Electoral history of Norman Kirk

Norman Kirk in 1974.

This is a summary of the electoral history of Norman Kirk, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1972–74), Leader of the Labour Party (1965–74), Member of Parliament for Lyttelton (1957–69) and later Sydenham (1969–74).

Parliamentary elections

1954 election

General election, 1954: Hurunui[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National William Gillespie 6,454 52.3 -8.7
Labour Norman Kirk 4,059 32.9
Social Credit WL Cate 1,829 14.8
Majority 2,395 19.4 -2.6
Turnout 13,524 91.8 +3.9

1957 election

General election, 1957: Lyttelton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk 8,064 48.7
National Harry Lake 7,497 45.2 +4.0
Social Credit Wilfrid Owen 1,014 6.1 -11.7
Majority 567 3.5
Turnout 17,519 94.9 -0.1

1960 election

General election, 1960: Lyttelton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk 7,910 48.7
National JB Hay 7,650 46.1
Social Credit C Munnings 1,040 6.3
Majority 260 1.5 -4.8
Turnout 17,911 93.0 -1.9

1963 election

General election, 1963: Lyttelton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk 9,539 54.0 +5.3
National TD Flint 6,862 38.9
Social Credit C Munnings 1,249 7.1 +0.8
Majority 2,677 15.1 +13.6
Turnout 19,153 92.6 -0.4

1966 election

General election, 1966: Lyttelton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk 9,045 52.0 -2.0
National GPA De Latour 6,924
Social Credit C Munnings 1,424 8.2 +1.1
Majority 2,121 12.2 -2.9
Turnout 19,844 88.0 -4.6

1969 election

General election, 1969: Sydenham[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk 10,575 63.5
National PJ Morrisey 4,549 27.3
Social Credit JE Pounsford 1,285 7.7 -9.3
Independent IA Moore 121 0.8
Independent CM Hansen 110 0.7
Majority 6,026 36.3
Turnout 19,203 87.1 +3.9

1972 election

General election, 1972: Sydenham[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk 11,711 67.4 +3.9
National JF Burn 4,722 27.2
Social Credit AC Easterbrook 758 4.4
Independent CM Hansen 67 0.4 -0.3
New Democratic JB Elliot 62 0.4
Independent AM Leeman-Smith 42 0.2
Majority 6,989 40.2 +3.9
Turnout 19,382 87.2 +0.1

Local elections

1953 Kaiapoi mayoral election

Kaiapoi mayoral election, 1953[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk 621 54.86
Independent Owen Hills 511 45.14
Majority 110 9.71
Turnout 1,132
Registered electors

1956 Kaiapoi mayoral election

Kaiapoi mayoral election, 1956[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk Unopposed
Registered electors

Leadership elections

1965 Leadership election

NameVotesPercentage
Norman Kirk2571.4%
Arnold Nordmeyer1028.6%

Notes

  1. Norton 1988, pp. 250.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Norton 1988, pp. 263.
  3. Norton 1988, pp. 350.
  4. Norton 1988, pp. 351.
  5. Grant 2014, pp. 45.
  6. Grant 2014, pp. 50.

References

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