This is a summary of the electoral history of Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1957, 1960–72), Leader of the National Party (1957–72), and Member of Parliament for Motueka (1932–38) then Pahiatua (1943–77).
Parliamentary elections
edit1931 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | George Black | 4,180 | 53.30 | −0.75 | |
Reform | Keith Holyoake | 3,663 | 46.70 | ||
Majority | 517 | 6.59 | −1.50 | ||
Informal votes | 37 | 0.47 | −0.21 | ||
Turnout | 7,880 | 88.51 | −1.71 | ||
Registered electors | 8,903 |
1932 by-election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reform | Keith Holyoake | 3,887 | 49.04 | +2.34 | |
Labour | Paddy Webb | 3,210 | 40.50 | ||
Liberal–Labour | Roderick McKenzie | 829 | 10.46 | ||
Majority | 677 | 8.54 | +1.95 | ||
Turnout | 7,926 | 89.03 | +0.52 | ||
Registered electors | 8,903 | ||||
Reform gain from Independent | Swing |
1935 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reform | Keith Holyoake | 5,115 | 51.40 | +2.36 | |
Labour | Rubert York | 4,835 | 48.59 | ||
Informal votes | 86 | 0.86 | |||
Majority | 280 | 2.81 | −5.73 | ||
Turnout | 9,950 | 91.94 | +2.91 | ||
Registered electors | 10,822 |
1938 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jerry Skinner | 5,142 | 54.16 | ||
National | Keith Holyoake | 4,272 | 44.99 | −6.41 | |
Informal votes | 80 | 0.84 | −0.02 | ||
Majority | 870 | 9.16 | |||
Turnout | 9,494 | 94.00 | +2.06 | ||
Registered electors | 10,099 |
1943 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 5,705 | 57.93 | ||
Labour | George Anders Hansen | 3,880 | 39.39 | ||
Democratic Labour | Edward Ellis | 190 | 1.92 | ||
Informal votes | 73 | 0.74 | |||
Majority | 1,825 | 18.53 | |||
Turnout | 9,848 | 95.62 | |||
Registered electors | 10,299 |
1946 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 8,422 | 64.06 | +6.13 | |
Labour | Otto Ernest Niederer | 4,725 | 35.94 | ||
Majority | 3,697 | 28.12 | +9.59 | ||
Turnout | 13,147 | 94.08 | +1.54 | ||
Registered electors | 13,973 |
1949 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 8,663 | 67.57 | +3.51 | |
Labour | G P O'Leary | 4,156 | 32.43 | ||
Majority | 4,507 | 35.15 | −7.03 | ||
Turnout | 12,819 | 92.26 | −1.82 | ||
Registered electors | 13,894 |
1951 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 8,490 | 60.89 | −6.68 | |
Labour | Owen Jones | 3,892 | 27.91 | ||
Majority | 4,598 | 32.97 | −2.18 | ||
Turnout | 12,382 | 88.81 | −3.45 | ||
Registered electors | 13,942 |
1954 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 7,293 | 61.81 | +0.92 | |
Labour | Ronald Bell | 3,774 | 31.98 | ||
Social Credit | M M Whimp | 731 | 6.19 | ||
Majority | 3,519 | 29.82 | −3.15 | ||
Turnout | 11,798 | 90.73 | +1.92 | ||
Registered electors | 13,003 |
1957 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 8,075 | 62.03 | +0.22 | |
Labour | William Erle Rose | 4,055 | 31.15 | ||
Social Credit | R M Gunn | 887 | 6.81 | ||
Majority | 4,020 | 30.88 | +1.06 | ||
Turnout | 13,017 | 92.57 | 1.84 | ||
Registered electors | 14,061 |
1960 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 8,111 | 64.44 | +2.41 | |
Labour | Kingsley McKane | 3,177 | 25.24 | ||
Social Credit | Percival John Dempsey | 1,298 | 10.31 | ||
Majority | 4,934 | 39.20 | +8.32 | ||
Turnout | 12,586 | 90.18 | −2.39 | ||
Registered electors | 13,955 |
1963 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 9,039 | 65.70 | +1.26 | |
Labour | Ernie Hemmingsen | 3,306 | 24.03 | ||
Social Credit | Oliver Marks | 1,411 | 10.25 | ||
Majority | 5,733 | 41.67 | +2.47 | ||
Turnout | 13,756 | 88.92 | −1.26 | ||
Registered electors | 15,469 |
1966 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 7,914 | 61.75 | −3.95 | |
Labour | F M O'Brien | 2,623 | 20.46 | ||
Social Credit | J H Morrow | 2,207 | 17.22 | ||
Independent | R E Cheer | 71 | 0.55 | ||
Majority | 5,291 | 41.28 | −0.39 | ||
Turnout | 12,815 | 85.89 | −3.03 | ||
Registered electors | 14,919 |
1969 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 9,010 | 62.26 | +0.51 | |
Labour | Trevor de Cleene | 4,090 | 28.26 | ||
Social Credit | Douglas Conway | 1,131 | 7.81 | ||
Country Party | C K R Farnsworth | 240 | 1.65 | ||
Majority | 4,920 | 33.99 | −7.29 | ||
Turnout | 14,471 | 86.75 | +0.86 | ||
Registered electors | 16,681 |
1972 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 8,825 | 60.11 | −2.15 | |
Labour | L J Cairns | 4,466 | 30.42 | ||
Social Credit | J H Morrow | 1,022 | 6.96 | ||
Liberal Reform | R E Cheer | 253 | 1.72 | ||
New Democratic | J W Duffy | 115 | 0.78 | ||
Majority | 4,359 | 29.69 | −4.30 | ||
Turnout | 14,681 | 86.00 | +0.75 | ||
Registered electors | 17,069 |
1975 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Keith Holyoake | 10,423 | 64.19 | +4.08 | |
Labour | Paul Thornicroft | 3,654 | 22.50 | ||
Social Credit | Graeme Hislop | 1,585 | 9.76 | ||
Values | Peter McHugh | 574 | 3.53 | ||
Majority | 6,769 | 41.69 | +12.00 | ||
Turnout | 16,236 | 84.61 | −1.39 | ||
Registered electors | 19,188 |
Notes
edit- ^ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Govt. wins Motueka by-election". Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle. Vol. XXVIII, no. 1402. 6 December 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Nelson and Motueka". The Evening Post. Vol. CXX, no. 97. 21 October 1935. p. 11. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ The General Election, 1935. National Library. 1936. pp. 1–35. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "The General Election, 1943". National Library. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Results from all Electorates". Evening Post. Vol. CXXXVI, no. 76. 27 September 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "City Nominations". Evening Post. Vol. CXXXVI, no. 61. 9 September 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "The General Election, 1949". National Library. 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Norton 1988, p. 304.
- ^ a b Norton 1988, p. 305.
References
edit- Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.