Hutt (New Zealand electorate)

Hutt was a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It was one of the original electorates in 1853 and existed during two periods until 1978. It was represented by 13 Members of Parliament.

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Population centres

The main population centre in the electorate was the city of Lower Hutt in the Hutt Valley.

History

The Hutt seat first existed from 1853 to 1870 as a two-member electorate.[1]

At the opening of the 6th session of the 2nd Parliament on 10 April 1858[2], the speaker read out 14 resignations, including those of Dillon Bell and Samuel Revans.[3] Bell moved to Otago and continued his political career there. On 31 July 1858, a by-election was held, and Alfred Renall and William Fitzherbert were returned.[4][5]

From 1871 onwards, the electorate was a single-member constituency. Fitzherbert contested the general election on 29 December 1875 against Hutchison and obtained 178 votes, with Hutchison receiving 38.[6] He retained the Hutt electorate until his resignation in 1879, so that he could appointed to the Legislative Council. H. Jackson won the resulting by-election against T. Mason[7], but Mason was successful against Jackson at the 1879 general election a few months later.[8]

The electorate was abolished in 1893.[1]

In 1902 the seat was recreated and was won by the Liberal leader Thomas Mason Wilford. His party allegiance changed to the United Party, which took over from the Liberal Party by 1928. He resigned in 1929, and the ensuing by-election was won by Walter Nash. Nash became Minister of Finance and Prime Minister, and retired in 1968. The seat was then held by Trevor Young, also for Labour.

When the seat was split into Eastern Hutt and Western Hutt in 1978, Young won the new Eastern Hutt seat for Labour.

Election results

1853 to 1870

From 1853 to 1870, Hutt was a two-member electorate represented by six Members of Parliament:[1]

Election Winners
1853 election Edward Gibbon Wakefield Alfred Ludlam
1855 Francis Dillon Bell
1856 by-election Samuel Revans
1858 by-election William Fitzherbert Alfred Renall
1860
1866 Alfred Ludlam

1871 to 1893

From 1871 to 1893, the electorate was represented by a further four Members of Parliament, with Fitzherbert continuing his term:

Election Winner
1871 election William Fitzherbert[5]
1875 election
1879 by-election Henry Jackson[7]
1879 election Thomas Mason[8][9]
1881 election
1884 election Henry Samuel Fitzherbert
1887 election
1890 election Alfred Newman

1902 to 1978

From 1902 to 1978, the electorate was represented by three Members of Parliament:[1]

Election Winner
1902 election Thomas Mason Wilford (Liberal, then United)
1905 election
1908 election
1911 election
1914 election
1919 election
1922 election
1925 election
1928 election
1929 by-election Walter Nash (Labour)
1931 election
1935 election
1938 election
1943 election
1946 election
1949 election
1951 election
1954 election
1957 election
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election
1968 by-election Trevor Young (Labour)
1969 election
1972 election
1975 election

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103. 
  2. ^ "THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NEW ZEALAND.". Otago Witness. Issue 340, 5 June 1858. pp. 4. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=OW18580605.2.9. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
  3. ^ "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.". Otago Witness. Issue 340, 5 June 1858. pp. 5. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=OW18580605.2.11. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
  4. ^ "Wellington". Hawke's Bay Herald: p. 3. Volume 1, Issue 48, 21 August 1858. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=HBH18580821.2.13. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 
  5. ^ a b Hamer, David (updated 22 June 2007). "Fitzherbert, William 1810 - 1891". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1F11. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 
  6. ^ "The Hutt Election". Evening Post: p. 2. Volume XII, Issue 154, 30 December 1875. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP18751230.2.10. Retrieved 2 July 2010. 
  7. ^ a b "The Hutt Election". Evening Post: p. 2. Volume XVIII, Issue 3, 3 July 1879. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP18790703.2.34.7. Retrieved 2 July 2010. 
  8. ^ a b "The new Parliament". Clutha Leader: p. 5. Volume VI, Issue 310, 12 September 1879. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CL18790912.2.19. Retrieved 30 June 2010. 
  9. ^ "The Hutt Election". Evening Post: p. 2. Volume XVIII, Issue 62, 10 September 1879. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP18790910.2.23. Retrieved 2 July 2010.