Mel Courtney
1981 election

Mel Courtney

Section Title: 1981 election
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Labour	Philip Woollaston	8,198	40.41

Independent	Mel Courtney	7,500	36.97

National	L G H Thompson	2,749	13.55

Social Credit	N J L McLean	1,545	7.61

Values	Mike Ward	297	1.46

Turnout	20,289

Majority	698	3.44

Sentence(s)

In 1981 election, Mel Courtney received 698 votes.

final_sentence: In 1981 election, Mel Courtney received 698 votes.