761:
30:
1320:
717:
747:
739:
97:
90:
732:
1357:
772:
751:
725:
1386:
220:
168:
1391:
241:
1381:
1350:
1188:
1376:
1396:
1276:
791:
240:
The Labour Party selected Arthur
Alexander Adcock as its candidate. Adcock, a railway worker, was secretary of the local
831:
1343:
1091:
691:
439:
321:
61:
44:
1203:
765:
265:
209:
1193:
1076:
1037:
836:
816:
1096:
976:
938:
869:
859:
811:
796:
897:
307:
1119:
1291:
1263:
1247:
1229:
1213:
1180:
1170:
1147:
1129:
1111:
1068:
1052:
1004:
986:
963:
930:
912:
884:
846:
783:
244:
branch and a member of the
Waimairi County Council. He had contested the seat in 1960 against Gillespie.
213:
1081:
1042:
971:
806:
501:
388:
224:
187:
172:
120:
1281:
1198:
1165:
1137:
994:
943:
920:
902:
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1160:
1032:
1017:
826:
801:
419:
125:
1331:
1299:
1271:
1237:
1155:
1086:
1027:
1022:
948:
874:
854:
821:
634:
614:
594:
574:
554:
953:
1101:
892:
252:
There were several names put forward as potential nominees for the
National Party candidacy:
257:
8:
283:
272:
264:, former member of the Eyre County Council who had contested the National nomination for
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287:
522:
509:
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183:
107:
686:. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science.
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1370:
710:
470:
313:
306:, a farmer at Motunau and radio broadcaster who was National's candidate for
378:
760:
205:
343:
The Social Credit Party selected
Malcolm Jack Clark, an engineer from
639:
619:
599:
579:
559:
328:
1255:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 42nd
Parliament.
1221:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 40th
Parliament.
1060:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 34th
Parliament.
344:
317:
293:
279:
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96:
89:
603:. Vol. C, no. 29499. 28 April 1961. p. 14.
331:
who was a committee member of the
Rangiora National Party
296:
and chairman of
Waipara County Council (grandson of Sir
219:
The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP
643:. Vol. C, no. 29518. 20 May 1961. p. 12.
623:. Vol. C, no. 29515. 17 May 1961. p. 14.
583:. Vol. C, no. 29513. 13 May 1961. p. 13.
563:. Vol. C, no. 29511. 12 May 1961. p. 12.
705:(4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer.
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electorate in North
Canterbury during the term of the
684:
New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987
335:
Ultimately Pickering was chosen to contest the seat.
659:
647:
535:
327:
W. W. Wood, a land agent and bookshop proprietor at
1368:
355:The following table gives the election results:
159:
1326:This New Zealand election-related article is a
1351:
733:
703:New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984
1358:
1344:
740:
726:
768:in the two-party era (1939–1995)
275:and chairman of the Oxford County Council
595:"Hurunui Seat – Farmers Seek Nomination"
555:"Hurunui Seat – Labour Party Candidate"
242:Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
1369:
700:
681:
665:
653:
615:"Hurunui Seat – Mr Pickering To Stand"
541:
721:
575:"Seven National Nominees For Hurunui"
484:
469:
365:
1314:
271:William Murray Dailey, a farmer at
13:
14:
1408:
1387:Politics of the Canterbury Region
347:, as its candidate for the seat.
320:who was National's candidate for
1318:
759:
292:Clutha N. McKenzie, a farmer at
95:
88:
28:
1392:June 1961 events in New Zealand
701:Wilson, James Oakley (1985) .
635:"Nominations For Hurunui Seat"
627:
607:
587:
567:
547:
1:
1382:1961 elections in New Zealand
675:
278:J. A. G. Fulton, a farmer at
230:
1330:. You can help Knowledge by
256:Frederick Ashe, a farmer in
7:
1377:By-elections in New Zealand
766:By-elections in New Zealand
521:The by-election was won by
282:and former chairman of the
214:33rd New Zealand Parliament
10:
1413:
1397:New Zealand election stubs
1313:
1189:Christchurch Central, 1979
350:
1290:
1262:
1246:
1228:
1212:
1179:
1146:
1128:
1110:
1067:
1051:
1003:
985:
962:
929:
911:
883:
845:
782:
682:Norton, Clifford (1988).
500:
456:
377:
374:
371:
368:
157:
80:
72:
38:
26:
1277:Wellington Central, 1992
792:Christchurch South, 1939
528:
360:1961 Hurunui by-election
286:and districts branch of
202:Hurunui by-election 1961
22:1961 Hurunui by-election
832:Christchurch East, 1943
16:New Zealand by-election
1092:Palmerston North, 1967
164:Member before election
50:10 June 1961
1204:East Coast Bays, 1980
1194:Northern Maori, 1980
1077:Southern Maori, 1967
1038:Northern Maori, 1963
837:Northern Maori, 1943
817:Mid-Canterbury, 1942
1097:Eastern Maori, 1967
977:Bay of Plenty, 1957
939:Dunedin North, 1953
870:Dunedin North, 1945
860:Western Maori, 1945
812:Bay of Plenty, 1941
797:Auckland West, 1940
486:Registered electors
362:
216:, on 10 June 1961.
23:
898:Mount Albert, 1947
358:
227:on 23 April 1961.
132:Popular vote
21:
1339:
1338:
1308:
1307:
1120:Marlborough, 1970
777:
756:
519:
518:
288:Federated Farmers
221:William Gillespie
198:
197:
194:
193:
169:William Gillespie
153:
152:
68:
67:
1404:
1360:
1353:
1346:
1322:
1315:
1171:Rangitikei, 1978
769:
764:
763:
748:
742:
735:
728:
719:
718:
714:
697:
669:
663:
657:
651:
645:
644:
631:
625:
624:
611:
605:
604:
591:
585:
584:
571:
565:
564:
551:
545:
539:
523:Lorrie Pickering
396:Lorrie Pickering
380:
363:
357:
304:Lorrie Pickering
298:Thomas Mackenzie
184:Lorrie Pickering
160:
108:Lorrie Pickering
99:
92:
82:
81:
57:
55:
40:
39:
33:
32:
31:
24:
20:
1412:
1411:
1407:
1406:
1405:
1403:
1402:
1401:
1367:
1366:
1365:
1364:
1311:
1309:
1304:
1292:44th Parliament
1286:
1264:43rd Parliament
1258:
1248:42nd Parliament
1242:
1230:41st Parliament
1224:
1214:40th Parliament
1208:
1181:39th Parliament
1175:
1148:38th Parliament
1142:
1130:37th Parliament
1124:
1112:36th Parliament
1106:
1082:Fendalton, 1967
1069:35th Parliament
1063:
1053:34th Parliament
1047:
1043:Grey Lynn, 1963
1005:33rd Parliament
999:
987:32nd Parliament
981:
972:Riccarton, 1956
964:31st Parliament
958:
931:30th Parliament
925:
913:29th Parliament
907:
885:28th Parliament
879:
847:27th Parliament
841:
807:Waitemata, 1941
784:26th Parliament
778:
758:
746:
694:
678:
673:
672:
664:
660:
652:
648:
633:
632:
628:
613:
612:
608:
593:
592:
588:
573:
572:
568:
553:
552:
548:
540:
536:
531:
353:
233:
186:
181:
171:
166:
158:
76:12,557 (74.13%)
53:
51:
34:
29:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1410:
1400:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1363:
1362:
1355:
1348:
1340:
1337:
1336:
1323:
1306:
1305:
1303:
1302:
1296:
1294:
1288:
1287:
1285:
1284:
1282:Tauranga, 1993
1279:
1274:
1268:
1266:
1260:
1259:
1257:
1256:
1252:
1250:
1244:
1243:
1241:
1240:
1234:
1232:
1226:
1225:
1223:
1222:
1218:
1216:
1210:
1209:
1207:
1206:
1201:
1199:Onehunga, 1980
1196:
1191:
1185:
1183:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1173:
1168:
1166:Pahiatua, 1977
1163:
1158:
1152:
1150:
1144:
1143:
1141:
1140:
1138:Sydenham, 1974
1134:
1132:
1126:
1125:
1123:
1122:
1116:
1114:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1073:
1071:
1065:
1064:
1062:
1061:
1057:
1055:
1049:
1048:
1046:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1009:
1007:
1001:
1000:
998:
997:
995:Hamilton, 1959
991:
989:
983:
982:
980:
979:
974:
968:
966:
960:
959:
957:
956:
951:
946:
944:Onehunga, 1953
941:
935:
933:
927:
926:
924:
923:
921:Brooklyn, 1951
917:
915:
909:
908:
906:
905:
903:Westland, 1947
900:
895:
889:
887:
881:
880:
878:
877:
872:
867:
865:Hamilton, 1945
862:
857:
851:
849:
843:
842:
840:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
788:
786:
780:
779:
773:(1996–present)
745:
744:
737:
730:
722:
716:
715:
698:
692:
677:
674:
671:
670:
668:, p. 227.
658:
656:, p. 250.
646:
626:
606:
586:
566:
546:
544:, p. 199.
533:
532:
530:
527:
517:
516:
514:
512:
507:
499:
496:
495:
493:
491:
488:
482:
481:
479:
476:
473:
467:
466:
464:
461:
458:
454:
453:
451:
448:
445:
442:
437:
434:
433:
431:
428:
425:
424:Arthur Adcock
422:
417:
414:
413:
409:
404:
399:
392:
385:
382:
381:
376:
373:
370:
367:
352:
349:
341:
340:
333:
332:
325:
316:, a farmer at
311:
301:
290:
276:
269:
250:
249:
238:
237:
232:
229:
225:National Party
196:
195:
192:
191:
179:Elected Member
176:
155:
154:
151:
150:
147:
144:
140:
139:
136:
133:
129:
128:
123:
118:
114:
113:
112:Arthur Adcock
110:
105:
101:
100:
93:
86:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
66:
65:
59:
47:
36:
35:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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1398:
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1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1361:
1356:
1354:
1349:
1347:
1342:
1341:
1335:
1333:
1329:
1324:
1321:
1317:
1316:
1312:
1301:
1298:
1297:
1295:
1293:
1289:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1269:
1267:
1265:
1261:
1254:
1253:
1251:
1249:
1245:
1239:
1236:
1235:
1233:
1231:
1227:
1220:
1219:
1217:
1215:
1211:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1186:
1184:
1182:
1178:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1161:Mangere, 1977
1159:
1157:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1149:
1145:
1139:
1136:
1135:
1133:
1131:
1127:
1121:
1118:
1117:
1115:
1113:
1109:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1074:
1072:
1070:
1066:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1054:
1050:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1033:Otahuhu, 1963
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1018:Waitaki, 1962
1016:
1014:
1013:Hurunui, 1961
1011:
1010:
1008:
1006:
1002:
996:
993:
992:
990:
988:
984:
978:
975:
973:
970:
969:
967:
965:
961:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
936:
934:
932:
928:
922:
919:
918:
916:
914:
910:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
890:
888:
886:
882:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
852:
850:
848:
844:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
827:Hauraki, 1942
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
802:Waipawa, 1940
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
789:
787:
785:
781:
775:
774:
767:
762:
754:
753:
743:
738:
736:
731:
729:
724:
723:
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695:
693:0-475-11200-8
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602:
601:
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582:
581:
576:
570:
562:
561:
556:
550:
543:
538:
534:
526:
524:
515:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
498:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
483:
480:
477:
474:
472:
468:
465:
462:
459:
455:
452:
449:
446:
443:
441:
440:Social Credit
438:
436:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
421:
418:
416:
415:
412:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
397:
393:
391:
390:
386:
384:
383:
364:
361:
356:
348:
346:
339:Social Credit
338:
337:
336:
330:
326:
323:
319:
315:
314:Derek Quigley
312:
309:
305:
302:
299:
295:
291:
289:
285:
281:
277:
274:
270:
267:
263:
259:
255:
254:
253:
247:
246:
245:
243:
235:
234:
228:
226:
222:
217:
215:
211:
207:
203:
190:
189:
185:
180:
177:
175:
174:
170:
165:
162:
161:
156:
148:
145:
142:
141:
137:
134:
131:
130:
127:
124:
122:
119:
116:
115:
111:
109:
106:
103:
102:
98:
94:
91:
87:
84:
83:
79:
75:
71:
64: →
63:
60:
58:
48:
46:
43:←
42:
41:
37:
25:
19:
1332:expanding it
1325:
1310:
1300:Selwyn, 1994
1272:Tamaki, 1992
1238:Timaru, 1985
1156:Nelson, 1976
1087:Petone, 1967
1028:Timaru, 1962
1023:Buller, 1962
1012:
949:Onslow, 1954
875:Raglan, 1946
855:Awarua, 1944
822:Temuka, 1942
771:
750:
702:
683:
661:
649:
638:
629:
618:
609:
598:
589:
578:
569:
558:
549:
537:
520:
504:
411:
406:
401:
394:
387:
359:
354:
342:
334:
251:
239:
218:
208:held in the
201:
199:
182:
178:
167:
163:
49:
18:
954:Patea, 1954
752:(1912–1938)
666:Wilson 1985
654:Norton 1988
542:Wilson 1985
444:Jack Clark
206:by-election
143:Percentage
1371:Categories
1102:Hutt, 1968
893:Avon, 1947
676:References
369:Candidate
231:Candidates
104:Candidate
54:1961-06-10
711:154283103
640:The Press
620:The Press
600:The Press
580:The Press
560:The Press
457:Majority
502:National
389:National
329:Rangiora
322:Sydenham
248:National
188:National
173:National
121:National
770:»
757:
749:«
490:16,940
475:12,557
471:Turnout
351:Results
345:Waikari
324:in 1960
318:Waipara
310:in 1960
294:Motunau
268:in 1938
266:Kaiapoi
258:Flaxton
223:of the
210:Hurunui
85:
73:Turnout
52: (
776:»
755:«
709:
690:
478:74.13
463:15.00
460:1,884
447:1,153
430:37.91
427:4,760
420:Labour
407:52.91
402:6,644
372:Votes
366:Party
284:Sefton
280:Loburn
273:Oxford
236:Labour
204:was a
149:37.91
146:52.91
138:4,760
135:6,644
126:Labour
117:Party
529:Notes
510:Swing
450:9.18
262:Okuku
1328:stub
707:OCLC
688:ISBN
505:hold
308:Avon
260:and
200:The
62:1963
45:1960
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