Nelson (New Zealand electorate)
Electoral district in Nelson, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"City of Nelson" redirects here. For the city, see Nelson, New Zealand. For the "city" district, see Nelson City Council.
Nelson is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the House of Representatives of New Zealand. From 1853 to 1860, the electorate was called Town of Nelson. From 1860 to 1881, it was City of Nelson. The electorate is the only one that has continuously existed since the 1st Parliament in 1853.
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Nelson | |
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Single-member constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
Region | Nelson and Tasman |
Area | 525.68 km2 (202.97 sq mi) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1853 |
Current MP | Rachel Boyack |
Party | Labour |
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The current MP for Nelson is Rachel Boyack of the Labour Party after defeating long time incumbent Nick Smith of the National Party in the 2020 general election.