Botany Downs, New Zealand
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburbs
| name = Botany Downs
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| city1 = Manukau City
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| population = 4,701
| popdate = 2001
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| north = [[Howick, New Zealand|Howick]]
| northeast = [[Howick, New Zealand|Howick]]
| east = [[Somerville, New Zealand|Somerville]]
| southeast = [[Northpark, New Zealand|Northpark]]
| south = [[Cumbria Downs]]
| southwest = [[Golflands]]
| west = [[Pakuranga Heights]], [[Pakuranga North]]
| northwest = [[Highland Park, New Zealand|Highland Park]]
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'''Botany Downs''' is a [[suburb]] of [[Manukau City]], [[New Zealand]]. According to the 2001 census, Botany Downs has a population of 4701. It is however growing rapidly, with one of the country's biggest shopping malls - [[Botany Town Centre, Howick|Botany Town Centre]] - attracting people from all over the greater Auckland Area.{{Fact|date=March 2008}}
Schools in the area include Botany Downs Primary School, Botany Downs Secondary College and [[Point View Primary School]].
==Botany Electorate==
Due to its population growth, Botany Downs is the centre of New Zealand's sixty-third and newest general electorate. The electorate, named [[Botany (NZ electorate)|Botany]], will take effect from the [[New Zealand general election 2008|2008 general election]]. Originally proposed as [[Howick, New Zealand |Howick]], the new seat was renamed after redrawing of the draft boundaries.
The [[Botany (NZ electorate)|Botany electorate]] is comprised of approximately 33% Asians. Because of this, both major political parties are expected to field an Asian candidate for the seat in 2008. National MP [[Pansy Wong]] indicated early her intention to seek the nomination for Botany, and she has subsequently won preselection to pursue the seat for National in the 2008 general election. Although media reports had floated the possibility of lawyer Raymond Huo seeking the nomination for Labour, the party fielded unionist Brendan Sheehan [http://www.brenden-sheehan.webs.com] who was confident of defeating National's Wong. However, Sheehan withdrew his nomination due to a family illness, and the Labour nomination is open again. [http://www.stuff.co.nz/4570108a11.html]
National Party MP [[Judith Collins]], whose current seat of [[Clevedon (NZ electorate)| Clevedon]] incorporates the population centres which the new seat will hold in 2008, has indicated her intention to seek the National Party nomination for the neighbouring seat of [[Papakura]], which comprises the remainder of the population centres within her current [[Clevedon (NZ electorate)| Clevedon]] seat.
==External links==
*[http://www.botanytowncentre.co.nz/ Botany Town Centre]
*[http://www.manukau-libraries.govt.nz/whatsinourlibraries/botany/botany.htm Botany Library]
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[[category: Auckland urban districts]]