The 1858 Hutt by-election was a New Zealand by-election held in the multi-member electorate of during the

2nd New Zealand Parliament The 2nd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. It opened on 15 April 1856, following New Zealand's 1855 election. It was dissolved on 5 November 1860 in preparation for 1860–61 election. The 2nd Parliament was th ...

on 31 July 1858, following the resignation of

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and Samuel Revans on 22 March. The election was won by Alfred Renall and

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, who had resigned from the multi-member electorate in order to contest this by-election. That resignation forced a

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...

to happen. Two other candidates unsuccessfully contested the electorate, George Hart and Peter Cheyne.

Results

References

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