The Hurunui by-election 1961 was a by-election held in the Hurunui electorate in North Canterbury during the term of the 33rd New Zealand Parliament, on 10 June 1961.
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The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP William Gillespie of the National Party on 23 April 1961.[1]
Candidates
edit- Labour
The Labour Party selected Arthur Alexander Adcock as its candidate. Adcock, a railway worker, was secretary of the local Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants branch and a member of the Waimairi County Council. He had contested the seat in 1960 against Gillespie.[2]
- National
There were several names put forward as potential nominees for the National Party candidacy:[3][4]
- Frederick Ashe, a farmer in Flaxton and Okuku, former member of the Eyre County Council who had contested the National nomination for Kaiapoi in 1938
- William Murray Dailey, a farmer at Oxford and chairman of the Oxford County Council
- J. A. G. Fulton, a farmer at Loburn and former chairman of the Sefton and districts branch of Federated Farmers
- Clutha N. McKenzie, a farmer at Motunau and chairman of Waipara County Council (grandson of Sir Thomas Mackenzie)
- Lorrie Pickering, a farmer at Motunau and radio broadcaster who was National's candidate for Avon in 1960
- Derek Quigley, a farmer at Waipara who was National's candidate for Sydenham in 1960
- W. W. Wood, a land agent and bookshop proprietor at Rangiora who was a committee member of the Rangiora National Party
Ultimately Pickering was chosen to contest the seat.[5]
- Social Credit
The Social Credit Party selected Malcolm Jack Clark, an engineer from Waikari, as its candidate for the seat.[6]
Results
editThe following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| National | Lorrie Pickering | 6,644 | 52.91 | ||
| Labour | Arthur Adcock | 4,760 | 37.91 | ||
| Social Credit | Jack Clark | 1,153 | 9.18 | ||
| Majority | 1,884 | 15.00 | |||
| Turnout | 12,557 | 74.13 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,940 | ||||
| National hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was won by Lorrie Pickering.[8]
Notes
edit- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 199.
- ^ "Hurunui Seat – Labour Party Candidate". The Press. Vol. C, no. 29511. 12 May 1961. p. 12.
- ^ "Seven National Nominees For Hurunui". The Press. Vol. C, no. 29513. 13 May 1961. p. 13.
- ^ "Hurunui Seat – Farmers Seek Nomination". The Press. Vol. C, no. 29499. 28 April 1961. p. 14.
- ^ "Hurunui Seat – Mr Pickering To Stand". The Press. Vol. C, no. 29515. 17 May 1961. p. 14.
- ^ "Nominations For Hurunui Seat". The Press. Vol. C, no. 29518. 20 May 1961. p. 12.
- ^ Norton 1988, p. 250.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 227.
References
edit- Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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