1858 Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 December 2018 The 1858 Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay by-election was a by-election held in the Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay electorate during the 2nd New Zealand Parliament, on 22 July 1858. The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP J. Valentine Smith and was won unopposed by James Ferguson. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=HBH18580731.2.7 Hawke's Bay Herald 2 1 45 31 July 1858 5 May 2013 Nomination and Election Owing to an arbitrary shortening of the time between the issue of the writ and the holding of nominations at Castlepoint (where a single nomination was received) the election was over before many electors knew it was due to take place. Charles Carter had published his intention to stand on 17 July – five days before the nomination. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WI18580724.2.9.1 Wellington Independent 4 X 1309 24 July 1858 5 May 2013 To the Electors of Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay The validity of the election was called into question http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WI18580804.2.13 Wellington Independent 3 X 1310 4 August 1858 5 May 2013 Public Meeting at Masterton and a petition was sent to the Governor requesting a new writ, http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WI18580804.2.21 Wellington Independent 5 X 1310 4 August 1858 5 May 2013 Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay election although it seems it was disallowed. The Electoral Districts Act 1858 (coincidentally passed a few weeks after the election)http://www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/hist_act/eda185821a22v1858n55351 Electoral Districts Act 1858 split the electorate in two with Ferguson declared as incumbent in County of Hawke and Carter winning Wairarapa in the 1859 supplementary election. References Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay 1858 Category:1858 elections in New Zealand Category:July 1858 Category:Wairarapa Category:Politics of the Wellington Region *1858 Category:1850s in Wellington