at the 2008 election. Cosgrove retained the electorate with a much narrower 390 majority in 2008, whilst his opponent Kate Wilkinson's party (National) got over 5000 more party votes. Results from the gave Wilkinson a lead of 642 votes over Cosgrove, shifting the electorate from marginal Labour to marginal National. Wilkinson retired at the end of the parliamentary term and was replaced as National's candidate for the by Matt Doocey, who had previously contested the in Christchurch East. Doocey beat Cosgrove with an increased majority. In the , Doocey beat the Labour candidate, Dan Rosewarne, with an increased majority of that over Cosgrove although the National party vote decreased. Members of Parliament Key List MPs Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Waimakariri electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. 1Jim Gerard retired in April 1997 to take appointment as High Commissioner to Canada 2Rosewarne entered Parliament on 25 July 2022, following the resignation of Kris Faafoi. Election results 2020 election 2017 election 2014 election 2011 election Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 47,387 2008 election 2005 election 1999 election Refer to Candidates in the New Zealand general election 1999 by electorate#Waimakariri for a list of candidates. Table footnotes References External links Electorate Profile Parliamentary Library New Zealand electorates Politics of Canterbury, New Zealand 1996 establishments in New Zealand Waimakariri District