7 July 1962 (1962-07-07) 1963 general → Ernie King P. H. Matthews 4,846 1,566 | Turnout 79.40% 5,242 4,846 44.98 41.58 | |
The Buller by-election 1962 was a by-election held in the Buller electorate in the West Coast during the term of the 33rd New Zealand Parliament, on 7 July 1962.
The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Clarence Skinner of the Labour Party (and a likely future leader) on 26 April 1962. The by-election was won by Bill Rowling, also of the Labour Party (and a future leader). The Social Credit candidate P. H. Matthews was also the leader of the party.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
References
Buller by-election, 1962 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA