Panmure-Ōtāhuhu

Panmure-Ōtāhuhu is an electorate to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It will be contested at the 2020 election.

This article is about the current electorate. For the electorate that existed 1938–1963 and 1972–1984, see Otahuhu (New Zealand electorate). For the electorate that existed 1984–1996, see Panmure (New Zealand electorate).

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 Auckland, along the thinnest section of the Auckland isthmus.[1]

History

It was created in the 2019/20 redistribution. Rapid population growth north of Auckland resulted in a domino effect through Auckland, and Manukau East was moved northward, losing a triangular area around Puhinui to Manurewa and being extended north to Point England. 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 Maungakiekie.[2][3]

References
  1. "Map of electorates for the 2020 and 2023 electorates". 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. Whyte, Anna (17 April 2020). "New electorate revealed, as raft of boundary changes announced prior to election 2020". TVNZ. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. "Report of the Representation Commission 2020" (PDF). 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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