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The Fendalton by-election of 1967 was a by-election for the electorate of Fendalton on 15 April 1967 during the 35th New Zealand Parliament.
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It was held the same day as another by-election in Petone. [1]
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The Fendalton by-election of 1967 was a by-election for the electorate of Fendalton on 15 April 1967 during the 35th New Zealand Parliament.
It was held the same day as another by-election in Petone. [1]
The by-election resulted from the death of the previous member the Hon Harry Lake on 21 February 1967; Lake had been Minister of Finance since 1960, a rapid rise to an important ministerial post. He died suddenly of a heart attack aged 55 years. [2]
There were two candidates for the Labour Party nomination. [3]
Barclay was selected. He had contested Fendalton for Labour at both of the previous two general elections. [4] His father Jim Barclay was a Labour MP from 1935 to 1943 and his cousin Ron Barclay had been elected MP for New Plymouth in 1966. [3]
There were four nominees for the National Party candidacy. [5]
Holland was chosen as the National Party's candidate after winning a ballot of 180 party members from the electorate. [5] His father Sidney Holland had previously represented Fendalton from 1946 until 1957 and was Prime Minister from 1949 to 1957 when he retired. [6]
The Social Credit Party selected Joseph John Forster, an employee at the North Canterbury Hospital Board, as its candidate. Forster had contested Fendalton for Social Credit at the 1960 and 1966 elections. [7]
The Liberal Party also contemplated standing a candidate, though the party executive ultimately decided against it. [7]
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| National | Eric Holland | 7,024 | 46.17 | ||
| Labour | Bruce Barclay | 6,738 | 44.29 | +6.12 | |
| Social Credit | John Forster | 1,451 | 9.53 | -0.93 | |
| Majority | 286 | 1.87 | |||
| Turnout | 15,213 | 73.56 | -12.15 | ||
| Registered electors | 20,681 | ||||
| National hold | Swing | ||||
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