Hutt

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