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New Zealand By-electionsBy-elections in New Zealand occur to fill vacant seats in the New Zealand Parliament. They can be caused by the death, resignation, or expulsion of a sitting electorate MP. (Note that list MPs do not have geographic districts in which a by-election can be held — if a list MP's seat becomes vacant, it is filled by the next person on his or her party's list.) A by-election need not be held if a general election is scheduled to be held within six months. Today, by-elections are not particularly common — there has been only one in the current term, and there were none in the previous term. Historically, however, they have been considerably more frequent — the 2nd Parliament, for example, saw at least twenty by-elections, despite there being only thirty-seven seats. The following is an incomplete table of previous by-elections in New Zealand. Of interest, perhaps, is that it contains at least four subsequent Prime Ministers. See also: New Zealand elections | lign=center|Election | align=center|Date | align=center|Winner | a href="/encyclopedia/City-of-Auckland-by-election-1854" title="City of Auckland by-election 1854">1854 City of Auckland by-election | 4 August 1854 | William Brown | a href="/encyclopedia/Nelson-by-election-1854" title="Nelson by-election 1854">1854 Nelson by-election | 19 June 1854 | Samuel Stephens | a href="/encyclopedia/Waimea-by-election-1854" title="Waimea by-election 1854">1854 Waimea by-election | 21 June 1854 | William Travers | a href="/encyclopedia/Grey-by-election-1913" title="Grey by-election 1913">1913 Grey by-election | 24 July 1913 | bgcolor=#FFDEF1|Paddy Webb (Social Democrats) | a href="/encyclopedia/Lyttelton-by-election-1913" title="Lyttelton by-election 1913">1913 Lyttelton by-election | 1913 | bgcolor=#FFDEF1|James McCombs (Social Democrats) | a href="/encyclopedia/Motueka-by-election-1932" title="Motueka by-election 1932">1932 Motueka by-election | 1 December 1932 | bgcolor=#DDFFDD|Keith Holyoake (Reform) | a href="/encyclopedia/Lyttelton-by-election-1933" title="Lyttelton by-election 1933">1933 Lyttelton by-election | 1933 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Elizabeth McCombs (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Brooklyn-by-election-1951" title="Brooklyn by-election 1951">1951 Brooklyn by-election | 17 February 1951 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Arnold Nordmeyer (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Dunedin-North-by-election-1953" title="Dunedin North by-election 1953">1953 Dunedin North by-election | 1953 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Ethel McMillan (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Riccarton-by-election-1956" title="Riccarton by-election 1956">1956 Riccarton by-election | 1956 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Mick Connelly (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Bay-of-Plenty-by-election-1957" title="Bay of Plenty by-election 1957">1957 Bay of Plenty by-election | 1957 | bgcolor=#DDEEFF|Percy Allen (National) | a href="/encyclopedia/Buller-by-election-1962" title="Buller by-election 1962">1962 Buller by-election | 1962 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Bill Rowling (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Timaru-by-election-1962" title="Timaru by-election 1962">1962 Timaru by-election | 1962 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Basil Arthur (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Waitaki-by-election-1962" title="Waitaki by-election 1962">1962 Waitaki by-election | 1962 | bgcolor=#DDEEFF|Allan Dick (National) | a href="/encyclopedia/Otahuhu-by-election-1963" title="Otahuhu by-election 1963">1963 Otahuhu by-election | 1963 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Bob Tizard (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Eastern-Maori-by-election-1967" title="Eastern Maori by-election 1967">1967 Eastern Maori by-election | 1967 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Paraone Rewiti (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Fendalton-by-election-1967" title="Fendalton by-election 1967">1967 Fendalton by-election | 1967 | bgcolor=#DDEEFF|Eric Holland (National) | a href="/encyclopedia/Palmerston-North-by-election-1967" title="Palmerston North by-election 1967">1967 Palmerston North by-election | 1967 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Joe Walding (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Petone-by-election-1967" title="Petone by-election 1967">1967 Petone by-election | 1967 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Fraser Colman (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Southern-Maori-by-election-1967" title="Southern Maori by-election 1967">1967 Southern Maori by-election | 1967 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Sydenham-by-election-1974" title="Sydenham by-election 1974">1974 Sydenham by-election | 1974 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|John Kirk (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Mangere-by-election-1977" title="Mangere by-election 1977">1977 Mangere by-election | 26 March 1977 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|David Lange (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Pahiatua-by-election-1977" title="Pahiatua by-election 1977">1977 Pahiatua by-election | 1977 | bgcolor=#DDEEFF|John Falloon (National) | a href="/encyclopedia/Rangitikei-by-election-1978" title="Rangitikei by-election 1978">1978 Rangitikei by-election | 1978 | bgcolor=#F2FFC9|Bruce Beetham (Social Credit) | a href="/encyclopedia/Christchurch-Central-by-election-1979" title="Christchurch Central by-election 1979">1979 Christchurch Central by-election | 1979 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Geoffrey Palmer (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/East-Coast-Bays-by-election-1980" title="East Coast Bays by-election 1980">1980 East Coast Bays by-election | 1980 | bgcolor=#F2FFC9|Gary Knapp (Social Credit) | a href="/encyclopedia/Northern-Maori-by-election-1980" title="Northern Maori by-election 1980">1980 Northern Maori by-election | 1980 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Bruce Gregory (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Onehunga-by-election-1980" title="Onehunga by-election 1980">1980 Onehunga by-election | 1980 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Frank Gerbic (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Timaru-by-election-1985" title="Timaru by-election 1985">1985 Timaru by-election | 15 June 1985 | bgcolor=#DDEEFF|Maurice McTigue (National) | a href="/encyclopedia/Tamaki-by-election-1992" title="Tamaki by-election 1992">1992 Tamaki by-election | 15 February 1992 | bgcolor=#DDEEFF|Clem Simich (National) | a href="/encyclopedia/Wellington-Central-by-election-1992" title="Wellington Central by-election 1992">1992 Wellington Central by-election | 12 December 1992 | bgcolor=#FFE8E8|Chris Laidlaw (Labour) | a href="/encyclopedia/Tauranga-by-election-1993" title="Tauranga by-election 1993">1993 Tauranga by-election | 17 April 1993 | Winston Peters (Independent) | a href="/encyclopedia/Selwyn-by-election-1994" title="Selwyn by-election 1994">1994 Selwyn by-election | 13 August 1994 | bgcolor=#DDEEFF|David Carter (National) | a href="/encyclopedia/Taranaki-King-Country-by-election-1998" title="Taranaki-King Country by-election 1998">1998 Taranaki-King Country by-election | 2 May 1998 | bgcolor=#DDEEFF|Shane Ardern (National) | a href="/encyclopedia/Te-Tai-Hauauru-by-election-2004" title="Te Tai Hauauru by-election 2004">2004 Te Tai Hauauru by-election | 10 July 2004 | bgcolor=#EED8D2|Tariana Turia (Maori Party) |
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