36th New Zealand Parliament
The 36th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1969 general election on 29 November of that year.
1969 general election
The 1969 general election was held on Saturday, 29 November.[1] A total of 84 MPs were elected; 55 represented North Island electorates, 25 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates; this was an increase in the number of MPs by four since the 1966 election. 1,519,889 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 88.9%.[1]
Sessions
The 36th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 20 October 1972.
| Session | Opened | Adjouned |
| first | 12 March 1970 | 3 December 1970 |
| second | 25 February 1971 | 17 December 1971 |
| third | 7 June 1972 | 20 October 1972 |
Ministries
The National Party had come to power at the 1960 election, and Keith Holyoake had formed the second Holyoake Ministry on 12 December 1960, which stayed in power until Holyoake stepped down in early 1972. He was succeeded by Jack Marshall, who formed the Marshall Ministry on 7 February of that year. The second National Government was defeated at the 25 November 1972 election.
Initial composition of the 36th Parliament
The table below shows the results of the 1969 general election:
Key
National
Labour
Social Credit
Independent
Electorate results for the New Zealand general election, 1969
| Electorate | Incumbent | Winner | Majority | Runner up |
| General electorates |
| Ashburton |
|
Colin McLachlan |
2,590 |
|
A J Srhoy |
| Auckland Central |
|
Norman Douglas |
1,124 |
|
W C Edwards |
| Avon |
|
John Mathison |
5,600 |
|
A E Ansell |
| Awarua |
|
Gordon Grieve |
|
Hugh Templeton |
906 |
|
Aubrey Begg |
| Bay of Plenty |
|
Percy Allen |
3,440 |
|
B R Kelly |
| Birkenhead |
(new electorate) |
|
Norman King |
1,701 |
|
Don McKinnon |
| Buller |
|
Bill Rowling |
2,822 |
|
Ernie King |
| Christchurch Central |
|
Robert Macfarlane |
|
Bruce Barclay |
3,406 |
|
C L Knight |
| Clutha |
|
Peter Gordon |
3,618 |
|
L J McKay |
| Dunedin Central |
|
Brian MacDonell |
3,949 |
|
Mrs M M Reichwein |
| Dunedin North |
|
Ethel McMillan |
2,929 |
|
Mrs J W Williams |
| Eden |
|
John Rae |
67 |
|
Keith Sinclair[nb 1] |
| Egmont |
|
Venn Young |
4,280 |
|
T McGreevy |
| Franklin |
|
Alfred E. Allen |
5,495 |
|
T N Tuhimata |
| Gisborne |
|
Esme Tombleson |
781 |
|
T Davey |
| Grey Lynn |
|
Ritchie Macdonald |
|
Eddie Isbey |
2,915 |
|
J Meder |
| Hamilton West |
(new electorate) |
|
Leslie Munro |
1,878 |
|
R D Reese |
| Hastings |
|
Duncan MacIntyre |
706 |
|
Richard Mayson |
| Hauraki |
|
Arthur Kinsella |
|
Leo Schultz |
2,121 |
|
Dorothy Jelicich |
| Hawkes Bay |
|
Richard Harrison |
3,416 |
|
David Butcher |
| Henderson |
(new electorate) |
|
Martyn Finlay |
5,340 |
|
A H Clark |
| Heretaunga |
|
Ron Bailey |
1,375 |
|
R M Miller |
| Hobson |
|
Vernon Cracknell |
|
Logan Sloane |
1,252 |
|
Vernon Cracknell |
| Hutt |
|
Trevor Young |
1,775 |
|
D Lee |
| Invercargill |
|
Ralph Hanan |
|
John Chewings |
1,031 |
|
T D Young |
| Island Bay |
|
Arnold Nordmeyer |
|
Gerald O'Brien |
1,348 |
|
F F Curry |
| Karori |
|
Jack Marshall |
6,226 |
|
R C Tombs |
| Lyttelton |
|
Norman Kirk |
|
Tom McGuigan |
292 |
|
G P A de Latour |
| Manawatu |
|
Les Gandar |
1,323 |
|
E J Hemmingsen |
| Mangere |
(new electorate) |
|
Colin Moyle |
4,588 |
|
N C Slater |
| Manukau |
|
Colin Moyle |
|
Roger Douglas |
875 |
|
R A Walden |
| Manurewa |
|
Phil Amos |
1,371 |
|
Patrick Norman Baker |
| Marlborough |
|
Tom Shand |
2,460 |
|
Ian Brooks |
| Marsden |
|
Donald McKay |
1,101 |
|
Murray Smith |
| Miramar |
|
Bill Young |
1,789 |
|
C T Troughton |
| Mt Albert |
|
Warren Freer |
2,837 |
|
Gavin Downie |
| Napier |
|
Gordon Christie |
1,970 |
|
T J Dunleavy |
| Nelson |
|
Stanley Whitehead |
1,248 |
|
R A McLennan |
| New Lynn |
|
Jonathan Hunt |
3,600 |
|
V J Watson |
| New Plymouth |
|
Ron Barclay |
1,000 |
|
B E Clark |
| North Shore |
|
George Gair |
3,964 |
|
D F Dugdale |
| Oamaru |
(new electorate) |
|
Allan Dick |
497 |
|
N Agnew |
| Onehunga |
|
Hugh Watt |
4,539 |
|
Mrs D T L Double |
| Otago Central |
|
John George |
|
Murray Rose |
1,086 |
|
B O Griffiths |
| Otaki |
|
Allan McCready |
2,037 |
|
John Scott |
| Pahiatua |
|
Keith Holyoake |
4,920 |
|
Trevor de Cleene |
| Pakuranga |
|
Bob Tizard |
1,253 |
|
N W Holmes |
| Palmerston North |
|
Joe Walding |
161 |
|
G N Cruden |
| Papanui |
(new electorate) |
|
Bert Walker |
2,096 |
|
M P Hobbs |
| Petone |
|
Fraser Colman |
3,450 |
|
F J Handy |
| Piako |
|
Jack Luxton |
4,426 |
|
George Bryant |
| Porirua |
|
Henry May |
|
Gerard Wall |
2,744 |
|
P W Mitchell |
| Raglan |
|
Douglas Carter |
593 |
|
D I Sinclair |
| Rangiora |
|
Herbert Pickering |
1,143 |
|
Paul Piesse |
| Rangitikei |
|
Norman Shelton |
4,214 |
|
D J Duggan |
| Remuera |
|
Allan Highet |
7,097 |
|
Hamish Keith |
| Riccarton |
|
Mick Connelly |
|
Eric Holland |
2,939 |
|
A C McEwen |
| Rodney |
|
Jack Scott |
|
Peter Wilkinson |
2,832 |
|
N C McConachy |
| Roskill |
|
Arthur Faulkner |
3,296 |
|
A W G Cook |
| Rotorua |
|
Harry Lapwood |
1,198 |
|
Charles Bennett |
| St Albans |
|
Bert Walker |
|
Roger Drayton |
909 |
|
I G B Wilson |
| St Kilda |
|
William Fraser |
3,795 |
|
L G Anderson |
| South Canterbury |
(new electorate) |
|
Rob Talbot |
1,215 |
|
M A Cameron |
| Stratford |
|
David Thomson |
4,158 |
|
L H Stockbridge |
| Sydenham |
|
Mabel Howard |
|
Norman Kirk |
6,026 |
|
P J Morrissey |
| Tamaki |
|
Robert Muldoon |
6,088 |
|
A D Bolton |
| Taupo |
|
Rona Stevenson |
107 |
|
A J Ingram |
| Tauranga |
|
George Walsh |
2,704 |
|
R F Dillon |
| Timaru |
|
Basil Arthur |
3,101 |
|
D A J Walker |
| Waikato |
(new electorate) |
|
Lance Adams-Schneider |
3,408 |
|
A E George |
| Waimarino |
|
Roy Jack |
2,213 |
|
S A Cameron |
| Wairarapa |
|
Haddon Donald |
|
Jack Williams |
467 |
|
Haddon Donald |
| Waitemata |
|
Norman King |
|
Frank Gill |
1,052 |
|
Michael Bassett |
| Waitomo |
|
David Seath |
5,674 |
|
N R D Shewan |
| Wallace |
|
Brian Talboys |
4,532 |
|
J Robson |
| Wanganui |
|
George Spooner |
|
William Tolhurst |
959 |
|
G A Spooner |
| Wellington Central |
|
Dan Riddiford |
2,200 |
|
Mrs O E Smuts-Kennedy |
| Western Hutt |
(new electorate) |
|
Henry May |
1,421 |
|
Egan E Ogier |
| Westland |
|
Paddy Blanchfield |
1,879 |
|
Barry Dallas |
| Wigram |
(new electorate) |
|
Mick Connelly |
3,200 |
|
J R Dawson |
| Māori electorates |
| Eastern Maori |
|
Paraone Reweti |
3,487 |
|
Henare Kohere Ngata |
| Northern Maori |
|
Matiu Rata |
4,758 |
|
Graham Latimer |
| Southern Maori |
|
Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan |
6,630 |
|
N W Pomare |
| Western Maori |
|
Iriaka Matiu Ratana |
|
Koro Wētere |
7,530 |
|
P J Hura |
Table footnotes:
- ↑ Sinclair was first on election night for Eden (by 35 votes), but lost when special votes were included
By-elections during 36th Parliament
There was one by-election held during the term of the 36th Parliament.
Notes
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
- Templeton, Ian; Eunson, Keith (1972). In the Balance: Election '72. Dunedin: John McIndoe.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
