1967 Petone by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 1967 Petone by-election New Zealand 1967 presidential 1966 New Zealand general election 1966 general 1969 New Zealand general election 1969 general 1967 04 15 y 12,977 (67.57%) 100px Fraser Colman New Zealand Labour Party 7,086 54.60 100px Dick Martin New Zealand National Party 4,003 30.84 105px Colin Whitmill Social Credit Party (New Zealand) 1,888 14.54 MP Mick Moohan New Zealand Labour Party Fraser Colman New Zealand Labour Party The 1967 Petone by-election was a by-election for the electorate of Petone on 15 April 1967 during the 35th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the death of the previous member the Hon Mick Moohan on 7 February 1967. The by-election was won by Fraser Colman, also of the Labour Party. It was held the same day as another by-election in Fendalton.The Evening Post April 15 for two by-elections 3 March 1967 Background All three of the main political parties in New Zealand fielded candidates to contest the seat. At the time Petone was an electoral hive of activity with the local parliamentary seat becoming the third concurrent by-election in the area. There were also by-elections occurring for the local Maori seat, Southern Maori, following the death of Sir Eruera Tirikatene and the Petone mayoralty after Mayor Ralph Love was disqualified on a technicality.The Evening Post Main Parties to Contest Election 9 February 1967 14 Candidates Labour Petone was a safe seat for Labour and therefore there were no shortage of nominees. At least 17 candidates came forward in the seat. The most prominent of whom were:The Evening Post Labour Contenders Not Lacking For Petone Seat 10 February 1967 22 Fraser Colman, the Labour Party's assistant general secretary and former president of the Boilermakers' Federation. John Jeffries, a lawyer and member of the Wellington City Council since 1962. Rolland O'Regan, a Wellington City Councillor since 1965 and former chairman of the Citizens' All Black Tour Association. He had contested Wellington Central in 1966. Olive Smuts-Kennedy, a lawyer and member of the Wellington City Council since 1965. She was Labour's candidate in Karori in 1960, Waimarino in 1963, Tauranga in 1966. Gerry Wall, a doctor who had contested Marlborough in 1966. Both Bill Fox (a former MP who had lost Miramar in an upset in 1966) and Gerald O'Brien (a Wellington City Councillor and chairman of the Wellington Labour Representation Committee) were approached to stand, but declined. Fox cited his desire to retire and already having arrangements to move to Ōtaki, whilst O'Brien indicated that the demands of running his business would be incompatible with a parliamentary candidature. Eventually Colman was selected to stand as Labour's candidate.The Evening Post Mr F Coleman to Contest Petone Seat 17 February 1967 8 National Richard Maunsell "Dick" Martin of Eastbourne was selected to contest the seat for the National Party. Martin had stood in Petone for National unsuccessfully in the 1960 general election where he had reduced Moohan's majority. Social Credit The Social Credit Party chose Colin James Whitmill, a civil servant working for the Ministry of Justice, as its candidate. Whitmill had contested Petone at the previous election.The Evening Post S.C. Candidate for Petone By-election 17 February 1967 8 Results The following table gives the election results: Notes References Norton Clifford New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science 1988 Victoria University of Wellington Wellington 0-475-11200-8 317 Wood G. A. Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament 2 1987 1996 University of Otago Press Dunedin 1 877133 00 0 113 Petone 1967 Category:1967 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:April 1967 in Oceania Category:1960s in Wellington