Template:1954 Patea by-election

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1954 Patea by-election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Sheat 3,648 48.11
style="background-color: Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[New Zealand Labour Party|Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/shortname]] Benjamin R Winchcombe 3,630 47.87
New Liberal J Duggan 305 4.02
Majority 18 0.24
Turnout 7,583 50.12
Registered electors 15,131
Independent gain from New Zealand National Party Swing
  1. Norton 1988, p. ?.
  2. "Close Vote in N.Z. Poll". The Sun-Herald. Sydney, NSW. 1 August 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 19 March 2014.