1977 Mangere by-election

1977 Mangere by-election

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Turnout16,758 (64.31%)
 
Candidate David Lange Clem Simich
Party Labour National
Popular vote 9,766 5,107
Percentage 58.27 30.48

MP before election

Colin Moyle
Labour

Elected MP

David Lange
Labour

The Mangere by-election of 1977 was a by-election for the electorate of Mangere on 26 March 1977 during the 38th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the resignation of the previous member Colin Moyle after accusations against him in parliament, and he was replaced by David Lange, also of the Labour Party. Apart from Lange, there were seven other candidates in the by-election.


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