Rangiora is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, based on the town of Rangiora.
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) until 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 left Parliament in 1984.
Members of Parliament Key
Election Winner rowspan=3 Lorrie Pickering Kerry Burke rowspan=3 Derek Quigley rowspan=4 Jim Gerard(Electorate abolished in 1996; see )
Election results 1993 election
1990 election
1987 election
1984 election
1981 election
1978 election
1975 election
1972 election
1969 election
1966 election
1963 election
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