Hamilton East

Hamilton East is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It is currently held by David Bennett MP of the National Party. The electorate is mainly urban, and covers the eastern part of the city of Hamilton. The Waikato River divides the city in half and forms the boundary between the Hamilton East and Hamilton West electorates. Only one other electorate borders Hamilton East, the rural electorate of Waikato to the east. Hamilton East includes the suburbs of Rototuna, Flagstaff, Queenwood, Chedworth Park, Fairfield, Fairview Downs, Enderley, Claudelands, Hamilton East, Hillcrest, Silverdale and Riverlea. Hamilton East is home to the University of Waikato, and 11.3% of the electorate's workforce is employed in education and training, the...