Henderson is a former New Zealand parliamentary

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, from 1969 to 1978 and then from 1993 to 1996.

Population centres

Henderson was first created through the 1967 electoral redistribution, which resulted from the Electoral Act 1965 that fixed the number of

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electorates at 25. As a result, three additional electorates were created in the North Island, and one additional in the South Island. One of those new electorates was Henderson, which took over most of 's area. These changes came into effect with the . Localities that were covered by the electorate include

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, Oratia, Waiatarua, Parau,

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, and Piha. In the 1972 electoral redistribution, there were slight boundary adjustments with the adjoining and electorates. Henderson existed for three electoral cycles and was abolished again through the 1977 electoral redistribution, when Waitakere was recreated; this came into effect with the . Henderson was recreated for the and existed for one parliamentary term. In

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, the first

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(MMP) election, the area was absorbed into the new

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electorate.

History

Martyn Finlay Allan "Martyn" Finlay (1 January 1912 – 20 January 1999) was a New Zealand lawyer and politician of the Labour Party. He was an MP in two separate spells and a member of two different governments, including being a minister in the latter w ...

of the Labour Party had been Waitakere's representative since the . He transferred to the Henderson electorate and was successful against three different National Party opponents in 1969, , and . When Henderson was abolished for 1978 election, Finlay went into retirement.

Members of Parliament

Key

Election results

1993 election

1975 election

1972 election

1969 election

Notes

References

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson (New Zealand Electorate) Historical electorates of New Zealand Politics of the Auckland Region 1969 establishments in New Zealand 1993 establishments in New Zealand 1978 disestablishments in New Zealand 1996 disestablishments in New Zealand