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The race quickly became a two-horse race between
Beetham and Jansen. Both were attacked by other candidates for being allegedly partisan given Beetham's status as leader of Social Credit and Jansen's affiliation to the National Party. Both countered by saying they would not politicise the office of
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Nicholas
Gerardus Buysman, A committee member of the Hamilton Businessmen's Club and past president of the Waikato Restaurant Association. He stood unsuccessfully for the Hamilton City Council in 1971 and 1974. He stood for the mayoralty and council
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Robert Ivan Peace, A manager of a wine company and president of the New
Zealand Wine Resellers' Association. He was a member of the Waikato Electric Power Board and had been a Hamilton City Councillor since
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mayor. The election resulted in
Beetham ultimately winning. May Woodcock, a local schoolteacher, won the vacant council seat. Both Beetham and Woodcock were sworn in officially on 12 May.
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Seven candidates were nominated, the largest field of candidates for a mayoral election since 1950. The candidates were:
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Douglas Bruce Mills, A building company director and a
Hamilton City Councillor, first elected in 1959. Former mayor
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occurred concurrently after the resignation of Ian James
Drabble, who had moved outside of Hamilton.
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in
November 1975. Seven candidates came forward to succeed him. A by-election for a seat on the
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since 1972. He stood unsuccessfully for the
Hamilton City Council in 1971 and the
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Matthew Cowley Te Hira, A motor mechanic and insurance salesman.
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resigned mid-term after he was elected to parliament as MP for
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Robson, Bill (13 May 1976). "New Mayor
Installed in Office".
227:, A lecturer at Hamilton Teachers' College and leader of the
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in New
Zealand. The polling was conducted using the standard
279:-born sheepskin store proprietor and ex-serviceman in the
925:"A previous Mayor speaks out in favour of Bruce Mills".
993:"'Vested interest, politics' alleged in mayoral race".
1081:"Declaration of Result of Election – Hamilton City".
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959:"Telephone poll shows Beetham still ahead".
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184:was held to fill the vacant position of
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681:1976 Hamilton City Council by-election
299:Three telephone polls were conducted.
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1010:"Leader of Party Wins Mayoralty".
455:1976 Hamilton Mayoral by-election
14:
1115:Politics of Hamilton, New Zealand
891:"Hamilton Mayoralty Poll Today".
182:1976 Hamilton mayoral by-election
19:1976 Hamilton mayoral by-election
1105:Mayoral elections in New Zealand
976:"Beetham still leading — poll".
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1061:"Beetham stretches majority".
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1110:1976 elections in New Zealand
1027:"Hamilton Woman Tops Poll".
1033:. 26 April 1976. p. 3.
1016:. 26 April 1976. p. 3.
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965:. 14 April 1976. p. 1.
942:"Poll gives Beetham lead".
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897:. 24 April 1976. p. 7.
281:Royal New Zealand Air Force
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782:David John Murray Peart
1030:The New Zealand Herald
1013:The New Zealand Herald
742:Raymond Webster Starr
620:Archibald Henry Otton
762:Ernest George Grylls
210:Hamilton City Council
150:Mayor before election
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676:Council by-election
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450:Mayoral by-election
229:Social Credit Party
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192:electoral method.
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818:Independent
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778:Independent
758:Independent
738:Independent
709:Independent
616:Independent
596:Independent
576:Independent
560:Ivan Peace
556:Independent
536:Independent
519:Ross Jansen
514:Independent
483:Independent
251:Ross Jansen
129:Percentage
112:Independent
107:Independent
97:Ross Jansen
1099:Categories
878:References
689:Candidate
463:Candidate
247:vacancies.
233:Rangitikei
216:Candidates
196:Background
88:Candidate
1084:The Times
1064:The Times
1047:The Times
996:The Times
979:The Times
962:The Times
945:The Times
928:The Times
911:The Times
848:Majority
646:Majority
410:The Times
380:The Times
349:The Times
342:Te Hira
320:Buysman
318:Nicholas
866:19,485
862:Turnout
664:19,506
660:Turnout
441:Results
340:Matthew
337:Pearce
314:Beetham
295:Polling
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57:Turnout
869:48.71
854:13.63
851:2,656
825:1,179
808:10.70
805:2,086
788:12.97
785:2,529
768:17.28
765:3,368
748:17.93
745:3,494
725:31.56
720:6,150
692:Votes
686:Party
667:48.76
652:13.67
649:2,668
543:1,821
526:36.27
523:7,075
501:49.49
496:9,743
466:Votes
460:Party
332:Mills
326:Jansen
135:36.27
132:49.49
124:7,075
121:9,743
103:Party
841:3.48
828:6.05
639:0.22
626:0.11
606:0.27
586:0.85
566:2.97
546:9.33
330:Bruce
312:Bruce
308:Date
305:Poll
287:1968.
277:Welsh
838:679
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255:1972
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