Kapiti (New Zealand electorate)

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Kapiti was a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, from 1972 to 1996.

Contents 1 Population Centres 2 History 3 Election results 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Population Centres

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The main population centres in the electorate were Paraparaumu, Raumati and Waikanae, north of Wellington on the Kapiti Coast.

[edit] History

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The electorate changed between National and Labour several times. In 1996 with the introduction of MMP, Paraparaumu south of the airport and Raumati went into the Mana electorate, while Waikanae and the rest of Paraparaumu went into the Ōtaki electorate.

[edit] Election results

	Election	Winner
	1972 election	Frank O'Flynn (Labour)
	1975 election	Barry Brill (National)
	1978 election
	1981 election	Margaret Shields (Labour)
	1984 election
	1987 election
	1990 election	Roger Sowry (National)
	1993 election

[edit] References

[edit] External links