Taieri (electorate)

First incarnation

In the 1865 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives focussed its review of electorates to South Island electorates only, as the Otago gold rush had caused significant population growth, and a redistribution of the existing population. Fifteen additional South Island electorates were created, including Taieri, and the number of Members of Parliament was increased by 13 to 70.^[4]

This electorate was based on the town of Mosgiel.^[5]

Second incarnation

The seat was recreated for the 2020 general election by renaming the electorate of Dunedin South and amending its borders, particularly with a large area around the Clutha River and South Otago added from Clutha-Southland.^[6][3] This is due to a rate of population growth below the South Island average in Dunedin that means it can no longer fully support two electorates.^[7] The current electorate of Taieri has an area stretching from South Dunedin to Balclutha.^[8]

The previous electorate of Dunedin South had been held by the Labour Party since its creation in 1996, and specifically by Clare Curran since 2008. However, the new boundaries for Taieri include more rural areas,^[9] and Curran announced in 2019 that she would not be seeking reelection in 2020.^[10]

Members of Parliament

Taieri has been represented by eight Members of Parliament:^[15]

Key

  Independent   Liberal   Conservative   Labour   NZ First   Green

List MPs

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

2026 election

The next election will be held on 7 November 2026. Candidates for Taieri are listed at Candidates in the 2026 New Zealand general election by electorate § Taieri. Official results will be available after 27 November 2026.^[16]

2023 election

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2023 general election: Taieri[17]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y Ingrid Leary		16,579	39.39	−16.84	14,507	34.13	−24.79
	National	Matthew French		15,136	35.96	+7.33	14,206	33.42	+12.32
	Green	Scott Willis		3,898	9.26	+4.35	4,581	10.78	+5.38
	NZ First	Mark Patterson		3,069	7.29	+4.38	3,259	7.67	+5.06
	ACT	Burty Meffan		1,697	4.03	+1.16	3,345	7.87	+0.46
	NZ Loyal	Fred Roberts		663	1.57	—	477	1.12	—
	Independent	Mac Gardner		286	0.68	—
	Independent	Changrong Dong		142	0.34	—
	Independent	David Webber		120	0.28	—
	Opportunities						929	2.19	+0.93
	Te Pāti Māori						245	0.58	+0.46
	NewZeal						207	0.49	+0.05
	Legalise Cannabis						200	0.47	+0.20
	Animal Justice						75	0.18	—
	DemocracyNZ						66	0.15	—
	Freedoms NZ						57	0.13	—
	Women's Rights						39	0.09	—
	New Conservatives						32	0.07	−1.03
	Leighton Baker Party						23	0.05	—
	New Nation						11	0.03	—
Informal votes				498			247
Total valid votes				42,088			42,506
Turnout				42,506	—	—
	Labour hold		Majority	1,443	3.43	−24.16

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