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The Hurunui by-election 1961 was a by-election held in the Hurunui electorate in North Canterbury during the term of the 33rd New Zealand Parliament, on 10 June 1961.
The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP William Gillespie of the National Party on 23 April 1961. [1]
The Labour Party selected Arthur Alexander Adcock as its candidate. Adcock, a railway worker, was secretary of the local Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants branch and a member of the Waimairi County Council. He had contested the seat in 1960 against Gillespie. [2]
There were several names put forward as potential nominees for the National Party candidacy: [3] [4]
Ultimately Pickering was chosen to contest the seat. [5]
The Social Credit Party selected Malcolm Jack Clark, an engineer from Waikari, as its candidate for the seat. [6]
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Lorrie Pickering | 6,644 | 52.91 | ||
| Labour | Arthur Adcock | 4,760 | 37.91 | ||
| Social Credit | Jack Clark | 1,153 | 9.18 | ||
| Majority | 1,884 | 15.00 | |||
| Turnout | 12,557 | 74.13 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,940 | ||||
| National hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was won by Lorrie Pickering. [8]
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