East Coast Bays by-election 1980

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The East Coast Bays by-election of 1980 was a by-election during the 39th New Zealand Parliament. It was prompted by the resignation of Frank Gill, a National Party MP, to take up a position as New Zealand's ambassador to the United States. It resulted in the election of Gary Knapp, the candidate of the Social Credit Party. This result was unexpected, as minor parties rarely won seats in Parliament at the time.

Name Party Votes Percentage
Gary Knapp Social Credit Party 8061 43.31%
Don Brash National Party 7110 38.20%
Wyn Hoadley Labour Party 3296 17.71%
J S Moore Values Party 144 0.77%
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