1966 Kaindi by-election

Election in The Territory of Papua and New Guinea A by-election for Kaindi constituency was held in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea between 16 July and 15 August 1966.A Cadet Takes A Stab At Kaindi Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1966, p29 Background In the 1964 general election, the Kaindi seat had been contested by nine candidates. Bill Bloomfield, having run a tactical campaign to earn voters' second preferences, was elected on the eighth count.Benjamin Reilly (2001) Democracy in Divided Societies: Electoral Engineering for Conflict Management, Cambridge University Press, p71 However, Bloomfield died in February 1966, becoming the first Papua New Guinean politician to die in office.Tony Voutas - Kaindi to chang zhu de PNG Attitude, 6 December 2007 Candidates Five candidates registered to contest the election:Surprise To The Last In P-NG Election Pacific Islands Monthly, May 1964, p9 Anani-Maniau, a village headman in the Buang area who had finished third in the 1964 elections Kopopanga, an interpreter from Menyamya Manasseh, a farmer from Sikong Omas-Genora, a gold miner from Wau, founder of the Native Miners' Welfare Association and protege of former MP Bloomfield Tony Voutas, an Australian former patrol officer who had recently resigned from the service to live amongst the indigenous population Pacific Islands Monthly reported that the election was expected to be a contest between Omas-Genora and Voutas. 90 polling stations were set up for the by-election, overseen by eight teams of electoral officials. A total of 28,588 voters were registered.New Man From Kaindi Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1966, p153 Results Voutas was elected on first preference votes, receiving 12,333 votes. Voter turnout was around 70%. References Category:By-elections in Papua New Guinea Category:1966 in Papua New Guinea