Electoral_history_of_David_Lange
This is a summary of the electoral history of David Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1984–89), Leader of the Labour Party (1983–89), Member of Parliament for Mangere (1977–96).
1975 election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Neill Austin | 9,559 | 51.68 | ||
Social Credit | Howard Manning | 5,458 | 29.51 | +0.55 | |
Labour | David Lange | 2,703 | 14.61 | ||
Values | Richard Alspach | 774 | 4.18 | ||
Majority | 4,101 | 22.17 | +14.93 | ||
Turnout | 18,494 | 84.19 | +4.22 | ||
Registered electors | 21,965 |
Close
1977 by-election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Lange | 9,766 | 58.27 | ||
National | Clem Simich | 5,107 | 30.48 | ||
Social Credit | Bill Owens | 1,026 | 6.10 | -0.07 | |
Values | Frank Grayson | 789 | 4.71 | -1.02 | |
Worker's Labour | Barry Moss | 28 | 0.17 | ||
Alpha | Paul Magoffin | 18 | 0.11 | ||
Independent Labour | Barry Shaw | 17 | 0.10 | ||
Socialist Action | Brigid Mulrennan | 7 | 0.04 | ||
Majority | 4,659 | 27.80 | |||
Turnout | 16,758 | 64.31 | -15.35 | ||
Registered electors | 26,058 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Close
1978 election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Lange | 9,104 | 66.23 | +7.96 | |
National | Peter Saunders | 2,841 | 20.67 | ||
Social Credit | H J Meiklejohn | 1,655 | 12.04 | ||
Values | V A Strachan | 144 | 1.04 | ||
Majority | 6,263 | 45.56 | +17.76 | ||
Turnout | 13,744 | 63.92 | -0.39 | ||
Registered electors | 21,499 |
Close
1981 election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Lange | 8,739 | 62.25 | -3.98 | |
Social Credit | John Petit | 2,933 | 20.89 | ||
National | David Perry | 2,366 | 16.85 | ||
Majority | 5,806 | 41.35 | -4.21 | ||
Turnout | 14,038 | 82.57 | +18.65 | ||
Registered electors | 17,001 |
Close
1984 election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Lange | 10,676 | 72.83 | +10.58 | |
National | Peter Saunders | 2,301 | 15.69 | ||
NZ Party | John Meyer | 1,096 | 7.47 | ||
Social Credit | Terry John Brooks | 584 | 3.98 | ||
Majority | 8,375 | 57.13 | +15.78 | ||
Turnout | 14,657 | 86.21 | +3.64 | ||
Registered electors | 17,001 |
Close
1987 election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Lange | 8,804 | 70.60 | -2.23 | |
National | Ron Jeffery | 2,785 | 22.33 | ||
Democrats | Ken Harris | 724 | 5.80 | ||
Mana Motuhake (political party) | K K Pene | 156 | 1.25 | ||
Majority | 6,019 | 48.27 | -8.86 | ||
Turnout | 12,469 | 81.35 | -4.86 | ||
Registered electors | 15,326 |
Close
1990 election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Lange | 7,184 | 51.10 | -19.50 | |
National | Bryan Archer | 3,145 | 22.37 | ||
NewLabour | Len Richards | 1,658 | 11.79 | ||
Green | Brian Edwards | 832 | 5.91 | ||
Democrats | Ken Harris | 148 | 1.05 | ||
Independent | Joshua Deane | 55 | 0.39 | ||
Majority | 4,039 | 28.73 | -19.54 | ||
Turnout | 14,058 | 79.73 | -1.62 | ||
Registered electors | 17,631 |
Close
1993 election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Lange | 8,345 | 55.12 | +4.02 | |
Alliance | Len Richards | 2,387 | 15.76 | +3.97 | |
NZ First | Bryan Archer | 2,037 | 13.45 | -8.92 | |
National | Hinu Te Hau | 1,120 | 7.39 | ||
Christian Heritage | Clark Nemeth | 135 | 0.89 | ||
Communist League | Karen Davis | 84 | 0.55 | ||
McGillicuddy Serious | Alister Webb | 77 | 0.50 | ||
Natural Law | Grant Bilyard | 53 | 0.35 | ||
Majority | 5,958 | 39.36 | +10.63 | ||
Turnout | 15,137 | 83.00 | -3.27 | ||
Registered electors | 18,237 |
Close
1979 Deputy-leadership election
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
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David Lange | 20 | 52.64 | |
Bob Tizard | 18 | 47.36 | |
Majority | 2 | 5.26 | |
Turnout | 38 | — | |
Close
1980 Leadership election
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Bill Rowling | 19 | 51.40 | |
David Lange | 18 | 48.60 | |
Majority | 1 | 2.70 | |
Turnout | 37 | — | |
Close
1981 Deputy-leadership election
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
David Lange | 42 | 97.72 | |
No confidence | 1 | 2.28 | |
Majority | 41 | 93.18 | |
Turnout | 43 | — | |
Close
1983 Leadership election
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
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David Lange | 33 | 78.57 | |
Russell Marshall | 9 | 21.43 | |
Majority | 24 | 57.14 | |
Turnout | 42 | — | |
Close
1988 Leadership election
More information Candidate, Votes ...
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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David Lange | 38 | 71.70 | |
Roger Douglas | 15 | 28.30 | |
Majority | 23 | 43.30 | |
Turnout | 53 | — | |
Close
- Norton 1988, p. 247.
- Norton 1988, p. 267.
- Norton 1988, p. 268.
- Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
- Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
- 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.