Hurunui by-election, 1961
The Hurunui by-election 1961 was a by-election held in the Hurunui electorate in North Canterbury during the term of the 33rd New Zealand Parliament, on 10 June 1961.
The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP William Gillespie of the National Party on 23 April 1961.[1]
The by-election was won by Herbert Pickering, also of the National Party.[2]
Results
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Herbert Pickering | 6,644 | 52.91 | ||
Labour | A A Adcock | 4,760 | 37.91 | ||
Social Credit | J Clark | 1,153 | 9.18 | ||
Majority | 1,884 | 15.00 | |||
Turnout | 12,557 | 74.13 | |||
Registered electors | 16,940 | ||||
National hold | Swing |
Notes
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 199.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 227.
- ↑ Norton 1988, p. 250.
References
- Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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