Banks Peninsula
Single-member general constituency for theNew ZealandHouse of Representatives
Formation	1996, 2020
Region	Canterbury
Character	Rural and suburban
Term	3 years
Member for Banks Peninsula
Vanessa Weenink since14 October 2023
Party	National
List MPs	Lan Pham (Green) Laura Trask (ACT) Tracey McLellan (Labour)
Previous MP	Tracey McLellan (Labour)
Party vote distribution

Banks Peninsula is a New Zealand parliamentaryelectorate which initially existed from 1996 to 2008, and was later recreated in 2020 ahead of the2020 election.^[1] It was held by National'sDavid Carter for the initial term, and then by Labour'sRuth Dyson from 1999 to 2008.^[2] As of 2023, the seat is currently held by National'sVanessa Weenink.

The Banks Peninsula electorate, as defined in 2020, includes some of southernChristchurch, including the suburbs ofOaklands,Somerfield,Cashmere,Kennedys Bush,Woolston,Halswell,Heathcote Valley, andSumner. It also includes some towns immediately south of Christchurch such asLyttelton,Governors Bay,Rāpaki,Lansdowne and all ofBanks Peninsula itself including the towns ofAkaroa,Diamond Harbour,Duvauchelle andLittle River.^[3]

The1996 election was notable for the significant change of electorate boundaries, based on the provisions of the Electoral Act 1993.^[4] Because of the introduction of themixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system, the number of electorates had to be reduced, leading to significant changes. More than half of the electorates contested in 1996 were newly constituted, and most of the remainder had seen significant boundary changes. In total, 73 electorates were abolished, 29 electorates were newly created (including Banks Peninsula), and 10 electorates were recreated, giving a net loss of 34 electorates. Banks Peninsula replaced the previousLyttelton electorate.

In boundary changes for the2008 general election, the electorate lost its rural population centres to the newly formedSelwyn, and became a solely urban electorate that was renamedPort Hills. Labour's Ruth Dyson retained Port Hills for all four elections with a greater lead than she had seen for Banks Peninsula. Dyson chose not to seek reelection in 2020 with Labour'sTracey McLellan succeeding Dyson.^[5]

In the boundary review of 2019/2020, the Representation Commission decided to make large changes to the boundaries of Port Hills, taking area inHalswell and parts ofBromley out and adding Banks Peninsula in, to manage large changes in population in the Christchurch andSelwyn areas. The electorate was also re-recreated as Banks Peninsula.^[6][7][8] At its first election, the electorate was won easily by Labour'sTracey McLellan amidst the nationwide Labour landslide.

Key

  National  Labour  Alliance  Green

2023 general election: Banks Peninsula[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. AY orN denotes status of anyincumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	National	Vanessa Weenink		17,860	36.54	+11.91	15,839	31.97	+11.05
	Labour	NTracey McLellan		17,464	35.69	-15.42	13,200	26.66	-23.57
	Green	Lan Pham		8,325	17.02	+4.05	9,763	19.71	+5.52
	ACT	Laura Trask		2,073	4.24	+0.89	3,919	7.92	+0.96
	NZ First	Lindsay Kerslake		1,598	3.27	+1.91	2,658	5.37	+3.39
	NewZeal	Lisa Mead		544	1.11	+1.11	323	0.65	+0.65
	DemocracyNZ	Doug Allington		474	0.96	+0.96	146	0.29	+0.29
	Animal Justice	Paran Jeet		369	0.75	+0.75	111	0.22	+0.22
	Independent	Peter Wakeman		184	0.38	+0.38
	Opportunities						2,401	4.85	+2.69
	NZ Loyal						389	0.79	+0.79
	Te Pāti Māori						388	0.78	+0.50
	Legalise Cannabis						182	0.37	+0.11
	New Conservatives						62	0.13	-1.12
	Freedoms NZ						61	0.12	+0.12
	Leighton Baker Party						53	0.11	+0.11
	Women's Rights						42	0.09	+0.09
	New Nation						22	0.04	+0.04
Informal votes				440			194
Total valid votes				49,331			49,753
	Nationalgain fromLabour		Majority	396	0.85	—

2005 election: Banks Peninsula[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. AY orN denotes status of anyincumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Labour	YRuth Dyson		17,639	43.83	-1.13	16,355	40.10	-0.13
	National	David Carter		15,716	39.05	+5.33	15,697	38.48	+16.89
	Green	Rod Donald		4,542	11.29	-0.41	4,255	10.43	+0.20
	United Future	Robin Loomes		984	2.45	-1.11	1,434	3.52	-3.91
	Progressive	Phil Clearwater		898	2.23	+0.44	808	1.98	-0.62
	ACT	Alex Mann		346	0.86	-1.45	443	1.09	-6.42
	Alliance	Andrew McKenzie		118	0.29	-0.36	39	0.10	-1.18
	NZ First						1,421	3.48	-2.92
	Destiny						81	0.20	+0.20
	Māori Party						80	0.20	+0.20
	Legalise Cannabis						61	0.15	-0.32
	Christian Heritage						45	0.11	-0.92
	Libertarianz						19	0.05	+0.05
	Democrats						17	0.04	+0.04
	One NZ						10	0.02	-0.02
	99 MP						9	0.02	+0.02
	Direct Democracy						5	0.01	+0.01
	RONZ						5	0.01	+0.01
	Family Rights						4	0.01	+0.01
Informal votes				342			112
Total valid votes				40,243			40,788
Turnout				41,006	86.07	+3.71
	Labourhold		Majority	1,923	4.78	-6.32

2002 election: Banks Peninsula[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. AY orN denotes status of anyincumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Labour	YRuth Dyson		16,233	44.96	+3.56	14,704	40.23	+2.88
	National	David Carter		12,176	33.72	+0.03	7,892	21.59	-12.10
	Green	Rod Donald		4,223	11.70	+1.42	3,739	10.23	+2.93
	United Future	Stephanie McEwin		1,284	3.56	+2.55a	2,717	7.43	+5.78a
	ACT	Paul King		834	2.31	+0.43	2,744	7.51	+0.77
	Progressive	Phil Clearwater		646	1.79	+1.79	952	2.60	+2.60
	Christian Heritage	Gerald Barker		476	1.32	-0.49	378	1.03	-1.02
	Alliance	Francis (Val) McClimont		234	0.65	-3.29	469	1.28	-6.30
	NZ First						2,340	6.40	+4.30
	ORNZ						424	1.16	+1.16
	Legalise Cannabis						172	0.47	-0.29
	One NZ						13	0.04	+0.01
	Mana Māori						5	0.01	+0.003
	NMP						2	0.01	+0.01
Informal votes				326			96
Total valid votes				36,106			36,551
Turnout				36,743	82.36
	Labourhold		Majority	4,057	11.10	+7.22

^a United Future swing is compared to the combined 1999 results ofUnited NZ andFuture NZ, who merged in 2000.

1999 election: Banks Peninsula[12][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. AY orN denotes status of anyincumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ruth Dyson		15,475	41.40		14,018	37.35
	National	NDavid Carter		14,020	37.51		12,643	33.69
	Green	Rod Donald		3,842	10.28		2,739	7.30
	Alliance	Maevis Watson		1,474	3.94		2,844	7.58
	ACT	Paul King		704	1.88		2,530	6.74
	Christian Heritage	Rosemary Francis		675	1.81		769	2.05
	NZ First	Charlie Crofts		510	1.36		788	2.10
	Christian Democrats	Simon Melville Hadfield		379	1.01		409	1.09
	Independent	Ann Lewis		202	0.54
	Natural Law	David Lovell-Smith		98	0.26		48	0.13
	Legalise Cannabis						286	0.76
	United NZ						212	0.56
	Libertarianz						95	0.25
	South Island						56	0.15
	Animals First						39	0.10
	McGillicuddy Serious						30	0.08
	One NZ						12	0.03
	Mana Māori						4	0.01
	Freedom Movement						3	0.01
	Republican						3	0.01
	People's Choice						2	0.01
	Mauri Pacific						1	0.00
	NMP						1	0.00
Informal votes				390			237
Total valid votes				37,379			37,532
	Labourgain fromNational		Majority	1,455	3.88

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