THANK YOU NORTHCOTE
Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone in Northcote who contributed to Saturday night’s resounding election victory. We can take real pride in an excellent result, both locally and nationally.
Our win here in Northcote is the result of a huge amount of hard work from a large and dedicated team of volunteers. To the people who campaigned out on the streets, folded letters, provided hoarding sites, made lunches for E-day workers, scrutineered or donated, your support and commitment is greatly appreciated.
In the Northcote electorate we secured 58% of the candidate vote to Labour’s 29% - that’s two votes to every one Labour received. We won the electorate vote in 20 out of 21 booths, and in the one booth we didn’t win, the losing margin was only three votes. On election night we polled 8535 votes – only 42 votes fewer than the 2008 election night majority of 8577. Considering the low overall voter turnout on Saturday night, this is actually a better result; 3305 special votes are still to be counted which means our final majority could exceed the 2008 final majority of 9360.
What’s more, we won the party vote at all 21 polling places in the electorate, something we had never achieved in previous elections. National achieved 52% of the party vote across the electorate.
Nationally the result was also a huge triumph for the Government. National won 48% of the vote which betters National's share of the vote in its landslide wins of 1990 and 1975; it’s our best result since 1951. For Labour, it’s their worst result since 1928.
I’ve been in Wellington for the past two days attending Cabinet and Caucus, but this morning I’ve been down on Onewa Road fulfilling a post-election tradition of thanking the electorate.
Once again, thank you to everyone who contributed to a very successful campaign. It’s a great result which you should take real pride in.
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Welcome
"Hi, welcome to my website- a place where I can keep you updated on matters of interest both locally and nationally.
"I regard it as a real privilege to be the MP for Northcote and to represent my local community in our parliament. The Northcote electorate is my home, and a great place to live, work and relax. The electorate includes Northcote, Northcote Point, Birkenhead, Beach Haven, Birkdale and the southern half of Glenfield.
"I’m also the Minister of Defence and State Services as well as Associate Minister of Finance. This means that I’m able to represent your views at the cabinet table.
I’m really keen to hear from you about any matter that is of interest and importance to you. Drop me a line at jonathan.coleman@parliament.govt.nz"
Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman MP for Northcote
About Jonathan:
Dr Coleman studied medicine at Auckland University. Following house surgeon years in New Zealand, Dr Coleman spent eight years overseas working and furthering his studies. He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from the London Business School. After his return to New Zealand in 2001 he combined advisory work in the healthcare sector for PricewaterhouseCoopers with clinical medical practice.
Dr Coleman entered Parliament in 2005 for the National Party in opposition. In this first term he was the Spokesperson for Broadcasting and the Associate Spokesperson for Health. Re-elected in 2008, Prime Minister Key promoted Dr Coleman into Cabinet as the Minister of Immigration and Broadcasting and the Associate Health and Associate Tourism Minister. Re-elected for a third term for the Northcote seat in November 2011 Dr Coleman was promoted in Cabinet to Minister of Defence, Minister of State Services and Associate Minister of Finance.
Dr Coleman is married with two children.
Latest Coleman's Call and News.
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17 January 2012 My vision this year
Last year was intense nationally and locally, with earthquakes, tornadoes, the Rena stranding, the Rugby World Cup win and the general election. Read More
27 September 2011 Get on board the Rugby World Cup
Like many Kiwis I love my rugby and the world cup is a very special time – even more so when it’s all happening on your home patch. Read More
09 September 2011 Coleman's Call September 09 2011 Rugby World Cup – It’s Finally Here!
It’s been a huge build up, six years in the waiting, but it’s finally here. Tonight Rugby World Cup 2011 kicks off when the All Blacks take on Tonga at Eden Park. Read More
30 August 2011 Upgraded defence site will have good security
Birkenhead residents would have welcomed news last week that one of the locals is receiving a long overdue ‘‘home makeover’’. Read More
11 August 2011 Coleman's Call August 11 2011 "NZ well placed to weather global economic shocks"
Battered sharemarkets, falling stock prices and economic downgrades are back in the headlines at the moment. The economic situation in the United States and the downgrade of its government credit rating by Standard and Poors has global knock-on effects. Combined with the European sovereign debt crisis, we’re seeing intense volatility and uncertainty in the markets. Read More
20 July 2011 Intersection solution must be found
Three months ago I wrote about the traffic situation at the intersection of Onewa and Lake roads outside Northcote Primary. Early one morning a young teacher was struck by a car as she crossed from the BP station to the school. Fortunately she recovered fully, but the accident brought into sharp focus the dangers at the intersection. Read More
26 May 2011 Tunnel the better option
I’ve always been clear that I prefer a tunnel as the form of the next Waitemata Harbour Crossing and that remains the case. Read More
23 May 2011 'New addition' to the Coleman website. To view videos of Jonathan Coleman's recent Parliamentary speeches Click Here
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Press Releases and Speeches
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14 October 2011 AUT Mental Health Week Seminar. The Great Push: Investing in Mental Health
Good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you this afternoon as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme for today’s seminar is 'The Great Push: Investing in Mental Health'. Read More
12 October 2011 New Zealand Healthcare Network Reception
Welcome guests and welcome to The Cloud. The Cloud showcases New Zealand’s creativity and innovation – it’s a national centre showcasing everything that New Zealand does well. Read More
12 October 2011 Connect Conference 2011
Thank you for the warm welcome. It’s a privilege to be here today to open the Connect Conference. Today we mark Connect’s “coming of age” since its formation 21 years ago by celebrating the mental health and addiction sector’s journey of growth and development over the same period. Read More
01 September 2011 Opening of Otago University’s Centre of Performance Measurement and Management and Centre for Health Systems
Good morning and thank you for inviting me to address the Centre of Performance Measurement and Management’s inaugural event. It’s good to see you and the Centre for Health Systems jointly looking at improving health system performance. I look forward to hearing the outcomes of having the ‘bean counters’ and the ‘improvers’ in the same room. Read More
11 August 2011 Lexis Nexis Immigration Law Conference
When this Government came to office it put in place an economic agenda that had one single minded purpose — to lift the nation’s economic performance and deliver the standard of living New Zealanders expect and deserve. Read More
30 June 2011 EDANZ National Economic Development Forum
Good morning everyone, it’s my pleasure to step in today for my colleague Dr Mapp who’s in the United States and speak at this year’s EDANZ’s conference.The conference theme ‘Innovation through collaboration -driving innovation across the economy’ – is one that this Government strongly agrees with. Read More
30 June 2011 Horticulture NZ Recognised Seasonal Employer Conference
Good morning. It is a pleasure to be invited to speak at the RSE Employers’ Conference this year, as we head into the fifth season of the RSE scheme. Read More
22 June 2011 Local Government New Zealand Tourism Symposium
Kia ora, good morning. It's a pleasure to be here to open this year's local government New Zealand tourism symposium. Read More
10 June 2011 English New Zealand AGM
Thank you Rob for inviting me to speak at your annual general meeting. I welcome the opportunity to meet with you again and to address your members. Read More
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