1985 Timaru by-election
Results

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
National
Maurice McTigue
9,371
42.67
-
-
Labour
Jan Walker
7,879
35.88
-
-
NZ Party
Bill Greenslade
2,998
13.65
-
-
Social Credit
Lynley Simmons
1,628
7.41
-
-
Values
J S B Luck
54
0.25
-
-
Independent Labour
A S Falloon
31
0.14
-
Majority
Majority
Majority
1,492
6.79
-
Informal votes
Informal votes
Informal votes
66
-
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
22,027
-
-
Registered electors
Registered electors
Registered electors
-
-
-
-
National gain from Labour
National gain from Labour
Swing
-
-

Question: Who won the 1985 Timaru by-election, what party did he represent, and what was the majority margin of victory?
Answer: The Timaru by-election of 1985 was won by Maurice McTigue of the National Party with a majority of 1,492 votes.