Electoral history of Bill Rowling

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).

Bill Rowling in 1975

Parliamentary elections

1960 election
1960 general election: Fendalton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Harry Lake 9,500 55.54
Labour Bill Rowling 6,778 39.62
Social Credit John Forster 826 4.82
Majority 2,722 15.91
Turnout 17,104 90.47 -2.90
Registered electors 18,904

1962 by-election
1962 Buller by-election[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 52.28 +7.30
National Ernie King 5,667 40.37 +1.21
Social Credit E Wells 1,033 7.35
Majority 1,671 11.90 +8.50
Turnout 14,038 90.91 +11.51
Registered electors 15,440

1966 election
General election, 1966: Buller[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Rowling 6,510 48.36 -3.92
National Ernie King 4,668 34.67 -5.70
Social Credit W P B Dobier 2,286 16.97
Majority 1,822 13.53 +1.63
Turnout 13,464 87.98 -2.93
Registered electors 15,303

1969 election
General election, 1969: Buller[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Rowling 8,319 53.36 +5.00
National Ernie King 5,497 35.25 +0.58
Social Credit D L Hodgkinson 1,774 11.37
Majority 2,822 18.10 +4.57
Turnout 15,590 87.67 -0.31
Registered electors 17,782

1972 election
General election, 1972: Tasman[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Rowling 8,046 52.52
National Gerald Hunt 6,212 40.55
Social Credit John Brinsdon 882 5.75
New Democratic Gary Eggers 177 1.15
Majority 1,834 11.97
Turnout 15,317 89.57
Registered electors 17,099

1975 election
General election, 1975: Tasman[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Rowling 8,344 46.09 -6.43
National Peter Malone 7,815 43.17
Social Credit Rudolph Muller 1,020 5.63
Values Patsy J. McGrath 693 3.82
Independent Adrian Hayter 238 1.31
Majority 529 2.92 -9.05
Turnout 18,100 88.22 -1.35
Registered electors 20,516

1978 election
General election, 1978: Tasman[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Rowling 8,973 49.08 +2.99
National Ruth Richardson 7,179 39.27
Social Credit Rudolph Muller 1,726 9.44 +3.81
Values Patsy J. McGrath 362 1.98 -1.84
Independent Christopher Vine 40 0.21
Majority 1,794 9.81 +6.18
Turnout 18,280 78.93 -9.29
Registered electors 23,159

1981 election
General election, 1981: Tasman[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Rowling 8,803 41.57 -7.51
National Edward Krammer 6,557 30.96
Social Credit Pat King 3,664 17.30
Independent Ken Waldron 99 0.46
Majority 2,246 10.60 +0.79
Turnout 19,123 90.30 +11.37
Registered electors 21,176

Leadership elections

1974 Leadership election
Candidate Votes %
Bill Rowling 44 83.01
Hugh Watt 9 16.99
Majority 35 66.03
Turnout 53 —

1980 Leadership election
Candidate Votes %
Bill Rowling 19 51.40
David Lange 18 48.60
Majority 1 2.70
Turnout 37 —

Party elections

1966 Party Conference
1966 Vice-Presidential election; first ballot[4]
Candidate Votes %
Bill Rowling24437.02%
Henry May23836.11%
Sir Basil Arthur17726.85%
1966 Vice-Presidential election; second ballot[4]
Candidate Votes %
Henry May32150.23%
Bill Rowling31849.76%

1967 Party Conference
1967 Vice-Presidential election[5]
Candidate Votes %
Henry May32351.68%
Bill Rowling30248.32%

1968 Party Conference
1968 Vice-Presidential election[6]
Candidate Votes %
Henry May33450.22%
Bill Rowling33149.77%

1969 Party Conference
1969 Presidential election[7]
Candidate Votes %
Norman Douglas38056.80%
Bill Rowling20630.79%
George Webber8312.40%
1969 Vice-Presidential election[7]
Candidate Votes %
Bill Rowling42264.71%
Henry May21231.03%
Sonja Davies416.00%
George Spooner60.87%
Ted Keating20.29%

Notes
  1. Norton 1988, p. 224.
  2. Norton 1988, p. 204.
  3. Norton 1988, pp. 357.
  4. "New President is Mr. N. V. Douglas". The Evening Post. 11 May 1966.
  5. "Labour Officers". The Evening Post. 9 May 1967. p. 19.
  6. "Resounding Election Victory - Mr. Douglas Again President of NZ Labour Party". The Evening Post. 7 May 1968. p. 13.
  7. "Clear Victory as Labour President". The Evening Post. 22 April 1969. p. 14.

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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