1858 Hutt by-election explained

The 1858 Hutt by-election was a New Zealand by-election held in the multi-member electorate of 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 in order to contest this by-election. That resignation forced a by-election to happen. Two other candidates unsuccessfully contested the electorate, George Hart and Peter Cheyne.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of New Zealand by-elections. 18 December 2016. 22 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161222124550/https://thegrid.co.nz/list-of-new-zealand-by-elections/. dead.
  2. Book: Scholefield, Guy . Guy Scholefield . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 . 3rd . First published in 1913 . 1950 . Govt. Printer . Wellington . 95.
  3. Book: Scholefield, Guy . Guy Scholefield . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 . 3rd . First published in 1913 . 1950 . Govt. Printer . Wellington . 134.

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