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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox election The Bay of Plenty by-election 1957 was a by-election held in the Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate in the Bay of Plenty during the term of the 31st New Zealand Parliament on 6 April 1957.

Background

The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Bill Sullivan of the National Party for personal reasons on 13 February 1957.Шаблон:Sfn

Candidates

Labour

Thomas Godfrey Santon, a Taneaua dairy farmer who stood in the Bay of Plenty seat in Шаблон:NZ election link year, was selected to stand in the seat again for the Labour Party.[1][2]

Liberal Federation

Reginald Joseph Pedley stood for the Liberal Federation, 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 Шаблон:NZ electorate link in 1954, but regretted his nomination.[2]

National

There were seven names that went forward for the National Party nomination:[3]Шаблон:Sfn

  • Lance Adams-Schneider, a businessman and member of the Taumarunui Borough Council
  • Percy Allen, a plastering contractor and National's candidate for Шаблон:NZ electorate link in 1954
  • Donald C. Butler, a farmer and Chairman of the Whakatane County Council
  • A. T. Dillon, a farmer from Te Kuiti
  • Toby Gambrill, a lawyer from Gisborne
  • David Norman Perry, secretary of the Tekaha Co-operative Dairy Company and secretary of the New Life Movement in the Presbyterian Church
  • D. S. Radcliffe, a farmer from Edgecombe

Butler, the chairman of the South Auckland division of the National Party, was initially seen as the likeliest candidate to win the National nomination.[4] 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.[5]

Results

The following table gives the election results: Шаблон:Bay of Plenty by-election, 1957

The by-election was won by Allen who remained MP for the electorate until he retired in 1975.Шаблон:Sfn

Notes

Шаблон:Reflist

References

Шаблон:1939–1995 New Zealand by-elections