Lynn, Pakuranga, Porirua, Rangiora, Taupo and Waimarino. Results The 1963 election saw the governing National Party retain office by a ten-seat margin. It had previously held office by a twelve-seat margin. National won a total of forty-five seats, while the Labour Party won thirty-five. In the popular vote, National won 47.1% to Labour's 43.7%. The Social Credit Party won 7.9% of the vote, but no seats. Four of their candidates also missed the nomination deadline. One political analyst, Professor Robert Chapman, called it "the no change election". Puti Tipene Watene was elected for Eastern Maori; he was a Mormon and was the first non-Ratana to win a Maori seat since 1938. Votes summary The table below shows the results of the 1963 general election: Key |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | General electorates |- |- | Hauraki | style="background-color:;" | | colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Arthur Kinsella | style="text-align:right;" | 2,873 | style="background-color:;" | | style="text-align:center;" | George Broad |- |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | Māori electorates |- |} Notes References Works cited November 1963 events in New Zealand