New Zealand general election, 1860–61

1860–61 general election

1855 ← members 12 December 1860 – 28 March 1861 → 1866 members

All 53 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives   First party   Leader William Fox Party Independent Leader's seat Rangitikei Last election 53 seats Seats won 53 Seat change Popular vote N/A Percentage N/A Swing N/A

Prime Minister before election Edward Staffordd Independent Prime Minister-designate William Fox Independent

The New Zealand general election of 1860–61 was held between 12 December 1860 and 28 March 1861 to elect 53 MPs to the third session of the New Zealand Parliament. 13,196 electors were registered.^[1]

1860 was the year gold miners who held a Miner’s Right continuously for at least three months were able to vote without having to own, lease or rent property.

Results

Member	Electorate	Province	MP's term	Election date
White, AugustusAugustus White	Akaroa	Canterbury	First	01861-02-13 13 February 1861[2]
Creyke, AlfredAlfred Creyke	Avon	Canterbury	First	01861-02-01 1 February 1861[3]
Carleton, HughHugh Carleton	Bay of Islands	Auckland	Third	01861-02-13 13 February 1861[4]
Kettle, CharlesCharles Kettle[5]	Bruce	Otago	First	01861-02-11 11 February 1861[6]
Gillies, ThomasThomas Gillies	Bruce	Otago	Second	01861-02-11 11 February 1861[7]
Weld, FrederickFrederick Weld	Cheviot	Canterbury	Third	01861-03-01 1 March 1861[2]
Cracroft Wilson, JohnJohn Cracroft Wilson	City of Christchurch	Canterbury	First	01861-01-31 31 January 1861[8]
Stafford, EdwardEdward Stafford	City of Nelson	Nelson	Second	01860-12-27 27 December 1860[9]
Ormond, JohnJohn Ormond	Clive	Hawke's Bay	First	01861-02-20 20 February 1861[10]
Richmond, AndrewAndrew Richmond[11]	Collingwood	Nelson	First	01861-02-04 4 February 1861[12]
McGlashan, EdwardEdward McGlashan[13]	City of Dunedin	Otago	First	01860-12-24 24 December 1860[14]
Dick, ThomasThomas Dick	City of Dunedin	Otago	First	01860-12-24 24 December 1860[15]
Rowley, ThomasThomas Rowley[16]	Ellesmere	Canterbury	First	01861-01-25 25 January 1861[12]
Nixon, MarmadukeMarmaduke Nixon	Franklin	Auckland	First	01861-01-28 28 January 1861[17]
Graham, RobertRobert Graham	Franklin	Auckland	Second	01861-01-28 28 January 1861[18]
Fraser, ThomasThomas Fraser	Hampden	Otago	First	01861-02-20 20 February 1861[19]
Hall, GeorgeGeorge Hall[20]	Heathcote	Canterbury	First	01861-02-12 12 February 1861[21]
Fitzherbert, WilliamWilliam Fitzherbert	Hutt	Wellington	Second	01860-12-12 12 December 1860[22]
Renall, AlfredAlfred Renall[23]	Hutt	Wellington	Second	01860-12-12 12 December 1860[24]
Cookson, IsaacIsaac Cookson	Kaiapoi	Canterbury	Second	01861-02-07 7 February 1861[25]
Ward, CrosbieCrosbie Ward	Town of Lyttelton	Canterbury	Second	01861-01-25 25 January 1861[26]
Munro, JohnJohn Munro	Marsden	Auckland	First	01861-01-20 20 January 1861[27]
Butler, WilliamWilliam Butler	Mongonui	Auckland	First	01861-01-30 30 January 1861[28]
Curtis, HerbertHerbert Curtis[29]	Motueka	Nelson	Second	01861-02-05 5 February 1861[3]
Stark, HenryHenry Stark	Napier	Hawke's Bay	First	01861-02-19 19 February 1861[9]
Domett, AlfredAlfred Domett	City of Nelson	Nelson	Second	01860-12-27 27 December 1860[30]
Richmond, WilliamWilliam Richmond	New Plymouth	Taranaki	Second	01860-12-28 28 December 1860[12]
Graham, GeorgeGeorge Graham[31]	Newton	Auckland	First	01861-01-28 28 January 1861[18]
O'Neill, JamesJames O'Neill	Northern Division	Auckland	Second	01861-01-22 22 January 1861[10]
Henderson, ThomasThomas Henderson	Northern Division	Auckland	Second	01861-01-22 22 January 1861[32]
Richmond, JamesJames Richmond	Omata	Taranaki	First	01860-12-30 30 December 1860[12]
Wood, ReaderReader Wood	Parnell	Auckland	First	01861-01-15 15 January 1861[33]
Mason, WilliamWilliam Mason	Pensioner Settlements	Auckland	First	01861-01-21 21 January 1861[34]
Monro, DavidDavid Monro	Picton	Marlborough	Third	01861-02-16 16 February 1861[35]
Brandon, AlfredAlfred Brandon	Porirua	Wellington	Second	01860-12-20 20 December 1860[36]
Taylor, CharlesCharles Taylor	Raglan	Auckland	Third	01861-02-11 11 February 1861[37]
Fox, WilliamWilliam Fox	Rangitiki	Wellington	Second	01861-02-04 4 February 1861[19]
Jollie, FrancisFrancis Jollie	Timaru	Canterbury	First	01861-03-25 25 March 1861[38]
O'Rorke, MauriceMaurice O'Rorke	Town of Onehunga	Auckland	First	01861-01-18 18 January 1861[10]
Saunders, AlfredAlfred Saunders	Waimea	Marlborough	First	01861-02-01 1 February 1861[39]
Carter, CharlesCharles Carter	Wairarapa	Wellington	Second	01860-12-12 12 December 1860[40]
Eyes, WilliamWilliam Eyes	Wairau	Marlborough	First	01861-02-15 15 February 1861[41]
Mantell, WalterWalter Mantell	Wallace	Otago	First	01861-03-14 14 March 1861[34]
Bell, DillonDillon Bell	Wallace	Otago	Second	01861-03-14 14 March 1861[42]
Taylor, WilliamWilliam Taylor[43]	City of Wellington	Wellington	First	01860-12-11 11 December 1860[37]
Featherston, IsaacIsaac Featherston	City of Wellington	Wellington	Third	01860-12-11 11 December 1860[41]
Rhodes, WilliamWilliam Rhodes	City of Wellington	Wellington	Third	01860-12-11 11 December 1860[44]
Harrison, HenryHenry Harrison[45]	Wanganui	Wellington	First	01861-02-01 1 February 1861[46]
Firth, JosiahJosiah Firth	Auckland West	Auckland	First	01861-01-11 11 January 1861[22]
John Williamson	Auckland West	Auckland	Second	01861-01-11 11 January 1861[8]
Wemyss, JamesJames Wemyss[47]	Suburbs of Nelson	Nelson	First	01861-01-28 28 January 1861[2]
King, WilliamWilliam King	Grey and Bell	Taranaki	First	01860-11-27 27 November 1860[6]
Russell, ThomasThomas Russell	Auckland East	Auckland	First	01861-01-11 11 January 1861[39]

Notes

1. ^ "General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Scholefield 1950, p. 147.
3. ^ ^{a b} Scholefield 1950, p. 102.
4. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 99.
5. ^ Patterson, Brad (updated 22 June 2007). "Kettle, Charles Henry 1821 - 1862". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/alt_essayBody.asp?essayID=1K11. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Scholefield 1950, p. 118.
7. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 108.
8. ^ ^{a b} Scholefield 1950, p. 148.
9. ^ ^{a b} Scholefield 1950, p. 140.
10. ^ ^{a b c} Scholefield 1950, p. 130.
11. ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Present And Past Members Of Parliament". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d1-d3.html#name-431296-mention. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
12. ^ ^{a b c d} Scholefield 1950, p. 136.
13. ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "Ex-Members". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d2-d6-d2.html#name-427764-mention. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
14. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 122.
15. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 103.
16. ^ Johnson, R. D.; Lochhead, Shapcott, Shaw-Brown. "The Architectural Heritage of Christchurch". Christchurch City Council : Town Planning Division. p. 5. http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Heritage/Publications/ChristchurchCityCouncil/ArchitecturalHeritage/GovernmentBuildings/GovernmentBuildings.pdf. Retrieved 1 May 2010. 
17. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 129.
18. ^ ^{a b} Scholefield 1950, p. 109.
19. ^ ^{a b} Scholefield 1950, p. 107.
20. ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1903). "Mr. George Williamson Hall". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Canterbury Provincial District. Christchurch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc03Cycl-t1-body1-d3-d6-d12.html. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
21. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 110.
22. ^ ^{a b} Scholefield 1950, p. 106.
23. ^ Percy, Shirley Kevin. "The Renalls of Petone and the Wairarapa". Percy Family. http://www.percyfamily.co.nz/the-renalls-of-petone-and-the-wairarapa. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
24. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 134.
25. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 101.
26. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 146.
27. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 128.
28. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 98.
29. ^ Savage, J. F. H. (September 1978). "Potted Biographies". Nelson Historical Society Journal 3 (4). http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-NHSJ03_04-t1-body1-d11.html. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
30. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 104.
31. ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). "Mr. George Graham". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc02Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d10-d18.html. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
32. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 113.
33. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 149.
34. ^ ^{a b} Scholefield 1950, p. 125.
35. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 127.
36. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 97.
37. ^ ^{a b} Scholefield 1950, p. 143.
38. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 117.
39. ^ ^{a b} Scholefield 1950, p. 137.
40. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 100.
41. ^ ^{a b} Scholefield 1950, p. 105.
42. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 95.
43. ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1897). "Mr. William Waring Taylor". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District. Wellington. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d4-d9-d7.html#name-413879-mention. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
44. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 135.
45. ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1897). "Ex-Members". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District. Wellington. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d4-d172-d3.html#name-160282-mention. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
46. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 112.
47. ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Present And Past Members Of Parliament". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d1-d3.html#name-402578-mention. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 

References

• Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1949. Wellington: Govt. Printer.