1957 Bay of Plenty by-election

The Bay of Plenty by-election 1957 was a by-election held in the Bay of Plenty electorate in the Bay of Plenty during the term of the 31st New Zealand Parliament on 6 April 1957.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Bill Sullivan of the National Party for personal reasons on 13 February 1957.[1]

The by-election was won by Percy Allen, also of the National Party.[2] Both Donald C. Butler, Chairman of the Whakatane County Council, and Toby Gambrill, a Gisborne lawyer, unsuccessfully sought the National nomination.[3]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1957 Bay of Plenty by-election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Percy Allen 5,290 53.99
Labour Thomas Godfrey Santon 4,091 41.75
Liberal Reginald Joseph Pedley 417 4.26
Majority 1,199 12.24
Informal votes 35 0.36
Turnout 9,233 72.15
Registered electors 13,628
National hold Swing

Notes
  1. Wilson 1985, p. 237.
  2. Wilson 1985, p. 179.
  3. Gustafson 1986, p. 357,64.
  4. Norton 1988, p. 200.

References
  • 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.
  • Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.


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