Electoral history of Robert Muldoon
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This is a summary of the electoral history of Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1975–84), Leader of the National Party (1974–84), and Member of Parliament for Tamaki (1960–91).
Parliamentary elections
[edit]1954 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Warren Freer | 8,441 | 57.81 | +5.59 | |
National | Robert Muldoon | 5,215 | 35.72 | ||
Social Credit | Walter Crispin | 943 | 6.45 | ||
Majority | 3,226 | 22.09 | +17.65 | ||
Turnout | 14,599 | 92.22 | +1.66 | ||
Registered electors | 15,830 |
1957 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Norman King | 8,771 | 53.52 | +6.99 | |
National | Robert Muldoon | 6,580 | 40.15 | ||
Social Credit | Byrt Jordan | 1,036 | 6.32 | −3.09 | |
Majority | 2,191 | 13.37 | +10.89 | ||
Turnout | 16,387 | 94.83 | +3.20 | ||
Registered electors | 17,280 |
1960 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Robert Muldoon | 8,728 | 53.58 | ||
Labour | Bob Tizard | 7,580 | 46.54 | −4.07 | |
Social Credit | Eric Ernest McGowan | 352 | 2.16 | ||
Communist | Rita Smith | 77 | 0.47 | ||
Majority | 1,148 | 7.04 | |||
Turnout | 16,287 | 89.85 | −6.22 | ||
Registered electors | 18,125 |
1963 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Robert Muldoon | 9,645 | 59.10 | +5.52 | |
Labour | Norman Finch | 5,891 | 36.09 | ||
Social Credit | Joseph F. Richards | 382 | 2.34 | ||
Liberal | Robert Arthur Allen | 307 | 1.88 | ||
Communist | Donald McEwan | 94 | 0.57 | ||
Majority | 3,754 | 23.00 | +15.96 | ||
Turnout | 16,319 | 92.97 | +3.12 | ||
Registered electors | 17,552 |
1966 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Robert Muldoon | 9,248 | 55.37 | −3.73 | |
Labour | Kevin Ryan | 6,421 | 38.44 | ||
Social Credit | Keith Harold Arthur Branch | 1,032 | 6.17 | ||
Majority | 2,827 | 16.92 | −6.08 | ||
Turnout | 16,701 | 85.64 | −7.33 | ||
Registered electors | 19,501 |
1969 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Robert Muldoon | 11,513 | 65.14 | +9.77 | |
Labour | Alfred David Bolton | 5,425 | 30.69 | ||
Social Credit | Keith Harold Arthur Branch | 496 | 2.80 | −3.37 | |
Independent | Gladys May Thorpy | 239 | 1.35 | ||
Majority | 6,088 | 34.44 | +17.52 | ||
Turnout | 17,673 | 90.70 | +5.06 | ||
Registered electors | 19,485 |
1972 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Robert Muldoon | 10,146 | 57.77 | −7.37 | |
Labour | Alan Hedger | 5,556 | 31.63 | ||
Values | Graeme Raymond Jessup | 876 | 4.98 | ||
Social Credit | James Robinson | 714 | 4.06 | ||
Socialist Unity | Bill Andersen | 108 | 0.61 | ||
Socialist Party | Ernie Higdon | 83 | 0.47 | ||
Independent National | George Mullenger | 48 | 0.27 | ||
New Democratic | Ian Upton | 31 | 0.17 | ||
Majority | 4,590 | 26.13 | −8.31 | ||
Turnout | 17,562 | 90.99 | −0.29 | ||
Registered electors | 19,301 |
1975 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Robert Muldoon | 11,836 | 62.38 | +4.61 | |
Labour | Tim Kaye | 5,101 | 26.88 | ||
Values | Brent Impey | 1,258 | 6.63 | ||
Social Credit | David Stevens | 725 | 3.82 | ||
Socialist Unity | Bill Andersen | 39 | 0.20 | −0.41 | |
Socialist Party | Ernie Higdon | 12 | 0.06 | −0.41 | |
Majority | 6,735 | 35.50 | +9.37 | ||
Turnout | 18,971 | 84.30 | −6.69 | ||
Registered electors | 22,502 |
1978 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Robert Muldoon | 11,814 | 56.69 | −5.69 | |
Labour | Audie Cooke-Pennefather | 5,504 | 26.41 | ||
Social Credit | Les Tasker | 2,360 | 11.32 | ||
Values | J Woolnough | 791 | 3.79 | ||
Progressive National | D Harden | 276 | 1.32 | ||
Socialist Unity | Bill Andersen | 62 | 0.29 | +0.09 | |
Independent | P T P Grace | 22 | 0.10 | ||
United | A H Greig | 8 | 0.03 | ||
Majority | 6,310 | 30.28 | −5.22 | ||
Turnout | 20,837 | 68.33 | −15.97 | ||
Registered electors | 30,491 |
1981 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Robert Muldoon | 11,543 | 53.51 | −3.18 | |
Labour | Richard Northey | 6,390 | 29.62 | ||
Social Credit | John Stevens | 3,449 | 15.98 | ||
Socialist Unity | Bill Andersen | 188 | 0.87 | +0.58 | |
Majority | 5,153 | 23.88 | −6.40 | ||
Turnout | 21,570 | 88.56 | +20.23 | ||
Registered electors | 24,356 |
1984 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Robert Muldoon | 10,414 | 46.35 | −7.16 | |
Labour | Robin Tulloch | 6,656 | 29.62 | ||
NZ Party | John Hodgson | 4,545 | 20.23 | ||
Social Credit | Eddie Hagen | 616 | 2.74 | ||
Values | Brett Cunningham | 93 | 0.41 | ||
Women's | Sandi Hall | 89 | 0.39 | ||
Independent | D B Butler | 51 | 0.22 | ||
Majority | 3,758 | 16.72 | −7.16 | ||
Turnout | 22,464 | 91.29 | +2.73 | ||
Registered electors | 24,607 |
1987 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Robert Muldoon | 10,466 | 52.03 | +5.68 | |
Labour | Carl Harding | 8,519 | 42.35 | ||
Democrats | Richard John Pittams | 668 | 3.32 | ||
NZ Party | D T Roberts | 343 | 1.70 | ||
Values | Bruce Symondson | 119 | 0.59 | ||
Majority | 1,947 | 9.67 | −7.05 | ||
Turnout | 20,115 | 84.79 | −6.50 | ||
Registered electors | 23,721 |
1990 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Robert Muldoon | 12,191 | 58.93 | +6.90 | |
Labour | Malcolm Johnston | 4,599 | 22.23 | ||
Green | Richard Green | 2,633 | 12.73 | ||
NewLabour | Bill Logue | 789 | 3.81 | ||
McGillicuddy Serious | Craig Thomas Young | 183 | 0.88 | ||
Democrats | Craig Douglas Thomas | 134 | 0.65 | ||
Social Credit | Charles Thomas Willoughby | 67 | 0.32 | ||
Independent | Matthew Ford Elliot | 49 | 0.23 | ||
Independent | Victor Bryers | 44 | 0.21 | ||
Majority | 7,592 | 36.70 | +27.03 | ||
Turnout | 20,689 | 85.65 | −0.86 | ||
Registered electors | 24,154 |
Leadership elections
[edit]1972 leadership election
[edit]Name | Votes | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Jack Marshall | 26 | 59.10% | |
Robert Muldoon | 18 | 40.90% |
1984 leadership election
[edit]Name | Votes | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Jim McLay | 22 | 62.85% | |
Jim Bolger | 8 | 22.85% | |
Robert Muldoon | 5 | 14.28% |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Norton 1988, p. 280.
- ^ Norton 1988, pp. 379.
- ^ a b c d Norton 1988, pp. 353.
- ^ a b c d e f Norton 1988, pp. 354.
- ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
- ^ Gustafson, Barry (2000), His way: a biography of Robert Muldoon, Auckland University Press, pp. 464–465, ISBN 9781869402365, retrieved 8 March 2014
References
[edit]- 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.