Eastern Bay of Plenty

Eastern Bay of Plenty is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, which existed for one parliamentary term from 1993 to 1996, and was held by National's Tony Ryall.

Population centres

Based on the 1991 New Zealand census, an electoral redistribution was carried out. This resulted in the abolition of nine electorates, and the creation of eleven new electorates. Through an amendment in the Electoral Act in 1965, the number of electorates in the South Island was fixed at 25, so the new electorates increased the number of the North Island electorates by two.[1] In the South Island, one electorate was abolished and one electorate was recreated. In the North Island, five electorates were newly created (including Eastern Bay of Plenty), five electorates were recreated, and eight electorates were abolished.[1][2]

The electorate included all the Ōpōtiki and Kawerau Districts, most of the Whakatane District, and a small part of the Gisborne District. The main towns were Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki, and in addition, polling booths were at Awakeri, Cape Runaway, Galatea, Kawerau, Kutarere, Matawai, Minginui, Motu, Murupara, Nukuhou, Ōhope, Omaio, Omarumutu, Otoko, Paroa, Raukokore, Ruatoki, Tāneatua, Te Kaha, Te Teko, Thornton, Tōrere, Waimana, Waioeka, Waiohau, and Woodlands.[2]

History

Tony Ryall of the National Party was the electorate's representative during its existence from 1993 to 1996. Ryall had previously represented the East Cape electorate since the 1990 election. After the Eastern Bay of Plenty electorate was abolished in 1996, Ryall transferred to the new Bay of Plenty, which he represented until his retirement from politics in 2014.[3][4]

Members of Parliament

Key

  National

Election Winner
1993 election Tony Ryall
(Electorate abolished 1996, see Bay of Plenty)

Election results

1993 election
1993 general election: Eastern Bay of Plenty[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Ryall 6,547 37.58
Labour Diane Collins 5,741 32.95
Alliance Jim Bennett 2,633 15.11
NZ First Sue Blackman 2,062 11.83
Christian Heritage S Morrison 343 1.97
Defence Movement T Chadwick 50 0.29
Natural Law B Aubertin 47 0.27
Majority 806 4.63
Informal votes 391 2.19
Turnout 17,814 83.58
Registered electors 21,314

References
  1. McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. pp. 111f. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
  2. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
  3. "Hon Tony Ryall". New Zealand National Party. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  4. Trevett, Claire (27 February 2014). "Health Minister Tony Ryall announces retirement". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  5. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993. pp. 20f, 161.
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