Electoral history of Bill Rowling
This is a summary of the electoral history of (1972–84).
Parliamentary elections
1960 election
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Rowling | 244 | 37.02% | |
Henry May | 238 | 36.11% | |
Sir Basil Arthur | 177 | 26.85% |
1966 Vice-Presidential election; second ballot[4] | |||
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry May | 321 | 50.23% | |
Bill Rowling | 318 | 49.76% |
1967 Party Conference
1967 Vice-Presidential election[5] | |||
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry May | 323 | 51.68% | |
Bill Rowling | 302 | 48.32% |
1968 Party Conference
1968 Vice-Presidential election[6] | |||
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry May | 334 | 50.22% | |
Bill Rowling | 331 | 49.77% |
1969 Party Conference
1969 Presidential election[7] | |||
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Norman Douglas | 380 | 56.80% | |
Bill Rowling | 206 | 30.79% | |
George Webber | 83 | 12.40% |
1969 Vice-Presidential election[7] | |||
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Bill Rowling | 422 | 64.71% | |
Henry May | 212 | 31.03% | |
Sonja Davies | 41 | 6.00% | |
George Spooner | 6 | 0.87% | |
Ted Keating | 2 | 0.29% |
Notes
- ^ Norton 1988, p. 224.
- ^ a b c d Norton 1988, p. 204.
- ^ a b c d Norton 1988, pp. 357.
- ^ a b "New President is Mr. N. V. Douglas". The Evening Post. 11 May 1966.
- ^ "Labour Officers". The Evening Post. 9 May 1967. p. 19.
- ^ "Resounding Election Victory - Mr. Douglas Again President of NZ Labour Party". The Evening Post. 7 May 1968. p. 13.
- ^ a b "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.