Electoral history of Norman Kirk

Norman Kirk in 1974.

This is a summary of the electoral history of Norman Kirk, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1972–74), Leader of the Labour Party (1965–74), Member of Parliament for Lyttelton (1957–69) and later Sydenham (1969–74).

Parliamentary elections

1954 election

General election, 1954: Hurunui[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National William Gillespie 6,454 52.3 -8.7
Labour Norman Kirk 4,059 32.9
Social Credit W L Cate 1,829 14.8
Majority 2,395 19.4 -2.6
Turnout 13,524 91.8 +3.9

1957 election

General election, 1957: Lyttelton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk 8,064 48.7
National Harry Lake 7,497 45.2 +4.0
Social Credit Wilfrid Owen 1,014 6.1 -11.7
Majority 567 3.5
Turnout 17,519 94.9 -0.1

1960 election

General election, 1960: Lyttelton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk 7,910 48.7
National J B Hay 7,650 46.1
Social Credit C Munnings 1,040 6.3
Majority 260 1.5 -4.8
Turnout 17,911 93.0 -1.9

1963 election

General election, 1963: Lyttelton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk 9,539 54.0 +5.3
National T D Flint 6,862 38.9
Social Credit C Munnings 1,249 7.1 +0.8
Majority 2,677 15.1 +13.6
Turnout 19,153 92.6 -0.4

1966 election

General election, 1966: Lyttelton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk 9,045 52.0 -2.0
National G P A De Latour 6,924
Social Credit C Munnings 1,424 8.2 +1.1
Majority 2,121 12.2 -2.9
Turnout 19,844 88.0 -4.6

1969 election

General election, 1969: Sydenham[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk 10,575 63.55
National Peter Morrisey 4,549 27.33
Social Credit Joe Pounsford 1,285 7.72 -9.67
Independent I A Moore 121 0.72
Independent Michael "Tubby" Hansen 110 0.66
Majority 6,026 36.21
Turnout 16,640 86.65 +3.95
Registered electors 19,203

1972 election

General election, 1972: Sydenham[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk 11,711 67.45 +3.90
National J F Burn 4,722 27.19
Social Credit A C Easterbrook 758 4.36
Independent Michael "Tubby" Hansen 67 0.38 -0.28
New Democratic J B Elliot 62 0.35
Independent A M Leeman-Smith 42 0.24
Majority 6,989 40.25 +4.04
Turnout 17,362 89.57 +2.92
Registered electors 19,382

Local elections

1953 Kaiapoi mayoral election

Kaiapoi mayoral election, 1953[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk 621 54.86
Independent Owen Hills 511 45.14
Majority 110 9.71
Turnout 1,132
Registered electors

1956 Kaiapoi mayoral election

Kaiapoi mayoral election, 1956[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Norman Kirk Unopposed
Registered electors

Leadership elections

1963 Deputy-leadership election

NameVotesPercentage
Hugh Watt1751.5%
Norman Kirk1648.5%

1965 Leadership election

NameVotesPercentage
Norman Kirk2571.4%
Arnold Nordmeyer1028.6%

Notes

  1. ↑ Norton 1988, pp. 250.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Norton 1988, pp. 263.
  3. ↑ Norton 1988, p. 350.
  4. ↑ Norton 1988, p. 351.
  5. ↑ Grant 2014, pp. 45.
  6. ↑ Grant 2014, pp. 50.

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.
  • Grant, David (2014). The Mighty Totara: The life and times of Norman Kirk. Auckland: Random House. ISBN 9781775535799.
  • Hayward, Margaret (1981). Diary of the Kirk Years. Auckland: Reed Publishing. ISBN 0589013505.
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