Tamaki by-election, 1992
The Tamaki by-election 1992 was a by-election held in the Tāmaki electorate during the 43rd New Zealand Parliament, on 15 February 1992. It was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Sir Robert Muldoon and was won by Clem Simich with a majority of 1,252.[1] The by-election was also notable as the first contested by the recently formed Alliance Party, and for their success in coming second ahead of the Labour Party.
Previous election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Robert Muldoon | 12,191 | 58.93 | ||
Labour | Malcolm Johnston | 4,599 | 22.23 | ||
Green | Richard Green | 2,633 | 12.73 | ||
NewLabour | B Logue | 789 | 3.81 | ||
McGillicuddy Serious | C T Young | 183 | 0.88 | ||
Democrats | C D Thomas | 134 | 0.65 | ||
Social Credit | C T Willoughby | 67 | 0.32 | ||
Independent | M F Elliot | 49 | 0.23 | ||
Independent | Victor Bryers | 44 | 0.21 | ||
Majority | 7,592 | 36.70 | |||
Turnout | 20,689 | 85.65 | |||
National hold | Swing | ||||
Registered electors | 24,154 |
Results
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Clem Simich | 7,901 | 45.45 | -13.47 | |
Alliance | Chris Leitch | 6,649 | 38.25 | +21.061 | |
Labour | Verna Smith | 2,121 | 12.20 | -10.03 | |
Christian Heritage | Clive Thomson | 199 | 1.14 | ||
United NZ | Tania Harris | 118 | 0.67 | ||
Independent | Dean Lonergan | 105 | 0.60 | ||
McGillicuddy Serious | Adrian Holroyd | 73 | 0.42 | ||
New Zealand Defence Movement | Bevan Skelton | 57 | 0.33 | ||
Voters Voice | Cliff Emeny | 47 | 0.27 | ||
Blokes Liberation Front | Frank Barker | 46 | 0.26 | ||
Social Credit | Colin Maloney | 34 | 0.20 | ||
Independent | Andrew Aitkenhead | 19 | 0.11 | ||
Independent | Victor Bryers | 7 | 0.04 | ||
Communist League | James Robb | 7 | 0.04 | ||
Majority | 1,252 | 7.20 | |||
Turnout | 17,383 | 71.972 | -13.692 | ||
National hold | Swing | -29.49 |
1 Alliance vote increase over 3,556 combined vote for Green Party, New Labour and Democrats in 1990 election.
2 Based on 1990 election figures.
References
- ↑ Gustafson, Barry (2000), His way: a biography of Rob Muldoon, Auckland University Press, pp. 464–465, retrieved 31 May 2013
- ↑ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
- ↑ Gustafson, Barry (2000), His way: a biography of Robert Muldoon, Auckland University Press, pp. 464–465, retrieved 8 March 2014
- ↑ "Voting Statistics for the Electoral Referendum Held on 19 September 1992, The Tamaki By-Election Held on 15 February 1992". Electoral Commission (New Zealand).
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