Rangiora (New Zealand electorate) explained

Rangiora is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, based on the town of Rangiora.^[1]

Population centres

The electorate is based on the town of Rangiora and the surrounding rural area, and is north of Christchurch in North Canterbury.

History

The electorate existed from 1963 when it replaced the Hurunui electorate to 1996, when with mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation it was absorbed into the new Waimakariri electorate.

The electorate is semi-rural and was represented by the National Party except for the 1972–1975 period. Derek Quigley was a National MP who was opposed to the interventionist policies of Muldoon's Third National Government. He resigned from Cabinet in 1982, and from Parliament in 1984.

Members of Parliament

Key

width=100	Election	width=175 colspan=2	Winner
	Lorrie Pickering
		Kerry Burke
	Derek Quigley
	Jim Gerard
(Electorate abolished in 1996; see)

Election results

1963 election

References

• Book: McRobie, Alan . Electoral Atlas of New Zealand . 1989 . GP Books . Wellington . 0-477-01384-8.
• Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 . 4th . First published in 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103.

Notes and References

1. Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 . 4th . First published in 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 .