Wellington Central is an electorate of New Zealand, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and until 1951 the New Zealand Legislative Council Its current MP is Labour's Marian Hobbs. The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party Marian Leslie Hobbs ( 18 December 1947 -) a New Zealand politician became a Labour Member of Parliament in 1996 and has represented the
Wellington Central covers the central city and its suburban periphery, stretching from Karori, Wilton and Wadestown in the west, to the summit of Mount Victoria in the east, and down to a boundary with Rongotai near Wellington Hospital. for the electorate see Karori (NZ electorate Rongotai is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate currently held by Labour MP Annette King. Prior to the 1999 election, its boundaries extended further north to include the affluent suburbs of Ngaio and Khandallah. The 1999 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 46th session of the New Zealand Parliament. Wellington Central is one of the most affluent and well-educated constituencies in New Zealand. It is home to many government agencies, as well as the Parliamentary complex and two universities. The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and until 1951 the New Zealand Legislative Council
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History
Wellington Central was established in 1905 when the multi-member urban electorate City of Wellington was replaced by three new seats: Wellington East, Wellington North and Wellington Central. It was nominally abolished in 1993, when a redistribution moved its boundary west, resulting in the new name of Wellington-Karori. Three years later, a new, larger Wellington Central was created as one of the 65 original MMP constituiences in time for the 1996 election. The 1996 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament. A prominent holder of the seat was Labour Party leader Peter Fraser, who was Prime Minister from 1940-49. The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party Peter Fraser (1884 - 1950 served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 27 March 1940 until 13 December 1949. The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's Head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The first elected MMP representative was ACT Party leader Richard Prebble, controversially elected in 1996 after National Party leader Jim Bolger indicated that National voters should give their electorate vote to Prebble rather than to National's candidate, in order for ACT to get into parliament. The New Zealand political party ACT New Zealand (commonly known as "Act" and pronounced to rhyme with "fact" though internal image-makers push the phrase Richard William Prebble CBE, born 7 February 1948, was for many years a member of the New Zealand Parliament. The 1996 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament. The New Zealand National Party ("National" or "the Nats" currently forms the second-largest (in terms of parliamentary seats Political party Rt Hon James Brendan "Jim" Bolger, ONZ (born 31 May 1935) was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997 Prebble would eventually became the third representative from Wellington Central in three elections to face defeat after a single term in office. Labour's Marian Hobbs has held the seat since defeating Prebble in 1999. The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party Marian Leslie Hobbs ( 18 December 1947 -) a New Zealand politician became a Labour Member of Parliament in 1996 and has represented the
A documentary, Campaign, was produced by Tony Sutorius about the events surrounding the 1996 election campaign in the electorate. [1]
Members of Parliament for old Wellington Central seat
| Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | Reason |
| Francis Fisher | New Liberal | 1905 | - | |
| Francis Fisher | Independent | 1908 | - | |
| Francis Fisher | Reform | 1911 | 1914 | defeated |
| Robert Fletcher | Liberal | 1914 | 1918 | died |
| Peter Fraser | Labour | 1918 by-election, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928,1931, 1935, 1938, 1943 | 1946 | elected for Brooklyn instead |
| Charles Henry Chapman | Labour | 1946, 1949, 1951 | 1946 | retired |
| Frank Kitts | Labour | 1954, 1949, 1957 | 1960 | defeated |
| Dan Riddiford | National | 1960, 1963, 1966, 1969 | 1972 | retired |
| Ken Comber | National | 1972, 1975, 1978 | 1981 | defeated |
| Fran Wilde | Labour | 1981, 1984, 1987, 1990 | 1992 | resigned to become mayor of Wellington City |
| Chris Laidlaw | Labour | 1992 (byelection) | 1993 | seat abolished, defeated in Wellington-Karori |
Members of Parliament for Wellington-Karori
| Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | Reason |
| Pauline Gardiner1 | National | 1993 | 1996 | seat abolished, defeated in Wellington Central |
1Pauline Gardiner defected to United New Zealand in 1995. Francis Marion Bates Fisher (1877-1960 was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Wellington Central The New Liberal Party of New Zealand was a splinter group of the original Liberal Party. The New Zealand general election of 1905 was held December 6 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 16th session of the New Zealand Parliament. Francis Marion Bates Fisher (1877-1960 was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Wellington Central The New Zealand general election of 1908 was held November 17, November 24 and December 1 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 17th session of the Francis Marion Bates Fisher (1877-1960 was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Wellington Central The Reform Party was New Zealand 's second major Political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party The New Zealand general election of 1911 was held December 7 and December 14 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 18th session of the New Zealand Parliament The New Zealand general election of 1914 was held December 10 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 19th session of the New Zealand Parliament. Robert Fletcher (1866 – 4 September 1918) was a New Zealand Politician of the Liberal Party. This article is about the original New Zealand Liberal Party At least three subsequent organisations unconnected to the original have used the same name the Liberal Party The New Zealand general election of 1914 was held December 10 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 19th session of the New Zealand Parliament. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Peter Fraser (1884 - 1950 served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 27 March 1940 until 13 December 1949. The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party The New Zealand general election of 1919 was held December 17 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 20th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The New Zealand general election of 1922 was held on December 7 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 21st session of the New Zealand Parliament. The New Zealand general election of 1925 was held November 4 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 22nd session of the New Zealand Parliament. The New Zealand general election of 1928 was held on November 14 to elect 80 MPs to the 23rd session of the New Zealand Parliament. The 1931 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 24th term. The 1935 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 25th term. The 1938 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 26th term. The 1943 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 27th term. The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 28th term. Brooklyn was a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate in Wellington city from 1946 to 1954 Charles Henry Chapman (1876–1957 was a New Zealand Politician of the Labour Party. The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 28th term. The 1949 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 29th term. The 1951 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 30th term. The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 28th term. Sir Francis Joseph (Frank Kitts (1912 - 1979 was the longest-serving Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand, having held the post from 1956 to 1974 The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party The 1954 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 31st term. The 1949 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 29th term. The 1957 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 32nd term. The 1960 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 33rd term. Daniel Johnston (Dan Riddiford (1914 – 1974 was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. 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Kenneth Mark Comber, (born 20 January 1939) in New Plymouth, is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party, and an accountant The New Zealand National Party ("National" or "the Nats" currently forms the second-largest (in terms of parliamentary seats Political party The New Zealand general election of 1972 was held to elect MPs to the 37th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The 1975 New Zealand general election was held to elect MPs to the 38th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The 1978 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to elect the 39th New Zealand Parliament. The 1981 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament. Fran Wilde QSO (born 1948 is a New Zealand politician and former Wellington Labour MP and 31st Mayor of Wellington. 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Members of Parliament for MMP-era Wellington Central seat
| Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | Reason |
| Richard Prebble | ACT | 1996 | 1999 | Defeated |
| Marian Hobbs | Labour | 1999, 2002, 2005 | - | incumbent |
List MPs from Wellington Central
Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Wellington Central electorate. Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an ' additional member ' Richard William Prebble CBE, born 7 February 1948, was for many years a member of the New Zealand Parliament. The New Zealand political party ACT New Zealand (commonly known as "Act" and pronounced to rhyme with "fact" though internal image-makers push the phrase The 1996 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament. The 1999 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 46th session of the New Zealand Parliament. Marian Leslie Hobbs ( 18 December 1947 -) a New Zealand politician became a Labour Member of Parliament in 1996 and has represented the The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party The 1999 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 46th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The 2002 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005 and determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| Name | Party | Elected | Left Office |
| Richard Prebble | ACT | 1999 | 20052 |
| Sue Kedgley | Greens | 1999 | current MP |
| Stephen Franks | ACT | 1999 | 2005 |
| Mark Blumsky | National | 2005 | current MP |
2Prebble did not re-contest Wellington Central at the 2002 election
Election results
2005 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Party Votes | % |
| 99 MP | - | - | - | 8 | 0. Richard William Prebble CBE, born 7 February 1948, was for many years a member of the New Zealand Parliament. The New Zealand political party ACT New Zealand (commonly known as "Act" and pronounced to rhyme with "fact" though internal image-makers push the phrase The 1999 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 46th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005 and determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a Political party in the New Zealand parliament. The 1999 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 46th session of the New Zealand Parliament. Stephen Franks was born in Wellington in 1950 and is a commercial lawyer working for Chapman Tripp, having been at one time Chairman and Partner of this company The New Zealand political party ACT New Zealand (commonly known as "Act" and pronounced to rhyme with "fact" though internal image-makers push the phrase The 1999 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 46th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005 and determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. Mark Herbert Blumsky QSO (born 1957 is a former Mayor of Wellington (1995 to 2001 and a current member of New Zealand Parliament for the National The New Zealand National Party ("National" or "the Nats" currently forms the second-largest (in terms of parliamentary seats Political party The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005 and determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005 and determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. 02 |
| ACT | Stephen Franks | 1254 | 3. The New Zealand political party ACT New Zealand (commonly known as "Act" and pronounced to rhyme with "fact" though internal image-makers push the phrase Stephen Franks was born in Wellington in 1950 and is a commercial lawyer working for Chapman Tripp, having been at one time Chairman and Partner of this company 06 | 848 | 2. 05 |
| Alliance | Kane O'Connell | 79 | 0. The Alliance, in New Zealand politics, is a Left-wing political party 19 | 35 | 0. 08 |
| Christian Heritage | - | - | - | 24 | 0. The Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand (CHP known for a time simply as Christian Heritage New Zealand) functioned as a New Zealand political party espousing 06 |
| Democrats | - | - | - | 10 | 0. This article is about the modern party based around the social credit theory 02 |
| Destiny | - | - | - | 67 | 0. Destiny New Zealand was a Christian Political party in New Zealand centred on the charismatic / Pentecostal Destiny Church 16 |
| Direct Democracy | - | - | - | 2 | 0. The Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand is a New Zealand Political party which promotes greater participation by the people in the decision making of government 002 |
| Family Rights PP | - | - | - | 3 | 0. The New Zealand Family Rights Protection Party was a political party in New Zealand. 01 |
| Green | Sue Kedgley | 3737 | 9. The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a Political party in the New Zealand parliament. 12 | 6530 | 15. 75 |
| Labour |  Marian Hobbs |
20199 | 49. The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party Marian Leslie Hobbs ( 18 December 1947 -) a New Zealand politician became a Labour Member of Parliament in 1996 and has represented the 32 | 17936 | 43. 26 |
| Legalise Cannabis | Michael Appleby | 426 | 1. Michael Appleby may refer to Michael C Appleby, Animal welfare specialist Michael Appleby (New Zealand, New Zealand political 04 | 98 | 0. 24 |
| Libertarianz | Bernard Darnton | 79 | 0. Libertarianz is a Political party in New Zealand (hence the suffix -nz based on the political platform of Libertarianism favouring self-government Bernard Darnton (born December 18, 1972 in Leicester, United Kingdom) is the current leader of Libertarianz 19 | 42 | 0. 01 |
| Māori Party | - | - | - | 168 | 0. The Māori Party, a Political party in New Zealand based around Māori citizens formed around Tariana Turia, a former Labour Party 41 |
| National | Mark Blumsky | 14019 | 34. The New Zealand National Party ("National" or "the Nats" currently forms the second-largest (in terms of parliamentary seats Political party Mark Herbert Blumsky QSO (born 1957 is a former Mayor of Wellington (1995 to 2001 and a current member of New Zealand Parliament for the National 23 | 13513 | 32. 59 |
| NZ First | - | - | - | 707 | 1. New Zealand First is a Political party in New Zealand. It has had members in the New Zealand House of Representatives since 1993 73 |
| One NZ | - | - | - | 1 | 0. The One New Zealand Party was a small Political party in New Zealand. 002 |
| Progressive | David Somerset | 173 | 0. The Progressive Party is a Political party in New Zealand. It is presently the junior partner in the governing coalition being somewhat to the left of 42 | 309 | 0. 75 |
| Republic of NZ | - | - | - | 4 | 0. The Republic of New Zealand Party (RONZP or "The Republicans" is a small Political party in New Zealand. 01 |
| United | Fiona McKenzie | 593 | 1. United Future New Zealand is a New Zealand Political party. As of 2008 it has two members of the New Zealand Parliament – party leader Peter Dunne 45 | 1068 | 2. 50 |
| total valid votes | 41,459 | 40,954 | |||
| Labour hold | Majority | 6,180 |
sourced from electionresults.govt.nz
External links
- Electorate Profile Parliamentary Library
- Election results for Wellington Central at the 2005 election Elections New Zealand
- Election results for Wellington Central at the 2002 election Elections New Zealand
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