Electoral history of Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Palmer in 1986.

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

1979 by-election

Christchurch Central by-election, 1979[1]
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 S A 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

General election, 1981: Christchurch Central[1]
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
Communist League W E C Iversen 78 0.45
Majority 7,028 41.19 -4.64
Turnout 17,062 85.10 +49.10
Registered electors 20,048

1984 election

General election, 1984: Christchurch Central[1]
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 S A Sadler 123 0.58
Majority 8,508 40.25 -0.94
Turnout 21,137 89.56 +4.46
Registered electors 23,599

1987 election

General election, 1987: Christchurch Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Geoffrey Palmer 11,836 65.28 +1.92
National G L B Burnett 5,031 27.75
Democrats Joe Pounsford 557 3.07 +0.06
Breakfast Party J K Daniels 235 1.29
Socialist Action F J Brereton 196 196
Wizard Party D J Hanlon 119 0.65
Values S V Symons 85 0.46
NZ Party L M Yeoman 70 0.38
Majority 6,805 37.53 -2.72
Turnout 18,129 82.24 -7.32
Registered electors 22,043

Leadership elections

1983 Deputy-leadership election

NameVotesPercentage
Geoffrey Palmer2251.16%
Mike Moore2148.84%

1989 Leadership election

NameVotesPercentage
Geoffrey Palmer4175.92%
Mike Moore1324.08%

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.
  • Bassett, Michael (2008). Working with David: Inside the Lange Cabinet. Auckland: Hodder Moa. ISBN 978-1-86971-094-1.
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