# 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.

## Population centres

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.
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.
At the opening of the 6th session of the 2nd Parliament on 10 April 1858, the speaker read out 14 resignations, including those of Dillon Bell and Samuel Revans. 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.
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. 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, but Mason was successful against Jackson at the 1879 general election a few months later.
The electorate was abolished in 1893.
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

Key:
Independent  Conservative  Liberal  United  Labour

#### 1853 to 1870

From 1853 to 1870, Hutt was a two-member electorate represented by six Members of Parliament:
| Election | Winners | Winners |
| 1853 election | Edward Gibbon Wakefield | Alfred Ludlam |
| 1855 election | Francis Dillon Bell | Alfred Ludlam |
| 1856 by-election | Francis Dillon Bell | Samuel Revans |
| 1858 by-election | William Fitzherbert | Alfred Renall |
| 1860 election | William Fitzherbert | Alfred Renall |
| 1866 election | William Fitzherbert | 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 |
| 1875 election | William Fitzherbert |
| 1879 by-election | Henry Jackson |
| 1879 election | Thomas Mason |
| 1881 election | Thomas Mason |
| 1884 election | Henry Samuel Fitzherbert |
| 1887 election | Henry Samuel Fitzherbert |
| 1890 election | Alfred Newman |
| (Electorate abolished 1893) |||

#### 1902 to 1978

From 1902 to 1978, the electorate was represented by three Members of Parliament:
| Election | Winner |
| 1902 election | Thomas Wilford |
| 1905 election | Thomas Wilford |
| 1908 election | Thomas Wilford |
| 1911 election | Thomas Wilford |
| 1914 election | Thomas Wilford |
| 1919 election | Thomas Wilford |
| 1922 election | Thomas Wilford |
| 1925 election | Thomas Wilford |
| 1928 election | Thomas Wilford |
| 1929 by-election | Walter Nash |
| 1931 election | Walter Nash |
| 1935 election | Walter Nash |
| 1938 election | Walter Nash |
| 1943 election | Walter Nash |
| 1946 election | Walter Nash |
| 1949 election | Walter Nash |
| 1951 election | Walter Nash |
| 1954 election | Walter Nash |
| 1957 election | Walter Nash |
| 1960 election | Walter Nash |
| 1963 election | Walter Nash |
| 1966 election | Walter Nash |
| 1968 by-election | Trevor Young |
| 1969 election | Trevor Young |
| 1972 election | Trevor Young |
| 1975 election | Trevor Young |
| (Electorate abolished 1978; see Western Hutt and Eastern Hutt) |||

## Election results
### 1975 election

1975 general election: Hutt :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,019 | 5.13 | −12.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,831 | 83.29 | −8.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,808 | | |

### 1972 election

1972 general election: Hutt :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,397 | 17.86 | +7.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,016 | 91.82 | +2.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,709 | | |

### 1969 election

1969 general election: Hutt :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,775 | 10.59 | −0.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,746 | 89.73 | +21.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,661 | | |

### 1968 by-election

1968 Hutt by-election :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,392 | 11.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,488 | 68.04 | −18.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,354 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1966 election

1966 general election: Hutt :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,949 | 12.81 | −11.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,204 | 86.78 | −2.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,520 | | |

### 1963 election

1963 general election: Hutt :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,648 | 24.11 | +7.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,125 | 89.25 | −0.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,945 | | |

### 1960 election

1960 general election: Hutt :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,349 | 16.74 | −14.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,031 | 89.30 | −3.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,712 | | |

### 1957 election

1957 general election: Hutt :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,430 | 30.91 | +4.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,328 | 93.15 | +4.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,381 | | |

### 1954 election

1954 general election: Hutt :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,681 | 26.50 | +11.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,890 | 88.24 | −1.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,740 | | |

### 1951 election

1951 general election: Hutt :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,248 | 14.62 | −1.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,367 | 89.54 | −1.75 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,161 | | |

### 1949 election

1949 general election: Hutt :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,273 | 16.08 | −2.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,133 | 91.29 | −1.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,480 | | |

### 1946 election

1946 general election: Hutt :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,587 | 18.91 | −17.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,676 | 92.80 | −1.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,737 | | |

### 1943 election

1943 general election: Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Walter Nash | 8,823 | 60.87 | +11.97 |
| | Real Democracy | John H. Hogan | 3,563 | 24.58 | |
| | National | Norman Percival Croft | 3,017 | 20.81 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Patrick Connors | 437 | 3.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 178 | 1.22 | +0.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,260 | 36.29 | −10.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,018 | 93.93 | −2.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,052 | | |

### 1938 election

1938 general election: Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Walter Nash | 10,687 | 72.84 | −1.41 |
| | National | Jack Andrews | 3,873 | 26.39 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,814 | 46.44 | +2.07 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 114 | 0.77 | −0.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,671 | 95.93 | +6.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,292 | | |

### 1935 election

1935 general election: Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Walter Nash | 11,873 | 74.25 | +15.17 |
| | Reform | Victor Jacobsen | 4,116 | 25.74 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 243 | 1.51 | +0.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,757 | 48.51 | +30.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,989 | 89.88 | +2.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,788 | | |

### 1931 election

1931 general election: Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Walter Nash | 9,187 | 59.08 | +18.54 |
| | United | James Kerr | 6,364 | 40.92 | +2.09 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 116 | 0.74 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,823 | 18.15 | +16.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,667 | 86.98 | +3.39 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,013 | | |
Table footnotes:
* ↑ For some biographical details of James Kerr refer to his father's article.

### 1929 by-election

1929 Hutt by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Walter Nash | 5,047 | 40.53 | −4.55 |
| | United | James Kerr | 4,835 | 38.83 | |
| | Reform | Harold Johnston | 2,570 | 20.64 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 1.70 | −8.14 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 103 | 0.82 | −1.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,555 | 84.27 | −6.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | 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

1928 general election: Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United | Thomas Wilford | 7,283 | 54.92 | −3.21 |
| | Labour | Walter Nash | 5,978 | 45.08 | +4.10 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 288 | 2.13 | +1.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,305 | 9.84 | −7.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,549 | 90.95 | −0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,898 | | |

### 1925 election

1925 general election: Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Wilford | 6,080 | 58.13 | +16.98 |
| | Labour | Walter Nash | 4,286 | 40.98 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 92 | 0.87 | +0.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,794 | 17.15 | +8.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,458 | 91.04 | −0.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,487 | | |

### 1922 election

1922 general election: Hutt :
| Party | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 0.86 | +0.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 802 | 8.90 | −3.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,007 | 91.21 | +8.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,874 | | |

### 1919 election

1919 general election: Hutt :
| Party | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | 68 | 0.82 | −1.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,005 | 12.21 | −1.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,226 | 82.44 | −0.59 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,983 | | |

### 1914 election

1914 general election: Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Wilford | 3,977 | 56.72 | −6.39 |
| | United Labour | Albert Samuel | 3,034 | 43.27 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 143 | 2.03 | +0.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 943 | 13.45 | −14.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,011 | 83.03 | +0.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,443 | | |

### 1911 election

1911 general election: Hutt, First ballot :
| Party | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 1.34 | −0.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,931 | 28.00 | +2.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,896 | 83.60 | +5.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,248 | | |

### 1908 election

1908 general election: Hutt, First ballot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Wilford | 3,764 | 61.60 | +7.08 |
| | Conservative | Richard Shortt | 2,226 | 36.43 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 120 | 1.96 | +1.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,538 | 25.17 | +6.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,110 | 78.45 | −3.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,788 | | |

### 1905 election

1905 general election: Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Wilford | 3,452 | 57.49 | +2.97 |
| | New Liberal | George Yerex | 1,540 | 25.64 | |
| | Independent | George London | 957 | 15.93 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 0.91 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,912 | 31.84 | +20.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,004 | 82.42 | +5.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,284 | | |

### 1902 election

1902 general election: Hutt :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 441 | 11.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,879 | 76.59 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,064 | |

### 1890 election

1890 general election: Hutt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alfred Newman | 680 | 42.63 |
| | Liberal | George Thomas London | 502 | 31.47 |
| | Independent | Charles Beard Izard | 413 | 25.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | 11.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,595 | 66.45 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,400 | |

### 1858 by-election

1858 Hutt by-election :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 75 | 9.92 | − |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 756 | - | - |
Table footnotes:
* ↑ Majority is the difference between lowest winning poll (Renall: 228) and highest losing poll (Hart: 153)

### 1856 by-election

1856 Hutt by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Samuel Revans | 96 | 80.0 |
| | Independent | George Hart | 24 | 20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | |