Lynn by-election, 1968

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The electorate of Lynn (PL) in the Enderronian Parliament	The electorate of Lynn (PL) in the Enderronian Parliament	The electorate of Lynn (PL) in the Enderronian Parliament
 	 	
 	 	
Candidate 	Jeremy Wong 	Lionel Wicks
Party 	New Democratic 	Social Democrats
Popular vote 	16,778 	21,958
Percentage 	30.64% 	40.10%
Swing 	21.96pp 	5.39pp
TCP 	52.54% 	47.46%
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MP before election 	MP before election 	Elected MP
Nigel RobinsonUnited 	Nigel RobinsonUnited 	Jeremy WongNew Democratic
The 1968 Lynn by-election was held on 28 April 1968 to elect the next Member of Parliament for the electorate of Lynn in the Enderronian Parliament. The by-election was triggered following the resignation of incumbent United MP Nigel Robinson.
The by-election was won by dark horse New Democratic candidate Jeremy Wong. Meanwhile, the United Party's vote was cut by more than half, and the by-election was seen as an early warning sign for the government.
==Background==
Lynn had been held by Nigel Robinson of the United Party since the 1958 federal election, and was generally regarded as a marginal seat. Robinson retained Lynn by a margin of 4.6 percent at the 1966 election. He resigned in March 1968 due to declining health.
Lynn was an inner-city electorate covering the central business district of New Plymouth. It was demographically mixed, split between the business-friendly CBD and the working class inner suburbs. It was also relatively multicultural at the time, with an above-average Chinese Enderronian population.
==Candidates==
Candidates (6) in ballot paper order	Candidates (6) in ballot paper order	Candidates (6) in ballot paper order	Candidates (6) in ballot paper order
Party 	Party 	Candidate 	Background
width="1%" 	Independent 	Len O'Connell 	Perennial candidate.
 	New Democratic 	Jeremy Wong 	Lawyer and civil rights activist.
 	Independent 	Fred Munro 	Teacher. Contested Lynn as the Enderron Socialist Party candidate at the 1966 federal election.
 	Independent 	Arthur Bridges 	Accountant.
 	United 	John Lansberry 	New Plymouth City councillor.
 	Social Democrats 	Lionel Wicks 	Union official. Contested Lynn at the 1966 federal election.
==Results==
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Party 	Party 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	±%
 	Social Democrats 	Lionel Wicks 	21,958 	40.10 	+5.39
 	New Democratic 	Jeremy Wong 	16,778 	30.64 	+21.96
 	United 	John Lansberry 	12,726 	23.24 	–24.29
 	Independent 	Fred Munro 	1,971 	3.60 	+3.60
 	Independent 	Arthur Bridges 	728 	1.33 	+1.33
 	Independent 	Len O'Connell 	597 	1.09 	+1.09
Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	54,759 	97.22 	+0.45
Informal votes 	Informal votes 	Informal votes 	1,563 	2.78 	–0.45
Turnout 	Turnout 	Turnout 	56,322 	55.61 	+3.93
Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result
 	Social Democrats 	Lionel Wicks 	36,864 	67.32 	+21.91
 	United 	John Lansberry 	17,895 	32.68 	–21.91
Two-candidate-preferred result	Two-candidate-preferred result 	Two-candidate-preferred result 	Two-candidate-preferred result	Two-candidate-preferred result	Two-candidate-preferred result
 	New Democratic 	Jeremy Wong 	28,770 	52.54 	+52.54
 	Social Democrats 	Lionel Wicks 	25,989 	47.46 	+2.05
 	New Democratic gain from United	New Democratic gain from United	Swing 	N/A 	
==Aftermath==
The United Party suffered a significant swing and dropped from first to third place in first preference votes.