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15-486: Waipa may refer to: New Zealand [ edit ] Waipa (New Zealand electorate) , a former electorate Waipa District , a territorial local authority Waipā River , a waterway Elsewhere [ edit ] World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies , using the acronym WAIPA Waipa Foundation , non-profit organisation in Hawaii Topics referred to by

30-859: A few months before the election. For the election, the National government adopted a "steady as she goes" approach, saying that the country was in good hands and did not need any major policy realignments. The date for the main 1954 elections was 13 November. 1,209,670 people were registered to vote, and turnout was 91.4%. The number of seats being contested was 80, a number which had been fixed since 1902. The following new (or reconstituted) electorates were introduced in 1954: Heretaunga , Manukau , Rotorua , Stratford , Waipa and Waitemata . Two candidates, both called John Stewart, came second; in Auckland Central for National and in Eden for Labour. Ten MPs retired at

45-433: A large margin amid the industrial disputes of the 1951 election . The Prime Minister , Sidney Holland , was popular in many sectors of society for his strong line against striking dockworkers and coalminers , while Labour's leader, Walter Nash , had been criticised for his failure to take a firm stand on the issue. Labour was troubled by internal disputes, with Nash subjected to an unsuccessful leadership challenge only

60-510: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Waipa (New Zealand electorate) In the 1875 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives increased representation by 10 seats, but this was mostly achieved through adding more members to existing electorates. Only two new electorates were created, and the Waipa electorate was one of them. It

75-529: The 1969 election . Waipa existed from 1876 to 1890, 1893 to 1896, then from 1954 to 1969, and then from 1978 to 1996. Holders of the electorate from 1876 to 1890 were: For the period from 1893 to 1896, there was one representative: The following members represented Waipa: Key     Independent     Conservative     National 1954 New Zealand general election Sidney Holland National Sidney Holland National The 1954 New Zealand general election

90-566: The Firth of Thames . The First Labour Government was defeated in the 1949 election and the incoming National Government changed the Electoral Act, with the electoral quota once again based on total population as opposed to qualified electors, and the tolerance was increased to 7.5% of the electoral quota. There was no adjustments in the number of electorates between the South and North Islands , but

105-512: The Electoral Act in 1965, the number of electorates in the South Island was fixed at 25, an increase of one since the 1962 electoral redistribution. It was accepted that through the more rapid population growth in the North Island , the number of its electorates would continue to increase, and to keep proportionality, three new electorates were allowed for in the 1967 electoral redistribution for

120-440: The election, see cartoon. Paddy Kearins also left parliament at the election. His electorate of Waimarino was abolished and he failed to gain selection to stand for Labour in the replacement electorate of Rotorua . Two Labour MPs had announced their intention to retire at the 1954 election ( Harry Combs MP for Onslow and Arthur Osborne MP for Onehunga ) but died before the end of the parliament. The 1954 election saw

135-465: The governing National Party re-elected with a ten-seat margin, a drop from the twenty-seat margin it previously held. National won forty-five seats to the Labour Party 's thirty-five. The popular vote was much closer, however, with the two parties separated by only 0.2% (1,602 votes). No seats were won by minor party candidates or by independents, but the new Social Credit Party managed to win 11.2% of

150-459: The law changes resulted in boundary adjustments to almost every electorate through the 1952 electoral redistribution; only five electorates were unaltered. Five electorates were reconstituted (including Waipa) and one was newly created, and a corresponding six electorates were abolished; all of these in the North Island. These changes took effect with the 1954 election . Through an amendment in

165-554: The next election. In the North Island, five electorates were newly created and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished (including Waipa). In the South Island, three electorates were newly created and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished. The overall effect of the required changes was highly disruptive to existing electorates, with all but three electorates having their boundaries altered. These changes came into effect with

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180-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Waipa . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waipa&oldid=1084011575 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

195-581: The south and east, and Awakino went to the Taranaki electorate, whilst Tūrangi went to the Tauranga electorate. In the 1890 electoral redistribution, Waipa was abolished and the vast majority of its area went to the Waikato electorate, which shifted west. In the 1892 electoral redistribution, Waikato electorate moved east again and the Waipa electorate was re-created. For the first time, it extended as far north as

210-496: Was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 31st term . It saw the governing National Party remain in office, but with a slightly reduced majority. It also saw the debut of the new Social Credit Party , which won more than eleven percent of the vote but failed to win a seat. The National Party had formed its first administration after the 1949 elections . It had then been re-elected by

225-585: Was created by splitting the area of the Waikato electorate. For the first election in 1876 , polling booths were in Hamilton West (the Waikato River was the electorate's boundary), Ngāruawāhia , Alexandra (since renamed to Pirongia ), Raglan , and Ōhaupō . In the 1881 electoral redistribution, the Waipa electorate was not altered. In the 1887 electoral redistribution, the Waipa electorate lost some area in

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