1113:
30:
385:
Despite the large number of candidates, three had emerged as frontrunners by the time nominations had closed; Douglas, Gerbic and
Jelicich. The selection meeting was a rancorous one with many local members resentful of interventions by the party head office and candidates from outside the electorate.
391:
Jelicich second and Gerbic third. Two of the local members on the selection panel backed
Jelicich with the other local member, and the three head office selectors voting for Gerbic, giving him the nomination. His success as the nominee was announced by Anderton to the 400 members present at 2:45 am.
390:
and the party hierarchy favouring Gerbic. The meeting took several hours, running so late that the decision had yet to be made at 1:30 am, the cut-off time for printing, and thus could not be reported in the morning newspapers. A floor vote of the local party members was clearly won by
Douglas, with
515:. The controversy surrounding the Labour nomination notwithstanding, the campaign was free from any acrimony between the candidates and their supporters. The by-election was a low-key affair with little public interest. Consequently, turnout dropped over ten percent.
283:(who was the proprietor of a business in the electorate) would stand. However he eventually declined, fulfilling a promise he made at the 1979 party conference that he would not stand for parliament at, or before, the next election.
506:
Gerbic took a leave of absence from his job as an
Industrial Conciliator, he was not classed as a civil servant under the electoral act and therefore not obliged to resign. He was however cautioned by the Minister of Labour
1069:
1091:
471:. However her nomination was submitted to the returning officer after the nomination period had ended due to a "dates mix-up". While Paton could not contest the seat, she encouraged party supporters to
511:
on the future of his position should he lose the election. Bolger's comments were in retaliation to Gerbic criticizing the government's handling of an industrial dispute during construction of the
275:
As
Onehunga was a safe Labour seat, there was a large amount of interest in the candidacy from the local Labour Party. In 1975 Rogers had won selection over 26 other aspirants for the seat after
394:
The chairman of the
Onehunga Labour electorate committee, George Madden, was controversially denied a place on the selection panel. As such, there was allegations of the panel being "
1084:
1124:
1103:
1077:
1687:
1682:
347:
1677:
430:
357:
1540:
1672:
1628:
1143:
668:
1183:
322:
298:
398:" to favour head office. Several Onehunga Labour members went as far as to resign their membership, pledging to instead vote for the
1443:
1060:
774:
609:
461:
399:
318:
236:
142:
61:
44:
1555:
1117:
448:
423:
329:
104:
97:
90:
482:, ran as an independent candidate in protest of (in his view) politicians putting party allegiances ahead of their constituents.
1545:
1428:
1389:
1188:
1168:
343:
259:
1448:
1328:
1290:
1221:
1211:
1163:
1148:
951:
914:
897:
843:
366:
308:
1249:
494:
1471:
304:
1643:
1615:
1599:
1581:
1565:
1532:
1522:
1499:
1481:
1463:
1420:
1404:
1356:
1338:
1315:
1282:
1264:
1236:
1198:
1135:
240:
1692:
1433:
1394:
1323:
1158:
1053:
New
Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science
587:
415:
137:
1633:
1517:
1489:
1346:
1295:
1272:
1254:
1216:
244:
195:
1512:
1384:
1369:
1364:
1178:
1153:
731:
556:
512:
248:
214:
199:
132:
1651:
1623:
1589:
1507:
1438:
1379:
1374:
1300:
1226:
1206:
1173:
336:
328:
Lee Goffin, a school deputy-principal and secretary of the Royal Oak Branch who was Labour's candidate for
1305:
1017:
988:
968:
931:
880:
863:
809:
792:
630:
493:. He was the founding Chairman of Ponsonby-Freemans Bay Planning Association 1970-1972 and had contested
1453:
1244:
490:
402:
candidate in protest. Gerbic's selection was, however, openly welcomed by
Anderton, Rowling and Sir
460:
Thomas Keith Park, a grocer who had contested
Onehunga in 1978, was chosen again to represent the
715:
1056:
770:
467:
Dianne Paton, a local housewife and candidate for
Onehunga in 1978, intended to stand for the
739:
353:
395:
335:
Roy Harward, a teacher who was spokesman for the Citizens Action Group lobbying against a
372:
Murray McDowell, a local school teacher and chairman of Labour's Te Papapa Oranga branch
444:
1666:
826:
699:
486:
468:
387:
280:
378:
Morris Renouf, a teacher and secretary of the Onehunga Labour electorate committee
1112:
563:
472:
403:
314:
290:
252:
232:
210:
114:
508:
479:
386:
The local members were supportive of Douglas and Jelicich, with Labour leader
443:
Wood was chosen as the National candidate. She was strongly backed by leader
439:, a high school teacher who was Women's vice-president of the National Party
294:
276:
546:
592:
436:
119:
485:
Vince Terreni, an architect stood to draw attention to the clearance of
279:
retired. Initially, there was intense speculation that party president
103:
96:
89:
1607:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 42nd Parliament.
1573:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 40th Parliament.
1412:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 34th Parliament.
1073:
317:, Auckland's Industrial Conciliator and former chairman of the
311:
who unsuccessfully stood for the Onehunga nomination in 1975
475:
by writing "Values" on the bottom of their ballot papers.
1030:
1028:
986:"'It's Been a Fair Fight' Say Hopefuls For Onehunga".
429:
Stuart McDowell, former deputy chairman of National's
912:"Election bid choice hailed by some, angers others".
1642:
1614:
1598:
1580:
1564:
1531:
1498:
1480:
1462:
1419:
1403:
1355:
1337:
1314:
1281:
1263:
1235:
1197:
1134:
807:"Onehunga Asks: Which Way Will Mr Anderton Jump?".
381:
Reverend Peter Wedde, a local Presbyterian minister
72:
944:
942:
1055:. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington.
523:The following table gives the election results:
365:Hugh McCarthy, a pharmacist and chairman of the
186:
356:, a Hamilton City Councillor and former MP for
251:MP. It was held on 7 June 1980 and was won by
1085:
981:
979:
478:Stuart Perry, a newspaper sales manager from
8:
489:houses and redevelopment of the area by the
21:
422:Ross Baxter, former chairman of National's
342:Colleen Hicks, the regional officer of the
1092:
1078:
1070:
856:
854:
525:
20:
1120:in the two-party era (1939–1995)
286:The candidates for the nomination were:
861:"Onehunga Opposes 'Outside' Meddling".
757:
375:Bill Morrison, a local purchasing clerk
1034:
1002:
824:"Anderton says 'no bid' on Onehunga".
769:. Wellington: GP Books. p. 119.
714:
698:
533:
7:
878:"Late Voting on Labour Candidates".
258:It was held the same day as another
243:. It was prompted by the death of
14:
362:George Karaitiana, a local lawyer
1111:
1015:"Mr Gerbic Warned Job on Line".
664:
646:
626:
605:
583:
551:
102:
95:
88:
28:
1688:June 1980 events in New Zealand
1683:Politics of the Auckland Region
949:"National, Socred candidates".
966:"Values Nomination Too Late".
767:Electoral Atlas of New Zealand
1:
1678:1980 elections in New Zealand
841:"Labour's Onehunga line-up".
790:"Same day for by-elections".
669:Imperial British Conservative
260:by-election in Northern Maori
325:Labour electorate committees
297:painter and chairman of the
255:, also of the Labour Party.
229:Onehunga by-election of 1980
1673:By-elections in New Zealand
1118:By-elections in New Zealand
813:. 30 April 1980. p. 1.
796:. 26 April 1980. p. 1.
369:Labour electorate committee
346:and Labour's candidate for
301:Labour electorate committee
241:39th New Zealand Parliament
1709:
1541:Christchurch Central, 1979
929:"National Views Chances".
1051:Norton, Clifford (1988).
1021:. 17 May 1980. p. 1.
992:. 4 June 1980. p. 3.
972:. 16 May 1980. p. 3.
955:. 15 May 1980. p. 4.
918:. 12 May 1980. p. 6.
901:. 10 May 1980. p. 1.
884:. 10 May 1980. p. 1.
730:
685:
545:
542:
539:
536:
528:1980 Onehunga by-election
184:
80:
38:
26:
22:1980 Onehunga by-election
1629:Wellington Central, 1992
1144:Christchurch South, 1939
935:. 1 May 1980. p. 2.
867:. 9 May 1980. p. 3.
847:. 9 May 1980. p. 1.
830:. 2 May 1980. p. 3.
414:Three people sought the
1184:Christchurch East, 1943
337:liquefied petroleum gas
16:New Zealand by-election
1444:Palmerston North, 1967
1018:The New Zealand Herald
989:The New Zealand Herald
969:The New Zealand Herald
932:The New Zealand Herald
881:The New Zealand Herald
864:The New Zealand Herald
810:The New Zealand Herald
793:The New Zealand Herald
765:McRobie, Alan (1989).
239:electorate during the
1556:East Coast Bays, 1980
491:Auckland City Council
50:7 June 1980
1546:Northern Maori, 1980
1429:Southern Maori, 1967
1390:Northern Maori, 1963
1189:Northern Maori, 1943
1169:Mid-Canterbury, 1942
447:and party president
433:electorate committee
426:electorate committee
1449:Eastern Maori, 1967
1329:Bay of Plenty, 1957
1291:Dunedin North, 1953
1222:Dunedin North, 1945
1212:Western Maori, 1945
1164:Bay of Plenty, 1941
1149:Auckland West, 1940
716:Registered electors
530:
462:Social Credit Party
23:
1250:Mount Albert, 1947
614:Thomas Keith Park
526:
344:Nurses Association
191:MP before election
149:Popular vote
124:Thomas Keith Park
1693:1980s in Auckland
1660:
1659:
1472:Marlborough, 1970
1129:
1108:
749:
748:
339:depot in Onehunga
225:
224:
221:
220:
180:
179:
68:
67:
1700:
1523:Rangitikei, 1978
1121:
1116:
1115:
1100:
1094:
1087:
1080:
1071:
1066:
1038:
1032:
1023:
1022:
1012:
1006:
1000:
994:
993:
983:
974:
973:
963:
957:
956:
952:The Evening Post
946:
937:
936:
926:
920:
919:
915:The Evening Post
909:
903:
902:
898:The Evening Post
892:
886:
885:
875:
869:
868:
858:
849:
848:
844:The Evening Post
838:
832:
831:
821:
815:
814:
804:
798:
797:
787:
781:
780:
762:
548:
531:
354:Dorothy Jelicich
307:, former MP for
187:
106:
99:
92:
82:
81:
57:
55:
40:
39:
33:
32:
31:
24:
1708:
1707:
1703:
1702:
1701:
1699:
1698:
1697:
1663:
1662:
1661:
1656:
1644:44th Parliament
1638:
1616:43rd Parliament
1610:
1600:42nd Parliament
1594:
1582:41st Parliament
1576:
1566:40th Parliament
1560:
1533:39th Parliament
1527:
1500:38th Parliament
1494:
1482:37th Parliament
1476:
1464:36th Parliament
1458:
1434:Fendalton, 1967
1421:35th Parliament
1415:
1405:34th Parliament
1399:
1395:Grey Lynn, 1963
1357:33rd Parliament
1351:
1339:32nd Parliament
1333:
1324:Riccarton, 1956
1316:31st Parliament
1310:
1283:30th Parliament
1277:
1265:29th Parliament
1259:
1237:28th Parliament
1231:
1199:27th Parliament
1193:
1159:Waitemata, 1941
1136:26th Parliament
1130:
1110:
1098:
1063:
1050:
1047:
1042:
1041:
1033:
1026:
1014:
1013:
1009:
1001:
997:
985:
984:
977:
965:
964:
960:
948:
947:
940:
928:
927:
923:
911:
910:
906:
894:
893:
889:
877:
876:
872:
860:
859:
852:
840:
839:
835:
823:
822:
818:
806:
805:
801:
789:
788:
784:
777:
764:
763:
759:
754:
521:
504:
473:vote informally
457:
412:
348:East Coast Bays
305:Malcolm Douglas
273:
268:
213:
208:
198:
193:
185:
76:13,600 (50.23%)
53:
51:
34:
29:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1706:
1704:
1696:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1680:
1675:
1665:
1664:
1658:
1657:
1655:
1654:
1648:
1646:
1640:
1639:
1637:
1636:
1634:Tauranga, 1993
1631:
1626:
1620:
1618:
1612:
1611:
1609:
1608:
1604:
1602:
1596:
1595:
1593:
1592:
1586:
1584:
1578:
1577:
1575:
1574:
1570:
1568:
1562:
1561:
1559:
1558:
1553:
1551:Onehunga, 1980
1548:
1543:
1537:
1535:
1529:
1528:
1526:
1525:
1520:
1518:Pahiatua, 1977
1515:
1510:
1504:
1502:
1496:
1495:
1493:
1492:
1490:Sydenham, 1974
1486:
1484:
1478:
1477:
1475:
1474:
1468:
1466:
1460:
1459:
1457:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1431:
1425:
1423:
1417:
1416:
1414:
1413:
1409:
1407:
1401:
1400:
1398:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1361:
1359:
1353:
1352:
1350:
1349:
1347:Hamilton, 1959
1343:
1341:
1335:
1334:
1332:
1331:
1326:
1320:
1318:
1312:
1311:
1309:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1296:Onehunga, 1953
1293:
1287:
1285:
1279:
1278:
1276:
1275:
1273:Brooklyn, 1951
1269:
1267:
1261:
1260:
1258:
1257:
1255:Westland, 1947
1252:
1247:
1241:
1239:
1233:
1232:
1230:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1217:Hamilton, 1945
1214:
1209:
1203:
1201:
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1194:
1192:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1140:
1138:
1132:
1131:
1125:(1996–present)
1099:
1097:
1096:
1089:
1082:
1074:
1068:
1067:
1061:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1037:, p. 296.
1024:
1007:
1005:, p. 221.
995:
975:
958:
938:
921:
904:
895:"Gerbic Nod".
887:
870:
850:
833:
816:
799:
782:
775:
756:
755:
753:
750:
747:
746:
744:
742:
737:
729:
726:
725:
723:
721:
718:
712:
711:
708:
705:
702:
696:
695:
693:
690:
687:
683:
682:
680:
677:
674:
671:
666:
663:
662:
660:
657:
654:
653:Vince Terreni
651:
648:
645:
644:
642:
639:
636:
633:
628:
625:
624:
621:
618:
615:
612:
607:
604:
603:
601:
598:
595:
590:
585:
582:
581:
577:
572:
567:
560:
553:
550:
549:
544:
541:
538:
535:
520:
517:
513:Mangere Bridge
503:
500:
499:
498:
483:
476:
465:
456:
453:
449:George Chapman
445:Robert Muldoon
441:
440:
434:
427:
416:National Party
411:
408:
383:
382:
379:
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140:
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126:
125:
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117:
112:
108:
107:
100:
93:
86:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
66:
65:
59:
47:
36:
35:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1705:
1694:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1681:
1679:
1676:
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1519:
1516:
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1513:Mangere, 1977
1511:
1509:
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1501:
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1418:
1411:
1410:
1408:
1406:
1402:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1385:Otahuhu, 1963
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
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1370:Waitaki, 1962
1368:
1366:
1365:Hurunui, 1961
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1179:Hauraki, 1942
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1172:
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1167:
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1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1154:Waipawa, 1940
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1508:Nelson, 1976
1439:Petone, 1967
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1301:Onslow, 1954
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1306:Patea, 1954
1104:(1912–1938)
1035:Norton 1988
1003:Norton 1988
631:Independent
564:Fred Gerbic
404:Tom Skinner
315:Fred Gerbic
291:Reg Boorman
253:Fred Gerbic
233:by-election
211:Fred Gerbic
165:Percentage
115:Fred Gerbic
1667:Categories
1454:Hutt, 1968
1245:Avon, 1947
1045:References
537:Candidate
509:Jim Bolger
480:Papatoetoe
266:Candidates
206:Elected MP
111:Candidate
54:1980-06-07
686:Majority
650:Cheer Up
323:Titirangi
299:Wairarapa
295:Masterton
277:Hugh Watt
593:Sue Wood
588:National
502:Campaign
497:in 1978.
437:Sue Wood
410:National
319:New Lynn
237:Onehunga
235:for the
138:National
120:Sue Wood
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720:27,071
710:−10.04
704:13,600
700:Turnout
519:Results
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396:stacked
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597:5,336
575:48.12
570:6,543
557:Labour
540:Votes
534:Party
455:Others
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231:was a
215:Labour
200:Labour
176:11.29
173:39.24
160:1,535
157:5,336
133:Labour
129:Party
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740:Swing
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367:Hunua
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169:48.12
153:6,543
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