1980 Onehunga by-election
The Onehunga by-election of 1980 was a by-election for the Onehunga electorate during the 39th New Zealand Parliament. It was prompted by the death of Frank Rogers, a Labour Party MP. It was held on 7 June 1980[1] and was won by Fred Gerbic, also of the Labour Party.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Gerbic | 6,543 | 48.12 | ||
National | Sue Wood | 5,336 | 39.24 | ||
Social Credit | Thomas Keith Park | 1,535 | 11.29 | -0.06 | |
Independent | Stuart Perry | 134 | 0.99 | ||
Cheer Up | Vince Terreni | 35 | 0.26 | ||
Imperial British Conservative | Max Overton | 17 | 0.13 | ||
Majority | 1,207 | 8.87 | |||
Turnout | 13,600 | 50.23 | -10.04 | ||
Registered electors | 27,071 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. p. 119. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- ^ Norton 1988, p. 296.