Christchurch Central by-election 1979

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The Christchurch Central by-election of 1979 was a by-election during the 39th New Zealand Parliament. It was prompted by the death of Bruce Barclay, a Labour Party MP, and resulted in Geoffrey Palmer, also of the Labour Party, being elected to replace him. Palmer would eventually go on to become Prime Minister. The by-election was somewhat embarrassing for the National Party, whose candidate was pushed into third place by Social Credit's Terry Heffernan.

Name Party Votes Percentage
Geoffrey Palmer Labour Party 6,149 64.2%
Terry Heffernan Social Credit Party 1,759 18.4%
D P Duncan National Party 1,634 17.1%
S A Sadler Tory Party 26 0.27%
Michael Hansen Economic Euthenics Party 10 0.10%
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