This is a summary of the electoral history of Arnold Nordmeyer, Leader of the Labour Party (1963–65) and Member of Parliament for Oamaru (1935–49), Brooklyn (1951–54) & Island Bay (1954–69).
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=5 style="background-color: " | Walter Nash | 17 | 56.67 | |
| Arnold Nordmeyer | 9 | 30.00 | ||
| Abstentions | 4 | 13.33 | ||
| Majority | 6 | 20.00 | ||
| Turnout | 30 | |||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=5 style="background-color: " | Arnold Nordmeyer | 34 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | 34 | |||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=5 style="background-color: " | Norman Kirk | 25 | 71.4 | |
| Arnold Nordmeyer | 10 | 28.6 | ||
| Majority | 15 | 42.8 | ||
| Turnout | 35 | |||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Roberts | 571 | 58.62% | ||
| Gervan McMillan | 320 | 32.85% | ||
| Jim Barclay | 48 | 4.92% | ||
| Arnold Nordmeyer | 35 | 3.59% | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Roberts | 387 | 57.76% | ||
| Arnold Nordmeyer | 252 | 37.61% | ||
| Clyde Carr | 14 | 2.08% | ||
| John Mathison | 14 | 2.08% | ||
| Informal | 3 | 0.44% | ||
| 1948 Vice Presidential election | ||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Nordmeyer | 368 | 52.57% | ||
| Dick Barter | 124 | 17.71% | ||
| Mabel Howard | 77 | 11.00% | ||
| Philip Connolly | 44 | 6.28% | ||
| Archie Grant | 27 | 3.85% | ||
| John Mathison | 23 | 3.28% | ||
| Alan Baxter | 18 | 2.57% | ||
| Martyn Finlay | 15 | 2.14% | ||
| Jim Kent | 4 | 0.57% | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Roberts | 468 | 64.55% | ||
| Arnold Nordmeyer | 218 | 30.06% | ||
| Mabel Howard | 26 | 3.58% | ||
| John Mathison | 13 | 1.79% | ||
| 1949 Vice Presidential election | ||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Nordmeyer | 475 | 63.41% | ||
| Dick Barter | 101 | 13.48% | ||
| Jim Collins | 59 | 7.87% | ||
| Philip Connolly | 51 | 6.80% | ||
| Martyn Finlay | 31 | 4.13% | ||
| Mabel Howard | 22 | 2.93% | ||
| Ben Waters | 7 | 0.93% | ||
| John Mathison | 3 | 0.40% | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Nordmeyer | 458 | 60.02% | ||
| James Roberts | 299 | 39.18% | ||
| George Manning | 6 | 0.78% | ||