Electoral history of Jim Bolger explained

This is a summary of the electoral history of Jim Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1990–97), Leader of the National Party (1986–97), and Member of Parliament for (1972–96) then (1996–97).

Parliamentary elections

1996 election

Leadership elections

1981 deputy leadership election

First ballot

!Name	Votes	Percentage
	Derek Quigley	23	46.00%
	Duncan MacIntyre	20	40.00%
	Jim Bolger	7	14.00%

Second ballot

!Name	Votes	Percentage
	Duncan MacIntyre	26	52.00%
	Derek Quigley	24	48.00%

1984 deputy leadership election

!Name	Votes	Percentage
	Jim McLay	25	53.19%
	Jim Bolger	15	31.91%
	Bill Birch	7	14.89%

1984 leadership election

!Name	Votes	Percentage
	Jim McLay	22	62.85%
	Jim Bolger	8	22.85%
	Robert Muldoon	5	14.28%

1986 leadership election

!Name	Votes	Percentage
	Jim Bolger	25	65.78%
	Jim McLay	13	34.22%

References

• Book: Norton, Clifford . New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science . 1988 . Victoria University of Wellington . Wellington . 0-475-11200-8 .