1967 Palmerston North by-election

1967 Palmerston North by-election

2 December 1967
Turnout	15,791 (76.39%)
Candidate Joe Walding Gordon Cruden John O'Brien Party Labour National Social Credit Popular vote 6,939 6,347 2,410 Percentage 43.94 40.19 15.26
MP before election Bill Brown National Elected MP Joe Walding Labour

The Palmerston North by-election of 1967 was a by-election for the electorate of Palmerston North on 2 December 1967 during the 35th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the death of the sitting member Bill Brown of the National Party on 16 October 1967. Brown had held the seat since 1960, when he won it from Philip Skoglund of the Labour Party.

The by-election was won by Joe Walding of the Labour Party, and he held the seat for the next two elections, 1969 and 1972.

Results

The following table contains the election results:

1967 Palmerston North by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Walding	6,939	43.94	−0.56
	National	Gordon Cruden	6,347	40.19
	Social Credit	John O'Brien	2,410	15.26
	Democratic Labour	Jamie Wedderspoon	61	0.39
	Democratic Progress	J Q Goldingham	34	0.22
Majority			592	3.75
Turnout			15,791	76.39	−12.56
Registered electors			19,873
	Labour gain from National		Swing

References

• Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. p. 251. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
• 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.