Ilam (New Zealand electorate)

Ilam electorate boundaries used since the 2008 election

Ilam is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. Formed for the 1996 election, it has always been held by Gerry Brownlee of the National Party.

Population centres

Encompassing many of Christchurch's most affluent suburbs, Ilam is considered a safe National seat. The electorate includes the suburbs of Riccarton (north of Riccarton Road), Upper Riccarton, Fendalton, Burnside, Avonhead, Merivale, Bishopdale, Ilam, Russley and Bryndwr. Since 2008, the boundaries are Deans Avenue, the Avon River, Bealey Avenue, Papanui Road, Harewood Road, Russley Road, Ansonby Street, Cutts Road, Yaldhurst Road and Riccarton Road.[1] The 2013/14 redistribution did not alter the boundaries of the Ilam electorate.[2]

History

The Ilam electorate was formed for the 1996 election, mostly evolving from the Fendalton electorate.[1] Gerry Brownlee from the National Party was the first elected representative and has held the electorate ever since.[3][4] In the 2014 election, Brownlee was unsuccessfully challenged by Labour's James Dann.[5][6]

Members of Parliament

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

Key

 National    United Future    Green  

Election Winner
1996 election Gerry Brownlee
1999 election
2002 election
2005 election
2008 election
2011 election
2014 election

List MPs

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

Election Winner
2002 election Marc Alexander
2008 election Kennedy Graham
2011 election Kennedy Graham

Election results

2014 election

General election 2014: Ilam [7]

Notes: Green 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.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Votes % ±%
National Green tickY Gerry Brownlee 19,981 58.08 -2.42 20,377 57.72 -0.62
Labour James Macbeth Dann 8,083 23.50 +3.16 6,238 17.67 -1.51
Green John Kelcher 4,201 12.21 -3.14 4,574 12.96 -0.46
Conservative John Stringer 1,172 3.41 +1.10 1,300 3.68 +1.59
ACT Gareth Veale 402 1.17 +0.41 349 0.99 -0.16
Internet Beverley Ballantine 321 0.93 +0.93
Māori Benita Wakefield 243 0.71 +0.71 171 0.48 -0.02
NZ First   1,806 5.11 +1.16
Internet Mana   233 0.67 +0.51[lower-alpha 1]
Legalise Cannabis   96 0.27 -0.04
United Future   92 0.26 -0.46
Civilian   23 0.07 +0.07
Ban 1080   21 0.06 +0.06
Democrats   14 0.04 -0.01
Independent Coalition   7 0.02 +0.02
Focus   3 0.01 +0.01
Informal votes 448 73
Total Valid votes 34,851 35,377
National hold Majority 11,898 34.58 -5.49

2011 election

General election 2011: Ilam [8]

Notes: Green 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.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Votes % ±%
National Green tickY Gerry Brownlee 20,070 60.50 +3.51 19,934 58.34 +5.52
Labour John Parsons 6,758 20.34 -3.78 6,552 19.18 -8.31
Green Kennedy Graham 5,099 15.35 +3.10 4,586 13.42 +5.22
Conservative Roger Larkins 767 2.31 +2.31 714 2.09 +2.09
United Future Vanessa Roberts 280 0.84 -0.39 247 0.72 -0.67
ACT Gareth Veale 252 0.76 -1.38 394 1.15 -2.69
NZ First   1,350 3.95 +1.54
Māori   171 0.50 -0.67
Legalise Cannabis   106 0.31 -0.01
Mana   53 0.16 +0.16
Libertarianz   29 0.08 +0.03
Alliance   17 0.05 -0.04
Democrats   16 0.05 +0.03
Informal votes 667 196
Total Valid votes 33,226 34,169
Turnout 34,551[9] 76.34 -5.75
National hold Majority 13,312 40.07 7.29

2008 election

General election 2008: Ilam[10]

Notes: Green 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.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Votes % ±%
National Green tickY Gerry Brownlee 20,648 56.89 +3.76 19,541 52.82 +3.58
Labour Sam Yau 8,755 24.12 -7.15 10,168 27.48 -7.05
Green Kennedy Graham 4,444 12.25 +6.56 3,034 8.20 +2.85
Progressive Craig Hutchinson 828 2.28 +0.36 550 1.49 +0.24
ACT Brian Davidson 775 2.14 -0.37 1,422 3.84 +1.95
United Future John Pickering 449 1.24 -3.56 516 1.39 -2.18
Kiwi David Weusten 393 1.08 - 199 0.54 -
NZ First   893 2.41 -1.00
Bill and Ben   199 0.54 -
Māori   195 0.53 +0.36
Legalise Cannabis   118 0.32 +0.21
Family Party   61 0.16 -
Alliance   35 0.09 +0.02
Libertarianz   21 0.06 +0.02
Pacific   20 0.05 -
Workers Party   12 0.03 -
Democrats   6 0.02 -0.01
RONZ   3 0.01 -0.01
RAM   2 0.01 -
Informal votes 427 136
Total Valid votes 36,292 36,995
Turnout 37,283[9] 82.09
National hold Majority 11,893 32.77 +10.91

2005 election

General election 2005: Ilam[11]

Notes: Green 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.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Votes % ±%
National Green tickY Gerry Brownlee 19,010 53.13 17,949 49.24
Labour Julian Blanchard 11,189 31.27 12,589 34.54
Green Lois Griffiths 2,034 5.68 1,952 5.36
United Future Marc Alexander 1,716 4.80 1,304 3.58
ACT Jo Giles 895 2.50 689 1.89
Progressive Zemin Zhang 686 1.92 454 1.25 +0.24
Independent Blair Anderson 165 0.46
NZ First Quentin Finlay 85 0.24 1,245 3.42
Māori   62 0.17 +0.17
Destiny   57 0.16
Legalise Cannabis   38 0.10
Christian Heritage   33 0.09
Alliance   29 0.08
Libertarianz   15 0.04
Democrats   8 0.02
RONZ   8 0.02
99 MP   7 0.02
One NZ   6 0.02
Family Rights   4 0.02
Direct Democracy   2 0.01
Informal votes 468 100
Total Valid votes 35,780 36,451
Turnout 36,671[12] 82.82 -3.30
National hold Majority 7,821 21.86

2002 election

General election 2002: Ilam[13]

Notes: Green 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.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Votes % ±%
National Green tickY Gerry Brownlee 15,773 46.91 -1.08 15,773 45.95 +3.90
Labour Richard Pole 11,901 35.39 +7.76 11,413 33.24 +4.54
United Future Marc Alexander 1,760 5.23 +3.75[lower-alpha 2] 2,842 8.28 +6.25[lower-alpha 2]
Green Lois Griffiths 1,418 4.22 -0.11 2,018 5.88 +1.51
ACT Nigel Mattison 1,327 3.95 +0.46 3,482 10.14 +0.09
Christian Heritage Gideon Pieters 569 1.69 +1.69 459 1.34 +1.27
Alliance Lynda Boyd 439 1.31 -4.29 507 1.48 -4.93
Progressive Robert Logan Peck 437 1.30 +1.30 540 1.57 +1.57
NZ First   2,400 6.99 +4.59
ORNZ   270 0.79 +0.79
Legalise Cannabis   125 0.36 -0.36
One NZ   14 0.04 +0.00
Mana Māori   4 0.01 +0.00
NMP   1 0.00 -0.01
Informal votes 515 81
Total Valid votes 33,624 34,330
Turnout 34,511[12] 79.52
National hold Majority 3,872 11.52 -8.84

1999 election

General election 1999: Ilam[12][14]

Notes: Green 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.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Votes % ±%
National Green tickY Gerry Brownlee 16,012 47.99 +3.73 14,168 42.05 -2.62
Labour Alison Wilkie 9,220 27.63 +10.33 9,669 28.70 +5.72
Alliance Lois Griffiths 1,870 5.60 -8.38 2,159 6.41 -1.87
Green Evan Thomas Alty 1,444 4.33 +4.33 1,474 4.37 +4.37
NZ First Andrew Gin 1,443 4.33 -2.91 810 2.40 -5.26
ACT Nigel Mattison 1,166 3.49 +1.11 3,385 10.05 +1.55
Independent Denis O'Rourke 809 2.42
Christian Heritage Geoff Francis 700 2.10 +2.10 28 0.07 +0.07
Future NZ Kevin Harper 494 1.48 +1.48 433 1.29 +1.29
Independent Janet MiddleMiss 150 0.45
Natural Law Brendan Rhodes 56 0.17 -0.12 34 0.10 +0.03
United NZ   248 0.74 -1.26
Legalise Cannabis   241 0.72 -0.27
Libertarianz   105 0.31 +0.30
Animals First   52 0.15 +0.04
McGillicuddy Serious   52 0.15 -0.06
South Island   56 0.17 +0.17
One NZ   13 0.04 +0.04
NMP   4 0.01 +0.01
Republican   4 0.01 +0.01
Mana Māori   3 0.01 ±0.00
Mauri Pacific   2 0.01 +0.01
People's Choice   2 0.01 +0.01
Freedom Movement 1 0.00 +0.00
Informal votes 306
Total Valid votes 33,364 33,693
National win new seat Majority 6,792 20.36

1996 election

General election 1996: Ilam[15][16][17]

Notes: Green 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.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Votes % ±%
National Gerry Brownlee 16,561 44.26 16,835 44.67
Labour Eamon Daly 6,471 17.30 8,663 22.98
United NZ Red XN Margaret Austin 5,447 14.56 752 2.00
Alliance Jan Davey 5,229 13.98 3,119 8.28
NZ First Helen Broughton 2,707 7.24 2,887 7.66
ACT Nigel Mattison 892 2.38 3,203 8.50
Natural Law Andrew Sanderson 108 0.29 28 0.07
Christian Coalition   1,582 4.20
Legalise Cannabis   375 0.99
McGillicuddy Serious   79 0.21
Progressive Green   53 0.14
Animals First   42 0.11
Ethnic Minority Party 27 0.07
Green Society   15 0.04
Superannuitants & Youth   11 0.03
Conservatives   7 0.02
Asia Pacific United 4 0.01
Mana Māori   3 0.01
Libertarianz   3 0.01
Advance New Zealand 2 0.01
Te Tawharau 0 0.00
Informal votes 355 80
Total Valid votes 37,415 37,690
National win new seat Majority 10,090 26.97

Notes

  1. 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.
  2. 1 2 2002 United Future swing is relative to the sum of votes for United NZ and Future NZ in 1999; the two parties merged in 2000.

References

  1. 1 2 "Electorate Profile Ilam" (PDF). Parliamentary Library. October 2005. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  2. Report of the Representation Commission 2014 (PDF). Representation Commission. 4 April 2014. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-477-10414-2. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. "MP for Ilam". Gerry Brownlee. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  4. "Hon Gerry Brownlee". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  5. Conway, Glenn (2 April 2014). "Labour nominee pulls out of Ilam". The Press. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  6. Hazlehurst, Alex (20 September 2014). "Brownlee cruises to Ilam win". Newstalk ZB. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  7. "Official Count Results – Ilam". Electoral Commission. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  8. "Official Count Results – Ilam". Electoral Commission. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Ilam Electorate Profile". New Zealand Parliament. September 2012. p. 7. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  10. "Official Count Results – Ilam". Electoral Commission. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  11. "Official Count Results – Ilam" (PDF). Electoral Commission. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 "Electorate Profile Ilam". Parliament of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014.
  13. "Official Count Results -- Ilam" (PDF). Chief Electoral Office, Wellington. 10 August 2002. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  14. "Votes for Registered Parties by Electorate". Electoral Commission. 1999. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  15. "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place - Ilam, 1996" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  16. "Part III - Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  17. "Part III - Party Lists of unsuccessful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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