818:
30:
265:, a newly created party. The president of the Liberal Federation, James Hill-Motion, stated that the party planned to use the by-election campaign to advertise its policies to New Zealanders. He also pushed back on jibes that his party were "dissenting Social Crediters" instead saying "We are dissenting Nationalists, but we see a danger for the country in socialism." Hill-Motion had been a Social Credit candidate for
90:
317:
Butler, the chairman of the South
Auckland division of the National Party, was initially seen as the likeliest candidate to win the National nomination. On 11 March a selection meeting of about 140 branch delegates in Whakatane was held and chose Allen as the party candidate for the by-election.
774:
804:
796:
97:
789:
829:
808:
782:
1387:
310:
David Norman Perry, secretary of the Tekaha Co-operative Dairy
Company and secretary of the New Life Movement in the Presbyterian Church
1382:
209:
1245:
1377:
1333:
848:
888:
1148:
765:
726:
266:
246:
61:
44:
1260:
822:
295:
1250:
1133:
1094:
893:
873:
1153:
995:
926:
916:
868:
853:
410:
262:
954:
1176:
1348:
1320:
1304:
1286:
1270:
1237:
1227:
1204:
1186:
1168:
1125:
1109:
1061:
1043:
1020:
987:
969:
941:
903:
840:
213:
1138:
1099:
1028:
863:
485:
359:
278:
229:
225:
187:
172:
168:
120:
1338:
1255:
1222:
1194:
1051:
1000:
977:
959:
921:
1217:
1089:
1074:
1069:
883:
858:
390:
366:
291:
250:
183:
125:
107:
1356:
1328:
1294:
1212:
1143:
1084:
1079:
1005:
931:
911:
878:
633:
593:
661:
565:
534:
1010:
505:
The by-election was won by Allen who remained MP for the electorate until he retired in 1975.
1158:
949:
285:
8:
469:
761:
741:
722:
245:
Thomas
Godfrey Santon, a Taneaua dairy farmer who stood in the Bay of Plenty seat in
493:
753:
721:. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science.
1371:
745:
454:
349:
817:
205:
301:
Donald C. Butler, a farmer and
Chairman of the Whakatane County Council
758:
The First 50 Years : A History of the New
Zealand National Party
666:
638:
598:
570:
539:
1312:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 42nd
Parliament.
1278:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 40th
Parliament.
1117:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 34th
Parliament.
224:
The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP
89:
602:. Vol. XCV, no. 28213. 27 February 1957. p. 12
543:. Vol. XCV, no. 28208. 21 February 1957. p. 12
642:. Vol. XCV, no. 28196. 7 February 1957. p. 12
288:, a businessman and member of the Taumarunui Borough Council
96:
670:. Vol. XCV, no. 28224. 12 March 1957. p. 10
614:
574:. Vol. XCV, no. 28228. 16 March 1957. p. 2
566:"Bay of Plenty By-Election – Three Candidates In Contest"
634:"Bay of Plenty Electorate – By-Election Likely In April"
294:, a plastering contractor and National's candidate for
212:
electorate in the Bay of Plenty during the term of the
740:(4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer.
719:
New
Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987
694:
682:
515:
249:, was selected to stand in the seat again for the
535:"Bay of Plenty By-Election – Candidates For Seat"
277:There were seven names that went forward for the
1369:
326:The following table gives the election results:
159:
662:"Bay of Plenty Seat – National Party Candidate"
594:"Bay of Plenty Seat – National Party Candidate"
790:
560:
558:
738:New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984
797:
783:
232:for personal reasons on 13 February 1957.
825:in the two-party era (1939–1995)
752:
620:
555:
313:D. S. Radcliffe, a farmer from Edgecombe
269:in 1954, but regretted his nomination.
1370:
735:
716:
700:
688:
521:
778:
468:
453:
336:
307:Toby Gambrill, a lawyer from Gisborne
261:Reginald Joseph Pedley stood for the
1388:Politics of the Bay of Plenty Region
304:A. T. Dillon, a farmer from Te Kuiti
13:
14:
1399:
816:
95:
88:
28:
736:Wilson, James Oakley (1985) .
654:
626:
586:
527:
331:1957 Bay of Plenty by-election
202:Bay of Plenty by-election 1957
22:1957 Bay of Plenty by-election
1:
1383:1957 elections in New Zealand
710:
235:
219:
7:
1378:By-elections in New Zealand
823:By-elections in New Zealand
214:31st New Zealand Parliament
10:
1404:
1246:Christchurch Central, 1979
760:. Auckland: Reed Methuen.
321:
1347:
1319:
1303:
1285:
1269:
1236:
1203:
1185:
1167:
1124:
1108:
1060:
1042:
1019:
986:
968:
940:
902:
839:
717:Norton, Clifford (1988).
484:
440:
427:
348:
345:
342:
339:
157:
80:
72:
38:
26:
1334:Wellington Central, 1992
849:Christchurch South, 1939
508:
889:Christchurch East, 1943
415:Reginald Joseph Pedley
16:New Zealand by-election
1149:Palmerston North, 1967
50:6 April 1957
1261:East Coast Bays, 1980
286:Lance Adams-Schneider
1251:Northern Maori, 1980
1134:Southern Maori, 1967
1095:Northern Maori, 1963
894:Northern Maori, 1943
874:Mid-Canterbury, 1942
1154:Eastern Maori, 1967
1034:Bay of Plenty, 1957
996:Dunedin North, 1953
927:Dunedin North, 1945
917:Western Maori, 1945
869:Bay of Plenty, 1941
854:Auckland West, 1940
470:Registered electors
333:
23:
955:Mount Albert, 1947
411:Liberal Federation
329:
263:Liberal Federation
257:Liberal Federation
164:MP before election
132:Popular vote
21:
1365:
1364:
1177:Marlborough, 1970
834:
813:
623:, p. 357,64.
503:
502:
216:on 6 April 1957.
198:
197:
194:
193:
153:
152:
68:
67:
1395:
1228:Rangitikei, 1978
826:
821:
820:
805:
799:
792:
785:
776:
775:
771:
754:Gustafson, Barry
749:
732:
704:
698:
692:
686:
680:
679:
677:
675:
658:
652:
651:
649:
647:
630:
624:
618:
612:
611:
609:
607:
590:
584:
583:
581:
579:
562:
553:
552:
550:
548:
531:
525:
519:
351:
334:
328:
160:
99:
92:
82:
81:
57:
55:
40:
39:
33:
32:
31:
24:
20:
1403:
1402:
1398:
1397:
1396:
1394:
1393:
1392:
1368:
1367:
1366:
1361:
1349:44th Parliament
1343:
1321:43rd Parliament
1315:
1305:42nd Parliament
1299:
1287:41st Parliament
1281:
1271:40th Parliament
1265:
1238:39th Parliament
1232:
1205:38th Parliament
1199:
1187:37th Parliament
1181:
1169:36th Parliament
1163:
1139:Fendalton, 1967
1126:35th Parliament
1120:
1110:34th Parliament
1104:
1100:Grey Lynn, 1963
1062:33rd Parliament
1056:
1044:32nd Parliament
1038:
1029:Riccarton, 1956
1021:31st Parliament
1015:
988:30th Parliament
982:
970:29th Parliament
964:
942:28th Parliament
936:
904:27th Parliament
898:
864:Waitemata, 1941
841:26th Parliament
835:
815:
803:
768:
729:
713:
708:
707:
699:
695:
687:
683:
673:
671:
660:
659:
655:
645:
643:
632:
631:
627:
619:
615:
605:
603:
592:
591:
587:
577:
575:
564:
563:
556:
546:
544:
533:
532:
528:
520:
516:
511:
441:Informal votes
395:Godfrey Santon
324:
238:
222:
186:
181:
171:
166:
158:
112:Godfrey Santon
53:
51:
34:
29:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1401:
1391:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1363:
1362:
1360:
1359:
1353:
1351:
1345:
1344:
1342:
1341:
1339:Tauranga, 1993
1336:
1331:
1325:
1323:
1317:
1316:
1314:
1313:
1309:
1307:
1301:
1300:
1298:
1297:
1291:
1289:
1283:
1282:
1280:
1279:
1275:
1273:
1267:
1266:
1264:
1263:
1258:
1256:Onehunga, 1980
1253:
1248:
1242:
1240:
1234:
1233:
1231:
1230:
1225:
1223:Pahiatua, 1977
1220:
1215:
1209:
1207:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1197:
1195:Sydenham, 1974
1191:
1189:
1183:
1182:
1180:
1179:
1173:
1171:
1165:
1164:
1162:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1130:
1128:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1118:
1114:
1112:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1066:
1064:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1054:
1052:Hamilton, 1959
1048:
1046:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1036:
1031:
1025:
1023:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1013:
1008:
1003:
1001:Onehunga, 1953
998:
992:
990:
984:
983:
981:
980:
978:Brooklyn, 1951
974:
972:
966:
965:
963:
962:
960:Westland, 1947
957:
952:
946:
944:
938:
937:
935:
934:
929:
924:
922:Hamilton, 1945
919:
914:
908:
906:
900:
899:
897:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
845:
843:
837:
836:
830:(1996–present)
802:
801:
794:
787:
779:
773:
772:
766:
750:
733:
727:
712:
709:
706:
705:
703:, p. 179.
693:
691:, p. 200.
681:
653:
625:
621:Gustafson 1986
613:
585:
554:
526:
524:, p. 237.
513:
512:
510:
507:
501:
500:
498:
496:
491:
483:
480:
479:
477:
475:
472:
466:
465:
463:
460:
457:
451:
450:
448:
445:
442:
438:
437:
435:
432:
429:
425:
424:
422:
419:
416:
413:
408:
405:
404:
402:
399:
396:
393:
388:
385:
384:
380:
375:
370:
363:
356:
353:
352:
347:
344:
341:
338:
323:
320:
315:
314:
311:
308:
305:
302:
299:
289:
279:National Party
275:
274:
259:
258:
243:
242:
237:
234:
230:National Party
221:
218:
196:
195:
192:
191:
176:
155:
154:
151:
150:
147:
144:
140:
139:
136:
133:
129:
128:
123:
118:
114:
113:
110:
105:
101:
100:
93:
86:
78:
77:
76:9,233 (72.15%)
74:
70:
69:
66:
65:
59:
47:
36:
35:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1400:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1375:
1373:
1358:
1355:
1354:
1352:
1350:
1346:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1326:
1324:
1322:
1318:
1311:
1310:
1308:
1306:
1302:
1296:
1293:
1292:
1290:
1288:
1284:
1277:
1276:
1274:
1272:
1268:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1243:
1241:
1239:
1235:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1218:Mangere, 1977
1216:
1214:
1211:
1210:
1208:
1206:
1202:
1196:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1188:
1184:
1178:
1175:
1174:
1172:
1170:
1166:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1131:
1129:
1127:
1123:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1111:
1107:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1090:Otahuhu, 1963
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1075:Waitaki, 1962
1073:
1071:
1070:Hurunui, 1961
1068:
1067:
1065:
1063:
1059:
1053:
1050:
1049:
1047:
1045:
1041:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1022:
1018:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
993:
991:
989:
985:
979:
976:
975:
973:
971:
967:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
947:
945:
943:
939:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
909:
907:
905:
901:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
884:Hauraki, 1942
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
859:Waipawa, 1940
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
846:
844:
842:
838:
832:
831:
824:
819:
811:
810:
800:
795:
793:
788:
786:
781:
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769:
767:0-474-00177-6
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728:0-475-11200-8
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255:
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240:
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231:
227:
226:Bill Sullivan
217:
215:
211:
210:Bay of Plenty
207:
203:
190:
189:
185:
180:
177:
175:
174:
170:
169:Bill Sullivan
165:
162:
161:
156:
148:
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43:←
42:
41:
37:
25:
19:
1357:Selwyn, 1994
1329:Tamaki, 1992
1295:Timaru, 1985
1213:Nelson, 1976
1144:Petone, 1967
1085:Timaru, 1962
1080:Buller, 1962
1033:
1006:Onslow, 1954
932:Raglan, 1946
912:Awarua, 1944
879:Temuka, 1942
828:
807:
757:
737:
718:
696:
684:
672:. Retrieved
665:
656:
644:. Retrieved
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628:
616:
604:. Retrieved
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588:
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545:. Retrieved
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529:
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382:
377:
372:
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281:nomination:
276:
260:
251:Labour Party
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223:
208:held in the
201:
199:
182:
178:
167:
163:
62:1957 general
49:
45:1954 general
18:
1011:Patea, 1954
809:(1912–1938)
701:Wilson 1985
689:Norton 1988
674:24 February
646:24 February
606:24 February
578:24 February
547:24 February
522:Wilson 1985
367:Percy Allen
292:Percy Allen
206:by-election
184:Percy Allen
143:Percentage
108:Percy Allen
1372:Categories
1159:Hutt, 1968
950:Avon, 1947
711:References
340:Candidate
236:Candidates
220:Background
179:Elected MP
104:Candidate
54:1957-04-06
746:154283103
667:The Press
639:The Press
599:The Press
571:The Press
540:The Press
428:Majority
756:(1986).
486:National
360:National
273:National
267:Manawatu
188:National
173:National
121:National
827:»
814:
806:«
474:13,628
455:Turnout
322:Results
298:in 1954
296:Rotorua
228:of the
85:
73:Turnout
52: (
833:»
812:«
764:
744:
725:
462:72.15
459:9,233
434:12.24
431:1,199
401:41.75
398:4,091
391:Labour
378:53.99
373:5,290
343:Votes
337:Party
241:Labour
204:was a
149:41.75
146:53.99
138:4,091
135:5,290
126:Labour
117:Party
509:Notes
494:Swing
447:0.36
421:4.26
762:ISBN
742:OCLC
723:ISBN
676:2022
648:2022
608:2022
580:2022
549:2022
489:hold
418:417
247:1954
200:The
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