New Zealand. Parliament
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Malcolm Douglas papers relating to Hunua electoral petition.
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-94/8
Scope and Contents
The papers in this collection include letters, press releases, copies of newspaper clippings, notes, etc. covering the period of Malcolm Douglas's candidacy for the seat of Hunua in 1978, his six months as MP, during which the Election Petition was presented, his loss to Winston Peters in 1979, and the Court of Appeal hearing of 1980 relating to the judgment in the Electoral Court. They have been left in the order in which they were received, except that a set of 'Notes of Evidence' from the...
Dates:
1978 - 1980
New Zealand Labour Party, Hunua Electorate Committee records.
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-94/7
Scope and Contents
At the 1978 General Election, Mr Malcolm Douglas, the Labour candidate for Hunua, won the seat with a majority of 301 votes. Because of irregularities, however, the Electoral Court order a recount. As a result of this, nearly 500 votes were disallowed and the National candidate, Mr Winston Peters, gained a majority of 192 votes. The collection consists of interview sheets, registration cards, disallowed and allowed special votes, submissions and court papers.
Dates:
1978 - 1979