Manukau East

Manukau East is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It is currently held by Ross Robertson MP. In 2007, large changes were made to the Manukau East electorate. Its northern boundary extended past the Tāmaki River to almost as far as Sylvia Park Rd to incorporate Middlemore, Otahuhu and Westfield. Its eastern boundary shifted west to East Tamaki Rd resulting in East Tāmaki and Botany Downs being included in the new Botany electorate. Most of Otara and Papatoetoe West are now also included in the electorate. Manukau East was created for the 1996 election. It has only ever been represented by one Labour MP, and is considered one of Labour's safest seats. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and started at general...