Electoral history of Jim McLay

This is a summary of the electoral history of Jim McLay, Leader of the National Party (1984–86), and Member of Parliament for Birkenhead (1975–87).

Parliamentary elections

1975 election
General election, 1975: Birkenhead[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Jim McLay 10,871 51.76
Labour Norman King 8,055 38.35 -11.46
Values Ray Tomes 1,253 5.96
Social Credit George Thew 907 4.31 -1.17
Independent Noel John Hardie 14 0.06
Majority 2,816 13.40 -0.23
Turnout 21,000 84.83 -5.32
Registered electors 24,753

1978 election
General election, 1978: Birkenhead[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Jim McLay 9,350 48.62 -3.14
Labour Rex Stanton 6,816 35.44
Social Credit Des Long 2,583 13.43
Values Keith Wargeant 480 2.49
Majority 2,534 13.17
Turnout 19,229 71.53 -13.30
Registered electors 26,882

1981 election
General election, 1981: Birkenhead[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Jim McLay 9,672 46.51 -2.11
Labour Bill Smith 7,568 36.39
Social Credit Mervyn Adair 3,552 17.08
Majority 2,104 10.11 -3.06
Turnout 20,792 90.07 +18.54
Registered electors 23,082

1984 election
General election, 1984: Birkenhead[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Jim McLay 9,547 43.82 -2.69
Labour John Course 7,830 35.94
NZ Party Janie Pearce 3,761 17.26
Social Credit Bruce Raymond Sheppard 648 2.97
Majority 1,717 7.88 -2.23
Turnout 21,786 93.22 +3.15
Registered electors 23,370

Leadership elections

1984 deputy leadership election
NameVotesPercentage
Jim McLay2553.19%
Jim Bolger1531.91%
Bill Birch714.89%

1984 leadership election
NameVotesPercentage
Jim McLay2262.85%
Jim Bolger822.85%
Robert Muldoon514.28%

1986 leadership election
NameVotesPercentage
Jim Bolger2565.78%
Jim McLay1334.22%

Notes
  1. Norton 1988, pp. 202.

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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