1977 Pahiatua by-election

The Pahiatua by-election of 1977 was a by-election for the electorate of Pahiatua on 30 April 1977 during the 38th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the resignation of the previous member Sir Keith Holyoake when he was appointed Governor-General.

1977 Pahiatua by-election
30 April 1977 (1977-04-30)
MP before election

Keith Holyoake
National

 Elected MP

John Falloon
National

The by-election was won by John Falloon, also of the National Party. Hawke's Bay farmer Hamish Kynoch unsuccessfully sought the National nomination.[1]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1977 Pahiatua by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Falloon 9,059 63.01
Labour Allan Levett 4,280 29.77
Social Credit Graeme Hislop 844 5.87 -3.89
Values P W McHugh 194 1.35 -2.18
Majority 4,779 33.24
Turnout 14,377 68.49 -16.12
Registered electors 20,993
National hold Swing

Notes
  1. Gustafson 1986, p. 371.
  2. Norton 1988, p. 305.

References
  • 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.
  • Wood, G. A. (1996) [1987]. Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2 ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. p. 113. ISBN 1 877133 00 0.
  • 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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