1963 Otahuhu by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 1963 Otahuhu by-election New Zealand 1963 presidential no 1960 New Zealand general election 1960 general 1963 New Zealand general election 1963 general 16 March 1963 9,683 (51.10%) 100px Bob Tizard New Zealand Labour Party 6,108 63.07 100px Thomas Tucker New Zealand National Party 3,450 35.64 Member James Deas New Zealand Labour Party Bob Tizard New Zealand Labour Party The Otahuhu by-election 1963 was a by-election held in the Otahuhu electorate in Auckland during the term of the 33rd New Zealand Parliament, on 16 March 1963. Background The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP James Deas of the Labour Party on 27 January 1963.Wilson 1985 192 It was held the same day as the Northern Maori by-election. Candidates Communist The Communist Party chose trade unionist Stan Hieatt, who contested the Otahuhu seat in 1960, as their candidate once again. Labour As the Otahuhu electorate was scheduled for abolition at the end of the parliamentary session so the selection for the by-election candidate was also set to choose the candidate for the to be created Pakuranga electorate. The Labour Party chose the president of the Auckland Labour Representation Committee Bob Tizard, who had been MP for Tamaki from 1957 to 1960, as their candidate. Both party president Martyn Finlay and Colin Moyle (Labour's candidate for Hobson in 1957) were rumored to stand but both opted to stand in other electorates (Finlay in Waitakere and Moyle in Manukau) thus Tizard was selected unopposed.City Labour Candidates This Week The New Zealand Herald 19 February 1963 3 Two Labour Men Chosen For Byelections The New Zealand Herald 21 February 1963 1 National The National Party chose Thomas Tucker a local taxation consultant, who contested Otahuhu in 1960, as their candidate. He won selection in preference to Lloyd Elsmore, the Mayor of Ellerslie, and Ray Presland, who stood for National in Auckland Central electorate in 1960.Choice For Otahuhu Byelection - National Party Candidate The New Zealand Herald 21 February 1963 1 Social Credit The Social Credit Party decided not to contest the election. Party leader Vernon Cracknell said that the election was pointless and a misappropriation of taxpayer funds due to the seat being scheduled for abolition. "The byelection in Otahuhu, a seat which will be abolished in a few months' time, is unnecessary and a waste of public money" said Cracknell.Byelection Said "Waste of Money" The New Zealand Herald 21 February 1963 2 Results The following table gives the election results: Aftermath The by-election was won by Bob Tizard who represented it from 16 March to 29 October only. When the electorate was abolished and replaced by the Pakuranga electorate at the 1963 election, Tizard was elected for the Pakuranga seat instead.Wilson 1985 240 Tucker stood for National in Roskill, losing to Arthur Faulkner, while Hieatt stood unsuccessfully for the Onehunga seat. Notes References Norton Clifford New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987 1988 Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science Wellington 0-475-11200-8 Wilson James Oakley New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First published in 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 Otahuhu 1963 Category:1963 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Auckland Region Category:1960s in Auckland Category:March 1963 in Oceania