election, Rodney will be abolished, with the northern section around Warkworth being merged with most of Helensville into Kaipara ki Mahurangi, and the southern section becoming the bulk of the new Whangaparāoa electorate. History Rodney was first created for the and was represented by four MPs from 1871 to 1890: Harry Farnall 1871–1872 (resigned); John Sheehan 1872–1879 (elected for Thames in 1879); Seymour Thorne George 1879–1884 (retired); and William Pollock Moat 1884–1890 (retired). Its first recreation was from the to 1978, and was recreated for a single term six years later for the . Rodney was again recreated ahead of the change to mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting in 1996. Its original incarnation was coterminous with the district for which it is named – most of the old Albany seat minus its eponymous town, with a large section of Kaipara tacked onto the northern fringe. Both of these seats were held by National MPs – Lockwood Smith in Kaipara and then Deputy Prime Minister Don McKinnon in Albany. Smith won his party's nomination for what is a safe National seat and has held it until the , when he stood as a list candidate only. In the 1996 election, Mike Lee came second standing as an Independent. Members of Parliament Key List MPs Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Rodney electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. Election results 2017 election 2014 election 2011 election Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 49,407 2008 election 2005 election 1999 election Refer to Candidates in the New Zealand general election 1999 by electorate#Rodney for a list of candidates. Table footnotes Notes References External links Electorate profile, Parliamentary Library New Zealand electorates in the Auckland Region Politics of the Auckland Region 1870 establishments in New Zealand 1890 disestablishments in New Zealand 1978 disestablishments in New Zealand 1987 disestablishments in New Zealand 1946 establishments in New Zealand 1984 establishments in New Zealand 1996 establishments in New Zealand