Dunedin (electorate)

The Dunedin electorate consists of the central, north and western suburbs of Dunedin, the Otago Peninsula communities of Harington Point, Otakou, Harwood, Portobello, Broad Bay, Company Bay, Pukehiki, Macandrew Bay, Waverley, Shiel Hill and Ocean Grove, and the towns north of the city including Port Chalmers, Aramoana, Pūrākaunui, Waitati, Evansdale, Warrington, Seacliff, Karitane with its northern boundary north of Waikouaiti. The urban and suburban core covers the CBD, Dunedin North, City Rise, North East Valley, Pine Hill, Leith Valley, Maori Hill, Wakari, Halfway Bush, Brockville, Roslyn, Kaikorai Valley, Mornington and Maryhill.^[1]

In the 2019–20 electoral boundary review, all five electorates in the Otago and Southland regions had to be adjusted as they exceeded the 5% population quota. Some electorates were over and some were under the quota, but taken together they were almost exactly on quota. Both Dunedin North and Dunedin South were significantly below quota and had to gain population. Otago Peninsula was moved from Dunedin South to Dunedin North; this area has a population of about 8,000 people. A large area from the northern part of the Dunedin North electorate (including Palmerston, Macraes, and Herbert) went to the Waitaki electorate, a loss of 2,500 people.^[2] Adding the southern Dunedin area of Otago Peninsula made it necessary for both Dunedin North and Dunedin South to be recreated under new names, with the former Dunedin North plus Otago Peninsula now called the Dunedin electorate. The former Dunedin South electorate extended into the south Otago area and the Taieri electorate was recreated.^[3][4]