770:
30:
203:
101:
348:
The by-election was significant, as
National held on to the majority of the House of Representatives by only one seat (50 to 49). This meant the party would have lost its majority in the House if it failed to retain the seat, and it would have required the formation of a coalition or a
196:
726:
748:
741:
781:
364:
candidate, won the seat, and therefore the distribution of seats in
Parliament did not change . In second place, and only around four hundred votes behind Carter, came the
760:
734:
1344:
1339:
1334:
457:
365:
142:
1197:
1329:
462:
369:
127:
1285:
800:
840:
709:
397:
1100:
563:
337:
61:
44:
1212:
774:
603:
1202:
1085:
1046:
845:
825:
321:
1105:
985:
947:
878:
868:
820:
805:
523:
702:
906:
336:, precipitated the poll by resigning from parliament. Richardson planned to retire from politics, having been removed as
1128:
1300:
1272:
1256:
1238:
1222:
1189:
1179:
1156:
1138:
1120:
1077:
1061:
1013:
995:
972:
939:
921:
893:
855:
792:
1090:
1051:
980:
815:
583:
435:
361:
295:
280:
137:
353:
agreement with another parliamentary party – probably New
Zealand First or the Alliance – to maintain governance.
1290:
1207:
1174:
1146:
1003:
952:
929:
911:
873:
440:
357:
291:
121:
1169:
1041:
1026:
1021:
835:
810:
479:
373:
228:
1280:
1246:
1164:
1095:
1036:
1031:
957:
883:
863:
830:
317:
962:
1110:
901:
350:
543:
501:
377:
325:
233:
202:
333:
276:
1323:
670:
372:, in a result that surprised many commentators. National's traditional opponent, the
506:
484:
385:
381:
329:
218:
213:
769:
356:
All "major" New
Zealand political parties of the day contested the by-election.
313:
100:
426:
195:
376:, placed a distant third. The fourth "major" candidate represented the
396:
The following table shows the official results as published by the
1264:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 42nd
Parliament.
1230:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 40th
Parliament.
1069:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 34th
Parliament.
730:
697:
695:
332:– took place on 13 August 1994. The previous sitting MP,
1299:
1271:
1255:
1237:
1221:
1188:
1155:
1137:
1119:
1076:
1060:
1012:
994:
971:
938:
920:
892:
854:
791:
72:
267:
742:
8:
21:
749:
735:
727:
405:
20:
777:in the two-party era (1939–1995)
324:– a predominantly rural district in the
691:
669:
413:
7:
178:
83:
14:
1345:August 1994 events in New Zealand
1340:Politics of the Canterbury Region
564:Kiwis Against Further Immigration
768:
637:
619:
599:
579:
559:
539:
519:
497:
475:
453:
431:
201:
194:
99:
28:
703:"Part XIV – Selwyn By-election"
1:
1335:1994 elections in New Zealand
1330:By-elections in New Zealand
775:By-elections in New Zealand
641:Christ's Ambassadors Union
1361:
1198:Christchurch Central, 1979
656:
425:
422:
419:
416:
265:
174:
80:
38:
26:
1286:Wellington Central, 1992
801:Christchurch South, 1939
50:13 August 1994
841:Christchurch East, 1943
408:1994 Selwyn by-election
22:1994 Selwyn by-election
16:New Zealand by-election
1101:Palmerston North, 1967
318:New Zealand electorate
272:Member before election
1213:East Coast Bays, 1980
351:confidence-and-supply
1203:Northern Maori, 1980
1086:Southern Maori, 1967
1047:Northern Maori, 1963
846:Northern Maori, 1943
826:Mid-Canterbury, 1942
710:Electoral Commission
584:McGillicuddy Serious
398:Electoral Commission
1106:Eastern Maori, 1967
986:Bay of Plenty, 1957
948:Dunedin North, 1953
879:Dunedin North, 1945
869:Western Maori, 1945
821:Bay of Plenty, 1941
806:Auckland West, 1940
410:
340:the previous year.
338:Minister of Finance
23:
907:Mount Albert, 1947
524:Christian Heritage
406:
310:Selwyn by-election
240:Popular vote
149:Popular vote
1317:
1316:
1129:Marlborough, 1970
786:
765:
683:
682:
528:Rosemary Francis
378:New Zealand First
328:in New Zealand's
326:Canterbury Plains
306:
305:
302:
301:
261:
260:
68:
67:
1352:
1180:Rangitikei, 1978
778:
773:
772:
757:
751:
744:
737:
728:
721:
720:
718:
716:
707:
699:
428:
411:
384:, then Mayor of
268:
205:
198:
111:
103:
82:
81:
57:
55:
40:
39:
33:
32:
31:
24:
1360:
1359:
1355:
1354:
1353:
1351:
1350:
1349:
1320:
1319:
1318:
1313:
1301:44th Parliament
1295:
1273:43rd Parliament
1267:
1257:42nd Parliament
1251:
1239:41st Parliament
1233:
1223:40th Parliament
1217:
1190:39th Parliament
1184:
1157:38th Parliament
1151:
1139:37th Parliament
1133:
1121:36th Parliament
1115:
1091:Fendalton, 1967
1078:35th Parliament
1072:
1062:34th Parliament
1056:
1052:Grey Lynn, 1963
1014:33rd Parliament
1008:
996:32nd Parliament
990:
981:Riccarton, 1956
973:31st Parliament
967:
940:30th Parliament
934:
922:29th Parliament
916:
894:28th Parliament
888:
856:27th Parliament
850:
816:Waitemata, 1941
793:26th Parliament
787:
767:
755:
725:
724:
714:
712:
705:
701:
700:
693:
688:
403:
394:
346:
334:Ruth Richardson
294:
289:
279:
277:Ruth Richardson
274:
266:
175:
112:
107:
53:
51:
34:
29:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1358:
1356:
1348:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1322:
1321:
1315:
1314:
1312:
1311:
1305:
1303:
1297:
1296:
1294:
1293:
1291:Tauranga, 1993
1288:
1283:
1277:
1275:
1269:
1268:
1266:
1265:
1261:
1259:
1253:
1252:
1250:
1249:
1243:
1241:
1235:
1234:
1232:
1231:
1227:
1225:
1219:
1218:
1216:
1215:
1210:
1208:Onehunga, 1980
1205:
1200:
1194:
1192:
1186:
1185:
1183:
1182:
1177:
1175:Pahiatua, 1977
1172:
1167:
1161:
1159:
1153:
1152:
1150:
1149:
1147:Sydenham, 1974
1143:
1141:
1135:
1134:
1132:
1131:
1125:
1123:
1117:
1116:
1114:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1082:
1080:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1070:
1066:
1064:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1018:
1016:
1010:
1009:
1007:
1006:
1004:Hamilton, 1959
1000:
998:
992:
991:
989:
988:
983:
977:
975:
969:
968:
966:
965:
960:
955:
953:Onehunga, 1953
950:
944:
942:
936:
935:
933:
932:
930:Brooklyn, 1951
926:
924:
918:
917:
915:
914:
912:Westland, 1947
909:
904:
898:
896:
890:
889:
887:
886:
881:
876:
874:Hamilton, 1945
871:
866:
860:
858:
852:
851:
849:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
797:
795:
789:
788:
782:(1996–present)
756:
754:
753:
746:
739:
731:
723:
722:
690:
689:
687:
684:
681:
680:
678:
676:
673:
667:
666:
664:
661:
658:
654:
653:
651:
648:
645:
642:
639:
636:
635:
633:
630:
627:
624:
621:
618:
617:
615:
612:
609:
608:Warwick Jones
606:
601:
598:
597:
595:
592:
589:
586:
581:
578:
577:
575:
572:
569:
566:
561:
558:
557:
555:
552:
549:
548:Warren Bryson
546:
541:
538:
537:
535:
532:
529:
526:
521:
518:
517:
515:
512:
509:
504:
499:
496:
495:
493:
490:
487:
482:
477:
474:
473:
471:
468:
465:
460:
455:
452:
451:
449:
446:
443:
438:
433:
430:
429:
424:
421:
418:
415:
393:
390:
362:National Party
345:
342:
304:
303:
300:
299:
287:Elected Member
284:
263:
262:
259:
258:
255:
252:
248:
247:
244:
241:
237:
236:
231:
226:
222:
221:
216:
211:
207:
206:
199:
192:
188:
187:
184:
181:
177:
176:
172:
171:
168:
163:
159:
158:
155:
150:
146:
145:
140:
135:
131:
130:
125:
118:
114:
113:
106:
104:
97:
93:
92:
89:
86:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
66:
65:
59:
47:
36:
35:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1357:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1327:
1325:
1310:
1307:
1306:
1304:
1302:
1298:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1278:
1276:
1274:
1270:
1263:
1262:
1260:
1258:
1254:
1248:
1245:
1244:
1242:
1240:
1236:
1229:
1228:
1226:
1224:
1220:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1187:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1170:Mangere, 1977
1168:
1166:
1163:
1162:
1160:
1158:
1154:
1148:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1140:
1136:
1130:
1127:
1126:
1124:
1122:
1118:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1081:
1079:
1075:
1068:
1067:
1065:
1063:
1059:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1042:Otahuhu, 1963
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1027:Waitaki, 1962
1025:
1023:
1022:Hurunui, 1961
1020:
1019:
1017:
1015:
1011:
1005:
1002:
1001:
999:
997:
993:
987:
984:
982:
979:
978:
976:
974:
970:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
945:
943:
941:
937:
931:
928:
927:
925:
923:
919:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
899:
897:
895:
891:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
861:
859:
857:
853:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
836:Hauraki, 1942
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
811:Waipawa, 1940
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
798:
796:
794:
790:
784:
783:
776:
771:
763:
762:
752:
747:
745:
740:
738:
733:
732:
729:
711:
704:
698:
696:
692:
685:
679:
677:
674:
672:
668:
665:
662:
659:
655:
652:
649:
646:
644:Victor Bryer
643:
640:
638:
634:
631:
628:
625:
623:NZ Coalition
622:
620:
616:
613:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
596:
593:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
576:
573:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
556:
553:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
536:
533:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
516:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
494:
491:
488:
486:
483:
481:
478:
476:
472:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
450:
447:
444:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
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409:
404:
401:
399:
391:
389:
387:
383:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
359:
354:
352:
343:
341:
339:
335:
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327:
323:
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311:
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297:
293:
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285:
283:
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278:
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269:
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256:
253:
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249:
245:
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227:
224:
223:
220:
217:
215:
212:
209:
208:
204:
200:
197:
193:
190:
189:
186:Fourth party
185:
182:
179:
173:
169:
167:
164:
161:
160:
156:
154:
151:
148:
147:
144:
141:
139:
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133:
132:
129:
126:
124:
123:
119:
116:
115:
110:
105:
102:
98:
95:
94:
91:Second party
90:
87:
84:
79:
75:
71:
64: →
63:
60:
58:
48:
46:
43:←
42:
41:
37:
25:
19:
1309:Selwyn, 1994
1308:
1281:Tamaki, 1992
1247:Timaru, 1985
1165:Nelson, 1976
1096:Petone, 1967
1037:Timaru, 1962
1032:Buller, 1962
958:Onslow, 1954
884:Raglan, 1946
864:Awarua, 1944
831:Temuka, 1942
780:
759:
713:. Retrieved
626:Kieron Daok
568:Bruce Annan
507:Tim Shadbolt
485:Marian Hobbs
441:David Carter
407:
402:
395:
386:Invercargill
382:Tim Shadbolt
374:Labour Party
358:David Carter
355:
347:
330:South Island
309:
307:
292:David Carter
290:
286:
275:
271:
219:Tim Shadbolt
214:Marian Hobbs
183:Third party
165:
152:
122:David Carter
120:
108:
88:First party
62:1996 general
49:
45:1993 general
18:
963:Patea, 1954
761:(1912–1938)
604:Natural Law
463:John Wright
370:John Wright
314:by-election
251:Percentage
162:Percentage
128:John Wright
1324:Categories
1111:Hutt, 1968
902:Avon, 1947
686:References
588:Tim Owens
417:Candidate
344:Background
210:Candidate
117:Candidate
54:1994-08-13
657:Majority
502:NZ First
458:Alliance
436:National
366:Alliance
296:National
281:National
234:NZ First
143:Alliance
138:National
779:»
766:
758:«
715:13 July
675:21,042
671:Turnout
392:Results
380:party:
316:in the
254:10.33%
191:
180:
170:40.34%
96:
85:
73:Turnout
52: (
785:»
764:«
511:1,165
492:10.33
489:2,173
480:Labour
470:40.33
467:8,488
448:42.32
445:8,906
420:Votes
414:Party
360:, the
322:Selwyn
257:5.54%
246:1,165
243:2,173
229:Labour
225:Party
166:42.32%
157:8,488
134:Party
76:21,052
706:(PDF)
663:1.99
650:0.01
632:0.05
614:0.10
594:0.12
574:0.14
554:0.19
544:NORML
534:0.86
514:5.54
153:8,906
717:2013
660:418
531:182
312:, a
308:The
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611:22
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571:29
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