1978 Rangitikei by-election

1978 Rangitikei by-election
18 February 1978 (1978-02-18)
Turnout14,164 (62.32%)
 
Candidate Bruce Beetham Jim Bull JJ Stewart
Party Social Credit National Labour
Popular vote 6,804 5,469 1,614
Percentage 48.03 38.61 11.39
Member before election

Sir Roy Jack
National

 Elected Member

Bruce Beetham
Social Credit

The Rangitikei by-election of 1978 was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Rangitikei, a predominantly rural district in the middle of New Zealand's North Island. The by-election occurred on 18 February 1978, and was precipitated by the death of sitting National Party member of parliament Sir Roy Jack in December 1977.

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