can be argued that Social Credit saved the National Government by providing an alternative to Labour and so minimising the two-party swing. Votes summary The table below shows the results of the 1954 general election: Key |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | General electorates |- |- | Hauraki | style="background-color:;" | | style="text-align:center;" | Andy Sutherland | style="background-color:;" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Arthur Kinsella | style="text-align:right;" | 2,659 | style="background-color:;" | | style="text-align:center;" | Brevat William Dynes |- |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | Māori electorates |- |} Table footnotes Notes References