1978 Rangitikei by-election
Results
The following table gives the election results:

1978 Rangitikei by-election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: The following table gives the election results:

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Social Credit	Bruce Beetham	6,804	48.03	+11.64

National	Jim Bull	5,469	38.61	8.66

Labour	Dr John Joseph Stewart	1,614	11.39	2.63

Values	Dr Denis Hocking	264	1.68	+0.12

Independent	M. Leniston	13	0.09

Majority	1,335	9.42

Turnout	14,164

Social Credit gain from National	Swing

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The 1978 Rangitikei by-election was won by Bruce Beetham, the Social Credit Party candidate, with a majority of 1,335.

final_sentence: The 1978 Rangitikei by-election was won by Bruce Beetham, the Social Credit Party candidate, with a majority of 1,335.