Arch Hill was one of 80 electorates in New Zealand between 1946 and 1954. Located in central

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, the electorate was considered a safe seat for the Labour Party in its eight years of existence. Arch Hill was one of many urban electorates created as part of the 1946 electoral redistribution. The 1946 redistribution abolished the

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, which had previously accorded 28% greater representation for rural electorates.

Overview

The

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had been cancelled due to World War II, so the 1946 electoral redistribution had to take ten years of population growth and movement into account. The

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gained a further two electorates from the

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due to faster population growth. The abolition of the

through the ''Electoral Amendment Act, 1945'' reduced the number and increased the size of rural electorates and had the opposite effect for electorates in urban areas like Auckland. None of the 80 existing electorates remained unchanged; 27 electorates were abolished, eight former electorates were re-established, and 19 electorates were created for the first time, including Arch Hill. The Arch Hill electorate was formed out of portions of the Auckland Central,

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, and

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electorates. It was centred on the suburb of Arch Hill, and included parts of

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, and southern Ponsonby. The Arch Hill electorate was abolished through the 1952 electoral redistribution, when it was absorbed into the neighbouring electorates of Auckland Central, Ponsonby, and Eden. These changes came into effect through the .

History

The first representative was

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, who had become prominent through his involvement in the 1912

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and his resulting imprisonment, and who had previously represented Auckland Central since the . Parry retired at the end of the parliamentary term in 1951, and died a year later on 27 November 1952. Parry was succeeded through the by

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. When the Arch Hill electorate was abolished in 1954, Stewart contested the electorate, but was beaten by

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Members of Parliament

Key

Election results

1951 election

1949 election

1946 election

Notes

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arch Hill (New Zealand Electorate) Historical electorates of New Zealand 1946 establishments in New Zealand 1954 disestablishments in New Zealand Politics of the Auckland Region