1992 Tamaki by-election

1992 Tamaki by-election
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Turnout17,383 (71.97%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Clem Simich Chris Leitch Verna Smith
Party National Alliance Labour
Popular vote 7,901 6,649 2,121
Percentage 45.45% 38.25% 12.20%
Tamaki electorate boundaries used for the by-election
Member before election

Sir Robert Muldoon
National

Elected Member

Clem Simich
National

The Tamaki by-election 1992 was a by-election held in the Tāmaki electorate during the 43rd New Zealand Parliament, on 15 February 1992.[1] It was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Sir Robert Muldoon and was won by Clem Simich with a majority of 1,252.[2] The by-election was also notable as the first contested by the recently formed Alliance Party, and for their success in coming second ahead of the Labour Party.

  1. ^ "Byelection date set for Tamaki". The New Zealand Herald. 6 December 1991. p. 5.
  2. ^ Gustafson, Barry (2000), His way: a biography of Rob Muldoon, Auckland University Press, pp. 464–465, ISBN 9781869402365, retrieved 31 May 2013