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Port Hills is a marginal electorate covering the southern suburbs of Christchurch. The electorate has been held by Labour MP Ruth Dyson since its creation in 2008. Dyson also held the seat of Banks Peninsula from 1999 to 2008, covering a similar area to Port...

Christchurch Central is the most marginal National Party seat in New Zealand. National MP Nicky Wagner won the seat off Labour in 2011, and holds the seat by a 1.3% margin. The electorate was severely impacted by the Christchurch earthquakes, and population shifts due to the...

Voters in the WA town of Busselton and surrounding areas will be going to the polls later this year in a by-election for the state electorate of Vasse, after the resignation earlier this week of former Liberal leader and Treasurer Troy Buswell. Buswell resigned as...

Ōhariu is an electorate in the northern suburbs of Wellington. The electorate, under a variety of names, has been held by Peter Dunne since 1984. Dunne was first elected in 1984 as a Labour MP. Dunne left Labour in 1994 and has been re-elected six...

Last week, nominations closed for the 2014 New Zealand general election. 548 candidates have nominated for the election. 365 candidates have nominated both for an electorate, and on a party list. 118 candidates have nominated for an electorate only (for a total of 483 electorate...

Te Tai Tokerau is a Maori electorate covering the Northland region, and the northern and western fringes of Auckland. The electorate has been held since 2005 by Hone Harawira. Harawira was elected in 2005 and 2008 as a Maori Party candidate. In 2011, he left...

Tāmaki Makaurau is a Māori electorate that covers most of the Auckland urban area. The seat has been held since 2005 by Pita Sharples of the Māori Party. Sharples served as Māori Party co-leader from the party's foundation until 2013, and has served as a minister since...

Te Tai Hauāuru is a Māori electorate covering western parts of the central North Island, stretching from Wellington to Hamilton (but not covering either). The seat has been held since 2002 by Tariana Turia, who was first a Labour MP but then left the party and...

Epsom is one of the most interesting electorates in the New Zealand election, for the fourth election in a row. Epsom is a wealthy, conservative electorate in the inner east of Auckland. Since 2005, the ACT party has relied on winning the seat of Epsom...

Voters in the Hunter region of New South Wales will go to the polls for three major by-elections this year: two state by-elections, and a by-election for the Lord Mayor of the City of Newcastle. All three I have finished profiles of all three by-elections,...