Panmure-Ōtāhuhu is an electorate to the New Zealand House of Representatives in south-central Auckland. It was first contested at the , and has been held by Jenny Salesa of the Labour Party since its inception.
Population centres It is located in south-central Auckland, along the thinnest section of the Auckland isthmus. The electorate consists of the mid-eastern part of the Manukau ward, and a long strip of suburbs along the west bank of the Tāmaki River. The electorate divided by State Highway 1 and covers the titular suburbs of Panmure and Ōtāhuhu, as well as Tāmaki, Point England, Westfield, Ōtara and Papatoetoe.
History Panmure-Ōtāhuhu was created in the 2019/20 redistribution, mostly from the former Manukau East, but now including a large portion of the eastern part of the Maungakiekie electorate.
Rapid population growth north of Auckland resulted in a domino effect through Auckland, and in becoming Panmure-Ōtāhuhu, Manukau East was moved northward, losing a triangular area around Puhinui to and being extended north to Point England. Initially it was proposed to keep the name of Manukau East, but the name of Panmure-Ōtāhuhu was adopted after a public consultation period.
Manukau East was, since its creation in 1996, a safe Labour seat, held since 2014 by Jenny Salesa. When Salesa contested the new electorate in the 2020 election she won again, holding the seat for Labour.
The electorate was disestablished for the 2026 general election due to population shifts in the Auckland region. The population centres of the electorate would be divided between and .
Members of Parliament Key
Election Winner Jenny Salesa
List MPs Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Panmure-Ōtāhuhu electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs' terms began and ended at general elections.
Key
Election Efeso CollinsCollins died on 21 February 2024.
Election results 2023
2020
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