Hunua (N.Z.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
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