Electoral history of Bill Rowling

Bill Rowling in 1962.

This is a summary of the electoral history of Bill Rowling, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1974–75), Leader of the Labour Party (1974–83), Member of Parliament for Buller (1962–72) and later Tasman (1972–84).

Parliamentary elections

1960 election

General election, 1960: Fendalton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Harry Lake 9,500 55.6
Labour Bill Rowling 6,778 39.6
Social Credit J J Forster 826 4.8
Majority 2,722 16.0
Turnout 18,904 90.7 -2.9

1962 by-election

Buller by-election, 1962[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Rowling 5,242 44.98
National Ernie King 4,846 41.58 +5.58
Social Credit P. H. Matthews 1,566 13.44 -1.36
Majority 396 3.40
Informal votes 37 0.32
Turnout 11,691 79.40 -12.70
Registered electors 14,724
Labour hold Swing

1963 election

General election, 1963: Buller[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Rowling 7,338 52.3 +7.3
National Ernie King 5,667 40.4 +4.4
Social Credit E Wells 1,033 7.3
Majority 1,671 11.9 +8.5
Turnout 15,440 91.2 +11.9

1966 election

General election, 1966: Buller[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Rowling 6,510 48.3 -4.00
National Ernie King 4,668 34.8 -7.6
Social Credit W P B Doiger 2,286 16.9 +9.6
Majority 1,822 13.5 +1.6
Turnout 15,303 88.4 -2.8

1969 election

General election, 1969: Buller[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Rowling 8,319 53.4 +5.1
National Ernie King 5,497 35.2 +0.4
Social Credit D L Hodgkinson 1,774 11.4
Majority 2,822 18.3 +4.8
Turnout 17,782 88.0 -0.4

1972 election

General election, 1972: Tasman[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Rowling 8,046 52.5
National Gerald Hunt 6,212 40.6
Social Credit J B Bundson 882 5.8
New Democratic Gary Eggers 177 1.1
Majority 1,834 11.9
Turnout 17,099 89.9

1975 election

General election, 1975: Tasman[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Rowling 8,344 46.1 -6.4
National Peter Malone 7,815 43.2
Social Credit R Muller 1,020 5.6
Values Patsy J McGrath 693 3.8
Independent Adrian Hayter 238 1.3
Majority 529 2.9 -9.0
Turnout 20,516 88.6 -1.3

1978 election

General election, 1978: Tasman[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Rowling 8,973 49.1 +3.0
National Ruth Richardson 7,179 39.3
Social Credit R Muller 1,726 9.4 +4.8
Values Patsy J McGrath 362 2.0 -1.8
Independent Christopher Vine 40 0.2
Majority 1,794 9.8 +6.9
Turnout 23,159 79.4 -9.2

1981 election

General election, 1981: Tasman[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Rowling 8,803 46.0 -3.1
National Edward Krammer 6,557 34.3
Social Credit Pat King 3,664 19.2
Independent S K Waldron 99 0.5
Majority 2,246 11.7 +2.5
Turnout 21,176 90.3 +11.1

Leadership elections

1974 Leadership election

NameVotesPercentage
Bill Rowling4483.0%
Hugh Watt917.0%

1980 Leadership election

NameVotesPercentage
Bill Rowling1951%
David Lange1849%

Notes

References

  • 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.
  • Henderson, John (1981). Rowling: The Man and the Myth. Christchurch: Fraser Books. ISBN 0-908620-03-9.
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