1858 Hutt by-election
The 1858 Hutt by-election was a New Zealand by-election held in the multi-member electorate of Hutt during the 2nd New Zealand Parliament on 31 July 1858, following the resignation of Dillon Bell and Samuel Revans on 22 March.[1][2][3] The election was won by Alfred Renall and William Fitzherbert, who had resigned from the multi-member electorate City of Wellington in order to contest this by-election. That resignation forced a by-election to happen.[4] Two other candidates unsuccessfully contested the electorate, George Hart and Peter Cheyne.[4]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Fitzherbert | 229 | 30.29 | - | |
Independent | Alfred Renall | 228 | 30.16 | - | |
Independent | George Hart | 153 | 20.24 | - | |
Independent | Peter Cheyne | 146 | 19.31 | - | |
Majority | 75[lower-alpha 1] | 9.92 | - | ||
Total votes | 756 | - | - |
Table footnotes:
- Majority is the difference between lowest winning poll (Renall: 228) and highest losing poll (Hart: 153)
References
- "List of New Zealand by-elections". Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 95.
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 134.
- "Country Districts Election". The Wellington Independent. Vol. X, no. 1310. 4 August 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- "Memorial of Merchants, Tradesmen, and Others". Lyttelton Times. Vol. VI, no. 427. 6 December 1856. p. 3. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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