Pahiatua by-election, 1977

Pahiatua by-election, 1977

30 April 1977

MP before election Keith Holyoake National Elected MP John Falloon National

The Pahiatua by-election of 1977 was a by-election for the electorate of Pahiatua on 30 April 1977 during the 38th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the resignation of the previous member Sir Keith Holyoake when he was appointed Governor-General.

The by-election was won by John Falloon, also of the National Party.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Pahiatua by-election, 1977^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	John Falloon	9,059	63.01
	Labour	A. E. Levett	4,280	29.77
	Social Credit	G. W. E. Hislop	844	5.87
	Values	P. W. McHugh	194	1.35
Majority			4,779	33.24
Turnout			14,377	68.49
Registered electors			20,993
	National hold		Swing

References

1. Norton 1988, p. 305.

• 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.
• Wood, G. A. (1996) [1987]. Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2 ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. p. 113. ISBN 1 877133 00 0.