<page_title> 1985 Timaru by-election </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> National <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Maurice McTigue <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> Majority <col_header> Party </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1,492 <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
The Timaru by-election of 1985 was won by Maurice McTigue of the National Party with a majority of 1,492 votes.