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
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 183 0.88
Democrats C D Thomas 134 0.65
Social Credit 67 0.32
  Others 93 0.45
Majority 7,592 36.70
Turnout 20,689 85.65
National hold Swing
Registered electors 24,154

Results

Tamaki by-election, 1992
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
  11 minor party and independent candidates2 712 4.10
Majority 1,252 7.20
Turnout 17,383 71.973 -13.693
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 Includes Clive Thomson (Christian Heritage), Andrew Aitkenhead, and nine others so far unresearched.
3 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