936:
30:
90:
570:
was complacent about the by-election; saying that everything was in order, and that in any case
National's majority in Marlborough was big enough to absorb any setback. But on by-election night Labour inflicted a stunning defeat on National, reducing the Government majority from six to four, and
892:
555:
The election-night margin to Labour of 1131 was so great that the final result was not expected to change when special votes, which generally tended to go to
National, were counted. There were 32 informal votes.
914:
232:
on 11 December 1969, only 12 days after he (and the government) had been re-elected on 29 November; and the new
National candidate was defeated by the greatest swing against a government since the
379:. At the end of the campaign there was some criticism of Andy Shand for frequent "butting-in" during a combined television broadcast appearance for all the candidates on Wednesday 17 February.
571:
shaking party confidence. Chapman became the leader for change in the organisation, resulting in his nomination for party president in 1971, although he did not become president until 1973.
907:
566:
chairman. He heard reports that all was not well in the campaign, the party was in deep trouble, and that Labour was making an all-out effort. But he found that party president
371:
manual telephone exchange and also had a small farm. The seat was largely rural, but Brooks polled particularly well in Picton, and well in the other two population centres,
947:
574:
Despite winning a surprise victory in 1969, National was so embarrassed from the by-election defeat it triggered the media to seriously speculate about Prime
Minister
926:
900:
1505:
1510:
300:
1500:
1363:
1495:
213:
1451:
966:
844:
1006:
1266:
883:
849:
822:
616:
472:
356:
344:
323:
284:
233:
61:
44:
343:
Kerr was selected. It was the seventh consecutive time he had contested the seat, having done so at every previous election since
1378:
940:
810:
559:
97:
1368:
1251:
1212:
1011:
991:
1271:
1151:
1113:
1044:
1034:
986:
971:
1072:
1466:
1438:
1422:
1404:
1388:
1355:
1345:
1322:
1304:
1286:
1243:
1227:
1179:
1161:
1138:
1105:
1087:
1059:
1021:
958:
493:
217:
1256:
1217:
1146:
981:
876:
New
Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science
563:
452:
237:
176:
125:
1456:
1373:
1340:
1312:
1169:
1118:
1095:
1077:
1039:
783:
754:
1335:
1207:
1192:
1187:
1001:
976:
420:
191:
120:
1474:
1446:
1412:
1330:
1261:
1202:
1197:
1123:
1049:
1029:
996:
1128:
1276:
1067:
372:
337:
280:
368:
331:
274:
732:
692:
540:
712:
672:
632:
652:
879:
818:
612:
367:
to organise the campaign. Labour's candidate, Brooks, was local; he was a senior clerk in the
360:
575:
1489:
524:
290:
359:. Labour only decided that the seat was winnable in January, and sent in two MPs
935:
376:
364:
241:
314:
Shand was chosen to contest the seat at the party selection committee meeting.
89:
427:
296:
258:
187:
107:
839:
737:
717:
697:
677:
657:
637:
269:
There were five nominees who came forward for the
National Party candidacy:
229:
172:
410:
567:
307:
240:
seat. Tom Shand had held the seat from 1946, when he defeated Labour’s
96:
236:, in what was a largely rural electorate generally regarded a safe
1430:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 42nd
Parliament.
1396:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 40th
Parliament.
1235:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 34th
Parliament.
896:
611:(2 ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. p. 113.
741:. Vol. CX, no. 32195. 14 January 1970. p. 26.
701:. Vol. CX, no. 32196. 15 January 1970. p. 12.
681:. Vol. CX, no. 32192. 10 January 1970. p. 10.
641:. Vol. CX, no. 32206. 27 January 1970. p. 13.
261:
as their candidate. In 1969 he had stood in the electorate.
721:. Vol. CX, no. 32193. 12 January 1970. p. 8.
661:. Vol. CX, no. 32191. 9 January 1970. p. 1.
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1437:
1421:
1403:
1387:
1354:
1321:
1303:
1285:
1242:
1226:
1178:
1160:
1137:
1104:
1086:
1058:
1020:
957:
609:
Ministers and
Members in the New Zealand Parliament
72:
878:. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington.
306:Anthony "Andy" Shand, a farmer and member of the
817:. Wellington: AH & AW Reed. pp. 44–45.
387:The following table gives the election results:
163:
908:
8:
336:Jeremy Woodhall, a registered surveyor from
283:who was National's 1969 campaign manager in
21:
310:County Council – son of the previous member
228:The by-election resulted from the death of
915:
901:
893:
389:
20:
943:in the two-party era (1939–1995)
355:The vote for Tom Shand had been close in
212:was a by-election for the electorate of
781:"Labour wins Marlborough By-election".
693:"Mr Shand's Son to Contest By-election"
587:
797:
768:
216:, held on 21 February 1970 during the
539:
523:
397:
295:Norra Woodbane Pomare, a farmer from
7:
1506:Politics of the Marlborough District
1511:February 1970 events in New Zealand
845:Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
595:New Zealand Official Yearbook 1970
322:There were two candidates for the
14:
850:Ministry for Culture and Heritage
299:who was National's candidate for
934:
489:
468:
448:
415:
95:
88:
28:
787:. 23 February 1970. p. 3.
758:. 20 February 1970. p. 3.
273:Bruno Dalliessi, the Mayor of
1:
1501:1970 elections in New Zealand
633:"Labour Choice Of Candidate"
392:1970 Marlborough by-election
289:R. W. Palmer, a farmer from
22:1970 Marlborough by-election
1496:By-elections in New Zealand
941:By-elections in New Zealand
752:"Marlborough By-election".
713:"Social Credit Nominations"
330:George Kerr, a farmer from
218:30th New Zealand Parliament
1527:
1364:Christchurch Central, 1979
279:R. J. Doak, a farmer from
257:The Labour Party selected
50:21 February 1970
874:Norton, Clifford (1988).
510:
409:
406:
403:
400:
161:
80:
38:
26:
1452:Wellington Central, 1992
967:Christchurch South, 1939
1007:Christchurch East, 1943
840:"Holyoake, Keith Jacka"
498:Clifford Stanley Emeny
206:Marlborough by-election
16:New Zealand by-election
1267:Palmerston North, 1967
815:The Years of Lightning
673:"Five Wanted to Stand"
653:"Five Seek Nomination"
1379:East Coast Bays, 1980
607:Wood, G. A. (1996) .
234:1935 general election
1369:Northern Maori, 1980
1252:Southern Maori, 1967
1213:Northern Maori, 1963
1012:Northern Maori, 1943
992:Mid-Canterbury, 1942
800:, pp. 274, 410.
1272:Eastern Maori, 1967
1152:Bay of Plenty, 1957
1114:Dunedin North, 1953
1045:Dunedin North, 1945
1035:Western Maori, 1945
987:Bay of Plenty, 1941
972:Auckland West, 1940
562:was the Wellington
541:Registered electors
394:
324:Social Credit Party
23:
1073:Mount Albert, 1947
733:"Candidate Chosen"
390:
168:MP before election
132:Popular vote
1483:
1482:
1295:Marlborough, 1970
952:
931:
553:
552:
202:
201:
198:
197:
157:
156:
68:
67:
1518:
1346:Rangitikei, 1978
944:
939:
938:
923:
917:
910:
903:
894:
889:
861:
860:
858:
856:
835:
829:
828:
807:
801:
795:
789:
788:
778:
772:
766:
760:
759:
749:
743:
742:
729:
723:
722:
709:
703:
702:
689:
683:
682:
669:
663:
662:
649:
643:
642:
629:
623:
622:
604:
598:
592:
412:
395:
164:
99:
92:
82:
81:
57:
55:
40:
39:
33:
32:
31:
24:
1526:
1525:
1521:
1520:
1519:
1517:
1516:
1515:
1486:
1485:
1484:
1479:
1467:44th Parliament
1461:
1439:43rd Parliament
1433:
1423:42nd Parliament
1417:
1405:41st Parliament
1399:
1389:40th Parliament
1383:
1356:39th Parliament
1350:
1323:38th Parliament
1317:
1305:37th Parliament
1299:
1287:36th Parliament
1281:
1257:Fendalton, 1967
1244:35th Parliament
1238:
1228:34th Parliament
1222:
1218:Grey Lynn, 1963
1180:33rd Parliament
1174:
1162:32nd Parliament
1156:
1147:Riccarton, 1956
1139:31st Parliament
1133:
1106:30th Parliament
1100:
1088:29th Parliament
1082:
1060:28th Parliament
1054:
1022:27th Parliament
1016:
982:Waitemata, 1941
959:26th Parliament
953:
933:
921:
886:
873:
870:
865:
864:
854:
852:
837:
836:
832:
825:
811:Chapman, George
809:
808:
804:
796:
792:
780:
779:
775:
767:
763:
751:
750:
746:
731:
730:
726:
711:
710:
706:
691:
690:
686:
671:
670:
666:
651:
650:
646:
631:
630:
626:
619:
606:
605:
601:
593:
589:
584:
578:'s retirement.
385:
361:Arthur Faulkner
353:
250:
226:
190:
185:
175:
170:
162:
76:14,730 (78.31%)
53:
51:
34:
29:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1524:
1522:
1514:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1488:
1487:
1481:
1480:
1478:
1477:
1471:
1469:
1463:
1462:
1460:
1459:
1457:Tauranga, 1993
1454:
1449:
1443:
1441:
1435:
1434:
1432:
1431:
1427:
1425:
1419:
1418:
1416:
1415:
1409:
1407:
1401:
1400:
1398:
1397:
1393:
1391:
1385:
1384:
1382:
1381:
1376:
1374:Onehunga, 1980
1371:
1366:
1360:
1358:
1352:
1351:
1349:
1348:
1343:
1341:Pahiatua, 1977
1338:
1333:
1327:
1325:
1319:
1318:
1316:
1315:
1313:Sydenham, 1974
1309:
1307:
1301:
1300:
1298:
1297:
1291:
1289:
1283:
1282:
1280:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1248:
1246:
1240:
1239:
1237:
1236:
1232:
1230:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1184:
1182:
1176:
1175:
1173:
1172:
1170:Hamilton, 1959
1166:
1164:
1158:
1157:
1155:
1154:
1149:
1143:
1141:
1135:
1134:
1132:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1119:Onehunga, 1953
1116:
1110:
1108:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1098:
1096:Brooklyn, 1951
1092:
1090:
1084:
1083:
1081:
1080:
1078:Westland, 1947
1075:
1070:
1064:
1062:
1056:
1055:
1053:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1040:Hamilton, 1945
1037:
1032:
1026:
1024:
1018:
1017:
1015:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
963:
961:
955:
954:
948:(1996–present)
922:
920:
919:
912:
905:
897:
891:
890:
884:
869:
866:
863:
862:
830:
823:
802:
790:
773:
771:, p. 274.
761:
744:
724:
704:
684:
664:
644:
624:
617:
599:
586:
585:
583:
580:
576:Keith Holyoake
564:National Party
560:George Chapman
551:
550:
548:
546:
543:
537:
536:
533:
530:
527:
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408:
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402:
399:
384:
381:
352:
349:
341:
340:
334:
320:
319:
312:
311:
304:
301:Southern Maori
293:
287:
277:
267:
266:
255:
254:
249:
246:
225:
222:
200:
199:
196:
195:
180:
159:
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151:
146:
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141:
138:
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129:
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118:
114:
113:
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100:
93:
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69:
66:
65:
59:
47:
36:
35:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1523:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1493:
1491:
1476:
1473:
1472:
1470:
1468:
1464:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1444:
1442:
1440:
1436:
1429:
1428:
1426:
1424:
1420:
1414:
1411:
1410:
1408:
1406:
1402:
1395:
1394:
1392:
1390:
1386:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1361:
1359:
1357:
1353:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1336:Mangere, 1977
1334:
1332:
1329:
1328:
1326:
1324:
1320:
1314:
1311:
1310:
1308:
1306:
1302:
1296:
1293:
1292:
1290:
1288:
1284:
1278:
1275:
1273:
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1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1249:
1247:
1245:
1241:
1234:
1233:
1231:
1229:
1225:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1208:Otahuhu, 1963
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1193:Waitaki, 1962
1191:
1189:
1188:Hurunui, 1961
1186:
1185:
1183:
1181:
1177:
1171:
1168:
1167:
1165:
1163:
1159:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1140:
1136:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
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1111:
1109:
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1031:
1028:
1027:
1025:
1023:
1019:
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1010:
1008:
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1003:
1002:Hauraki, 1942
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998:
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993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
977:Waipawa, 1940
975:
973:
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968:
965:
964:
962:
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949:
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885:0-475-11200-8
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824:0-589-01346-7
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494:Country Party
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473:Social Credit
471:
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291:Wairau Valley
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43:←
42:
41:
37:
25:
19:
1475:Selwyn, 1994
1447:Tamaki, 1992
1413:Timaru, 1985
1331:Nelson, 1976
1294:
1262:Petone, 1967
1203:Timaru, 1962
1198:Buller, 1962
1124:Onslow, 1954
1050:Raglan, 1946
1030:Awarua, 1944
997:Temuka, 1942
946:
925:
875:
853:. Retrieved
843:
838:Wood, G. A.
833:
814:
805:
793:
784:The Dominion
782:
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755:The Dominion
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747:
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687:
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590:
573:
558:
554:
477:George Kerr
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148:
135:
62:1972 general
49:
45:1969 general
18:
1129:Patea, 1954
927:(1912–1938)
798:Norton 1988
769:Norton 1988
457:Andy Shand
365:Colin Moyle
242:Ted Meachen
214:Marlborough
145:Percentage
112:Andy Shand
1490:Categories
1277:Hutt, 1968
1068:Avon, 1947
868:References
855:30 October
428:Ian Brooks
401:Candidate
297:Wellington
259:Ian Brooks
248:Candidates
224:Background
188:Ian Brooks
183:Elected MP
108:Ian Brooks
104:Candidate
54:1970-02-21
738:The Press
718:The Press
698:The Press
678:The Press
658:The Press
638:The Press
511:Majority
230:Tom Shand
173:Tom Shand
813:(1980).
568:Ned Holt
453:National
377:Kaikōura
373:Blenheim
351:Campaign
338:Blenheim
308:Kaikoura
285:Rangiora
281:Amberley
265:National
238:National
177:National
126:National
945:»
932:
924:«
545:18,809
535:−13.33
529:14,730
525:Turnout
383:Results
303:in 1969
85:
73:Turnout
52: (
951:»
930:«
882:
821:
615:
532:78.31
514:1,043
486:−0.29
480:1,171
463:40.85
460:6,017
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