Rodney

Rodney is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Rodney is Mark Mitchell of the National Party. He has held this position since 2011. Rodney covers an area of the northern Auckland region from Warkworth in the north, south through the Hibiscus Coast to Auckland's northern urban fringe. High population growth in north and west Auckland has led to Rodney shrinking – Helensville and Kumeu were taken out in 1999, and the next major town to be removed was Wellsford after the 2006 census. Rodney was first created for the 1871 election and was represented by four MPs from 1871 to 1890: Henry Farnall 1871-72 (resigned); John Sheehan 1872-79...