New Plymouth (electorate)

Electoral district in Taranaki, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

New Plymouth is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It was first created for the 1st New Zealand Parliament in 1853 and has existed since, with one 32-year interruption. The electorate was initially called Town of New Plymouth.

Formation1853, 1928
RegionTaranaki
CharacterUrban and rural
Term3 years
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New Plymouth
Single-member general constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives
Formation1853, 1928
RegionTaranaki
CharacterUrban and rural
Term3 years
Member for New Plymouth

David MacLeod[1]
since 14 October 2023
PartyNational
List MPsGlen Bennett (Labour)
Previous MPGlen Bennett (Labour)
Party vote distribution




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The electorate is currently held by David MacLeod for National. He defeated Labour’s Glen Bennett in the 2023 general election by 6,991 votes.

Population centres

In the 1927 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further electorate from the South Island due to faster population growth. Five electorates were abolished, two former electorates, including New Plymouth, were re-established, and three electorates were created for the first time.[2] At the 2014 election, the electorate's southern boundary would move south to include Ōpunake.[3] At the 2025 boundary review, the boundary with Taranaki-King Country would be adjusted to include Waitara wholly within the electorate.[4]

The electorate includes the following population centres:

History

The electorate was originally the Town of New Plymouth from 1853 to 1879. The name of the electorate was changed to New Plymouth from 1879 to 1896. The electorate was abolished in 1896, and was reconstituted under the same name in 1928.[5]

Oliver Samuel, Edward Smith, Thomas Kelly (incumbent) and Charles Brown contested the electorate in the 1884 election; Samuel won the contest.[6][7]

The electorate has changed between National and Labour several times, and has been represented by two Christian ministers: Rev Fred Frost and then Rev Ernest Aderman. New Plymouth is generally seen as a marginal seat.

Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at a general election.

Key

  Independent   Liberal   United   National   Labour

Election Winner
1853 election Francis Gledhill
1855 election William Richmond
1860 election
1862 by-election Isaac Newton Watt[8]
1863 by-election Henry Hanson Turton[9]
1864 by-election Charles Brown
1865 by-election Henry Sewell
1866 election John Richardson
1867 by-election Harry Atkinson
1869 by-election Thomas Kelly[10]
1871 election
1875 election
1879 election
1881 election
1884 election Oliver Samuel
1887 election
1890 election Edward Smith
1893 election
(Electorate abolished 1896–1928, see Taranaki)
1928 election Sydney George Smith
1931 election
1935 election
1938 election Fred Frost
1943 election Ernest Aderman
1946 election
1949 election
1951 election
1954 election
1957 election
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election Ron Barclay
1969 election
1972 election
1975 election Tony Friedlander
1978 election
1981 election
1984 election
1987 election Harry Duynhoven
1990 election John Armstrong
1993 election Harry Duynhoven
1996 election
1999 election
2002 election
2005 election
2008 election Jonathan Young
2011 election
2014 election
2017 election
2020 election Glen Bennett
2023 election David MacLeod

List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the New Plymouth electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

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Election Winner
1996 election Roger Maxwell
2011 election Andrew Little
2014 election
2024 Glen Bennett
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Election results

2026 election

The next election will be held on 7 November 2026. Candidates for New Plymouth are listed at Candidates in the 2026 New Zealand general election by electorate § New Plymouth. Official results will be available after 27 November 2026.[11]

2023 election

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2023 general election: New Plymouth
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A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National David MacLeod 22,483 52.31 +10.58 18,208 42.01 +12.02
Labour Red XN Glen Bennett 15,492 36.04 -11.46 10,442 24.09 -24.03
ACT Bruce McGechan 1,957 4.55 +2.60 4,388 10.13 +2.19
NZ Loyal Warren Willetts 1,738 4.04 — 942 2.17 —
Animal Justice Hamish Watkins 562 1.31 — 88 0.20 —
New Nation Greg Robinson 252 0.59 — 117 0.27 —
Green   3,674 8.48 +3.89
NZ First   3,134 7.23 +4.98
Opportunities   848 1.96 +1.38
Te Pāti Māori   617 1.42 +0.95
Legalise Cannabis   202 0.47 +0.28
NewZeal   180 0.42 +0.23
Freedoms NZ   149 0.34 —
DemocracyNZ   54 0.12 —
New Conservatives   54 0.12 —
Women's Rights   8 0.12 —
Leighton Baker Party   24 0.06 —
Informal votes 499 163
Total valid votes 42,983 43,335
Turnout 43,335
National gain from Labour Majority 6,991 16.26 +10.49
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2020 election

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2020 general election: New Plymouth[12]
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Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Glen Bennett 21,030 47.50 +14.91 21,394 48.12 +14.04
National Red XN Jonathan Young 18,475 41.73 -10.28 13,336 29.99 -18.62
New Conservative Murray Chong 1,347 3.04 — 765 1.72 +1.32
ACT Ada Xiao 864 1.95 +0.86 3,534 7.94 +7.39
Opportunities Dan Thurston Crow 745 1.68 — 787 1.77 -0.95
Advance NZ Rowena Wood 601 1.35 — 567 1.27 —
Independent Rusty Kane 325 0.73 —
Social Credit Kath Lauderdale 115 0.25 — 53 0.11 +0.10
Green   2,044 4.59 +0.08
NZ First   1,001 2.25 -5.49
Legalise Cannabis   258 0.58 +0.18
Māori Party   212 0.47 -0.15
ONE   85 0.19 —
Outdoors   40 0.08 +0.02
Vision NZ   35 0.07 —
Sustainable NZ   20 0.04 —
Heartland   10 0.02 —
TEA   8 0.02 —
Informal votes 769 306
Total valid votes 44,271 44,455
Turnout 44,455
Labour gain from National Majority 2,555 5.77
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2017 election

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2017 general election: New Plymouth[13]
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Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Jonathan Young 20,711 52.01 −5.74 19,517 48.63 −7.05
Labour Corie Haddock 12,978 32.59 +1.03 13,662 34.04 +12.90
NZ First Murray Chong 3,041 7.63 — 3,107 7.74 −1.26
Green Stuart Jeanne Bramhall 2,070 5.19 −0.23 1,798 4.47 −3.50
ACT Anneka Carlson 434 1.09 +0.54 222 0.55 +0.09
Independent Basil Lawrence 148 0.37 —
Opportunities   1,093 2.72 —
Māori Party   250 0.62 +0.09
Legalise Cannabis   163 0.40 −0.18
Conservative   65 0.16 −3.03
Ban 1080   39 0.09 −0.06
United Future   36 0.08 −0.10
Outdoors   26 0.06 —
People's Party   16 0.03 —
Democrats   8 0.01 −0.06
Mana   8 0.01 −0.69
Internet   7 0.01 −0.69
Informal votes 434 118
Total valid votes 39,816 40,135
Turnout 40,365 80.68[14] +2.63
National hold Majority 7,733 19.42 −6.76
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2014 election

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2014 general election: New Plymouth[15]
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Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Jonathan Young 21,566 57.75 +4.14 20,969 55.65 +2.39
Labour Andrew Little 11,788 31.56 −8.85 7,947 21.10 −4.72
Green Sarah Roberts 2,025 5.42 +1.56 3,005 7.97 −1.68
Legalise Cannabis Jamie Dombroski 701 1.88 +0.55 218 0.58 +0.06
Conservative Angela Storr 633 1.69 +1.69 1,201 3.19 +1.22
ACT Lucy Gray (stood as James Gray) 205 0.55 +0.55 172 0.46 −0.56
NZ First   3,395 9.00 +2.70
Internet Mana   263 0.70 +0.49[a]
Māori Party   199 0.53 −0.08
United Future   66 0.18 −0.27
Ban 1080   57 0.15 +0.15
Civilian   57 0.15 +0.15
Democrats   28 0.07 +0.01
Independent Coalition   10 0.03 +0.03
Focus   10 0.03 +0.03
Informal votes 429 128
Total valid votes 37,347 37,681
Turnout 37,681 77.51 +2.06
National hold Majority 9,778 26.18 +13.28
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2011 election

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2011 general election: New Plymouth[16]
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Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Jonathan Young 17,644 53.31 +5.13 18,073 53.26 +2.79
Labour Andrew Little 13,374 40.41 -7.47 8,761 25.82 -5.60
Green Geoff Steedman 1,277 3.86 +3.86 3,276 9.65 +3.23
Legalise Cannabis Jamie Dombroski 439 1.33 +1.33 178 0.52 +0.05
Independent Rusty Kane 361 1.09 -1.11
NZ First   2,137 6.30 +2.25
Conservative   667 1.97 +1.97
ACT   347 1.02 -2.16
Māori Party   207 0.61 -0.14
United Future   154 0.45 -0.20
Mana   72 0.21 +0.21
Libertarianz   30 0.09 +0.01
Democrats   19 0.06 -0.07
Alliance   11 0.03 -0.06
Informal votes 808 235
Total valid votes 33,095 33,932
National hold Majority 4,270 12.90 +12.60
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Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 44,973[17]

2008 election

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2008 general election: New Plymouth[18]
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Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Jonathan Young 16,539 48.18 17,512 50.47
Labour Red XN Harry Duynhoven 16,434 47.88 10,901 31.42
Independent Rusty Kane 756 2.20
ACT Chris Albers 455 1.33 1,106 3.19
Libertarianz Mike Webber 141 0.41 27 0.08
Green   2,230 6.43
NZ First   1,404 4.05
Bill and Ben   301 0.87
Māori Party   260 0.75
Progressive   232 0.67
United Future   227 0.65
Legalise Cannabis   166 0.48
Family Party   141 0.41
Kiwi   78 0.22
Democrats   43 0.12
Alliance   31 0.09
Pacific   23 0.07
Workers Party   13 0.04
RAM   2 0.01
RONZ   2 0.01
Informal votes 349 175
Total valid votes 34,325 34,699
National gain from Labour Majority 105 0.31
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2005 election

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2005 general election: New Plymouth[19]
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Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Harry Duynhoven 17,512 53.20 12,542 37.64
National Moira Irving 12,073 36.67 14,836 44.53
Green Sarah Brown 1,165 3.54 1,816 5.45
Destiny Keren Roberts 555 1.69 244 0.73
United Future Matt Collier 539 1.64 791 2.37
Māori Party Tony Ruakere 312 0.95 148 0.44
ACT Kerry O'Connor 301 0.91 394 1.18
Independent Rusty Kane 252 0.77
Democrats Kevin Smith 121 0.37 52 1.18 0.16
NZ First   2,036 6.11
Progressive   249 0.75
Legalise Cannabis   86 0.26
Christian Heritage   36 0.11
Alliance   18 0.05
Direct Democracy   15 0.05
Libertarianz   14 0.04
One NZ   12 0.04
99 MP   12 0.04
Family Rights   11 0.03
RONZ   7 0.03
Informal votes 338 126
Total valid votes 32,919 33,319
Labour hold Majority 5,439
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1999 election

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1999 general election: New Plymouth
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Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Harry Duynhoven 22,118 68.48 +6.81 13,612 41.98 +12.80
National Len Jury 7,026 21.75 9,487 29.26 -6.90
Christian Democrats Tom Smithers 1,048 3.24 606 1.87
Alliance Bonnie Johnstone 870 2.69 2,425 7.48 -2.26
ACT Moira Irving 595 1.84 1,804 5.56 +1.13
NZ First Mae Neuman 515 1.59 1,201 3.70 -8.17
The People's Choice Rusty Kane 80 0.25 48 0.15
Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata Shona Eriksen 25 0.08
Mauri Pacific Sharon Faloon 21 0.07 13 0.04
Green   1,734 5.35
Christian Heritage   678 2.09
Legalise Cannabis   426 1.31 -0.60
United NZ   126 0.39 -0.27
Libertarianz   104 0.32 +0.29
Animals First   67 0.21 -0.02
McGillicuddy Serious   45 0.14 -0.14
One NZ   14 0.04
Natural Law   12 0.04 -0.10
Mana Māori   7 0.02 -0.04
NMP   5 0.02
Freedom Movement   4 0.01
Republican   2 0.01
South Island   2 0.01
Informal votes 464 340
Total valid votes 32,298 32,422
Labour hold Majority 15,092 46.73 +12.45
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1996 election

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1996 general election: New Plymouth[20][21][22]
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Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Harry Duynhoven 20,746 61.67 +12.70 9,833 29.18
National Red XN Roger Maxwell 9,213 27.39 12,185 36.16
NZ First Harry Slaats 1,771 5.26 3,999 11.87
Alliance Sue Gaffy 1,277 3.80 3,282 9.74
ACT Tony Huston 391 1.16 1,492 4.43
Progressive Green Paul O'Neill 181 0.54 100 0.30
Natural Law Bruce Sowry 63 0.19 -0.16 48 0.14
Christian Coalition   1,619 4.80
Legalise Cannabis   642 1.91
United NZ   223 0.66
McGillicuddy Serious   93 0.28
Animals First   77 0.23
Green Society   21 0.06
Mana Māori   20 0.06
Conservatives   19 0.06
Superannuitants & Youth   14 0.04
Libertarianz   11 0.03
Ethnic Minority Party 8 0.02
Advance New Zealand 7 0.02
Asia Pacific United 2 0.01
Te Tawharau 1 0.00
Informal votes 205 151
Total valid votes 33,642 33,696
Labour hold Majority 11,533 34.28
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1993 election

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1993 general election: New Plymouth[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Duynhoven 10,481 48.97 +8.56
National John Armstrong 7,355 34.37 −14.44
Alliance Heather Smith 2,182 10.19
NZ First Lindsay Calvert 1,087 5.07
Christian Heritage H Starrenburgh 217 1.01
Natural Law Bruce Sowry 77 0.35
Majority 3,126 14.60
Turnout 21,399 85.31 −0.78
Registered electors 25,082
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1990 election

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1990 general election: New Plymouth[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Armstrong 9,883 48.81
Labour Harry Duynhoven 8,182 40.41 −9.11
Green Leon Roborgh 1,425 7.03
NewLabour P Mepham 476 2.35
Democrats Harry Alchin-Smith 179 0.88
McGillicuddy Serious M B Johnston 100 0.49
Majority 1,701 8.40
Turnout 20,245 86.09 −3.60
Registered electors 23,515
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1987 election

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1987 general election: New Plymouth[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Duynhoven 10,320 49.52
National Tony Friedlander 9,883 47.43 +2.74
Democrats K D Steele 413 1.98
NZ Party Bruce McCready 131 0.62
Values G A McDonald 89 0.42
Majority 337 1.61
Turnout 20,836 89.69 −3.08
Registered electors 23,229
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1984 election

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1984 general election: New Plymouth[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Friedlander 9,900 44.99 −1.49
Labour Ida Gaskin 9,631 43.77
NZ Party Lloyd Horn 1,656 7.52
Social Credit George McPeak 645 2.93 −10.37
Values Janet Roborgh 154 0.69 −0.59
Republican M J K Petrie 17 0.07
Majority 269 1.22 −6.32
Turnout 22,003 92.77 +1.83
Registered electors 23,717
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1981 election

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1981 general election: New Plymouth[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Friedlander 9,649 46.48 +3.87
Labour Dennis Duggan 8,082 38.93 −3.13
Social Credit George McPeak 2,762 13.30
Values Janet Roborgh 266 1.28 −1.06
Majority 1,567 7.54 +6.99
Turnout 20,759 90.94 +16.23
Registered electors 22,827
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1978 election

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1978 general election: New Plymouth[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Friedlander 8,650 42.61 −6.80
Labour Dennis Duggan 8,538 42.06
Social Credit R A Kirk 2,634 12.97
Values Janet Roborgh 476 2.34
Majority 112 0.55 −8.70
Turnout 20,298 74.71 −12.29
Registered electors 27,167
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1975 election

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1975 general election: New Plymouth[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Friedlander 10,330 49.41
Labour Ron Barclay 8,395 40.15 −10.48
Social Credit A J Swanney 1,381 6.60 +
Values Edith Green 798 3.81
Majority 1,935 9.25
Turnout 20,904 87.00 −5.13
Registered electors 24,027
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1972 election

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1972 general election: New Plymouth[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ron Barclay 9,429 50.63 +0.22
National Terry Boon 8,133 43.67
Social Credit A J Swanney 715 3.83
Values W P Neilson 280 1.50
Liberal Reform D V Hannah 49 0.26
New Democratic M A Pinkney 16 0.08
Majority 1,296 6.95 +1.44
Turnout 18,622 92.13 −0.22
Registered electors 20,212
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1969 election

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1969 general election: New Plymouth[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ron Barclay 9,149 50.41 +5.93
National Brian Clark 8,149 44.90 +0.85
Social Credit Stuart Dickson 763 4.20
Country Party Clifford Stanley Emeny 85 0.46
Majority 1,000 5.51 +5.09
Turnout 18,146 92.35 +3.57
Registered electors 19,649
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1966 election

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1966 general election: New Plymouth[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ron Barclay 8,073 44.48 −4.09
National Brian Clark 7,995 44.05
Social Credit T G Mullins 1,129 6.22
Majority 78 0.42
Turnout 18,146 95.92 −4.21
Registered electors 18,916
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1963 election

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1963 general election: New Plymouth[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ernest Aderman 8,535 51.42 −0.36
Labour Ron Barclay 8,061 48.57 +6.46
Majority 474 2.85 −6.82
Turnout 16,596 91.71 +0.05
Registered electors 18,095
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  • Social Credit candidate Kenneth "Ken" George Joseph Lattimer failed to lodge his name in time to contest the election.

1960 election

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1960 general election: New Plymouth[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ernest Aderman 9,063 51.78 +1.87
Labour Ron Barclay 7,370 42.11 −3.89
Social Credit Ken Lattimer 1,068 6.10 +2.02
Majority 1,693 9.67 +5.76
Turnout 17,501 91.66 −2.56
Registered electors 19,092
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1957 election

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1957 general election: New Plymouth[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ernest Aderman 8,386 49.91 −0.29
Labour Ron Barclay 7,729 46.00
Social Credit Ken Lattimer 686 4.08
Majority 657 3.91 −3.69
Turnout 16,801 94.22 +0.55
Registered electors 17,831
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1954 election

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1954 general election: New Plymouth[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ernest Aderman 7,780 50.20 −7.43
Labour Clarence Robert Parker 6,602 42.60 +0.24
Social Credit C A Lattimer 1,114 7.18
Majority 1,178 7.60 −7.66
Turnout 15,496 93.67 +0.67
Registered electors 16,542
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1951 election

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1951 general election: New Plymouth[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ernest Aderman 8,816 57.63 +2.57
Labour Clarence Robert Parker 6,481 42.36 −2.57
Majority 2,335 15.26 +5.14
Turnout 15,297 93.00 −3.11
Registered electors 16,448
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1949 election

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1949 general election: New Plymouth[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ernest Aderman 8,250 55.06 +3.66
Labour Clarence Robert Parker 6,733 44.93
Majority 1,517 10.12 +7.32
Turnout 14,983 96.11 +0.29
Registered electors 15,589
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1946 election

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1946 general election: New Plymouth[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ernest Aderman 7,426 51.40 +5.17
Labour George Nimmo 7,021 48.59
Majority 405 2.80 +2.40
Turnout 14,447 96.40 −0.08
Registered electors 14,985
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1943 election

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1943 general election: New Plymouth[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ernest Aderman 6,608 46.23
Labour Fred Frost 6,550 45.83 −7.22
Independent Havelock Victor McCready 689 4.82
Democratic Labour Leonard Arthur Jury 299 2.09
Informal votes 145 1.01 −0.49
Majority 58 0.40
Turnout 14,291 96.32 +0.36
Registered electors 14,836
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1938 election

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1938 general election: New Plymouth[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fred Frost 6,958 53.05 +13.52
National Sydney George Smith 6,089 46.43 +0.10
Informal votes 69 0.52 −0.87
Majority 869 6.62
Turnout 13,116 95.96 +3.91
Registered electors 13,668
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1935 election

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1935 general election: New Plymouth[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Sydney George Smith 5,662 46.33 −19.70
Labour Fred Frost 4,831 39.53
Independent Elsie Andrews 786 6.43
Democrat H Cave 676 5.53
Independent Labour William Sheat 264 2.16 −31.81
Informal votes 170 1.39 ±0.00
Majority 831 6.80 −25.25
Turnout 12,219 92.05 +5.34
Registered electors 13,273
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1931 election

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1931 general election: New Plymouth[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Sydney George Smith 7,152 66.03 +15.23
Labour William Sheat 3,680 33.97
Informal votes 153 1.39 +0.78
Majority 3,472 32.05 +18.69
Turnout 10,985 86.71 −4.86
Registered electors 12,668
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1928 election

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1928 general election: New Plymouth[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Sydney George Smith 5,577 50.79
Reform Charles Bellringer 4,110 37.43
Labour W G Simpson 1,293 11.78
Majority 1,467 13.36
Informal votes 68 0.62
Turnout 11,048 91.57
Registered electors 12,065
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1893 election

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1893 general election: New Plymouth[35][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Smith 1,782 55.07 +15.21
Conservative Robert Trimble[37] 1,291 39.89
Independent Richard Price[38] 163 5.04
Majority 491 15.17 +13.47
Turnout 3,236 78.73 +16.60
Registered electors 4,110
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1890 election

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1890 general election: New Plymouth[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Smith 539 39.86
Conservative John Elliot 516 38.16
Independent R C Hughes 297 21.96
Majority 23 1.70
Turnout 1,352 62.13
Registered electors 2,176
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1869 by-election

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1869 Town of New Plymouth by-election[40][41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Kelly 57 48.72
Independent Frederic Carrington 45 38.46
Independent James Thomas Upjohn 15 12.82
Majority 12 10.26
Turnout 117
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  1. [a]
    2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.

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