Tongariro is a former New Zealand parliamentary

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, from 1984 to 1996. During the four parliamentary terms of its existence, it was represented by three members of parliament.

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 Tongariro), three electorates were recreated, and six electorates were abolished. These changes came into effect with the . In , the first

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(MMP) representation election, most of the Tongariro electorate's area was included in the Taupo electorate.

History

Noel Scott Noel Scott (15 December 1929 – 25 February 2018) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Biography Before entering politics, Scott was the foundation principal of Makoura College in Masterton. Scott unsuccessfully contested ...

of the Labour Party was the Tongariro electorate's first representative; Scott had in unsuccessfully contested the adjacent electorate. Scott was defeated in Tongariro in the by

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, who held the electorate for one parliamentary term before himself being defeated by Labour's

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in . Burton transferred to the Taupo electorate in 1996.

Members of Parliament

Key

Election results

1993 election

1990 election

1987 election

1984 election

Notes

References

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tongariro (New Zealand Electorate) Historical electorates of New Zealand Taupō District 1984 establishments in New Zealand 1996 disestablishments in New Zealand