Grey Lynn by-election, 1963

Grey Lynn by-election, 1963
New Zealand
18 May 1963 (1963-05-18)
Turnout 41.48%

 
Candidate Reginald Keeling R J Presland
Party Labour National
Popular vote 4,172 1,791
Percentage 65.84 28.26

Member before election

Fred Hackett
Labour

Elected Member

Reginald Keeling
Labour

The Grey Lynn by-election 1963 was a by-election held in the Grey Lynn electorate in Auckland during the term of the 33rd New Zealand Parliament, on 18 May 1963.

The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Fred Hackett of the Labour Party on 19 March 1963.[1] The by-election was won by Reginald Keeling, also of the Labour Party.[2]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Grey Lynn by-election, 1963[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Reginald Keeling 4,172 65.84
National R J Presland 1,791 28.26
Social Credit W A Ross 246 3.88
Communist George Jackson 128 2.02
Majority 2,381 37.57
Informal votes 24 0.38
Turnout 6,361 41.48 -47.6
Registered electors 15,336
Labour hold Swing

Notes

  1. Wilson 1985, p. 202.
  2. Wilson 1985, p. 209.
  3. Norton 1988, p. 231.

References

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