| Rangitata | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Rangitata_electorate,_2014.svg) Location of Rangitata within Canterbury | |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Area | 6,809.61 km2 (2,629.21 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Current MP | James Meager |
| Party | National |
Rangitata is an electorate in the South Island of New Zealand. It first existed for two parliamentary terms in the late 19th century and was re-established for the 2008 general election. It largely replaced the Aoraki electorate, but included parts of the Rakaia electorate as well.
It is held by James Meager of the National Party following the 2023 general election. Previously it was held by Jo Luxton of the Labour Party following the 2020 general election, and Andrew Falloon of the National Party from the 2017 election. Rangitata was a relatively safe National seat until it changed to the Labour Party in the 2020 general election. Following the 2023 general election, the New Zealand National Party regained the seat.
The electorate includes both rural areas, and towns such as Timaru and Temuka, these two towns being Labour strongholds giving the electorate a different composition to its more conservative neighbours Selwyn and Waitaki.