| 词条 | 1976 Nelson by-election |
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| election_name = Nelson by-election, 1976 | country = New Zealand | flag_year = 1976 | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 1975 New Zealand general election | previous_year = 1975 general | next_election = 1978 New Zealand general election | next_year = 1978 general | seats_for_election = Brooklyn | election_date = 28 February 1976 | turnout = 17,470 (66.0%) | image1 = | candidate1 = Mel Courtney | party1 = New Zealand Labour Party | popular_vote1 = 8,418 | percentage1 = 48.4 | image2 = | candidate2 = Peter Malone | party2 = New Zealand National Party | popular_vote2 = 6,913 | percentage2 = 39.7 | title = Member | before_election = Stanley Whitehead | after_election = Mel Courtney | before_party = New Zealand Labour Party | after_party = New Zealand Labour Party }} The Nelson by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Nelson a predominantly urban seat at the top of the South Island. Background and campaignThe by-election occurred on 28 February 1976, and was precipitated by the death of sitting Labour Party member of parliament and Speaker of the House Sir Stanley Whitehead on 9 January 1976. The by-election was contested by all major parties. It was won by Mel Courtney, the Labour Party candidate, with a majority of 1505 (Courtney increased the majority Whitehead had achieved in the 1975 general election by an impressive 50 per cent-only three months after the National Party's landslide victory). Wellington's Dominion newspaper reported that: "The defeat was a shock to the super-confident National Party organisers, including some of the party's top officials who were predicting a 2000-vote National majority".[1] Mel Courtney, a 32-year-old supermarket proprietor, proved "an excellent choice" as a candidate, the victory at the polls vindicated the decision of the Labour Party's selection committee. Courtney stressed Nelson's needs as a community as the major theme of his campaign. He had "lived in Nelson for a number of years", was a Nelson City Councillor[2] and struck a chord with electors: "Nelson is a unique place to live and consequently a local person (Mr Courtney) can best serve local interests" (1976 Survey). ResultsThe following table gives the election results: {{Nelson by-election, 1976}}References1. ^The Dominion, 1 March 1976 2. ^The Evening Post, 14 February 1976 References
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