Manurewa is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate in southern Auckland. A very safe Labour seat, the seat was created in 1963 and has returned a National MP only once, in 1975. Arena Williams has represented the electorate since the , with a majority of 17,179 votes. Population centres The electorate is based around the suburb of Manurewa. It includes Wiri, Manukau Central and Manukau Heights in the north. It stretches south to Clendon Park and Weymouth. In boundary changes in 2002, some areas moved to Clevedon and Manukau East electorates. In the 2007 boundary review, Wattle Downs and parts of Manurewa East moved to Papakura electorate. Boundary changes for the 2008 election made Manurewa even safer for Labour, although some party loyalists were apparently upset that this had the effect of making the neighbouring seat of Papakura less marginal and more inclined towards National. The 2013/14 redistribution did not change the boundaries further. The 2019/20 redistribution saw the electorate shift northwards, gaining the area north of Puhinui Road from Manukau East and losing the area east of the Southern Motorway to the new electorate. History Manurewa is generally regarded as a safe Labour seat. Louisa Wall won the Manurewa electorate in the and was returned to the 50th New Zealand Parliament; she had opted not to be on Labour's party list that time. She was back on the list (in position 12) for the but won her electorate comfortably. Members of Parliament Unless otherwise stated, all MPs' terms began and ended at general elections. Key List MPs Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Manurewa electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. 1Calder became an MP on the resignation of Richard Worth in June 2009. Election results 2020 election 2017 election 2014 election 2011 election Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 39,461 2008 election 2005 election 2002 election 1999 election 1996 election 1993 election 1990 election 1987 election 1984 election 1981 election 1978 election 1975 election 1972 election 1969 election 1966 election 1963 election Table footnotes Notes References External links Electorate Profile Parliamentary Library New Zealand electorates in the Auckland Region 1963 establishments in New Zealand