Matamata (New Zealand electorate)

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Matamata was a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate in the Waikato, from 1978 to 1996. It was a rural and safe National electorate, held by Jack Luxton from 1978 to 1987, and then by his son John Luxton from 1987 to 1996.

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

[edit] Population Centres

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The electorate includes the following population centres:

• (To be completed)

[edit] History

Matamata was a rural Waikato electorate, formed from the former Piako electorate in 1978. In 1996 for the first MMP election, the enlarged electorate was renamed Karapiro.

[edit] Election results

	Election	Winner
	1978 election	Jack Luxton (National)
	1981 election
	1984 election
	1987 election	John Luxton (National)
	1990 election
	1993 election

[edit] References

[edit] External links