Onehunga by-election, 1980
The Onehunga by-election of 1980 was a by-election for the Onehunga electorate during the 39th New Zealand Parliament. It was prompted by the death of Frank Rogers, a Labour Party MP. It was held on 7 June 1980[1] and was won by Fred Gerbic, also of the Labour Party.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Gerbic | 6,543 | 48.11 | ||
National | Sue Wood | 5,336 | 39.24 | ||
Social Credit | T. K. Wood | 1,535 | 11.29 | ||
Independent | S. C. Perry | 134 | 0.99 | ||
Cheer Up | V. L. Terreni | 35 | 0.26 | ||
Imperial British Conservative | J. M. Overton | 17 | 0.13 | ||
Majority | 1,207 | 8.89 | |||
Turnout | 13,600 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
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