
  13. ^ "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place – Manukau East, 1996" (PDF). Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Part III – Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  15. ^ "Part III – Party Lists of unsuccessful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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