# Electoral history of Jack Marshall

This is a summary of the electoral history of Jack Marshall, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1972), Leader of the National Party (1972–74), and Member of Parliament for Mount Victoria (1946–54) then Karori (1954–75).

## Parliamentary elections
### 1946 election

1946 general election: Mount Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National | Jack Marshall | 6,520 | 53.09 |
| | Labour | Eugene Casey | 5,609 | 45.67 |
| | Independent Liberal | John Hart Parry | 152 | 1.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 911 | 7.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,281 | 88.44 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,885 | |

### 1949 election

1949 general election: Mount Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Jack Marshall | 6,562 | 58.44 | +5.35 |
| | Labour | Nathan Richard Seddon | 4,572 | 40.71 | |
| | Independent | Julius Hyde | 94 | 0.83 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,808 | 16.10 | +8.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,228 | 87.45 | +0.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,839 | | |

### 1951 election

1951 general election: Mount Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Jack Marshall | 6,556 | 60.06 | +1.62 |
| | Labour | Frank Kitts | 4,358 | 39.94 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,198 | 20.12 | +4.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,914 | 84.36 | −3.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,936 | | |

### 1954 election

General election, 1954: Karori :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Jack Marshall | 8,317 | 53.30 | |
| | Labour | Jim Bateman | 6,506 | 41.72 | +5.20 |
| | Social Credit | Richard Donald McLaren | 778 | 4.98 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,811 | 11.60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,601 | 87.88 | +0.50 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,751 | | |

### 1957 election

General election, 1957: Karori :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Jack Marshall | 9,481 | 57.35 | +4.05 |
| | Labour | Keith Spry | 6,420 | 38.83 | |
| | Social Credit | Barney Thomas Daniel | 555 | 3.35 | |
| | Independent | Thomas Simpson | 75 | 0.45 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,061 | 18.51 | +6.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,531 | 92.82 | +4.94 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,809 | | |

### 1960 election

General election, 1960: Karori :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Jack Marshall | 9,841 | 61.99 | +4.64 |
| | Labour | Olive Smuts-Kennedy | 5,528 | 34.83 | |
| | Social Credit | Dorothy Wild | 505 | 3.18 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,313 | 27.17 | +8.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,874 | 88.22 | −4.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,993 | | |

### 1963 election

General election, 1963: Karori :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Jack Marshall | 10,312 | 59.67 | −2.32 |
| | Labour | Keith Spry | 6,292 | 36.41 | |
| | Social Credit | Barney Thomas Daniel | 677 | 3.92 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,020 | 23.26 | −3.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,281 | 91.34 | +3.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,919 | | |

### 1966 election

General election, 1966: Karori :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Jack Marshall | 10,961 | 59.40 | −0.27 |
| | Labour | Peter Blizard | 5,691 | 30.84 | |
| | Social Credit | Stuart Dickson | 1,798 | 9.74 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,270 | 28.56 | +5.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,450 | 86.59 | −4.75 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,305 | | |

### 1969 election

General election, 1969: Karori :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Jack Marshall | 11,320 | 65.65 | +6.25 |
| | Labour | Roy Tombs | 5,094 | 29.55 | |
| | Social Credit | Ron England | 828 | 4.80 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,226 | 36.10 | +7.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,242 | 89.11 | +2.23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,349 | | |

### 1972 election

General election, 1972: Karori :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Jack Marshall | 9,825 | 55.80 | −9.85 |
| | Labour | Adam Floyd | 5,417 | 30.76 | |
| | Values | Brian Dreadon | 1,650 | 9.37 | |
| | Social Credit | Ron England | 676 | 3.83 | −0.97 |
| | New Democratic | George John Ayo | 38 | 0.21 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,408 | 25.03 | −11.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,606 | 89.77 | −0.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,611 | | |

## Leadership elections
### 1972 leadership election

| Name | Votes | Percentage |
| Jack Marshall | 26 | 59.10% |
| Robert Muldoon | 18 | 40.90% |