election Due to the closeness of the election in Waitakere a judicial recount was undertaken on 16 December and it was confirmed that Bennett has beaten Sepuloni by nine votes on 17 December. Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 43,143 2008 election 2005 election 2002 election 1999 election Refer to Candidates in the New Zealand general election 1999 by electorate#Waitakere for a list of candidates. 1993 election 1984 election 1981 election 1978 election 1966 election 1963 election 1960 election 1957 election 1954 election 1951 election 1949 election 1946 election Notes References External links Electorate Profile Parliamentary Library Historical electorates of New Zealand Politics of the Auckland Region 1946 establishments in New Zealand 1987 disestablishments in New Zealand 1993 establishments in New Zealand 2014 disestablishments in New Zealand 1969 disestablishments in New Zealand 1978 establishments in New Zealand