Bay of Plenty (New Zealand Electorate) - History

History

Bay of Plenty has been a safe seat for National's Tony Ryall, who has been returned easily at every election since the seat's creation. The upper central North Island is an area where New Zealand First has done well, frequently getting a higher vote share in seats in both the Bay of Plenty region and in the Waikato than it does nationally.

The present seat was created in 1996 for MMP.

The earlier Bay of Plenty electorate from 1893 to 1978 was held by William Kelly 1893-1896, William Herries 1896-1908, William MacDonald 1908-1920, Kenneth Stuart Williams 1920-1935, Gordon Hultquist 1935-1941, Bill Sullivan 1941-1957, Percy Allen 1957-1975 and Duncan MacIntyre 1975-1978.

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