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.
The Representation Act 1900 had increased the membership of the House of Representatives from general electorates 70 to 76, and this was implemented through the 1902 electoral redistribution. In 1902, changes to the country quota affected the three-member electorates in the four main centres. The tolerance between electorates was increased to ±1,250 so that the Representation Commissions (since 1896, there had been separate commissions for the North and South Islands) could take greater account of communities of interest. These changes proved very disruptive to existing boundaries, and six electorates were established for the first time, and two electorates that previously existed were re-established, including Hutt.[1]
The main population centre in the electorate was the city of Lower Hutt in the Hutt Valley.
Historyedit
The Hutt seat first existed from 1853 to 1870 as a two-member electorate.[2]
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.[7] 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,[8] but Mason was successful against Jackson at the 1879 general election a few months later.[9]
In 1902 the seat was recreated and was won by the Liberal leader Thomas 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, who died in 1968. The seat was then held by Trevor Young, also for Labour.
^"The General Election, 1949". National Library. 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^"The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
^ "The General Election, 1943". National Library. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
^"Results from all Electorates". Evening Post. Vol. CXXXVI, no. 76. 27 September 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
^"City Nominations". Evening Post. Vol. CXXXVI, no. 61. 9 September 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
^Calderwood, David (2010). Not a Fair Go: A History and Analysis of Social Credit’s Struggle for Success in New Zealand’s Electoral System(PDF) (M.A. Political Science thesis). University of Waikato. p. 28. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^"The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
^The General Election, 1935. Government Printer. 1936. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
^The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
^"The Hutt Seat". The Evening Post. Vol. CXII, no. 108. 3 November 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
^The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
^The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
^. Government Printer. 1924. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
^Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
^Hislop, J. (1915). The General Election, 1914. National Library. pp. 1–33. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"The General Election, 1911". National Library. 1912. pp. 1–14. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"The General Election, 1908". National Library. 1909. pp. 1–34. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
^The General Election, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
^"The New Liberal Party in Wellington". Otago Daily Times. 17 October 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^The General Election, 1902. National Library. 1903. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^"The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
^"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.
^"Memorial of Merchants, Tradesmen, and Others". Lyttelton Times. Vol. VI, no. 427. 6 December 1856. p. 3. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
Referencesedit
Hislop, J. (1923). The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN0-477-01384-8.
Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN0-475-11200-8.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
January 01, 1970
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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 Contents 1 Population centres 2 History 2 1 Members of Parliament 2 1 1 1853 to 1870 2 1 2 1871 to 1893 2 1 3 1902 to 1978 3 Election results 3 1 1975 election 3 2 1972 election 3 3 1969 election 3 4 1968 by election 3 5 1966 election 3 6 1963 election 3 7 1960 election 3 8 1957 election 3 9 1954 election 3 10 1951 election 3 11 1949 election 3 12 1946 election 3 13 1943 election 3 14 1938 election 3 15 1935 election 3 16 1931 election 3 17 1929 by election 3 18 1928 election 3 19 1925 election 3 20 1922 election 3 21 1919 election 3 22 1914 election 3 23 1911 election 3 24 1908 election 3 25 1905 election 3 26 1902 election 3 27 1890 election 3 28 1858 by election 3 29 1856 by election 4 Notes 5 ReferencesPopulation centres editThe Representation Act 1900 had increased the membership of the House of Representatives from general electorates 70 to 76 and this was implemented through the 1902 electoral redistribution In 1902 changes to the country quota affected the three member electorates in the four main centres The tolerance between electorates was increased to 1 250 so that the Representation Commissions since 1896 there had been separate commissions for the North and South Islands could take greater account of communities of interest These changes proved very disruptive to existing boundaries and six electorates were established for the first time and two electorates that previously existed were re established including Hutt 1 The main population centre in the electorate was the city of Lower Hutt in the Hutt Valley History editThe Hutt seat first existed from 1853 to 1870 as a two member electorate 2 At the opening of the 6th session of the 2nd Parliament on 10 April 1858 3 the speaker read out 14 resignations including those of Dillon Bell and Samuel Revans 4 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 5 6 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 7 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 8 but Mason was successful against Jackson at the 1879 general election a few months later 9 The electorate was abolished in 1893 2 In 1902 the seat was recreated and was won by the Liberal leader Thomas 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 who died 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 Members of Parliament edit Key Independent Conservative Liberal United Labour 1853 to 1870 edit From 1853 to 1870 Hutt was a two member electorate represented by six Members of Parliament 2 Election Winners 1853 election Edward Gibbon Wakefield Alfred Ludlam 1855 election Francis Dillon Bell 1856 by election Samuel Revans 1858 by election William Fitzherbert Alfred Renall 1860 election 1866 election Alfred Ludlam 1871 to 1893 edit 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 6 1875 election 1879 by election Henry Jackson 8 1879 election Thomas Mason 9 10 1881 election 1884 election Henry Samuel Fitzherbert 1887 election 1890 election Alfred Newman Electorate abolished 1893 1902 to 1978 edit From 1902 to 1978 the electorate was represented by three Members of Parliament 2 Election Winner 1902 election Thomas Wilford 1905 election 1908 election 1911 election 1914 election 1919 election 1922 election 1925 election 1928 election 1929 by election Walter Nash 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 1969 election 1972 election 1975 election Electorate abolished 1978 see Western Hutt and Eastern Hutt Election results edit1975 election edit 1975 general election Hutt 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Trevor Young 9 540 48 10 7 20 National Brett Newell 8 521 42 96 Social Credit Noel Riches 985 4 96 Values Paul Irik 785 3 95 Majority 1 019 5 13 12 73 Turnout 19 831 83 29 8 53 Registered electors 23 808 1972 election edit 1972 general election Hutt 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Trevor Young 10 516 55 30 2 39 National Michael Fowler 7 119 37 43 Social Credit Annette Harvey 719 3 78 Values Max Overton 595 3 12 New Democratic Kenneth George Hurren 67 0 35 Majority 3 397 17 86 7 27 Turnout 19 016 91 82 2 09 Registered electors 20 709 1969 election edit 1969 general election Hutt 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Trevor Young 8 861 52 91 5 12 National Don Lee 7 086 42 31 Social Credit Graeme Constable 637 3 80 Independent Nick Ursin 162 0 96 1 40 Majority 1 775 10 59 0 56 Turnout 16 746 89 73 21 69 Registered electors 18 661 1968 by election edit 1968 Hutt by election 12 Party Candidate Votes Labour Trevor Young 5 968 47 79 National John Kennedy Good 4 576 36 64 2 24 Social Credit Tom Weal 1 649 5 18 Independent Nick Ursin 295 2 36 Majority 1 392 11 15 Turnout 12 488 68 04 18 74 Registered electors 18 354 Labour hold Swing 1966 election edit 1966 general election Hutt 12 Party Candidate Votes Labour Sir Walter Nash 7 861 51 70 6 91 National John Kennedy Good 5 912 38 88 Social Credit Christina Dalglish 1 431 9 41 Majority 1 949 12 81 11 30 Turnout 15 204 86 78 2 47 Registered electors 17 520 1963 election edit 1963 general election Hutt 12 Party Candidate Votes Labour Walter Nash 8 865 58 61 4 35 National Vere Hampson Tinadale 5 217 34 49 Social Credit Donald Milne 972 6 42 0 68 Majority 3 648 24 11 7 37 Turnout 15 125 89 25 0 05 Registered electors 16 945 1960 election edit 1960 general election Hutt 12 Party Candidate Votes Labour Walter Nash 7 614 54 26 8 37 National George Barker 5 265 37 52 Social Credit Donald Milne 997 7 10 1 47 Independent George Wain 115 0 81 Communist Ralph Hegman 40 0 28 Majority 2 349 16 74 14 17 Turnout 14 031 89 30 3 85 Registered electors 15 712 1957 election edit 1957 general election Hutt 12 Party Candidate Votes Labour Walter Nash 8 975 62 63 2 37 National Lance Adams Schneider 4 545 31 72 Social Credit Donald Milne 808 5 63 Majority 4 430 30 91 4 41 Turnout 14 328 93 15 4 91 Registered electors 15 381 1954 election edit 1954 general election Hutt 12 Party Candidate Votes Labour Walter Nash 8 371 60 26 2 53 National Clevedon Costello 4 690 33 76 Social Credit Terry Maddison 829 5 96 Majority 3 681 26 50 11 88 Turnout 13 890 88 24 1 30 Registered electors 15 740 1951 election edit 1951 general election Hutt 12 Party Candidate Votes Labour Walter Nash 8 872 57 73 0 05 National Jack Andrews 6 424 41 80 World Socialist Thomas Simpson 71 0 46 0 24 Majority 2 248 14 62 1 46 Turnout 15 367 89 54 1 75 Registered electors 17 161 1949 election edit 1949 general election Hutt 13 Party Candidate Votes Labour Walter Nash 8 153 57 68 0 99 National Horace Leonard Heatley 5 880 41 60 World Socialist Thomas Simpson 100 0 70 0 34 Majority 2 273 16 08 2 83 Turnout 14 133 91 29 1 51 Registered electors 15 480 1946 election edit 1946 general election Hutt 14 Party Candidate Votes Labour Walter Nash 8 025 58 67 2 20 National Jim Vogel 5 438 39 76 Independent Labour George Laing 163 1 19 World Socialist Thomas Simpson 50 0 36 Majority 2 587 18 91 17 38 Turnout 13 676 92 80 1 13 Registered electors 14 737 1943 election edit 1943 general election Hutt 15 16 17 Party Candidate Votes Labour Walter Nash 8 823 60 87 11 97 Real Democracy John H Hogan 18 3 563 24 58 National Norman Percival Croft 3 017 20 81 Democratic Labour Patrick Connors 437 3 01 Informal votes 178 1 22 0 45 Majority 5 260 36 29 10 15 Turnout 16 018 93 93 2 00 Registered electors 17 052 1938 election edit 1938 general election Hutt 19 Party Candidate Votes Labour Walter Nash 10 687 72 84 1 41 National Jack Andrews 3 873 26 39 Majority 6 814 46 44 2 07 Informal votes 114 0 77 0 74 Turnout 14 671 95 93 6 05 Registered electors 15 292 1935 election edit 1935 general election Hutt 20 Party Candidate Votes Labour Walter Nash 11 873 74 25 15 17 Reform Victor Jacobsen 4 116 25 74 Informal votes 243 1 51 0 77 Majority 7 757 48 51 30 36 Turnout 15 989 89 88 2 90 Registered electors 17 788 1931 election edit 1931 general election Hutt 21 Party Candidate Votes Labour Walter Nash 9 187 59 08 18 54 United James Kerr nb 1 6 364 40 92 2 09 Informal votes 116 0 74 Majority 2 823 18 15 16 45 Turnout 15 667 86 98 3 39 Registered electors 18 013 Table footnotes For some biographical details of James Kerr refer to his father s article 1929 by election edit 1929 Hutt by election 22 Party Candidate Votes Labour Walter Nash 5 047 40 53 4 55 United James Kerr mb 1 4 835 38 83 Reform Harold Johnston mb 2 2 570 20 64 Majority 212 1 70 8 14 Informal votes 103 0 82 1 31 Turnout 12 555 84 27 6 67 Registered electors 14 898 Table footnotes For some biographical details of Kerr refer to his father s article For some biographical details of Johnston refer to his father s article 1928 election edit 1928 general election Hutt 23 Party Candidate Votes United Thomas Wilford 7 283 54 92 3 21 Labour Walter Nash 5 978 45 08 4 10 Informal votes 288 2 13 1 26 Majority 1 305 9 84 7 31 Turnout 13 549 90 95 0 9 Registered electors 14 898 1925 election edit 1925 general election Hutt 24 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Wilford 6 080 58 13 16 98 Labour Walter Nash 4 286 40 98 Informal votes 92 0 87 0 01 Majority 1 794 17 15 8 25 Turnout 10 458 91 04 0 17 Registered electors 11 487 1922 election edit 1922 general election Hutt 25 26 27 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Wilford 3 707 41 15 0 44 Labour David Pritchard 2 905 32 25 2 87 Reform Henry Bennett 2 317 25 72 Informal votes 78 0 86 0 04 Majority 802 8 90 3 31 Turnout 9 007 91 21 8 77 Registered electors 9 874 1919 election edit 1919 general election Hutt 28 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Wilford 3 422 41 59 15 13 Labour David Pritchard 2 417 29 38 Reform Percy Rishworth 2 319 28 19 Informal votes 68 0 82 1 21 Majority 1 005 12 21 1 24 Turnout 8 226 82 44 0 59 Registered electors 9 983 1914 election edit 1914 general election Hutt 29 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Wilford 3 977 56 72 6 39 United Labour Albert Samuel 3 034 43 27 Informal votes 143 2 03 0 69 Majority 943 13 45 14 55 Turnout 7 011 83 03 0 57 Registered electors 8 443 1911 election edit 1911 general election Hutt First ballot 30 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Wilford 3 471 50 33 11 27 Labour Michael Reardon 1 540 22 33 Independent John McEwan 911 13 21 Reform Richard Shortt 881 12 77 23 66 Informal votes 93 1 34 0 52 Majority 1 931 28 00 2 83 Turnout 6 896 83 60 5 15 Registered electors 8 248 1908 election edit 1908 general election Hutt First ballot 31 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Wilford 3 764 61 60 7 08 Conservative Richard Shortt 2 226 36 43 Informal votes 120 1 96 1 05 Majority 1 538 25 17 6 67 Turnout 6 110 78 45 3 97 Registered electors 7 788 1905 election edit 1905 general election Hutt 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Wilford 3 452 57 49 2 97 New Liberal George Yerex 33 1 540 25 64 Independent George London 957 15 93 Informal votes 55 0 91 Majority 1 912 31 84 20 48 Turnout 6 004 82 42 5 83 Registered electors 7 284 1902 election edit 1902 general election Hutt 34 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Wilford 2 115 54 52 Independent Liberal Frederick Pirani 1 674 43 15 Independent Joseph Collier 90 2 32 Majority 441 11 36 Turnout 3 879 76 59 Registered electors 5 064 1890 election edit 1890 general election Hutt 35 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Alfred Newman 680 42 63 Liberal George Thomas London 502 31 47 Independent Charles Beard Izard 413 25 89 Majority 178 11 15 Turnout 1 595 66 45 Registered electors 2 400 1858 by election edit 1858 Hutt by election 36 37 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 a 9 92 Total votes 756 Table footnotes Majority is the difference between lowest winning poll Renall 228 and highest losing poll Hart 153 1856 by election edit 1856 Hutt by election 38 Party Candidate Votes Independent Samuel Revans 96 80 0 Independent George Hart 24 20 0 Turnout 120 Majority 72Notes edit McRobie 1989 pp 67f a b c d Wilson 1985 p 265 THE GENERAL 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