1978 Rangitikei by-election
Results

Party
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
Majority
Majority
1,335
9.42
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
14,164
-
-
-
Social Credit gain from National
Social Credit gain from National
Swing
-
-

Question: Who won the 1978 Rangitikei by-election and with what vote majority did he win?
Answer: The 1978 Rangitikei by-election was won by Bruce Beetham, the Social Credit Party candidate, with a majority of 1,335.