Hauraki-Waikato

Hauraki-Waikato is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate first established for the . It largely replaced the electorate. Nanaia Mahuta of the Labour Party, formerly the MP for Tainui, became MP for Hauraki-Waikato in the 2008 general election and was re-elected in , , and .
Population centres.
The electorate includes the following population centres:
Within Auckland Region<br>
Waiheke Island, Papakura, Pukekohe, Waiuku, Clarks Beach, Ramarama, Bombay, Pokeno
Within Waikato region<br>
Meremere, Huntly, Whitianga, Whangamatā, Thames, Paeroa, Waihi, Hamilton, Ngāruawāhia, Morrinsville, Matamata, Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Raglan, Kawhia
In the 2007 boundary redistribution, the Tainui electorate was reduced in size by transferring the tribal area of Ngāti Maniapoto to the Te Tai Hauāuru electorate, and in the process, the electorate was renamed as Hauraki-Waikato. There was no further boundary adjustment undertaken in the 2013/14 redistribution.
Tribal areas.
The electorate includes the following tribal areas:
History.
The electorate was originally proposed by Elections New Zealand as "Pare Hauraki-Pare Waikato"1 to even out the numbers on the voting roll in Tainui and Te Tai Hauauru. Labour's Nanaia Mahuta won the against Angeline Greensill of the Māori Party. In the , Mahuta defeated Greensill with a greatly increased margin of 35.5% of the candidate vote. Mahuta won the with another decisive majority.
1Translation: Tainui tribes of Hauraki – Tainui tribes of Waikato
Members of Parliament.
Key
Election results.
2011 election.
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 33,215