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Former electorate in Canterbury, New Zealand
Rangiora is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate , based on the town of Rangiora .[1]
Population centres [ edit ]
The electorate is based on the town of Rangiora and the surrounding rural area, and is north of Christchurch in North Canterbury.
History [ edit ]
The electorate existed from 1963 when it replaced the Hurunui electorate to 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 from Parliament in 1984.
Members of Parliament [ edit ]
Key
National Labour
Election results [ edit ]
1987 election [ edit ]
1984 election [ edit ]
1981 election [ edit ]
1978 election [ edit ]
1975 election [ edit ]
1972 election [ edit ]
1969 election [ edit ]
1966 election [ edit ]
1963 election [ edit ]
^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103 .
References [ edit ]
McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand . Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8 .
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103 .
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Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward
Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Sub-Division Woodend-Sefton Sub-Division
Oxford-Ohoka Ward
Ohoka-Swannanoa Sub-Division Oxford Sub-Division
Rangiora-Ashley Ward
Ashley Sub-Division Rangiora Sub-Division
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