1981 New Zealand general election
Individual electorate results
The tables below shows the results of the 1981 general election: Key National Labour Social Credit Mana Motuhake Independent Table footnotes: Wallbank was first on election night for Gisborne, but lost on a recount Courtney had withdrawn from the Labour caucus in March 1981 McClay was declared elected by the High Court after an Electoral Petition

1981 New Zealand general election

Section Title: Individual electorate results
Table Section Text: The tables below shows the results of the 1981 general election: Key National Labour Social Credit Mana Motuhake Independent Table footnotes: Wallbank was first on election night for Gisborne, but lost on a recount Courtney had withdrawn from the Labour caucus in March 1981 McClay was declared elected by the High Court after an Electoral Petition

Electorate	Incumbent	Winner	Majority	Runner up

General electorates

Albany	Don McKinnon	1,964	Bryan Mockridge

Ashburton	Rob Talbot	3,655	John Srhoy

Auckland Central	Richard Prebble	6,614	Dorice Reid

Avon	Mary Batchelor	7,820	Colin McNicholl

Awarua	Rex Austin	2,341	Dick Fitzgerald

Bay of Islands	Neill Austin	864	Les Hunter

Birkenhead	Jim McLay	2,104	Bill Smith

Christchurch Central	Geoffrey Palmer	7,028	Ian Wilson

Clutha	Robin Gray	661	Clive Matthewson

Dunedin Central	Brian MacDonell	4,169	Nancy Ruth King

Dunedin North	Stan Rodger	4,733	Des Bleach

East Cape	Duncan MacIntyre	1,964	Peter Dey

East Coast Bays	Gary Knapp	758	Don Brash

Eastern Hutt	Trevor Young	5.011	Alex Duthie

Eden	Aussie Malcolm	117	Ian Scott

Fendalton	Eric Holland	Philip Burdon	1,158	David Close

Gisborne	Bob Bell	150	Allan Wallbank

Hamilton East	Ian Shearer	1,188	Lois Welch

Hamilton West	Mike Minogue	1,477	Paddy McCaffrey

Hastings	David Butcher	1,845	Hamish Kynoch

Hauraki	Leo Schultz	Graeme Lee	1,787	Gordon Miller

Hawkes Bay	Richard Harrison	2,430	Mike Cullen

Helensville	Dail Jones	216	Jack Elder

Heretaunga	Ron Bailey	Bill Jeffries	2,233	Ronald Palmer

Horowhenua	Geoff Thompson	876	David Page

Hunua	Winston Peters	Colin Moyle	996	Winston Peters

Invercargill	Norman Jones	1,592	Dougal Soper

Island Bay	Frank O'Flynn	3,938	Doug Catley

Kaimai	Bruce Townshend	5,146	Douglas Conway

Kaipara	Peter Wilkinson	1,029	Nevern Connachy

Kapiti	Barry Brill	Margaret Shields	495	Barry Brill

King Country	Jim Bolger	2,158	Derek Mason

Lyttelton	Ann Hercus	3,892	Simon Stamers-Smith

Manawatu	Michael Cox	2,913	Dennis Kessell

Mangere	David Lange	5,806	John Pettit

Manurewa	Roger Douglas	2,815	Keith Ralph

Marlborough	Doug Kidd	1,643	Graeme Macann

Matamata	Jack Luxton	3,460	David Mawdsley

Miramar	Bill Young	Peter Neilson	649	Bill Young

Mt Albert	Warren Freer	Helen Clark	3,907	Warren W Moyes

Napier	Gordon Christie	Geoff Braybrooke	3,009	Kevin Rose

Nelson	Mel Courtney	Philip Woollaston	698	Mel Courtney

New Lynn	Jonathan Hunt	4,874	Ron Hanson

New Plymouth	Tony Friedlander	1,567	Dennis Duggan

North Shore	George Gair	3,969	Peter Chambers

Ohariu	Hugh Templeton	1,567	Norman Ely

Onehunga	Fred Gerbic	2,012	Sue Wood

Otago	Warren Cooper	4,893	Bryan Griffiths

Otahuhu	Bob Tizard	5,164	Stuart McDowell

Pahiatua	John Falloon	7,569	Bill Sutton

Pakuranga	Pat Hunt	783	Neil Morrison

Palmerston North	Joe Walding	Trevor de Cleene	2,110	Brian Elwood

Papakura	Merv Wellington	3,215	John Cheeseman

Papanui	Mike Moore	4,409	Brian Keeley

Papatoetoe	Eddie Isbey	1,689	Roy McKeen

Pencarrow	Fraser Colman	4,065	Willard Amaru

Porirua	Gerard Wall	3,639	Estelle Brittain

Rangiora	Derek Quigley	932	Chris Hayward

Rangiriri	Bill Birch	3,004	Roy Hayward

Rangitikei	Bruce Beetham	2,376	Paul Bardwell

Remuera	Allan Highet	5,105	Judith Tizard

Roskill	Arthur Faulkner	Phil Goff	2,525	Cheryl Parsons

Rotorua	Paul East	1,544	Johnny W Lepper

St Albans	David Caygill	4,926	James Baker

St Kilda	Bill Fraser	Michael Cullen	3,579	Stuart Clark

Selwyn	Colin McLachlan	Ruth Richardson	2,129	Bill Woods

Sydenham	John Kirk	5,594	Richard Bach

Tamaki	Robert Muldoon	5,153	Richard Northey

Taranaki	David Thomson	4,470	Brian Heilihy

Tarawera	Ian McLean	2,442	Noel Scott

Tasman	Bill Rowling	2,246	Edward Krammer

Taupo	Jack Ridley	Roger McClay	36	Jack Ridley

Tauranga	Keith Allen	2,232	Paul Hills

Te Atatu	Michael Bassett	3,330	Stella Noble

Timaru	Basil Arthur	1,850	Jane Coughlan

Waikato	Lance Adams-Schneider	Simon Upton	4,661	Noel Johnston

Waipa	Marilyn Waring	2,768	John Kilbride

Wairarapa	Ben Couch	1,546	Tom Gemmell

Waitakere	Ralph Maxwell	2,883	Martin Gummer

Waitaki	Jonathan Elworthy	305	Jim Sutton

Waitotara	Venn Young	2,784	Sam Gray

Wallace	Brian Talboys	Derek Angus	6,558	Owen Horton

Wanganui	Russell Marshall	1,668	Terry Heffernan

Wellington Central	Ken Comber	Fran Wilde	1,283	Ken Comber

West Coast	Kerry Burke	4,406	Douglas Truman

Western Hutt	John Terris	1,420	John Tanner

Whangarei	John Elliott	John Banks	1,743	Maurice Penney

Yaldhurst	Mick Connelly	1,962	Margaret E Murray

Māori electorates

Eastern Maori	Paraone Reweti	Peter Tapsell	6,232	Albert Tahana

Northern Maori	Bruce Gregory	3,541	Matiu Rata

Southern Maori	Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan	8,665	Amster Reedy

Western Maori	Koro Wētere	8,624	Eva Rickard

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