✨ Electoral Boundary Objections




Broomfield in Mt Herbert electorate. The proposal ignores communities of interest.

Suggested solution Place Hornby, Islington, Hei Hei and Broomfield in Addington electorate.

Objection 864 The New Zealand Labour Party

Objects to the proposed boundaries of the Mt Herbert, Ilam, Addington, New Brighton, Christchurch and Rakaia electorates on the grounds of (a) unsatisfactory placement of approximately 13000 people generally dwelling in the western suburbs of Hornby, Hei Hei, Islington, Wigram and Broomfield in the essentially eastern electorate of Mt Herbert. (b) no account taken of the existing community (outlined above) with people living in the suburbs of Sockburn, Russley and Avonhead. (c) current north-eastern boundary of the Mt Herbert electorate bisects Woolston. (d) no account taken of the community of interest of people dwelling in St Martins, Woolston and Opawa etc. with people of Waltham, North and West Woolston and Linwood in the Addington, Christchurch and New Brighton electorates. (e) proposed boundaries dislocate some suburbs from their most logical focus, particularly in or adjacent to Christchurch electorate. (f) Christchurch International Airport has been excluded from the Ilam electorate.

Suggested solution [Note SAU refers to Statistical Area Unit] (i) From the proposed Addington electorate SAU Beckenham be placed in the Mt Herbert electorate. (ii) From the proposed Addington electorate the remainder of SAUs Ensors and Opawa and all of the SAU Waltham be placed in the Mt Herbert electorate. (iii) From the proposed Christchurch electorate SAU Phillipstown (west of Olliviers Road) be placed in the Mt Herbert electorate. (iv) From the proposed New Brighton electorate SAUs Woolston West and Ferrymead and those parts of SAUs East Linwood and Bromley bounded in the north by Butterfield Avenue and Leighleys Road be placed in the Mt Herbert electorate. From the proposed Christchurch electorate the remainder of SAUs North Linwood, Avonside and Burwood and all of SAU Dallington be placed in the proposed New Brighton electorate. From the proposed Addington electorate SAU Riccarton be placed in the Christchurch electorate (vi) From the proposed Ilam electorate the virtually all of SAU Stowan; SAU Merivale; that part of SAU Riccarton and that part of SAU Riccarton West east of Straven Road. (vii) From the proposed Addington electorate SAU Riccarton be placed in the Christchurch electorate. (viii) From the Rakaia electorate the area generally around Christchurch International Airport be placed in the Ilam electorate, utilising Pound and Jessons Roads. (ix) From the proposed Mt Herbert electorate all that area to the north of Main South Road (State Highway 1), be placed in the Ilam electorate. (x)



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πŸ›οΈ Objection 725 J Fountain (continued from previous page)

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundary, Objection, Hornby, Islington, Hei Hei, Broomfield, Addington
  • J Fountain, Filed electoral boundary objection

πŸ›οΈ Objection 864 The New Zealand Labour Party

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundary, Objection, Mt Herbert, Ilam, Addington, New Brighton, Christchurch, Rakaia