Electoral history of Keith Holyoake
Appearance
This is a summary of the electoral history of Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1957, 1960-72), Leader of the National Party (1957–72), and Member of Parliament for Motueka (1932–38) then Pahiatua (1943–77).
Parliamentary elections
1931 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | George Black | 4,180 | 53.30 | −0.75 | |
Reform | Keith Holyoake | 3,663 | 46.70 | ||
Majority | 517 | 6.59 | −1.50 | ||
Informal votes | 37 | 0.47 | −0.21 | ||
Turnout | 7,880 | 88.51 | −1.71 | ||
Registered electors | 8,903 |
1932 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reform | Keith Holyoake | 3,887 | 49.04 | +2.34 | |
Labour | Paddy Webb | 3,210 | 40.50 | ||
Liberal–Labour | Roderick McKenzie | 829 | 10.46 | ||
Majority | 677 | 8.54 | +1.95 | ||
Turnout | 7,926 | 89.03 | +0.52 | ||
Registered electors | 8,903 | ||||
Reform gain from Independent | Swing |
1935 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reform | Keith Holyoake | 5,115 | 51.40 | +2.36 | |
Labour | Rubert York | 4,835 | 48.59 | ||
Informal votes | 86 | 0.86 | |||
Majority | 280 | 2.81 | −5.73 | ||
Turnout | 9,950 | 91.94 | +2.91 | ||
Registered electors | 10,822 |
1938 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jerry Skinner | 5,142 | 54.16 | ||
National | Keith Holyoake | 4,272 | 44.99 | −6.41 | |
Informal votes | 80 | 0.84 | −0.02 | ||
Majority | 870 | 9.16 | |||
Turnout | 9,494 | 94.00 | +2.06 | ||
Registered electors | 10,099 |
1943 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 5,705 | 57.93 | ||
Labour | George Anders Hansen | 3,880 | 39.39 | ||
Democratic Labour | Edward Ellis | 190 | 1.92 | ||
Informal votes | 73 | 0.74 | |||
Majority | 1,825 | 18.53 | |||
Turnout | 9,848 | 95.62 | |||
Registered electors | 10,299 |
1946 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 8,422 | 64.06 | +6.13 | |
Labour | Otto Ernest Niederer | 4,725 | 35.94 | ||
Majority | 3,697 | 28.12 | +9.59 | ||
Turnout | 13,147 | 94.08 | +1.54 | ||
Registered electors | 13,973 |
1949 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 8,663 | 67.57 | +3.51 | |
Labour | G P O'Leary | 4,156 | 32.43 | ||
Majority | 4,507 | 35.15 | −7.03 | ||
Turnout | 12,819 | 92.26 | −1.82 | ||
Registered electors | 13,894 |
1951 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 8,490 | 60.89 | −6.68 | |
Labour | O Jones | 3,892 | 27.91 | ||
Majority | 4,598 | 32.97 | −2.18 | ||
Turnout | 12,382 | 88.81 | −3.45 | ||
Registered electors | 13,942 |
1954 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 7,293 | 61.81 | +0.92 | |
Labour | R Bell | 3,774 | 31.98 | ||
Social Credit | M M Whimp | 731 | 6.19 | ||
Majority | 3,519 | 29.82 | −3.15 | ||
Turnout | 11,798 | 90.73 | +1.92 | ||
Registered electors | 13,003 |
1957 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 8,075 | 62.03 | +0.22 | |
Labour | William Erle Rose | 4,055 | 31.15 | ||
Social Credit | R M Gunn | 887 | 6.81 | ||
Majority | 4,020 | 30.88 | +1.06 | ||
Turnout | 13,017 | 92.57 | 1.84 | ||
Registered electors | 14,061 |
1960 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 8,111 | 64.44 | +2.41 | |
Labour | Kingsley McKane | 3,177 | 25.24 | ||
Social Credit | Percival John Dempsey | 1,298 | 10.31 | ||
Majority | 4,934 | 39.20 | +8.32 | ||
Turnout | 12,586 | 90.18 | −2.39 | ||
Registered electors | 13,955 |
1963 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 9,039 | 65.70 | +1.26 | |
Labour | E J Hemmingsen | 3,306 | 24.03 | ||
Social Credit | Oliver Marks | 1,411 | 10.25 | ||
Majority | 5,733 | 41.67 | +2.47 | ||
Turnout | 13,756 | 88.92 | −1.26 | ||
Registered electors | 15,469 |
1966 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 7,914 | 61.75 | −3.95 | |
Labour | F M O'Brien | 2,623 | 20.46 | ||
Social Credit | J H Morrow | 2,207 | 17.22 | ||
Independent | R E Cheer | 71 | 0.55 | ||
Majority | 5,291 | 41.28 | −0.39 | ||
Turnout | 12,815 | 85.89 | −3.03 | ||
Registered electors | 14,919 |
1969 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 9,010 | 62.26 | +0.51 | |
Labour | Trevor de Cleene | 4,090 | 28.26 | ||
Social Credit | Douglas Conway | 1,131 | 7.81 | ||
Country Party | C K R Farnsworth | 240 | 1.65 | ||
Majority | 4,920 | 33.99 | −7.29 | ||
Turnout | 14,471 | 86.75 | +0.86 | ||
Registered electors | 16,681 |
1972 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 8,825 | 60.11 | −2.15 | |
Labour | L J Cairns | 4,466 | 30.42 | ||
Social Credit | J H Morrow | 1,022 | 6.96 | ||
Liberal Reform | R E Cheer | 253 | 1.72 | ||
New Democratic | J W Duffy | 115 | 0.78 | ||
Majority | 4,359 | 29.69 | −4.30 | ||
Turnout | 14,681 | 86.00 | +0.75 | ||
Registered electors | 17,069 |
1975 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 10,423 | 64.19 | +4.08 | |
Labour | P R Thornicroft | 3,654 | 22.50 | ||
Social Credit | Graeme Hislop | 1,585 | 9.76 | ||
Values | P W McHugh | 574 | 3.53 | ||
Majority | 6,769 | 41.69 | +12.00 | ||
Turnout | 16,236 | 84.61 | −1.39 | ||
Registered electors | 19,188 |
Notes
- ^ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Govt. wins Motueka by-election". Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle. Vol. XXVIII, no. 1402. 6 December 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Nelson and Motueka". The Evening Post. Vol. CXX, no. 97. 21 October 1935. p. 11. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ The General Election, 1935. National Library. 1936. pp. 1–35. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "The General Election, 1943". National Library. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Results from all Electorates". Evening Post. Vol. CXXXVI, no. 76. 27 September 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "City Nominations". Evening Post. Vol. CXXXVI, no. 61. 9 September 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "The General Election, 1949". National Library. 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Norton 1988, p. 304.
- ^ a b Norton 1988, p. 305.
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.
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