1977 Pahiatua by-election
The Pahiatua by-election of 1977 was a by-election for the electorate of Pahiatua on 30 April 1977 during the 38th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the resignation of the previous member Sir Keith Holyoake when he was appointed Governor-General.
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The by-election was won by John Falloon, also of the National Party. Hawke's Bay farmer Hamish Kynoch unsuccessfully sought the National nomination.[1]
Results
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National | John Falloon | 9,059 | 63.01 | ||
Labour | Allan Levett | 4,280 | 29.77 | ||
Social Credit | Graeme Hislop | 844 | 5.87 | -3.89 | |
Values | P W McHugh | 194 | 1.35 | -2.18 | |
Majority | 4,779 | 33.24 | |||
Turnout | 14,377 | 68.49 | -16.12 | ||
Registered electors | 20,993 | ||||
National hold | Swing |
Notes
- Gustafson 1986, p. 371.
- Norton 1988, p. 305.
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References
- Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Wood, G. A. (1996) [1987]. Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2 ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. p. 113. ISBN 1 877133 00 0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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