Nelson (New Zealand electorate)

Nelson is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the House of Representatives of New Zealand. From 1853 to 1860, the electorate was called Town of Nelson. From 1860 to 1881, it was City of Nelson. The electorate is the only one that has continuously existed since the 1st Parliament in 1853.

Nelson electorate boundaries used since the 2008 election

The current MP for Nelson is Rachel Boyack of the Labour Party after defeating long time incumbent Nick Smith of the National Party in the 2020 general election.

Population centres

Nelson is based around the city of Nelson, with the dormitory town of Richmond and the smaller community of Hope drafted in to bring the electorate up to the required population quota.

A significant adjustment to the electorate's boundaries was carried out ahead of the change to mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting in 1996; the decrease in South Island electorates from 25 to 16 lead to the abolition of one western South Island electorate; Tasman was split between West Coast and the then (geographically) much smaller Nelson electorate.

The Representation Commission adjusted the boundaries in the 2007 review, which first applied at the 2008 election;[1] the electorate was not changed in the 2013/14 review.[2] Brightwater was moved to West Coast-Tasman at the 2020 redistribution.[3]

History

An electorate based around Nelson has been contested at every election since the first Parliament in 1853. Two of the original 24 electorates from the 1st Parliament still exist (New Plymouth is the other one), but Nelson is the only original electorate that has existed continuously.[4]

The electorate was initially known as Town of Nelson. From 1866 to 1881, it was called City of Nelson. Since 1881, it has been known as simply Nelson.[5]

From 1853 to 1881, Nelson was a two-member electorate.[5] James Mackay and William Travers were the first two representatives elected in 1853. Travers and William Cautley (MP for Waimea) both resigned on 26 May 1854. Travers subsequently contested the seat that Cautley had vacated, being elected in the 21 June 1854 Waimea by-election. Samuel Stephens, who succeeded Travers in Nelson, died before the end of the first term, but the seat remained vacant.

Alfred Domett retired from politics at the end of the 3rd Parliament. Edward Stafford resigned in 1868 during the term of the 4th Parliament. Nathaniel Edwards won the resulting by-election. Martin Lightband resigned after a year in Parliament in 1872 and was succeeded by David Luckie.

Nelson became a single member electorate in 1881. Henry Levestam, who was first elected in an 1881 by-election to replace Adams was confirmed by the voters at the next three general elections (1881, 1884 and 1887), but he died in office on 11 February 1889.[6]

Joseph Harkness won the resulting 1889 by-election and was confirmed in the 1890 election.[7] He retired at the end of the parliamentary term in 1893 and was succeeded by John Graham, who with the 1893 election started a representation of the electorate that would last until his retirement in 1911.[8]

Harry Atmore an Independent Member of Parliament succeeded John Graham in the 1911 election,[9] but he was defeated at the next election in 1914 by Thomas Field of the Reform Party.[10] At the subsequent election in 1919, Atmore defeated Field and represented the electorate until his death on 21 August 1946.[9]

Atmore's death did not cause a by-election, as the 1946 election was held in November of that year. The contest was won by Edgar Neale of the National Party.[11] He held the electorate until 1957, when he retired.

Neale was succeeded by Stanley Whitehead of the Labour Party in the 1957 election. This started Labour's dominance in the electorate, which was to last for four decades. Whitehead died on 9 January 1976 in the office and this caused the 1976 by-election, which was won by Labour's Mel Courtney. In the 1981 election, Courtney stood as an Independent against Labour's Philip Woollaston, with the latter the successful candidate. Woollaston retired in 1990 and was succeeded by Labour's John Blincoe. When the electorate was enlarged for the 1996 election, it absorbed most of the former seat of Tasman, held by National's Nick Smith. Smith defeated Blincoe and held the seat until the 2020 election, when Labour's Rachel Boyack won the seat.

Despite a National Party candidate being elected for Nelson between 1996 and 2020, Labour has won the party vote in Nelson in all but three elections during the period (the three elections of the Fifth National Government). Nelson is also an electorate in which the Green Party performs better locally than the party does nationally. Combined, votes at the 2017 election for the Green Party candidate Matt Lawrey and Labour Party candidate Rachel Boyack would have been sufficient to unseat the incumbent Smith.[12]

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent     Conservative     Liberal     Reform     National     Labour     Green  

multi-member electorate
Election Winners
1853 election James Mackay William Travers
1854 by-election Samuel Stephens
1855 election Alfred Domett Edward Stafford
1860 election
1866 election Oswald Curtis
1868 by-election Nathaniel Edwards[13]
1871 election Martin Lightband[14]
1872 by-election David Mitchell Luckie[15]
1875 election John Sharp[16]
1879 by-election Acton Adams[17]
1879 election Albert Pitt
1881 by-election Henry Levestam

single-member electorate
Election Winner
1881 election Henry Levestam
1884 election
1887 election
1889 by-election Joseph Harkness
1890 election
1893 election John Graham
1896 election
1899 election
1902 election
1905 election
1908 election
1911 election Harry Atmore
1914 election Thomas Field
1919 election Harry Atmore
1922 election
1925 election
1928 election
1931 election
1935 election
1938 election
1943 election
1946 election Edgar Neale
1949 election
1951 election
1954 election
1957 election Stanley Whitehead
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election
1975 election
1976 by-election Mel Courtney
1978 election
1981 election Philip Woollaston
1984 election
1987 election
1990 election John Blincoe
1993 election
1996 election Nick Smith
1999 election
2002 election
2005 election
2008 election
2011 election
2014 election
2017 election
2020 election Rachel Boyack

List MPs

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

Election Winner
2002 election Mike Ward
2008 election Maryan Street
2011 election
2020 election Chris Baillie
Nick Smith

Election results

2020 election
2020 general election: Nelson[18]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Boyack 21,376 48.09 23,943 53.64
National N Nick Smith 16,851 37.91 9,185 20.57
Green Aaron Stallard 2,046 4.60 4,028 9.02
ACT Chris Baillie 1,320 2.96 3,639 8.15
Opportunities Matthew Pottinger 751 1.68 775 1.73
Outdoors Sue Grey 679 1.52 173 0.38
Advance NZ Ben Harris 393 0.88 480 1.07
New Conservative Simon Gutschlag 317 0.71 690 1.54
ONE Deon Claassens 111 0.24 180 0.40
Progressive Aotearoa Bruce Dyer 50 0.11
NZ First   841 1.88
Legalise Cannabis   144 0.32
Vision NZ   130 0.29
Māori   90 0.20
Social Credit   33 0.07
Sustainable NZ   17 0.03
TEA   9 0.02
Heartland   2 0.01
Informal votes 554 276
Total Valid votes 44,448 44,635
Turnout 44,635
Labour gain from National Majority 4,525 10.18

2017 election
2017 general election: Nelson[19]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Y Nick Smith 16,735 40.69 −12.13 16,374 39.31 −4.97
Labour Rachel Boyack 12,452 30.27 −2.46 17,311 41.56 +16.93
Green Matt Lawrey 9,746 23.70 +14.59 3,130 7.51 −6.59
NZ First Susan Sara 1,429 3.47 — 2,712 6.51 −1.13
Outdoors David Haynes 323 0.79 — 58 0.14 —
Conservative Simon Gutschlag 246 0.60 −2.37 241 0.51 −4.98
ACT Paul Hufflett 152 0.37 −0.14 137 0.33 −0.07
Money Free Richard Osmaston 48 0.12 −0.34
Opportunities   1,360 3.27 —
Legalise Cannabis   99 0.24 −0.29
Ban 1080   97 0.23 −0.78
Māori   92 0.22 −0.11
United Future   23 0.06 −0.19
Democrats   15 0.04 −0.08
People's Party   14 0.03 —
Mana   9 0.02 −0.62[lower-alpha 1]
Internet   6 0.01 −0.63[lower-alpha 2]
Informal votes 390 151
Total Valid votes 41,131 41,651
Turnout 41,802
National hold Majority 4,283 10.41 −9.67

2014 election
2014 general election: Nelson[20]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Y Nick Smith 20,000 52.82 −0.32 16,904 44.28 −1.13
Labour Maryan Street 12,395 32.73 +0.11 9,401 24.63 −2.70
Green Colin Robertson 3,449 9.11 −0.37 5,381 14.10 −1.95
Conservative John Green 1,125 2.97 +1.23 2,094 5.49 +2.78
ACT Paul Hufflett 193 0.51 +0.02 151 0.40 −0.33
Money Free Richard Osmaston 175 0.46 +0.46
Democrats Adrian Bayly 138 0.36 +0.36 47 0.12 +0.02
NZ First   2,918 7.64 +2.22
Ban 1080   386 1.01 +1.01
Internet Mana   317 0.83 +0.64[lower-alpha 3]
Legalise Cannabis   202 0.53 +0.02
Māori   125 0.33 −0.13
United Future   95 0.25 −0.74
Civilian   12 0.03 0.03
Independent Coalition   11 0.03 +0.03
Focus   6 0.02 +0.02
Informal votes 392 124
Total Valid votes 37,867 38,174
Turnout 38,174 79.76 +4.43
National hold Majority 7,605 20.08 −0.44

2011 election
2011 general election: Nelson[21]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Y Nick Smith 18,360 53.14 -3.99 16,016 45.41 +2.96
Labour Maryan Street 11,272 32.62 -0.87 9,639 27.33 -10.46
Green Aaryn Barlow 3,276 9.48 +2.21 5,660 16.05 +6.61
NZ First Kevin Gardener 669 1.94 +1.94 1,913 5.42 +2.38
Conservative Oliver Vitali 601 1.74 +1.74 954 2.71 +2.71
United Future Doug Stevens 204 0.59 +0.21 348 0.99 -0.08
ACT Paul Charles Hufflett 171 0.49 -0.36 259 0.73 -1.75
Legalise Cannabis   180 0.51 +0.11
Māori   161 0.46 -0.05
Mana   66 0.19 +0.19
Democrats   37 0.10 +0.04
Libertarianz   20 0.06 +0.02
Alliance   14 0.04 -0.08
Informal votes 692 250
Total Valid votes 34,553 35,267
National hold Majority 7,088 20.52 -3.13

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 46,817[22]

2008 election
2008 general election: Nelson[23]
Notes:

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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Y Nick Smith 20,471 57.13 +1.41 15,378 42.46 +5.45
Labour Maryan Street 12,000 33.49 +5.84 13,689 37.79 -5.17
Green Diana Mellor 2,605 7.27 -4.45 3,417 9.43 +1.69
Kiwi Robin Westley 312 0.87 256 0.71
ACT Paul Hufflett 306 0.85 +0.45 900 2.48 +1.43
United Future Kelvin Deal 138 0.39 -1.17 387 1.07 -2.43
NZ First   1,104 3.05 -1.28
Progressive   282 0.78 -0.35
Bill and Ben   209 0.58
Māori   184 0.51 +0.27
Family Party   160 0.44
Legalise Cannabis   144 0.40 +0.12
Alliance   42 0.12 +0.03
Democrats   24 0.07 ±0.00
Workers Party   13 0.04
Libertarianz   12 0.03 +0.01
Pacific   11 0.03
RONZ   5 0.01 ±0.00
RAM   3 0.01
Informal votes 241 115
Total Valid votes 35,832 36,220
Turnout 36,548 81.77 -1.00
National hold Majority 8,471 23.64 -4.43


2005 election
2005 general election: Nelson[24][25]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Y Nick Smith 20,299 55.72 +8.45 13,619 37.01 +17.68
Labour Jen McCutcheon 10,073 27.65 -6.94 15,809 42.96 -1.96
Green Mike Ward 4,269 11.72 -0.51 2,848 7.74 -1.18
United Future Dennis Wells 568 1.56 -0.72 1,289 3.50 -3.18
Destiny Jason Thomson 383 1.05 361 0.98
Progressive Jacqueline McAlpine 252 0.69 +0.06 417 1.13 -0.18
Christian Heritage Nick Barber 209 0.57 -1.33 141 0.38 -1.48
Māori Anne Fitzsimon 165 0.45 89 0.24
ACT Mike Heine 144 0.40 388 1.05 -2.94
Direct Democracy Rex Newey 67 0.18 50 0.14
NZ First   1,593 4.33 -2.04
Legalise Cannabis   104 0.28 -0.29
Alliance   33 0.09 -1.09
Democrats   24 0.07
One NZ   11 0.03 -0.06
Libertarianz   9 0.02
Family Rights   7 0.02
99 MP   6 0.02
RONZ   4 0.01 ±0.00
Informal votes 260 113
Total Valid votes 36,429 36,802
Turnout 37,052 82.77 +3.19
National hold Majority 10,226 28.07 +15.39

2002 election
2002 general election: Nelson[25][26]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Y Nick Smith 15,779 47.27 +2.49 6,517 19.33 -7.70
Labour John Kennedy 11,547 34.59 +2.83 15,149 44.92 +4.30
Green Mike Ward 4,084 12.23 +2.10 3,008 8.92 +0.78
United Future Dennis Wells 762 2.28 2,254 6.68 +5.68a
Christian Heritage Nick Barber 635 1.90 -1.20 628 1.86 -2.80
Alliance Mary O'Connor 364 1.09 -6.13 398 1.18 -7.74
Progressive Adrian Bayly 211 0.63 441 1.31
NZ First   2,147 6.37 +4.27
ORNZ   1,602 4.75
ACT   1,346 3.99 -1.52
Legalise Cannabis   193 0.57 -0.13
One NZ   30 0.09 -0.01
NMP   5 0.01 -0.08
RONZ   4 0.01
Mana Māori   3 0.01 ±0.00
Informal votes 286 115
Total Valid votes 33,382 33,721
Turnout 33,923 79.58
National hold Majority 4,232 12.68 -0.35
a United Future swing is compared to the 1999 results of United NZ and Future NZ, who merged in 2000.

1999 election
1999 general election: Nelson[27][28]
Notes:

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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Y Nick Smith 15,542 44.78 9,419 27.03
Labour Simon Fraser 11,021 31.76 14,154 40.62
Green Mike Ward 3,516 10.13 2,835 8.14
Alliance Mary O'Connor 2,505 7.22 3,108 8.92
Christian Heritage Nick Barber 1,077 3.10 1,624 4.66
ACT Philip Gully 461 1.33 1,920 5.51
NZ First Trevor Squires 296 0.85 732 2.10
McGillicuddy Serious Tim Owens 223 0.64 95 0.27
NMP Suzanne Johnston 64 0.18 32 0.09
Legalise Cannabis   278 0.80
Future NZ   216 0.62
United NZ   131 0.38
Libertarianz   114 0.33
South Island   67 0.19
Animals First   51 0.15
One NZ   34 0.10
Natural Law   14 0.04
Mana Māori   5 0.01
People's Choice 5 0.01
Freedom Movement 4 0.01
Mauri Pacific   4 0.01
Republican   3 0.01
Informal votes 485 345
Total Valid votes 34,705 34,845
National hold Majority 4,521 13.03

1996 election
1996 general election: Nelson[29][30][31]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Nick Smith 20,481 59.22 10,652 30.78
Labour N John Blincoe 8,057 23.30 11,012 31.82
Alliance Mike Ward 3,171 9.17 4,220 12.20
NZ First Bernard Downey 1,510 4.37 3,417 9.88
Christian Coalition Nick Barber 749 2.17 2,206 6.38
McGillicuddy Serious Tim Owens 279 0.81 187 0.54
ACT Graeme Williams 251 0.73 1,900 5.49
Natural Law Michelle McGregor 86 0.25 59 0.17
Legalise Cannabis   464 1.34
United NZ   230 0.66
Progressive Green   94 0.27
Animals First   62 0.18
Green Society   26 0.08
Asia Pacific United 21 0.06
Superannuitants & Youth   14 0.04
Libertarianz   13 0.04
Advance New Zealand 7 0.02
Conservatives   7 0.02
Mana Māori   6 0.02
Ethnic Minority Party 4 0.01
Te Tawharau 1 0.00
Informal votes 165 147
Total Valid votes 34,584 34,602
National gain from Labour Majority 12,424 35.92

1993 election
1993 general election: Nelson[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Blincoe 8,779 33.14 -11.06
National Margaret Emerre 6,772 25.56
Alliance Mike Ward 4,543 17.15 +8.37
NZ First Bernard Downey 1,039 3.92
Christian Heritage Nick Barber 746 2.81
Natural Law V Ward-Brown 131 0.49
Majority 2,007 7.57 +4.50
Turnout 22,010 83.10 -1.12
Registered electors 26,486

1990 election
1990 general election: Nelson[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Blincoe 9,142 44.20
National L Baigent 8,506 41.12
Green Mike Ward 1,816 8.78 +6.40
NewLabour I Hatton 851 4.11
Social Credit K S Taylor 152 0.73
Democrats J E Collin 124 0.59 -1.41
McGillicuddy Serious M D Kingi 90 0.43
Majority 636 3.07
Turnout 20,681 84.22 -4.05
Registered electors 24,554

1987 election
1987 general election: Nelson[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Woollaston 11,975 57.88 +10.16
National Bob Straight 6,508 31.45 +18.59
Independent Nick Barber 1,227 5.93
Values Mike Ward 494 2.38 +1.37
Democrats Jack Collin 415 2.00 +0.53
Independent M Hackman 69 0.33
Majority 5,467 26.42 +9.36
Turnout 20,688 88.27 -4.55
Registered electors 23,436

1984 election
1984 general election: Nelson[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Woollaston 10,288 47.72 +7.31
Independent Mel Courtney 6,610 30.66 -6.31
National Bob Straight 2,773 12.86
NZ Party Inga Jimenez 1,348 6.25
Social Credit Jack Collin 318 1.47
Values Mike Ward 219 1.01 -0.45
Majority 3,678 17.06 +13.62
Turnout 21,556 92.82 +1.79
Registered electors 23,222

1981 election
1981 general election: Nelson[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Woollaston 8,198 40.41
Independent Mel Courtney 7,500 36.97 -13.49
National Gaire Thompson 2,749 13.55
Social Credit Neville McLean 1,545 7.61
Values Mike Ward 297 1.46
Majority 698 3.44
Turnout 20,289 91.03 +14.47
Registered electors 22,288

1978 election
1978 general election: Nelson[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mel Courtney 9,605 50.46 +2.28
National Peter Malone 7,366 38.70 -0.87
Social Credit D C Massey 1,506 7.91
Values A M Lawn 556 2.92
Majority 2,239 11.76 +3.15
Turnout 19,033 76.56 -2.47
Registered electors 24,860

1976 by-election
1976 Nelson by-election[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mel Courtney 8,418 48.18
National Peter Malone 6,913 39.57
Values Gwen Struik 1,583 9.06 +2.43
Social Credit Rudolph Muller 452 2.58
Imperial British Conservative C P Weallens 38 0.21
Informal votes 66 0.37
Majority 1,505 8.61
Turnout 17,470 79.03 -6.91
Registered electors 22,105
Labour hold Swing

1975 election
1975 general election: Nelson[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley Whitehead 8,705 46.95 -3.03
National Ian McWhannell 7,612 41.05 +2.87
Values Gwen Struik 1,231 6.63
Social Credit Colin Nicholls 992 5.35
Majority 1,093 5.89 -5.90
Turnout 18,540 85.94 -3.40
Registered electors 21,571

1972 election
1972 general election: Nelson[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley Whitehead 8,189 49.98 +2.35
National Ian McWhannell 6,256 38.18
Values Alan Stanton 736 4.49
Social Credit Archie Mahan 715 4.36
New Democratic John O'Brien 487 2.97
Majority 1,933 11.79 -4.07
Turnout 16,383 89.34 -0.28
Registered electors 18,337

1969 election
1969 general election: Nelson[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley Whitehead 7,693 47.63 +1.23
National Roy McLennan 6,445 39.90
Social Credit Keith Martin 2,013 12.46
Majority 1,248 7.72 -4.48
Turnout 16,151 89.26 +1.83
Registered electors 18,094

1966 election
1966 general election: Nelson[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley Whitehead 7,777 46.40 -7.04
National E B Slack 5,732 34.20
Social Credit Colin Nicholls 3,250 19.39 -10.04
Majority 2,045 12.20 -4.03
Turnout 16,759 87.43 -2.61
Registered electors 19,167

1963 election
1963 general election: Nelson[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley Whitehead 8,590 53.44 +1.80
National Peter Malone 5,980 37.20
Social Credit Colin Nicholls 1,503 9.35
Majority 2,610 16.23 +5.52
Turnout 16,073 90.04 -2.91
Registered electors 17,849

1960 election
1960 general election: Nelson[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley Whitehead 8,519 51.64 +3.63
National Colin Wilson Martin 6,752 40.93 -3.86
Social Credit Archie Mahan 1,223 7.41
Majority 1,767 10.71 +7.50
Turnout 16,494 92.95 -1.30
Registered electors 17,745

1957 election
1957 general election: Nelson[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley Whitehead 7,592 48.01 +6.97
National Colin Wilson Martin 7,083 44.79
Social Credit C Toomer 1,138 7.19
Majority 509 3.21
Turnout 15,813 94.25 +1.42
Registered electors 16,777

1954 election
1954 general election: Nelson[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Edgar Neale 7,058 45.67 -13.16
Labour Stanley Whitehead 6,341 41.04 -0.13
Social Credit K S Taylor 2,055 13.29
Majority 717 4.63 -13.04
Turnout 15,454 92.83 +3.12
Registered electors 16,646

1951 election
1951 general election: Nelson[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Edgar Neale 9,425 58.83 +4.40
Labour Stanley Whitehead 6,594 41.17
Majority 2,831 17.67 +8.80
Turnout 16,019 89.71 -5.25
Registered electors 17,856

1949 election
1949 general election: Nelson[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Edgar Neale 8,420 54.43 +2.34
Labour R C A Marshall 7,047 45.57
Majority 1,373 8.87 +4.68
Turnout 15,467 94.96 +1.34
Registered electors 16,287

1946 election
1946 general election: Nelson[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Edgar Neale 7,265 52.09 -2.34
Labour Cyril Harold Goodman 6,680 47.91
Majority 585 4.19
Turnout 13,945 93.62 -2.28
Registered electors 14,894

1943 election
1943 general election: Nelson[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harry Atmore 6,051 50.46 -3.25
National Frederick William Huggins 5,860 48.87
Informal votes 79 0.65 +0.25
Majority 191 1.59 -6.22
Turnout 11,990 95.90 +1.18
Registered electors 12,502

1938 election
1938 general election: Nelson[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harry Atmore 6,092 53.71 -8.72
National J R Kerr 5,206 45.89
Informal votes 46 0.40 -0.21
Majority 886 7.81 -17.06
Turnout 11,344 94.72 +1.81
Registered electors 11,976

1935 election
1935 general election: Nelson[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harry Atmore 6,552 62.43 +11.90
Reform Herbert Everett 3,942 37.56 -11.91
Informal votes 65 0.61 +0.03
Majority 2,610 24.87 +23.81
Turnout 10,494 92.91 +3.33
Registered electors 11,294

1931 election
1931 general election: Nelson[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harry Atmore 4,749 50.53 -12.44
Reform Herbert Everett[40] 4,649 49.47
Majority 100 1.06 -24.89
Informal votes 55 0.58 -0.91
Turnout 9,453 89.18 +0.09
Registered electors 10,600

1928 election
1928 general election: Nelson[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harry Atmore 5,603 62.98 +4.65
Reform Frederick William Oscar Smith 3,294 37.02
Majority 2,309 25.95 -3.08
Informal votes 135 1.49
Turnout 9,032 89.09 +3.56
Registered electors 10,138

1925 election
1925 general election: Nelson[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harry Atmore 4,721 58.33 -4.24
Reform Albert Gilbert 2,372 29.31 -7.09
Labour Tom Brindle 1,000 12.36
Majority 2,349 29.03 +2.86
Turnout 8,093 85.53 -7.28
Registered electors 9,462

1922 election
1922 general election: Nelson[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harry Atmore 5,174 62.57 +23.36
Reform Albert Gilbert 3,010 36.40
Informal votes 85 1.02 -0.50
Majority 2,164 26.17 +20.31
Turnout 8,269 92.81 +6.89
Registered electors 8,909

1919 election
1919 general election: Nelson[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harry Atmore 3,412 39.21 -10.12
Reform Thomas Field 2,902 33.35 -17.31
Labour John George Price 1,079 12.40
Informal votes 46 0.52 -0.59
Majority 510 5.86
Turnout 7,476 85.92 -0.49
Registered electors 8,701

1914 election
1914 general election: Nelson[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Thomas Field 3,406 50.66
Independent Harry Atmore 3,316 49.33 -13.58
Informal votes 75 1.11 +0.86
Majority 90 1.33
Turnout 6,722 86.41 +8.30
Registered electors 7,779

1911 election
1911 general election: Nelson, first ballot[46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harry Atmore 2,865 47.44 -2.35
Independent Liberal Walter Moffatt 1,371 22.70
Liberal George McMahon 800 13.24
Conservative William Spencer Hampson 570 9.44
Conservative George Bishop 379 6.27
Informal votes 53 0.87 -0.70
Majority 1,494 24.74
Turnout 6,038 81.19 +2.13
Second ballot result
Independent Harry Atmore 3,655 62.91 +15.47
Independent Liberal Walter Moffatt 2,139 36.82 +14.12
Informal votes 15 0.25 -0.62
Majority 1,516 26.09 +1.35
Turnout 5,809 78.11 -3.08

1908 election
1908 general election: Nelson, first ballot[47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Graham 2,906 48.53 -1.05
Independent Harry Atmore 2,712 45.29 -4.50
Independent Liberal Walter Moffatt 316 5.27
Informal votes 53 0.88 -0.47
Majority 194 3.24 +2.73
Turnout 5,987 81.77 +6.93
Second ballot result
Liberal John Graham 2,896 50.03 +1.50
Independent Harry Atmore 2,882 49.79 +4.50
Informal votes 10 0.17 -0.30
Majority 14 0.24 -3.00
Turnout 5,788 79.06 -2.71

1905 election
1905 general election: Nelson[48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Graham 2,787 49.58 -0.44
Independent Harry Atmore 2,758 49.06 +11.18
Informal votes 76 1.35
Majority 29 0.51 -11.62
Turnout 5,621 88.70 +10.58
Registered electors 6,337

1902 election
1902 general election: Nelson[49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Graham 2,156 50.02 +6.41
Independent Harry Atmore 1,633 37.88
Independent Liberal Jesse Piper 521 12.08
Majority 523 12.13 -0.72
Turnout 4,310 78.12 -6.10
Registered electors 5,517

1899 election
1899 general election: Nelson[50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Graham 2,551 56.43 +1.89
Conservative Richmond Hursthouse 1,970 43.57
Majority 581 12.85 +3.77
Turnout 4,521 84.22 +3.15
Registered electors 5,368

1890 election
1890 general election: Nelson[51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Harkness 672 47.22
Liberal John Kerr 657 46.17
Liberal Francis William Flowerday 94 6.60
Majority 15 1.05
Turnout 1,423 77.71
Registered electors 1,831

1889 by-election
1889 Nelson by-election[52][53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joseph Harkness 659 57.86
Independent John Sharp 480 42.14
Majority 179 15.72
Turnout 1139

1881 by-election
1881 City of Nelson by-election[54][55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Henry Levestam 438 51.83
Independent James Crowe Richmond 407 48.17
Turnout 845
Majority 31 3.67

1879 by-election
1879 City of Nelson by-election[56][57][58]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Acton Adams 369 61.3
Independent Albert Pitt 252 38.7
Turnout 119
Majority 27

1872 by-election
1872 City of Nelson by-election[59][60][61]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Luckie 307 57.17
Independent James Crowe Richmond 156 29.05
Independent Alfred Saunders 74 13.78
Turnout 537
Majority 151 28.12

1868 by-election
1868 City of Nelson by-election[62][63]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nathaniel Edwards 302 58.53
Independent Joseph Shephard 214 41.47
Turnout 516
Majority 88 17.05

Table footnotes
  1. 2017 Mana Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with the Internet Party in the 2014 election
  2. 2017 Internet Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana Party in the 2014 election
  3. 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.

Notes
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  4. Wilson 1985.
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  7. Scholefield 1950, p. 112.
  8. Scholefield 1950, p. 109.
  9. Scholefield 1950, p. 94.
  10. Scholefield 1950, p. 105.
  11. Scholefield 1950, p. 129.
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  13. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Present And Past Members Of Parliament". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
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  32. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993. p. 68.
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  34. Norton 1988, p. 286.
  35. Norton 1988, p. 285.
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References
  • Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
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