Editing Hawke's Bay (section)

=== National ===
[[File:General Electorates - Hawke's Bay Region.svg|thumb|294x294px|General electorate map of Hawke's Bay]]
Hawke's Bay is covered by five [[New Zealand electorates|general electorates]] — namely [[Napier (New Zealand electorate)|Napier]], [[Tukituki (New Zealand electorate)|Tukituki]], [[Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate)|Wairarapa]], [[Rangitīkei (New Zealand electorate)|Rangitīkei]], and [[Taupō (New Zealand electorate)|Taupō]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service |url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/104580-general-electorates-2020/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=datafinder.stats.govt.nz}}</ref> The bulk of the region is contained within the Napier and Tukituki electorates, the former comprising most of the northern part of the region (including Napier and Wairoa), whilst the latter comprises much of the central parts of the region and the area around Hastings, including Havelock North and Clive. Wairarapa, which extends across parts of [[Wellington Region|Greater Wellington]] and Manawatū-Whanganui, includes much of Central Hawke's Bay District, including Waipukurau and Waipawa. The Rangitīkei and Taupō electorates do not contain much of any population within the region.

Napier and Tukituki are often called '[[bellwether]]' electorates.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-28 |title=Hawke's Bay Today to host three election candidate evenings as campaign heats up |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/election-candidates-hawkes-bay-today-to-host-three-candidate-evenings-as-campaign-heats-up/SB6LFY37JZA2PFZRD7CU4FCLRE/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharpe |first=Marty |date=2023-08-22 |title=National leads polling in bellwether Napier, but 23 per cent of voters undecided |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300955583/national-leads-polling-in-bellwether-napier-but-23-per-cent-of-voters-undecided |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |language=en}}</ref> Since the introduction of [[Mixed-member proportional representation|Mixed-Member Proportional]] elections in New Zealand, both electorates have been held by both [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] and [[New Zealand National Party|National]] members of parliament, often shifting in a way similar to that of the nation as a whole.

Hawke's Bay is also covered by three [[Māori electorates]] — namely [[Ikaroa-Rāwhiti]], [[Waiariki (New Zealand electorate)|Waiariki]], and [[Te Tai Hauāuru]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service |url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/104579-maori-electorates-2020/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=datafinder.stats.govt.nz}}</ref> The vast majority of the population of the region is within the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current state of the main electorates in the region
!Electorate
!Main Centres
! colspan="2" |MP
!First Elected
|-
|[[Napier (New Zealand electorate)|Napier]]
|Napier, Wairoa
|[[Katie Nimon|Kate Nimon]]
|{{Party color cell|New Zealand National Party}}
|[[2023 New Zealand general election|2023]]
|-
|[[Tukituki (New Zealand electorate)|Tukituki]]
|Hastings, Havelock North, Clive
|[[Catherine Wedd]]
|{{Party color cell|New Zealand National Party}}
|[[2023 New Zealand general election|2023]]
|-
|[[Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate)|Wairarapa]]
|Waipukurau, Waipawa
|[[Mike Butterick]]
|{{Party color cell|New Zealand National Party}}
|[[2023 New Zealand general election|2023]]
|-
|[[Ikaroa-Rāwhiti]]
|All
|[[Cushla Tangaere-Manuel]]
|{{Party color cell|Māori Party}}
|[[2023 New Zealand general election|2023]]
|}
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File:WEDD, Catherine - Tukituki (cropped).png|Catherine Wedd
File:NIMON, Katie - Napier (cropped).png|Katie Nimon
File:BUTTERICK, Mike - Wairarapa (cropped).png|Mike Butterick
File:Cushla Tangaere-Manuel 2023 cropped headshot.jpg|Cushla Tangaere-Manuel
</gallery>