Tamaki by-election, 1992

The Tamaki by-election 1992 was a by-election held in the Tāmaki electorate during the 43rd New Zealand Parliament, on 15 February 1992. It was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Sir Robert Muldoon and was won by Clem Simich with a majority of 1,252.^[1] 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.

Previous election

1990 general election: Tamaki
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Robert Muldoon	12,191	58.93
	Labour	Malcolm Johnston	4,599	22.23
	Green	Richard Green	2,633	12.73
	NewLabour	B Logue	789	3.81
	McGillicuddy Serious		183	0.88
	Democrats	C D Thomas	134	0.65
	Social Credit		67	0.32
		Others	93	0.45
Majority			7,592	36.70
Turnout			20,689	85.65
	National hold		Swing
Registered electors			24,154

Results

Tamaki by-election, 1992[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Clem Simich	7,901	45.45	-13.47
	Alliance	Chris Leitch	6,649	38.25	+21.06^1
	Labour	Verna Smith	2,121	12.20	-10.03
	Christian Heritage	Clive Thomson	199	1.14
	United NZ	Tania Harris	118	0.67
	Independent	Dean Lonergan	105	0.60
	McGillicuddy Serious	Adrian Holroyd	73	0.42
	New Zealand Defence Movement	Bevan Skelton	57	0.33
	Voters Voice	Cliff Emeny	47	0.27
	Blokes Liberation Front	Frank Barker	46	0.26
	Social Credit	Colin Maloney	34	0.20
	Independent	Andrew Aitkenhead	19	0.11
	Independent	Victor Bryers	7	0.04
	Communist League	James Robb	7	0.04
Majority			1,252	7.20
Turnout			17,383	71.97^2	-13.69^2
	National hold		Swing	-29.49

¹ Alliance vote increase over 3,556 combined vote for Green Party, New Labour and Democrats in 1990 election.
² Based on 1990 election figures.

References

1. Gustafson, Barry (2000), His way: a biography of Rob Muldoon, Auckland University Press, pp. 464–465, retrieved 31 May 2013
2. "Voting Statistics for the Electoral Referendum Held on 19 September 1992, The Tamaki By-Election Held on 15 February 1992". Electoral Commission (New Zealand).