Electoral history of Jim McLay

This is a summary of the electoral history of Jim McLay, Leader of the National Party (1984–86), and Member of Parliament for Birkenhead (1975–87).

Parliamentary elections

1975 election

General election, 1975: Birkenhead[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim McLay 10,871 51.76
Labour Norman King 8,055 38.35 −11.46
Values Ray Tomes 1,253 5.96
Social Credit George Thew 907 4.31 −1.17
Independent Noel John Hardie 14 0.06
Majority 2,816 13.40 −0.23
Turnout 21,000 84.83 −5.32
Registered electors 24,753

1978 election

General election, 1978: Birkenhead[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim McLay 9,350 48.62 −3.14
Labour Rex Stanton 6,816 35.44
Social Credit Des Long 2,583 13.43
Values Keith Wargeant 480 2.49
Majority 2,534 13.17
Turnout 19,229 71.53 −13.30
Registered electors 26,882

1981 election

General election, 1981: Birkenhead[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim McLay 9,672 46.51 −2.11
Labour Bill Smith 7,568 36.39
Social Credit Mervyn Adair 3,552 17.08
Majority 2,104 10.11 −3.06
Turnout 20,792 90.07 +18.54
Registered electors 23,082

1984 election

General election, 1984: Birkenhead[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim McLay 9,547 43.82 −2.69
Labour John Course 7,830 35.94
NZ Party Janie Pearce 3,761 17.26
Social Credit Bruce Raymond Sheppard 648 2.97
Majority 1,717 7.88 −2.23
Turnout 21,786 93.22 +3.15
Registered electors 23,370

Leadership elections

1984 deputy leadership election

Name Votes Percentage
Jim McLay 25 53.19%
Jim Bolger 15 31.91%
Bill Birch 7 14.89%

1984 leadership election

Name Votes Percentage
Jim McLay 22 62.85%
Jim Bolger 8 22.85%
Robert Muldoon 5 14.28%

1986 leadership election

Name Votes Percentage
Jim Bolger 25 65.78%
Jim McLay 13 34.22%

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Norton 1988, pp. 202.

References

  • Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.