New Plymouth

New Plymouth is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It was first created for the 1st New Zealand Parliament in 1853 and has existed since, with one 22-year interruption. The electorate was initially called Town of New Plymouth. The electorate is currently held by Jonathan Young for National, as he defeated Labour's Harry Duynhoven in the 2008 general election. The electorate includes the following population centres: The electorate was originally the Town of New Plymouth from 1853 to 1884. The name of the electorate was changed to New Plymouth from 1884 to 1896. The electorate was abolished in 1896, and was reconstituted under the same name in 1928. The electorate has changed between National and Labour several times, and has been...