1979 Christchurch Central by-election
The Christchurch Central by-election of 1979 was a by-election during the 39th New Zealand Parliament. It was prompted by the death of Bruce Barclay, a Labour Party MP, and resulted in Geoffrey Palmer, also of the Labour Party, being elected to replace him for the seat of Christchurch Central.[1] Palmer would eventually go on to become Prime Minister.[2] The by-election was somewhat embarrassing for the National Party, whose candidate was pushed into third place by Social Credit's Terry Heffernan.
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Results
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Geoffrey Palmer | 6,149 | 64.20 | +3.03 | |
Social Credit | Terry Heffernan | 1,759 | 18.37 | +9.02 | |
National | David Duncan | 1,634 | 17.06 | -8.55 | |
Tory | Suzanne Sadler | 26 | 0.27 | ||
Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | 10 | 0.10 | ||
Majority | 4,390 | 45.83 | +10.27 | ||
Turnout | 9,578 | 36.00 | |||
Registered electors | 26,605 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +11.58 |
Notes
- Wilson 1985, p. 182.
- "Geoffrey Palmer". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- Norton 1988, p. 206.
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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)
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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