| 词条 | 1974 Sydenham by-election |
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| election_name = Sydenham by-election, 1974 | country = New Zealand | flag_year = 1974 | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 1972 New Zealand general election | previous_year = 1972 general | next_election = 1975 New Zealand general election | next_year = 1975 general | election_date = {{Start date|1975|11|02|df=y}} | turnout = | image1 = | candidate1 = John Kirk | party1 = New Zealand Labour Party | popular_vote1 = 6,664 | percentage1 = 62.9% | image2 = | candidate2 = Joe Poundsford | party2 = Social Credit Party (New Zealand) | popular_vote2 = 1,778 | percentage2 = 16.8% | title = Member | before_election = Norman Kirk | after_election = John Kirk | before_party = New Zealand Labour Party | after_party = New Zealand Labour Party }} The Sydenham by-election 1974 was a by-election held in the {{NZ electorate link|Sydenham}} electorate during the term of the 37th New Zealand Parliament on 2 November 1974. BackgroundThe by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Norman Kirk of the Labour Party, who at the time was Prime Minister, on 31 August 1974.[1]{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=211}} The by-election was won by John Kirk, Norman Kirk's son.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=211}} It was New Zealand's first parliamentary election where a voting age of 18 years applied.{{sfn|Jackson and McRobie|2005|p=xliv}} CandidatesBill Rowling, who had replaced Kirk as Prime Minister, was given the option of replacing Kirk in Sydenham (a safe Labour seat) but chose to remain in his home (but more marginal) electorate of Tasman.{{sfn|Grant|2014|p=420}} In 1974 Gerald O'Brien the party vice-president was on the panel to choose the Labour candidate. Initially the three electorate representatives wanted John Kirk and the three head office nominees wanted the party secretary John Wybrow. O'Brien switched his vote to John Kirk, who got the nod.{{sfn|Grant|2014|p=420}} Kirk previously had talked to Warren Freer very frankly about his family, and made it quite clear that if any of his sons wished to have a political career, he hoped it would be Robert or Philip, but not John.{{sfn|Freer|2004|pp=185, 202}} The National Party decided not to stand a candidate, although previous National candidate Saul Goldsmith from Wellington stood as an Independent National candidate.{{sfn|Traue|1978|p=124}} ResultsThe table below contains the election results: {{Sydenham by-election, 1974}}Notes1. ^{{DNZB|Bassett|Michael|5k12|Kirk, Norman Eric|22 February 2016||Michael Bassett}} References
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