Grey Lynn by-election, 1963

Grey Lynn by-election, 1963
18 May 1963 (1963-05-18)
Turnout 41.48%

 
Candidate Reginald Keeling Raymond John 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]

Candidates

The Labour Party selected Reginald Keeling as their candidate. Keeling had previously been MP for Gisborne (1949–61; 1954–60).[2] Raymond John Presland was chosen to contest the seat for the National Party. He had contested Auckland Central for National in 1960.[3] William Alexander Ross stood for the Social Credit Party. Previously he had contested the safe Labour seat of Ponsonby in the 1957 and 1960 elections.[4] George Jackson contested the seat for the Communist Party of New Zealand. An orchardist by profession, he was Chairman of the CPNZ at the time.[5] He likewise had stood in Ponsonby in both 1957 and 1960.[4]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Grey Lynn by-election, 1963[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Reginald Keeling 4,172 65.84
National Raymond John Presland 1,791 28.26
Social Credit William Alexander Ross 246 3.88
Communist George Jackson 128 2.02
Informal votes 24 0.38
Majority 2,381 37.57
Turnout 6,361 41.48 -44.66
Registered electors 15,336
Labour hold Swing

Aftermath

Keeling did not stand for Grey Lynn at the 1963 general election, standing instead in North Shore where he was defeated. Ritchie Macdonald instead transferred to Grey Lynn following the abolition of his seat of Ponsonby.[7] Both Jackson and Ross contested Grey Lynn again in 1963.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 202.
  2. 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 209.
  3. ↑ Norton 1988, pp. 193.
  4. 1 2 Norton 1988, p. 320.
  5. ↑ "Jackson, George, 1908–2000". Alexander Turnbull Library. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 Norton 1988, p. 231.
  7. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 214.

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.
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