This is a summary of the electoral history of Mike Moore, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1990), Leader of the Labour Party (1990–93). He was a Member of Parliament for four electorates during his career: Eden, Papanui, Christchurch North, and Waimakariri.
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Parliamentary elections
edit1972 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Moore | 9,046 | 48.19 | ||
National | Mary Kidd | 8,258 | 43.99 | ||
Values | Bert Keiller | 656 | 3.49 | ||
Social Credit | Neil Morrison | 646 | 3.44 | ||
New Democratic | C W Bott | 60 | 0.31 | ||
Independent | F W Bell | 48 | 0.25 | ||
National Socialist | Colin King-Ansell | 35 | 0.18 | ||
Liberal Reform | G T Tudor | 21 | 0.11 | ||
Majority | 788 | 4.19 | |||
Turnout | 18,770 | 88.55 | +1.21 | ||
Registered electors | 21,196 |
1975 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Aussie Malcolm | 9,725 | 49.48 | ||
Labour | Mike Moore | 8,394 | 42.71 | −5.48 | |
Values | Paul Lunberg | 991 | 5.04 | ||
Social Credit | Leslie Clark | 497 | 2.52 | ||
National Socialist | Colin King-Ansell | 19 | 0.09 | −0.09 | |
Independent Labour | Marilyn Voss | 16 | 0.08 | ||
Democratic Labour | Norma Hughes | 11 | 0.05 | ||
Majority | 1,331 | 6.77 | |||
Turnout | 19,653 | 73.90 | −14.65 | ||
Registered electors | 26,591 |
1978 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Moore | 10,737 | 52.92 | ||
National | Bert Walker | 7,448 | 36.71 | −15.81 | |
Social Credit | Gary Clover | 1,359 | 6.69 | ||
Values | Tony Kunowski | 735 | 3.62 | −4.02 | |
Tory | John Collins | 8 | 0.03 | ||
Majority | 3,289 | 16.21 | |||
Turnout | 20,287 | 75.74 | −7.84 | ||
Registered electors | 26,784 |
1981 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Moore | 11,524 | 55.36 | +2.44 | |
National | Brian Keely | 7,115 | 34.18 | ||
Social Credit | Thomas Langridge | 2,174 | 10.44 | ||
Majority | 4,409 | 21.18 | +4.97 | ||
Turnout | 20,813 | 91.30 | +15.56 | ||
Registered electors | 22,795 |
1984 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Moore | 12,350 | 56.55 | ||
National | David Dumergue | 6,662 | 30.50 | ||
NZ Party | Stephen Nicholson | 2,047 | 9.37 | ||
Social Credit | Thomas Langridge | 679 | 3.10 | ||
Values | Roger McArthur | 101 | 0.46 | ||
Majority | 5,728 | 26.22 | |||
Turnout | 21,839 | 93.27 | |||
Registered electors | 23,413 |
1987 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Moore | 12,420 | 59.75 | +3.20 | |
National | Brendan McNeill | 7,722 | 37.15 | ||
Democrats | Mark Sadler | 499 | 2.40 | ||
Wizard Party | John Appleby | 145 | 0.69 | ||
Majority | 4,698 | 22.60 | −3.62 | ||
Turnout | 20,786 | 88.37 | −4.90 | ||
Registered electors | 23,520 |
1990 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Moore | 11,050 | 50.79 | −8.96 | |
National | Peter Yarrell | 8,902 | 40.92 | ||
NewLabour | John Strange | 1,205 | 5.53 | ||
Christian Heritage | Bill Smith | 297 | 1.36 | ||
McGillicuddy Serious | Cecil G. Murgatroyd | 149 | 0.68 | ||
Democrats | Mark Sadler | 148 | 0.68 | −1.72 | |
Majority | 2,148 | 9.87 | −12.73 | ||
Turnout | 21,753 | 87.83 | −0.54 | ||
Registered electors | 24,767 |
1993 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Moore | 11,605 | 53.76 | +2.97 | |
National | Lee Morgan | 5,581 | 25.85 | ||
Alliance | Jan Davey | 3,072 | 14.23 | ||
NZ First | Chris Fulford | 726 | 3.36 | ||
Christian Heritage | Alex Mann | 444 | 2.05 | ||
McGillicuddy Serious | Cecil G. Murgatroyd | 108 | 0.50 | −0.18 | |
Natural Law | Charles Drace | 47 | 0.21 | ||
Majority | 6,024 | 27.91 | +18.04 | ||
Turnout | 21,583 | 86.17 | −1.66 | ||
Registered electors | 25,045 |
1996 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Moore | 19,875 | 56.57 | ||
National | Jim Gerard | 9,269 | 26.38 | ||
Alliance | John Wright | 2,370 | 6.74 | ||
NZ First | Claire Bulman | 1,888 | 5.37 | ||
Christian Coalition | Lindsay Bain | 1,014 | 2.88 | ||
ACT | Ross Andrews | 401 | 1.14 | ||
Natural Law | Mike Barthelmeh | 86 | 0.24 | ||
Independent | Peter Hawkhead | 58 | 0.16 | ||
Informal votes | 170 | 0.48 | |||
Majority | 10,606 | 30.18 | |||
Turnout | 35,131 | 88.67 | |||
Registered electors | 39,619 |
Leadership elections
edit1983 Deputy-leadership election
edit- First ballot
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Mike Moore | 19 | 44.18 | |
Geoffrey Palmer | 15 | 34.88 | |
Ann Hercus | 9 | 20.93 | |
Majority | 4 | 9.30 | |
Turnout | 43 | — |
- Second ballot
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Geoffrey Palmer | 22 | 51.17 | |
Mike Moore | 21 | 48.83 | |
Majority | 1 | 2.32 | |
Turnout | 43 | — |
1989 Leadership election
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Geoffrey Palmer | 41 | 75.92 | |
Mike Moore | 13 | 24.08 | |
Majority | 28 | 51.85 | |
Turnout | 54 | — |
1990 Leadership election
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Mike Moore | 41 | 73.21 | |
Richard Northey | 15 | 26.79 | |
Majority | 26 | 46.42 | |
Turnout | 56 | — |
1993 Leadership election
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Helen Clark | 26 | 57.77 | |
Mike Moore | 19 | 42.23 | |
Majority | 7 | 15.55 | |
Turnout | 45 | — |
Party elections
edit1976 Party Conference
edit1976 Junior Presidential election[7]
| |||
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Mike Moore | 793 | 77.29% | |
Margaret Shields | 161 | 15.69% | |
Michael Hirschfeld | 40 | 3.89% | |
Ted Thompson | 32 | 3.11% |
1977 Party Conference
edit1977 Junior Presidential election[8]
| |||
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Mike Moore | 689 | 70.66% | |
Margaret Shields | 286 | 29.34% |
Notes
edit- ^ a b Norton 1988, pp. 221.
- ^ a b Norton 1988, p. 312.
- ^ a b Norton 1988, pp. 207.
- ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
- ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
- ^ "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place - Waimakariri, 1996" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Mr Faulkner is Labour Head". The Evening Post. 11 May 1976. p. 1.
- ^ "Labour Party Officers Reflect Unity". The Evening Post. p. 1.
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.