Wellington Central by-election, 1992

Wellington Central by-election, 1992

12 December 1992 (1992-12-12)
Turnout	63.30%
Candidate Chris Laidlaw Pauline Gardiner Denis Welch Party Labour National Alliance Popular vote 6,075 5,220 3,407 Percentage 38.83 33.37 21.78
Member before election Fran Wilde Labour Elected Member Chris Laidlaw Labour

The Wellington Central by-election 1992 was a by-election held in the Wellington Central electorate during the 43rd New Zealand Parliament, on 12 December 1992. It was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Fran Wilde after her election as mayor of Wellington and was won by Chris Laidlaw with a majority of 855.

Previous election

1990 general election: Wellington Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fran Wilde	9,069	41.39
	National	Pauline Gardiner	8,823	40.26
	Green		3,164	14.45
	NewLabour		604	2.76
	McGillicuddy Serious		175	0.80
	Democrats		49	0.22
	Independent		29	0.13
Majority			246	1.12
Turnout			21,913	88.67
	Labour hold		Swing
Registered electors			24,714

Results

Wellington Central by-election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Laidlaw	6,075	38.83	-2.55
	National	Pauline Gardiner	5,220	33.37	-6.90
	Alliance	Denis Welch	3,407	21.78	+4.361
	Independent	David Stevenson	389	2.49
	Natural Law	Ian Douglas	263	1.68
	Christian Heritage	Wayne Chapman	154	0.98
	Independent	Tim Shadbolt	64	0.41
	Wizard Party	Anthony Catford	40	0.26
	Values	John Carter	17	0.11
	Communist League	Felicty Coggan	14	0.09
	Christ's Ambassadors Union	Victor Bryers	1	0.01
Majority			855	5.47	+4.34
Turnout			15,644	63.302	-25.372
	Labour hold		Swing

¹ Alliance vote change from 3,817 combined vote for Green Party, New Labour and Democrats in 1990 election.

² Based on 1990 election figures.