Ōhāriu (electorate)

Ōhāriu
Single-member general constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives
Formation1978, 2008
RegionWellington
CharacterUrban and suburban
Term3 years
Member for Ōhāriu

Greg O'Connor[1]
since 23 September 2017
PartyLabour
List MPsNicola Willis (National)
Party vote distribution




Ōhāriu (previously spelled Ohariu and Ōhariu) is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate returning one Member of Parliament to the House of Representatives. It first existed from 1978 to 1993, and again from 2008 until 2026.

The electorate will be abolished ahead of the 2026 general election.

The current MP for Ōhāriu is Greg O'Connor of the Labour Party. He has held this position since 2017.

Population centres

Ōhāriu is located in the north of Wellington City, providing representation for the suburbs between Crofton Downs and Tawa, including Ngaio, Khandallah, Johnsonville and Newlands. The Lower Hutt suburbs of Korokoro, Maungaraki and Normandale were in the electorate from 2008 until 2014.

History

The 1977 electoral redistribution was the most overtly political since the Representation Commission had been established through an amendment to the Representation Act in 1886, initiated by Muldoon's National Government.[2] As part of the 1976 census, a large number of people failed to fill in an electoral re-registration card, and census staff had not been given the authority to insist on the card being completed. This had little practical effect for people on the general roll, but it transferred Māori to the general roll if the card was not handed in. Together with a northward shift of New Zealand's population, this resulted in five new electorates having to be created in the upper part of the North Island.[3] The electoral redistribution was very disruptive, and 22 electorates were abolished, while 27 electorates were newly created (including Ohariu) or re-established. These changes came into effect for the 1978 election.[4]

Ohariu replaced the Karori electorate, but did not include any of Khandallah or Ngaio.[5] It ceased to exist in 1990, when it was replaced by the recreated Onslow electorate.

Ōhariu (now spelled with a leading macron) was reinstated for the 2008 general election. Its boundaries were very similar to the former Ohariu-Belmont electorate, except the Belmont area (part of Lower Hutt) was lost to Rimutaka in exchange for Ōhariu picking up Crofton Downs from Wellington Central. At its re-creation the electorate stretched from Crofton Downs to southern Tawa, including Ngaio, Khandallah, Johnsonville and Newlands. Korokoro, Maungaraki and Normandale were included in the electorate until 2014.

Peter Dunne was the longserving representative of Ōhāriu (and the electorates that came between its abolition and reinstatement) from 1984 until his retirement in 2017.

The 2025 boundary review required a reduction in North Island electorates by one to reflect nationwide population shifts. The three Wellington City electorates (Rongotai, Wellington Central and Ōhāriu) were all underpopulated. All were abolished. The population of Ōhāriu was redistributed to Wellington North, Kenepuru and Hutt South.[6]

Members of Parliament

Key

  National   Labour   United Future   Green

Election Winner
1978 election Hugh Templeton
1981 election
1984 election Peter Dunne
1987 election
1990 election
(Electorate abolished 1993–2008, see Onslow and Ohariu-Belmont)
2008 election Peter Dunne
2011 election
2014 election
2017 election Greg O'Connor
2020 election
2023 election

List MPs

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

Election Winner
2008 election Charles Chauvel
Katrina Shanks
2010 Gareth Hughes[a]
2011 election Charles Chauvel[b]
Gareth Hughes
Katrina Shanks[c]
2014 election Brett Hudson
2017 election
2023 election Nicola Willis

Election results

2023 election

2023 general election: Ōhāriu[7]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Greg O'Connor 17,565 41.15 −11.40 12,457 28.95 −21.87
National Nicola Willis 16,305 38.20 +13.05 14,841 34.49 +12.29
Green Stephanie Rodgers 4,412 10.33 +5.24 8,623 20.04 +6.49
Opportunities Jessica Hammond 2,975 6.97 −3.21 1,882 4.37 +1.58
ACT Paul Day 759 1.77 −0.08 2,524 5.86 −0.21
Vision New Zealand Patrick Lim 214 0.50
Independent Martin Jenkins 124 0.29
NZ First   1,442 3.35 +1.47
Te Pāti Māori   519 1.20 +0.85
NewZeal   119 0.27 +0.27
Legalise Cannabis   114 0.26 +0.08
NZ Loyal   112 0.26 +0.26
New Conservative   65 0.15 −0.71
Animal Justice   62 0.14 +0.14
Freedoms NZ   58 0.13 +0.13
Women's Rights   31 0.07 +0.07
DemocracyNZ   25 0.05 +0.05
Leighton Baker Party   12 0.02 +0.02
New Nation   11 0.02 +0.02
Informal votes 324 121
Total valid votes 42,678 43,018
Turnout
Labour hold Majority 1,260 2.95

2020 election

2020 general election: Ōhāriu[8]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Greg O'Connor 22,937 52.55 +9.58 22,282 50.82 +15.38
National Brett Hudson 10,976 25.15 −15.18 9,732 22.20 −23.08
Opportunities Jessica Hammond 4,443 10.18 +2.89 1,221 2.79 −1.37
Green John Ranta 2,221 5.09 −1.25 5,940 13.55 +3.94
NZ First Tracey Martin 928 2.13 +0.24 824 1.88 −1.84
ACT Sean Fitzpatrick 809 1.85 +1.38 2,662 6.07 +5.48
New Conservative Philip Lynch 357 0.82 — 375 0.86 +0.68
ONE Allan Cawood 197 0.45 — 143 0.33 —
Advance NZ Jolene Smith 133 0.30 — 149 0.34 —
Not A Party Liam Walsh 49 0.11 —
Māori Party   153 0.35 −0.11
Legalise Cannabis   80 0.18 +0.01
Sustainable NZ   19 0.04 —
Vision New Zealand   17 0.04 —
Outdoors   15 0.03 —
TEA   12 0.03 —
Social Credit   8 0.02 ±0.00
Heartland   1 0.002 —
Informal votes 596 209
Total valid votes 43,646 43,842
Turnout 43,989 87.73 +1.64
Labour hold Majority 11,961 27.40 +24.76

2017 election

2017 general election: Ōhāriu[9]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Greg O'Connor 17,084 42.97 +8.31 14,306 35.44 +12.03
National Brett Hudson 16,033 40.33 +23.83 18,277 45.28 −4.95
Opportunities Jessica Hammond 2,898 7.29 — 1,678 4.16 —
Green Tane Woodley 2,522 6.34 −1.11 3,881 9.61 −5.39
NZ First Lisa Close 751 1.89 +0.02 1,502 3.72 −1.05
United Future Bale Nadakuitavuki 284 0.71 −35.87 78 0.19 −0.54
ACT Andie Moore 185 0.47 −0.09 239 0.59 −0.18
Māori Party   186 0.46 −0.10
Conservative   71 0.18 −2.81
Legalise Cannabis   68 0.17 −0.22
Outdoors   23 0.06 —
Ban 1080   18 0.04 ±0.00
People's Party   13 0.03 —
Democrats   8 0.02 −0.04
Internet   8 0.02 −0.67[d]
Mana Party   5 0.01 −0.68[e]
Informal votes 305 84
Total valid votes 39,757 40,361
Turnout 40,445
Labour gain from United Future Majority 1,051 2.64 +0.73

2014 election

2014 general election: Ōhāriu[10]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
United Future Green tickY Peter Dunne 13,569 36.58 −2.00 273 0.73 −1.05
Labour Ginny Andersen 12,859 34.66 −0.18 8,771 23.42 −3.11
National Brett Hudson 6,120 16.50 −2.06 18,810 50.23 +0.63
Green Tane Woodley 2,764 7.45 +1.65 5,623 15.01 +0.59
Conservative Michael Brunner 1,038 2.80 +1.78 1,118 2.99 +1.31
Independent Sue Hamill 211 0.57 +0.57
ACT Sean Fitzpatrick 209 0.56 +0.56 250 0.67 −0.09
Democrats Alida Steemson 46 0.12 +0.12 22 0.06 +0.03
NZ First   1,781 4.76 +0.85
Internet Mana   258 0.69 +0.50[f]
Māori Party   215 0.57 +0.04
Legalise Cannabis   146 0.39 −0.03
Civilian   29 0.08 +0.08
Ban 1080   15 0.04 +0.04
Independent Coalition   9 0.02 +0.02
Focus   4 0.01 +0.01
Informal votes 283 126
Total valid votes 37,099 37,450
United Future hold Majority 710 1.91 −1.83

2011 election

2011 general election: Ōhāriu[11]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
United Future Green tickY Peter Dunne 14,357 38.58 +5.97 672 1.78 −0.43
Labour Charles Chauvel 12,965 34.84 +4.89 10,036 26.53 −6.80
National Katrina Shanks 6,907 18.56 −7.97 18,764 49.60 +3.33
Green Gareth Hughes 2,160 5.80 −1.26 5,453 14.42 +5.28
Conservative Stephen Woodnutt 378 1.02 +1.02 636 1.68 +1.68
NZ First Hugh Barr 339 0.91 +0.91 1,478 3.91 +1.82
Libertarianz Sean Fitzpatrick 109 0.29 +0.29 47 0.12 +0.07
ACT   286 0.76 −2.66
Māori Party   201 0.53 −0.20
Legalise Cannabis   160 0.42 +0.11
Mana   73 0.19 +0.19
Alliance   12 0.03 −0.11
Democrats   10 0.03 +0.003
Informal votes 369 137
Total valid votes 37,215 37,828
United Future hold Majority 1,392 3.74 +1.07

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 46,740[12]

2008 election

2008 general election: Ōhariu[13]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
United Future Green tickY Peter Dunne 12,303 32.61 843 2.21
Labour Charles Chauvel 11,297 29.95 12,728 33.33
National Katrina Shanks 10,009 26.53 17,670 46.27
Green Gareth Hughes 2,665 7.06 3,488 9.13
Kiwi Joel Sison 522 1.38 283 0.74
ACT Colin du Plessis 487 1.29 1,304 3.41
Legalise Cannabis Danyl Strype 330 0.87 119 0.31
Alliance Kelly Buchanan 111 0.29 55 0.14
NZ First   798 2.09
Māori Party   278 0.73
Progressive   273 0.71
Bill and Ben   208 0.54
Family Party   65 0.17
Pacific   22 0.06
Libertarianz   20 0.05
Workers Party   11 0.03
Democrats   9 0.02
RAM   7 0.02
RONZ   7 0.02
Informal votes 242 88
Total valid votes 37,724 38,188
United Future win new seat Majority 1,006 2.67

1990 election

1990 general election: Ohariu[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Dunne 9,930 45.04 −13.56
National George Mathew 9,147 41.49
Green Gary Reese 1,839 8.34
NewLabour Chris Ritchie 682 3.09
McGillicuddy Serious G E M Boutel 138 0.62
Independent A R Kirk 131 0.59
Social Credit A E Smith 91 0.41
Democrats Bob Stevenson 85 0.38
Majority 783 3.55 −16.72
Turnout 22,043 86.25 −4.14
Registered electors 25,557

1987 election

1987 general election: Ohariu[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Dunne 12,983 58.60 +20.68
National David Lloyd 8,491 38.33
Democrats Bill Campbell 448 2.02
McGillicuddy Serious Darrly Alyward 136 0.61
NZ Party Keith Ralph 94 0.42
Majority 4,492 20.27 +14.00
Turnout 22,152 90.39 −4.78
Registered electors 24,507

1984 election

1984 general election: Ohariu[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Dunne 8,282 37.92
National Hugh Templeton 6,911 31.64 −13.96
NZ Party Bob Jones 6,326 28.97
Social Credit Kathleen Loncar 275 1.25
United front R T Obee 42 0.19
Majority 1,371 6.27
Turnout 21,836 95.17 +4.31
Registered electors 22,944

1981 election

1981 general election: Ohariu[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Hugh Templeton 9,261 45.60 −1.05
Labour Norman Ely 7,694 37.88
Social Credit Eric Elliot 3,102 15.27 +4.60
LIFE Party N L Mander 250 1.23
Majority 1,567 7.71 −2.66
Turnout 20,307 90.86 +21.68
Registered electors 22,349

1978 election

1978 general election: Ohariu[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Hugh Templeton 8,809 46.65
Labour Helene Ritchie 6,851 36.28
Social Credit Eric Elliott 2,015 10.67
Values Cathy Wilson 735 3.89
Right to Life Don Gee 471 2.49
Majority 1,958 10.37
Turnout 18,881 69.18
Registered electors 27,290

Table footnotes

  1. ↑ Hughes entered Parliament on 11 February 2010, following the resignation of Jeanette Fitzsimons.
  2. ↑ Chauvel resigned from Parliament on 11 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Shanks resigned from Parliament on 21 January 2014.
  4. ↑ 2017 Internet swing is relative to the votes for Internet Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana in the 2014 election.
  5. ↑ 2017 Mana swing is relative to the votes for Internet Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.
  6. ↑ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Ōhāriu - Official Result". www.electionresults.govt.nz. Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  2. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 8–9, 51, 119.
  3. ↑ McRobie 1989, p. 119.
  4. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 115–120.
  5. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 114–119.
  6. ↑ Report of the Representation Commission 2025 (PDF). Representation Commission. 8 August 2025. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-473-75233-0. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ōhāriu – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ōhāriu – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ōhāriu – Official Result". Electoral Commission. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  10. ↑ 2014 election results
  11. ↑ 2011 election results
  12. ↑ "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  13. ↑ 2008 election results
  14. ↑ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
  15. 1 2 3 4 Norton 1988, pp. 294.

References

  • McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
  • Wilson, Jim (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
  • Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.

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