Electoral history of Robert Muldoon
# Electoral history of Robert Muldoon

* This article is part of a series aboutRobert Muldoon

Early life

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Leader of the National Party

1974 leadership election

1984 leadership election

Leader of the Opposition

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Prime Minister of New Zealand

Third National Government

Dawn raids

Fitzgerald v Muldoon

Bastion Point Occupation

Carless days

1981 Springbok Tour

Think Big

Closer Economic Relations

1984 New Zealand constitutional crisis

General elections

1975

1978

1981

1984 :

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This is a summary of the electoral history of Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1975–84), Leader of the National Party (1974–84), and Member of Parliament for Tamaki (1960–91).

## Parliamentary elections

### 1954 election

1954 general election: Mount Albert :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Warren Freer | 8,441 | 57.81 | +5.59 |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 5,215 | 35.72 | |
| | Social Credit | Walter Crispin | 943 | 6.45 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,226 | 22.09 | +17.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,599 | 92.22 | +1.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,830 | | |

### 1957 election

General election, 1957: Waitemata :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Norman King | 8,771 | 53.52 | +6.99 |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 6,580 | 40.15 | |
| | Social Credit | Byrt Jordan | 1,036 | 6.32 | -3.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,191 | 13.37 | +10.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,387 | 94.83 | +3.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,280 | | |

### 1960 election

General election, 1960: Tamaki :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 8,728 | 53.58 | |
| | Labour | Bob Tizard | 7,580 | 46.54 | -4.07 |
| | Social Credit | Eric Ernest McGowan | 352 | 2.16 | |
| | Communist | Rita Smith | 77 | 0.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,148 | 7.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,287 | 89.85 | -6.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,125 | | |

### 1963 election

General election, 1963: Tamaki :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 9,645 | 59.10 | +5.52 |
| | Labour | Norman Finch | 5,891 | 36.09 | |
| | Social Credit | Joseph F. Richards | 382 | 2.34 | |
| | Liberal | Robert Arthur Allen | 307 | 1.88 | |
| | Communist | Donald McEwan | 94 | 0.57 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,754 | 23.00 | +15.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,319 | 92.97 | +3.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,552 | | |

### 1966 election

General election, 1966: Tamaki :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 9,248 | 55.37 | -3.73 |
| | Labour | Kevin Ryan | 6,421 | 38.44 | |
| | Social Credit | Keith Harold Arthur Branch | 1,032 | 6.17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,827 | 16.92 | -6.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,701 | 85.64 | -7.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,501 | | |

### 1969 election

General election, 1969: Tamaki :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 11,513 | 65.14 | +9.77 |
| | Labour | Alfred David Bolton | 5,425 | 30.69 | |
| | Social Credit | Keith Harold Arthur Branch | 496 | 2.80 | -3.37 |
| | Independent | Gladys May Thorpy | 239 | 1.35 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,088 | 34.44 | +17.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,673 | 90.70 | +5.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,485 | | |

### 1972 election

General election, 1972: Tamaki :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 10,146 | 57.77 | -7.37 |
| | Labour | Alan Hedger | 5,556 | 31.63 | |
| | Values | Graeme Raymond Jessup | 876 | 4.98 | |
| | Social Credit | James Robinson | 714 | 4.06 | |
| | Socialist Unity | Bill Andersen | 108 | 0.61 | |
| | Socialist Party | Ernie Higdon | 83 | 0.47 | |
| | Independent National | George Mullenger | 48 | 0.27 | |
| | New Democratic | Ian Upton | 31 | 0.17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,590 | 26.13 | -8.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,562 | 90.99 | -0.29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,301 | | |

### 1975 election

General election, 1975: Tamaki :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 11,836 | 62.38 | +4.61 |
| | Labour | Tim Kaye | 5,101 | 26.88 | |
| | Values | Brent Impey | 1,258 | 6.63 | |
| | Social Credit | David Stevens | 725 | 3.82 | |
| | Socialist Unity | Bill Andersen | 39 | 0.20 | -0.41 |
| | Socialist Party | Ernie Higdon | 12 | 0.06 | -0.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,735 | 35.50 | +9.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,971 | 84.30 | -6.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,502 | | |

### 1978 election

General election, 1978: Tamaki :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 11,814 | 56.69 | -5.69 |
| | Labour | Audie Cooke-Pennefather | 5,504 | 26.41 | |
| | Social Credit | Les Tasker | 2,360 | 11.32 | |
| | Values | J Woolnough | 791 | 3.79 | |
| | Progressive National | D Harden | 276 | 1.32 | |
| | Socialist Unity | Bill Andersen | 62 | 0.29 | +0.09 |
| | Independent | P T P Grace | 22 | 0.10 | |
| | United | A H Greig | 8 | 0.03 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,310 | 30.28 | -5.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,837 | 68.33 | -15.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,491 | | |

### 1981 election

General election, 1981: Tamaki :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 11,543 | 53.51 | -3.18 |
| | Labour | Richard Northey | 6,390 | 29.62 | |
| | Social Credit | John Stevens | 3,449 | 15.98 | |
| | Socialist Unity | Bill Andersen | 188 | 0.87 | +0.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,153 | 23.88 | -6.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,570 | 88.56 | +20.23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,356 | | |

### 1984 election

General election, 1984: Tamaki :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 10,414 | 46.35 | -7.16 |
| | Labour | Robin Tulloch | 6,656 | 29.62 | |
| | NZ Party | John Hodgson | 4,545 | 20.23 | |
| | Social Credit | Eddie Hagen | 616 | 2.74 | |
| | Values | Brett Cunningham | 93 | 0.41 | |
| | Women's | Sandi Hall | 89 | 0.39 | |
| | Independent | D B Butler | 51 | 0.22 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,758 | 16.72 | -7.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,464 | 91.29 | +2.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,607 | | |

### 1987 election

General election, 1987: Tamaki :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 10,466 | 52.03 | +5.68 |
| | Labour | Carl Harding | 8,519 | 42.35 | |
| | Democrats | Richard John Pittams | 668 | 3.32 | |
| | NZ Party | D T Roberts | 343 | 1.70 | |
| | Values | Bruce Symondson | 119 | 0.59 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,947 | 9.67 | -7.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,115 | 84.79 | -6.50 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,721 | | |

### 1990 election

1990 general election: Tamaki :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 12,191 | 58.93 | +6.90 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Johnston | 4,599 | 22.23 | |
| | Green | Richard Green | 2,633 | 12.73 | |
| | NewLabour | Bill Logue | 789 | 3.81 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Craig Thomas Young | 183 | 0.88 | |
| | Democrats | Craig Douglas Thomas | 134 | 0.65 | |
| | Social Credit | Charles Thomas Willoughby | 67 | 0.32 | |
| | Independent | Matthew Ford Elliot | 49 | 0.23 | |
| | Independent | Victor Bryers | 44 | 0.21 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,592 | 36.70 | +27.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,689 | 85.65 | -0.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,154 | | |

## Leadership elections

### 1972 leadership election

| Name | Votes | Percentage |
| - | - | - |
| Jack Marshall | 26 | 59.10% |
| Robert Muldoon | 18 | 40.90% |

### 1984 leadership election

| Name | Votes | Percentage |
| - | - | - |
| Jim McLay | 22 | 62.85% |
| Jim Bolger | 8 | 22.85% |
| Robert Muldoon | 5 | 14.28% |
