Electoral history of Geoffrey Palmer
Appearance
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This is a summary of the electoral history of Geoffrey Palmer, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1989–90), Leader of the Labour Party (1989–90), Member of Parliament for Christchurch Central (1979–90).
Parliamentary elections
[edit]1979 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey Palmer | 6,149 | 64.20 | +3.03 | |
Social Credit | Terry Heffernan | 1,759 | 18.37 | +9.02 | |
National | David Duncan | 1,634 | 17.06 | −8.55 | |
Tory | Suzanne Sadler | 26 | 0.27 | ||
Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | 10 | 0.10 | ||
Majority | 4,390 | 45.83 | +10.27 | ||
Turnout | 9,578 | 36.00 | |||
Registered electors | 26,605 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +11.58 |
1981 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey Palmer | 10,793 | 63.25 | −0.95 | |
National | Ian Wilson | 3,765 | 22.06 | ||
Social Credit | Peter Admore | 2,426 | 14.21 | ||
Independent | Warwick Iversen | 78 | 0.45 | ||
Majority | 7,028 | 41.19 | −4.64 | ||
Turnout | 17,062 | 85.10 | +49.10 | ||
Registered electors | 20,048 |
1984 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey Palmer | 13,394 | 63.36 | +0.11 | |
National | Tony Willy | 4,886 | 23.11 | ||
NZ Party | Murray Ludemann | 2,072 | 9.80 | ||
Social Credit | Joe Pounsford | 662 | 3.13 | ||
Independent | Suzanne Sadler | 123 | 0.58 | ||
Majority | 8,508 | 40.25 | −0.94 | ||
Turnout | 21,137 | 89.56 | +4.46 | ||
Registered electors | 23,599 |
1987 election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey Palmer | 11,836 | 65.28 | +1.92 | |
National | Graham Burnett | 5,031 | 27.75 | ||
Democrats | Joe Pounsford | 557 | 3.07 | +0.06 | |
Breakfast Party | James Daniels | 235 | 1.29 | ||
Socialist Action | Felicity Brereton | 196 | 1.08 | ||
Wizard Party | David Hanlon | 119 | 0.65 | ||
Values | Stephen Symons | 85 | 0.46 | ||
NZ Party | Lynn Yeoman | 70 | 0.38 | ||
Majority | 6,805 | 37.53 | −2.72 | ||
Turnout | 18,129 | 82.24 | −7.32 | ||
Registered electors | 22,043 |
Leadership elections
[edit]1983 Deputy-leadership election
[edit]- First ballot
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Mike Moore | 19 | 44.18 | |
Geoffrey Palmer | 15 | 34.88 | |
Ann Hercus | 9 | 20.93 | |
Majority | 4 | 9.30 | |
Turnout | 43 | — |
- Second ballot
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Geoffrey Palmer | 22 | 51.17 | |
Mike Moore | 21 | 48.83 | |
Majority | 1 | 2.32 | |
Turnout | 43 | — |
1989 Leadership election
[edit]Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Geoffrey Palmer | 41 | 75.92 | |
Mike Moore | 13 | 24.08 | |
Majority | 28 | 51.85 | |
Turnout | 54 | — |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d Norton 1988, p. 206.
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.
- Bassett, Michael (2008). Working with David: Inside the Lange Cabinet. Auckland: Hodder Moa. ISBN 978-1-86971-094-1.