Glenfield was a New Zealand parliamentary

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for four terms, from 1984 to 1996. It was represented by two members of parliament, first

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of the Labour Party, and then

Peter Hilt Peter Malcolm Hilt (born 1942) is a former New Zealand politician. Biography Hilt was born in Auckland, and attended Takapuna Grammar School. He was in the New Zealand Police for 18 years, becoming a Detective Sergeant. He was an MP fr ...

of the National Party. Hilt defected to

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in 1995.

Population centres

The 1981 census had shown that the North Island had experienced further population growth, and three additional general seats were created through the 1983 electoral redistribution, bringing the total number of electorates to 95. The South Island had, for the first time, experienced a population loss, but its number of general electorates was fixed at 25 since the 1967 electoral redistribution. More of the South Island population was moving to

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, and two electorates were abolished, while two electorates were recreated. In the North Island, six electorates were newly created (including Glenfield), three electorates were recreated, and six electorates were abolished. These changes came into effect with the . This suburban electorate was on the North Shore of

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History

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was the electorate's first representative in 1984. She was confirmed in the , but was beaten by

of the National Party in the . In the , Hilt defeated Labour's

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, with

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of the

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polling strongly in third place. Hilt defected to

in 1995. The electorate was abolished in the 1996 election, the first

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(MMP) election. It was absorbed into the Northcote electorate.

Members of Parliament

Key

Election results

1993 election

1990 election

1987 election

1984 election

Notes

References

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Glenfield (New Zealand Electorate) Historical electorates of New Zealand Politics of the Auckland Region 1984 establishments in New Zealand 1996 disestablishments in New Zealand