Tamaki by-election, 1992

The Tamaki by-election 1992 was a by-election held in the Tāmaki electorate during the 43rd New Zealand Parliament, on 15 February 1992. It was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Sir Robert Muldoon and was won by Clem Simich with a majority of 1,252.[1] The by-election was also notable as the first contested by the recently formed Alliance Party, and for their success in coming second ahead of the Labour Party.

Previous election

1990 general election: Tamaki[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Robert Muldoon 12,191 58.93
Labour Malcolm Johnston 4,599 22.23
Green Richard Green 2,633 12.73
NewLabour B Logue 789 3.81
McGillicuddy Serious C T Young 183 0.88
Democrats C D Thomas 134 0.65
Social Credit C T Willoughby 67 0.32
Independent M F Elliot 49 0.23
Independent Victor Bryers 44 0.21
Majority 7,592 36.70
Turnout 20,689 85.65
National hold Swing
Registered electors 24,154

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Tamaki by-election, 1992[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Clem Simich 7,901 45.45 -13.47
Alliance Chris Leitch 6,649 38.25 +21.061
Labour Verna Smith 2,121 12.20 -10.03
Christian Heritage Clive Thomson 199 1.14
United NZ Tania Harris 118 0.67
Independent Dean Lonergan 105 0.60
McGillicuddy Serious Adrian Holroyd 73 0.42
New Zealand Defence Movement Bevan Skelton 57 0.33
Voters Voice Cliff Emeny 47 0.27
Blokes Liberation Front Frank Barker 46 0.26
Social Credit Colin Maloney 34 0.20
Independent Andrew Aitkenhead 19 0.11
Independent Victor Bryers 7 0.04
Communist League James Robb 7 0.04
Majority 1,252 7.20
Turnout 17,383 71.972 -13.692
National hold Swing -29.49

1 Alliance vote increase over 3,556 combined vote for Green Party, New Labour and Democrats in 1990 election.
2 Based on 1990 election figures.

References

  1. ↑ Gustafson, Barry (2000), His way: a biography of Rob Muldoon, Auckland University Press, pp. 464–465, retrieved 31 May 2013
  2. ↑ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
  3. ↑ Gustafson, Barry (2000), His way: a biography of Robert Muldoon, Auckland University Press, pp. 464–465, retrieved 8 March 2014
  4. ↑ "Voting Statistics for the Electoral Referendum Held on 19 September 1992, The Tamaki By-Election Held on 15 February 1992". Electoral Commission (New Zealand).
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