The Bay of Plenty by-election 1957 was a

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

held in the electorate in the Bay of Plenty during the term of the 31st New Zealand Parliament on 6 April 1957.

Background

The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP

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of the National Party for personal reasons on 13 February 1957.

Candidates

;Labour Thomas Godfrey Santon, a Taneaua dairy farmer who stood in the Bay of Plenty seat in , was selected to stand in the seat again for the Labour Party. ;Liberal Federation Reginald Joseph Pedley stood for the

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, a newly created party. The president of the Liberal Federation, James Hill-Motion, stated that the party planned to use the by-election campaign to advertise its policies to New Zealanders. He also pushed back on jibes that his party were "dissenting Social Crediters" instead saying "We are dissenting Nationalists, but we see a danger for the country in socialism." Hill-Motion had been a Social Credit candidate for in 1954, but regretted his nomination. ;National There were seven names that went forward for the National Party nomination: *

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, a businessman and member of the Taumarunui Borough Council *

Percy Allen Percy Allen may refer to: *Percival Allen (1917–2008), British geologist * Percy Allen (footballer) (1895–1969), English football player *Percy Allen (writer) (1875–1959), drama critic and writer on Shakespeare *Percy Allen (politician) ( ...

, a plastering contractor and National's candidate for in 1954 *Donald C. Butler, a farmer and Chairman of the Whakatane County Council *A. T. Dillon, a farmer from Te Kuiti *Toby Gambrill, a lawyer from Gisborne *David Norman Perry, secretary of the Tekaha Co-operative Dairy Company and secretary of the New Life Movement in the Presbyterian Church *D. S. Radcliffe, a farmer from Edgecombe Butler, the chairman of the South Auckland division of the National Party, was initially seen as the likeliest candidate to win the National nomination. On 11 March a selection meeting of about 140 branch delegates in Whakatane was held and chose Allen as the party candidate for the by-election.

Results

The following table gives the election results: The by-election was won by Allen who remained MP for the electorate until he retired in 1975.

Notes

References

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