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| 2 | 1985 Timaru by-election - Results |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | National | Maurice McTigue | 9,371 | 42.67 | - |
| 5 | - | Labour | Jan Walker | 7,879 | 35.88 | - |
| 6 | - | NZ Party | Bill Greenslade | 2,998 | 13.65 | - |
| 7 | - | Social Credit | Lynley Simmons | 1,628 | 7.41 | - |
| 8 | - | Values | J S B Luck | 54 | 0.25 | - |
| 9 | - | Independent Labour | A S Falloon | 31 | 0.14 | - |
| 10 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,492 | 6.79 | - |
| 11 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 66 | - | - |
| 12 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,027 | - | - |
| 13 | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | - | - | - |
| 14 | - | 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.