environment where both major parties were out of favour with the electorate. Simich gave up his seat ahead of the 2005 election to high school principal Allan Peachey. Simich was returned to parliament from his party's list, having chosen to move from standing for one of his party's safest seats to instead contest Māngere, easily Labour's safest seat. Since 2005, Tāmaki was represented by Allan Peachey, who announced his retirement at the end of the parliamentary term in 2011 for health reasons. Simon O'Connor was chosen by the National Party to contest the electorate in the 2011 general election. Members of Parliament Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. Key 1Robert Muldoon resigned effective December 1991 2Allan Peachey announced that, due to his ill-health he would retire at the , but he died twenty days before election day List MPs Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Tāmaki electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. Election results 2020 election 2017 election 2014 election 2011 election Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 49,080 2008 election 2005 election 1999 election Refer to Candidates in the New Zealand general election 1999 by electorate#Tamaki for a list of candidates. 1993 election 1992 by-election 1 Alliance vote increase over 3,556 combined vote for Green Party, New Labour and Democrats in 1990 election. 2 Based on 1990 election figures. 1990 election 1987 election 1984 election 1981 election 1978 election 1975 election 1972 election 1969 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 New Zealand electorates in the Auckland Region Politics of the Auckland Region 1946 establishments in New Zealand