Grey Lynn by-election, 1963

Grey Lynn by-election, 1963

19 March 1963

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	G E Jackson	128	2.02
Majority			2,381	37.57
Informal votes			24	0.38
Turnout			6,361	41.48
Registered electors			15,336
	Labour hold		Swing

Notes

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

References

• Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.