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| 2 | Palmerston North (New Zealand electorate) - 1967 by-election |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Labour | Joe Walding | 6,939 | 43.94 | 0.56 |
| 5 | - | National | Gordon Cruden | 6,347 | 40.19 | - |
| 6 | - | Social Credit | John O'Brien | 2,410 | 15.26 | - |
| 7 | - | Democratic Labour | Jamie Wedderspoon | 61 | 0.39 | - |
| 8 | - | Progress | J. Q. Goldringham | 34 | 0.22 | - |
| 9 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | 3.75 | - |
| 10 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,791 | 76.39 | 12.56 |
| 11 | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,873 | - | - |
| 12 | - | Labour gain from National | Labour gain from National | Swing | - | - |

Question: What was Walding's majority votes?
Answer: Walding obtained a majority of 592 votes.