| Takanini | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-member general constituency for theNew ZealandHouse of Representatives | |||||||
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| Formation | 2020 | ||||||
| Region | Auckland | ||||||
| Character | Suburban | ||||||
| Term | 3 years | ||||||
| Member for Takanini | |||||||
.png) Rima Nakhle[1] since14 October 2023 | |||||||
| Party | National | ||||||
| Previous MP | Neru Leavasa (Labour) | ||||||
| Party vote distribution | |||||||
Takanini is an electorate to theNew Zealand House of Representatives. It is located inSouth Auckland and was first created for the2020 New Zealand general election.Rima Nakhle is the sittingMember of Parliament.
The electorate is located in the far south ofAuckland, on the edge of the city's built-up area. It stretches fromWattle Downs in its southwest to Mission Heights in the north.[2] It was created out of eastern parts of theManurewa electorate around Goodwood Heights and Greenmeadows, a small part of northeasternHunua around Mission Heights, and a northern section of thePapakura electorate around Takanini and Wattle Downs.[3] This was due to rapid population growth in the area caused mainly by the outward expansion ofAuckland.[3] Continued population growth inSouth Auckland saw the electorate 17.7% over quota - the highest in the country - and saw the electorate loseMission Heights toBotany, part ofTakanini toPapakura, part ofWattle Downs toManurewa andClover Park toOtahuhu.[4]
South Auckland has traditionally been a stronghold for the Labour Party. Takanini, however, was considered to be a marginal seat betweenLabour andNational, as it takes in both Labour-leaning areas and National-leaning areas.[5] Initially, the electorate's name was proposed as Flat Bush after theAuckland suburb in the north of the electorate.[6][7] After a public consultation period, the name was changed to Takanini after asuburb in the south of the electorate.[3][8]
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 election | Neru Leavasa | |
| 2023 election | Rima Nakhle | |
| 2023 general election: Takanini[9] | |||||||||
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| Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| National | Rima Nakhle | 21,936 | 55.95 | +23.60 | 21,056 | 52.56 | +22.74 | ||
| Labour |  NNeru Leavasa | 13,161 | 33.57 | -20.13 | 11,181 | 27.91 | -26.61 | ||
| ACT | Rae Ah Chee | 2,037 | 5.20 | +1.59 | 1,688 | 4.21 | -0.38 | ||
| Animal Justice | Lynley Tulloch | 736 | 1.88 | – | 46 | 0.11 | – | ||
| Green | 2,277 | 5.68 | +2.40 | ||||||
| NZ First | 1,267 | 3.16 | +1.20 | ||||||
| Māori Party | 440 | 1.10 | +0.66 | ||||||
| Opportunities | 333 | 0.83 | +0.24 | ||||||
| NewZeal | 299 | 0.75 | — | ||||||
| Freedoms NZ | 208 | 0.52 | – | ||||||
| NZ Loyal | 135 | 0.34 | – | ||||||
| Legalise Cannabis | 108 | 0.27 | +0.01 | ||||||
| New Conservative | 68 | 0.17 | -1.51 | ||||||
| DemocracyNZ | 32 | 0.08 | |||||||
| Women's Rights | 25 | 0.06 | |||||||
| Leighton Baker Party | 16 | 0.04 | |||||||
| New Nation | 14 | 0.03 | |||||||
| Informal votes | 1,332 | 320 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 39,202 | 40,063 | |||||||
| Turnout | |||||||||
| Nationalgain fromLabour | Majority | 8,775 | 22.38 | — | |||||
| 2020 general election: Takanini[10] | |||||||||
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| Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| Labour | Neru Leavasa | 19,431 | 53.70 | — | 20,022 | 54.52 | — | ||
| National | Rima Nakhle | 11,707 | 32.35 | — | 10,952 | 29.82 | — | ||
| ACT | Mike McCormick | 1,307 | 3.61 | — | 1,688 | 4.59 | — | ||
| New Conservative | Elliot Ikilei | 939 | 2.59 | — | 618 | 1.68 | — | ||
| TEA | John Hong | 902 | 2.49 | — | 211 | 0.57 | — | ||
| Vision NZ | George Ngatai | 361 | 0.99 | — | 183 | 0.49 | — | ||
| Advance NZ | Mit Kagathra | 215 | 0.59 | — | 223 | 0.60 | — | ||
| Green | 1,206 | 3.28 | — | ||||||
| NZ First | 722 | 1.96 | — | ||||||
| Opportunities | 219 | 0.59 | — | ||||||
| Māori Party | 162 | 0.44 | — | ||||||
| Legalise Cannabis | 97 | 0.26 | — | ||||||
| ONE | 69 | 0.18 | — | ||||||
| Outdoors | 15 | 0.04 | — | ||||||
| Sustainable NZ | 13 | 0.03 | — | ||||||
| Heartland | 3 | 0.01 | — | ||||||
| Social Credit | 2 | 0.01 | — | ||||||
| Informal votes | 1,321 | 318 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 36,183 | 36,723 | |||||||
| Turnout | 36,723 | ||||||||
| Labourwin new seat | Majority | 7,724 | 21.35 | ||||||
