Hutt by-election, 1968

Hutt by-election, 1968
New Zealand
3 August 1968 (1968-08-03)


MP before election

Sir Walter Nash
Labour

Elected MP

Trevor Young
Labour

The Hutt by-election of 1968 was a by-election for the electorate of Hutt on 3 August 1968 during the 35th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the death of the previous member and former prime minister Sir Walter Nash on 4 June 1968.

The by-election was won by Trevor Young, also of the Labour Party. The National candidate was John Kennedy-Good, the Mayor of Lower Hutt, who had stood for National in the previous general election.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Hutt by-election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Trevor Young 5,968 47.79
National John Kennedy-Good 4,576 36.64
Social Credit Tom Weal 1649 5.18
Independent N. G. Ursin 295 2.36
Majority 1,392 11.15
Turnout 12,488 68.04
Registered electors 18,354
Labour hold Swing

References


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