Panmure-Ōtāhuhu is an electorate to the

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. It was first contested at the .

Population centres

The electorate consists of the mid-eastern part of the Manukau Ward, and a long strip of suburbs along the west bank of the Tāmaki River. It is located in south-central

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, along the thinnest section of the

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History

It was created in the 2019/20 redistribution. Rapid population growth north of Auckland resulted in a domino effect through Auckland, and

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was moved northward, losing a triangular area around Puhinui to and being extended north to

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. Initially it was proposed to keep the name of Manukau East, but the name of Panmure-Ōtāhuhu was adopted instead after a public consultation period. The new electorate was created out of the bulk of Manukau East and the eastern section of . Manukau East, Panmure-Otahuhu's predecessor, was, since its creation in 1996, a safe

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seat, held in 2020 by

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. When Salesa contested the new electorate in the 2020 election she won again based on preliminary results, holding the seat for Labour.

Members of Parliament

As of no candidates who have contested the Panmure-Ōtāhuhu electorate have been returned as list MPs.

Election results

2020 election

References

{{Electorates of New Zealand 2020 establishments in New Zealand New Zealand electorates in the Auckland Region