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'''Waipareira''' was a New Zealand parliamentary [[New Zealand electorates|electorate]] that existed for one parliamentary term from 1996 to 1999. Located in [[West Auckland, New Zealand|West Auckland]], it was held by [[Brian Neeson]] of the [[New Zealand National Party]], who had narrowly beaten [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]'s [[Chris Carter (New Zealand politician)|Chris Carter]].

==Population centres==
The 1996 election was notable for the significant change of electorate boundaries, based on the provisions of the [[Electoral Act 1993]].<ref>{{cite act |title=Electoral Act 1993 |type=Act |number=87 |date=17 August 1993 |url=http://www.legislation.co.nz/act/public/1993/0087/latest/whole.html#DLM307519 |access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref> Because of the introduction of the [[Mixed-member proportional representation|mixed-member proportional]] (MMP) electoral system, the number of electorates had to be reduced, leading to significant changes. More than half of the electorates contested in 1996 were newly constituted, and most of the remainder had seen significant boundary changes. In total, 73 electorates were abolished, 29 electorates were newly created (including Waipareira), and 10 electorates were recreated, giving a net loss of 34 electorates.

The electorate includes the following population centres:
* [[Te Atatū Peninsula]]
* [[Massey, New Zealand|Massey]]
* [[Henderson, New Zealand|Henderson]]

==History==
The electorate was established in the first [[Mixed-member proportional representation|mixed-member proportional]] (MMP) election in {{NZ election link year|1996}}. The election was won by [[Brian Neeson]], who had represented the [[Te Atatū (New Zealand electorate)|Te Atatu]]<!-- no macron pre-2008 --> ({{NZ election link year|1990}}–1993) and {{NZ electorate link|Waitakere}} ({{NZ election link year|1993}}–1996) electorates previously.<ref name="2002 selection">{{cite news |last1=Orsman |first1=Bernard |title=Key electorate: Helensville |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=2049966 |access-date=10 July 2015 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=5 July 2002}}</ref> Neeson narrowly defeated [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]'s [[Chris Carter (New Zealand politician)|Chris Carter]], who became an MP three years later in 1999.<ref>{{cite news|title=Judge me on my deeds, gay minister asks|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=2349077|access-date=10 July 2015|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=12 August 2002}}</ref>

The race was closely contested with three incumbent MPs (Neeson, Carter and [[Jack Elder (politician)|Jack Elder]]). Neeson had a 141 vote lead after the preliminary count but Carter said he was hopeful of turning around his defeat as there were 4,000 special votes still to be counted.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sarah |last=Boyd |title=Labour MPs counting on special votes |work=[[The Evening Post (New Zealand)|The Evening Post]] |date=15 October 1996 |page=8 }}</ref> Ultimately Neeson held the electorate by the slightly lower margin of 107. Carter was subsequently employed as an electorate secretary for Labour [[list MP]] [[Jonathan Hunt (New Zealand politician)|Jonathan Hunt]] at his electorate office in [[Henderson, New Zealand|Henderson]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Carter returns to payroll as Hunt's secretary |work=[[The Dominion (Wellington)|The Dominion]] |date=14 November 1996 |page=2 }}</ref> Hunt's electorate office serviced the constituents of both Waipareira and neighbouring {{NZ electorate link|Waitakere}}.<ref>{{cite news |first=Helen |last=Bain |title=Labour list MPs to set up shop in electorates |work=[[The Dominion (Wellington)|The Dominion]] |date=26 November 1996 |page=2 }}</ref>

The electorate was abolished after one parliamentary term for the {{NZ election link|1999}}. Neeson transferred back to the Waitakere electorate and represented it for another term.<ref name="2002 selection" />

===Members of Parliament===
'''Key'''

{{Party index link|New Zealand National Party}}
{{Party index link|Alliance (New Zealand political party)}}
{{Party index link|New Zealand First}}
{| class=wikitable
|-
!width=100| Election
!width=175 colspan=2| Winner
|-
|{{NZ election link|1996}}
|{{party color cell|New Zealand National Party|5px}}
|[[Brian Neeson]]
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<small>(Electorate abolished 1999, see {{NZ electorate link|Te Atatū}})</small>
|-
|}

===List MPs===
Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Waipareira electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=100| Election
! width=175 colspan=2| Winner
|-
| rowspan=2| {{NZ election link|1996}}
| {{party color cell|Alliance (New Zealand political party)|5px}}
| [[Laila Harré]]
|-
| {{party color cell|New Zealand First|5px}}
| [[Jack Elder (politician)|Jack Elder]]
|-
|}

==Election results==

===1996 election===

{{MMP election box begin
|title=[[1996 New Zealand general election|1996 general election]]: Waipareira<ref>{{cite web |url= http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/6.1%20Waipareira%2053.pdf |title=Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place - Waipareira, 1996 |access-date=25 September 2017 }}</ref><ref name="1996 successful">{{cite web|title=Part III - Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties |url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/3.3%20Party%20Lists%20of%20Successful%20Registered%20Parties.pdf |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=22 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208054410/http://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/3.3%20Party%20Lists%20of%20Successful%20Registered%20Parties.pdf |archive-date=8 February 2013 }}</ref><ref name="1996 unsuccessful">{{cite web|title=Part III - Party Lists of unsuccessful Registered Parties |url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/3.4%20Party%20Lists%20of%20Unsuccessful%20Registered%20Parties.pdf |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=22 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208054417/http://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/3.4%20Party%20Lists%20of%20Unsuccessful%20Registered%20Parties.pdf |archive-date=8 February 2013 }}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = [[Brian Neeson]]
 |votes         = 12,123
 |percentage    = 35.56
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 11,837
 |party percent = 34.72
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     = [[Chris Carter (New Zealand politician)|Chris Carter]]
 |votes         = 12,016
 |percentage    = 35.24
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 10,208
 |party percent = 29.94
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party         = New Zealand First
 |candidate     = [[Jack Elder (politician)|Jack Elder]]
 |votes         = 4,920
 |percentage    = 14.43
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 3,791
 |party percent = 11.12
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party         = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |candidate     = [[Laila Harré]]
 |votes         = 3,818
 |percentage    = 11.20
 |change        =
 |party votes   = 2,932
 |party percent = 8.60
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     = Chris Fidoe
 |votes         = 680
 |percentage    = 1.99
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 1,895
 |party percent = 5.55
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Natural Law Party of New Zealand
 |candidate     = Judy Boock
 |votes         = 146
 |percentage    = 0.42
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 155
 |party percent = 0.45
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box minor party candidate|
 |party         = [[New Zealand Republican Party (1995)|Republican]]
 |color         = {{party color|New Zealand Republican Party (1995)}}
 |candidate     = Akesa Tagaloa-Faleiva
 |votes         = 40
 |percentage    = 0.11
 |change        = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Christian Coalition (New Zealand)
 |party votes   = 2,029
 |party percent = 5.95
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   = 501
 |party percent = 1.46
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = United New Zealand
 |party votes   = 122
 |party percent = 0.35
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = McGillicuddy Serious Party
 |party votes   = 91
 |party percent = 0.27
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Progressive Green Party (New Zealand)
 |party votes   = 90
 |party percent = 0.26
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
 |color         = #F93
 |party         = [[Ethnic Minority Party of New Zealand|Ethnic Minority Party]]
 |party votes   = 88
 |party percent = 0.25
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Animals First
 |party votes   = 59
 |party percent = 0.17
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Superannuitants and Youth Action
 |party votes   = 37
 |party percent = 0.10
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Green Society
 |party votes   = 24
 |party percent = 0.07
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
 |party         = [[Advance New Zealand (1995)|Advance New Zealand]]
 |color         = #ADC
 |party votes   = 20
 |party percent = 0.05
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Mana Māori Movement
 |party votes   = 9
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Libertarianz
 |party votes   = 7
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
 |color         = #3F9
 |party         = [[Asia Pacific United Party|Asia Pacific United]]
 |party votes   = 6
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = New Zealand Conservative Party
 |party votes   = 5
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
 |color         = #C96
 |party         = [[Te Tawharau]]
 |party votes   = 1
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes         = 345
 |party votes   = 181
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes         = 34,088
 |party votes   = 34,088
}}
{{MMP election box majority win|
 |winner        = New Zealand National Party
 |votes         = 107
 |percent       = 0.31
 |change        = 
}}<!-- {{MMP election box turnout|
 |turnout       = 
 |percentage    = 
 |change        = 
}} -->

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Historic electorates of New Zealand | state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Historical electorates of New Zealand]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in New Zealand]]
[[Category:1999 disestablishments in New Zealand]]