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Ilam is a New Zealand parliamentary
electorate
Electorate may refer to:
* The people who are eligible to vote in an election, especially their number e.g. the term ''size of (the) electorate''
* The dominion of a Prince-elector
The prince-electors (german: Kurfürst pl. , cz, Kurfiřt, ...
. Formed for the , it was held by
Gerry Brownlee
Gerard Anthony Brownlee (born 4 February 1956) is a New Zealand politician of the New Zealand National Party. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1996, was Leader of the House, Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery and Minister of ...
of the
National Party until the , when
Sarah Pallett
Sarah Jean Pallett is a New Zealand politician and the current Member of Parliament for Ilam in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.
Early life and career
Pallett was born in Jersey, Channel Islands and spent her early years in ...
of the
Labour Party unseated Brownlee in an
upset victory
An upset occurs in a competition, frequently in electoral politics or sports, when the party popularly expected to win (the "favorite"), either loses to or draws/ties a game with an underdog whom the majority expects to lose, defying the convent ...
.
Population centres
Encompassing many of Christchurch's most affluent suburbs, Ilam was considered a safe National seat until the . The electorate includes the suburbs of
Riccarton Riccarton may refer to:
New Zealand
* Riccarton, New Zealand, a suburb of Christchurch
** Riccarton (New Zealand electorate), the electorate named after it
** The location of Riccarton Race Course
* a locality on the Taieri Plains in Otago
Scotlan ...
(north of Riccarton Road),
Upper Riccarton
Upper Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. It is due west of Riccarton.
Upper Riccarton is made up of residential, retail and education areas. It includes a major intersection known as "Church Corner" (the intersection of Riccarton, Main Sout ...
,
Fendalton
Fendalton is a suburb of Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand.
History
Fendalton was originally known as Fendall Town, named after the original settler of the land, Walpole Chesshyre Fendall (1830–1913). Fendall emigrated from Y ...
,
Burnside,
Avonhead
Avonhead is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Christchurch. It has two primary schools, a shopping centre and several parks.
Etymology
Engineer William Bayley Bray (1812–1885) arrived in Canterbury in January 1851 on the ''Duke of Bronte'' ...
,
Merivale,
Bishopdale,
Ilam,
Russley
Russley is a suburb on the western side of Christchurch city.
The suburb is named after Russley Farm, which was owned by William Chisnell (1827–1876) but sold shortly before his death.
Demographics
The statistical area of Hawthornden, which ...
and
Bryndwr
Bryndwr ( ; ) is a suburb in the north-west of Christchurch, New Zealand.
Development
Bryndwr, meaning 'hillside by water' (from ''Bryn'' "hillside" + ''dŵr'' "by water"), and probably named for the slopes beside the Wairarapa and Waimairi str ...
. In 2008, the boundaries were Deans Avenue, the
Avon River, Bealey Avenue, Papanui Road, Harewood Road, Russley Road, Ansonby Street, Cutts Road, Yaldhurst Road and Riccarton Road.
The 2013/14 redistribution did not alter the boundaries of the Ilam electorate. The 2020 redistribution, however, added Avonhead from and a large section of around McLeans Island and
Christchurch Airport
Christchurch Airport is the main airport that serves Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located to the northwest of the city centre, in the suburb of Harewood. Christchurch (Harewood) Airport officially opened on 18 May 1940 and became New Zea ...
.
History
The Ilam electorate was formed for the , mostly evolving from the electorate.
Gerry Brownlee
Gerard Anthony Brownlee (born 4 February 1956) is a New Zealand politician of the New Zealand National Party. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1996, was Leader of the House, Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery and Minister of ...
from the
National Party was the first elected representative and held the electorate until
2020
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, when he lost the electorate to
Labour's Sarah Pallett
Sarah Jean Pallett is a New Zealand politician and the current Member of Parliament for Ilam in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.
Early life and career
Pallett was born in Jersey, Channel Islands and spent her early years in ...
in an
upset.
Members of Parliament
Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at a general election.
Key
List MPs
Members of Parliament elected from
party lists
An electoral list is a grouping of candidates for election, usually found in proportional or mixed electoral systems, but also in some plurality electoral systems. An electoral list can be registered by a political party (a party list) or can ...
in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Ilam electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Election results
2020 election
2017 election
2014 election
2011 election
2008 election
2005 election
2002 election
1999 election
1996 election
Notes
References
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New Zealand electorates
Politics of Christchurch