39th New Zealand Parliament
By-elections during 39th Parliament
There were a number of changes during the term of the 39th Parliament.

39th New Zealand Parliament

Section Title: By-elections during 39th Parliament
Table Section Text: There were a number of changes during the term of the 39th Parliament.

Electorate and by-election	Date	Incumbent	Cause	Winner

Christchurch Central	1979	18 August	Bruce Barclay	Death	Geoffrey Palmer

Northern Maori	1980	7 June	Matiu Rata	Resignation	Bruce Gregory

Onehunga	1980	7 June	Frank Rogers	Death	Fred Gerbic

East Coast Bays	1980	6 September	Frank Gill	Appointed as Ambassador to US	Gary Knapp

Sentence(s)

The MP for East Coast Bays, Frank Gill, resigned from parliament in 1980 in order to take up a position as New Zealand's ambassador in Washington.

final_sentence: The MP for East Coast Bays, Frank Gill, resigned from parliament in 1980 in order to take up a position as New Zealand's ambassador in Washington.