Waikato
The Waikato seat replaces Piako, held by Lindsay Tisch. Tisch won it in 1999 as Karapiro with a 5,216 majority. Before that it was held by John Luxton. In 2002 as Piako Tisch beat Sue Morony by 1,621...
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The Central North Island Seats
Oh I do like that solid blue look. And in 2002 only a handful were blue. Hunua is a new seat. The party vote is another 60:20 type solid seat. On the electorate vote Paul Hutchison narrowly beat...
View ArticleMaori Seats in Waikato
Nikki Preston in the Herald reports: Waikato iwi are urging the Waikato Regional Council to introduce two Maori seats in time for the 2013 local government elections. But the regional council has mixed...
View ArticleTisch to retire
The Herald reports: Long-serving Waikato MP Lindsay Tisch will leave Parliament after next year’s election. Mr Tisch, a former National Party president and who became an MP in 1999, has announced he...
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