Candidates in the 2011 New Zealand general election by electorate

Seventy members of the New Zealand House of Representatives elected in the 2011 general election were from single member constituencies, the same number as in 2008. The initial composition of the 2008 Parliament gave the National Party 41 seats, the Labour Party 21, the Māori Party five and ACT, United Future and the Progressive Party one each.

The election was held on 26 November 2011. Nominations officially opened on 27 October, and the deadline for nominations was 12:00 noon on 1 November.General election key dates

General electorates

Auckland Central

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Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 42,994

Bay of Plenty

Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 46,546

Botany

Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 43,204

Christchurch Central

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 38,775

Christchurch East

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 39,605

Clutha-Southland

Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 42,664

Coromandel

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Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 45,117

Dunedin North

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Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 39,926

Dunedin South

Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 45,132

East Coast

Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 40,533

East Coast Bays

Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 46,232

Epsom

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 47,600

Hamilton East

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,689

Hamilton West

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,293

Helensville

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,983

Hunua

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,578

Hutt South

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,391

Ilam

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,692

Invercargill

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,731

Kaikōura

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,588

Mana

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,664

Māngere

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 38,722

Manukau East

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 41,070

Manurewa

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 38,767

Maungakiekie

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,630

Mount Albert

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,129

Mount Roskill

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,292

Napier

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,824

Nelson

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,301

New Lynn

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,226

New Plymouth

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,973

North Shore

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 48,453

Northcote

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,925

Northland

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,628

Ōhariu

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,900

Ōtaki

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 47,118

Pakuranga

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,420

Palmerston North

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,897

Papakura

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,528

Port Hills

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,027

Rangitata

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 47,712

Rangitīkei

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 41,013

Rimutaka

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,709

Rodney

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 48,829

Rongotai

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,825

Rotorua

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,548

Selwyn

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,345

Tāmaki

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 48,348

Taranaki-King Country

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 41,152

Taupō

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,381

Tauranga

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 47,514

Te Atatū

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,742

Tukituki

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,264

Waikato

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 41,623

Waimakariri

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,911

Wairarapa

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,165

Waitakere

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,201

Waitaki

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 49,209

Wellington Central

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,212

West Coast-Tasman

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,144

Whanganui

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,350

Whangarei

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,068

Wigram

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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,563

Māori electorates

Hauraki-Waikato

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 32,513

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 32,364

Tāmaki Makaurau

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 34,628

Te Tai Hauāuru

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 32,002

Te Tai Tokerau

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 33,067

Te Tai Tonga

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 30,956

Waiariki

Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 32,568

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