Rotorua (New Zealand electorate)

[2] The initial electorate, which was formed through the 1918 electoral redistribution, had a long coastline along the Bay of Plenty, and incorporated, beside Rotorua, the towns and villages of Whakatāne, Taupō, Tokoroa, Putāruru, Mangakino, Edgecumbe, Tāneatua, and Murupara.

Matamata was lost again, and the peaks of Tongariro, Ngauruhoe, and Ruapehu now formed the boundary to the Waimarino electorate.

[12] There are also fewer voters earning over $30,000 per year, with the majority of workers coming from working class and semi-skilled professionals.

The country quota applied until 1945 and the Rotorua electorate was initially classed as fully rural.

[13] The current Rotorua electorate is positioned in the Bay of Plenty region in the central North Island.

In 2008, its boundaries were extended to the geographical bay, with the addition of coastline stretching from a cluster of rural towns including Pukehina and Maketu to the outskirts of Te Puke.

[14] William Henry Wackrow was nominated in March 1922 as the opposition candidate for that year's election.

[15] Wackrow withdrew in November[16] and was replaced by Cecil Clinkard, who lost against the incumbent, Frank Hockly of the Reform Party.

[19] Boord served two parliamentary terms and was beaten by National's Harry Lapwood in the 1960 election.

Both Tarawera and Rotorua were safe National Party electorates, and in the ensuing battle for the nomination, the two incumbents, East and Max Bradford, faced off for a Rotorua nomination eventually secured by Bradford, with East securing a high list position.

In 2008 Chadwick was defeated by National candidate Todd McClay who won the electorate with a majority of 5,067 votes.

In the 2011 election McClay again returned as the member for Rotorua, increasing his majority to 7,357 votes.

Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.