[1] The death of Harry Lake in early 1967 caused a 15 April 1967 by-election in Fendalton, the electorate once held by his father.

[6] During National's unsuccessful 1972 election campaign Labour's housing policy of enabling home loans through the State Advances Corporation for people carrying out renovations on state houses to bring them up to standards received an unusually large amount of interest.

Two days later it prompted Holland to announce the government would introduce an identical policy to Labour's.

[7] After National's defeat Marshall retained him in the same portfolio as Shadow Minister of Housing from 1973 to 1974.

[8] When Robert Muldoon replaced Marshall as party leader he instead designated Shadow Minister of Energy and Electricity from 1974 to 1975.