| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
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%
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[[New Zealand National Party|Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/shortname]]
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Allan Dick
|
6,359
|
45.49
|
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[[New Zealand Labour Party|Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/shortname]]
|
Sir Basil Arthur
|
5,957
|
42.61
|
|
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[[Social Credit Party (New Zealand)|Template:Social Credit Party (New Zealand)/meta/shortname]]
|
Alf Barwood
|
1,664
|
11.90
|
|
| Majority
|
402
|
2.88
|
|
| Informal votes
|
42
|
0.30
|
|
| Turnout
|
14,022
|
77.80
|
|
| Registered electors
|
18,023
|
|
|
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[[New Zealand National Party|Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/shortname]] hold
|
Swing
|
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