Английская Википедия:1961 Hurunui by-election
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The Hurunui by-election 1961 was a by-election held in the Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate in North Canterbury during the term of the 33rd New Zealand Parliament, on 10 June 1961.
The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP William Gillespie of the National Party on 23 April 1961.Шаблон:Sfn
Candidates
- Labour
The Labour Party selected Arthur Alexander Adcock as its candidate. Adcock, a railway worker, was secretary of the local Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants branch and a member of the Waimairi County Council. He had contested the seat in 1960 against Gillespie.[1]
- National
There were several names put forward as potential nominees for the National Party candidacy:[2][3]
- Frederick Ashe, a farmer in Flaxton and Okuku, former member of the Eyre County Council who had contested the National nomination for Шаблон:NZ electorate link in 1938
- William Murray Dailey, a farmer at Oxford and chairman of the Oxford County Council
- J. A. G. Fulton, a farmer at Loburn and former chairman of the Sefton and districts branch of Federated Farmers
- Clutha N. McKenzie, a farmer at Motunau and chairman of Waipara County Council (grandson of Sir Thomas Mackenzie)
- Lorrie Pickering, a farmer at Motunau and radio broadcaster who was National's candidate for Шаблон:NZ electorate link in 1960
- Derek Quigley, a farmer at Waipara who was National's candidate for Шаблон:NZ electorate link in 1960
- W. W. Wood, a land agent and bookshop proprietor at Rangiora who was a committee member of the Rangiora National Party
Ultimately Pickering was chosen to contest the seat.[4]
- Social Credit
The Social Credit Party selected Malcolm Jack Clark, an engineer from Waikari, as its candidate for the seat.[5]
Results
The following table gives the election results: Шаблон:Hurunui by-election, 1961
The by-election was won by Lorrie Pickering.Шаблон:Sfn
Notes
References
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