1860–1861 New Zealand general election

1860–1861 general election

12 December 1860 – 28 March 1861
All 53 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives
First party   Leader Edward Stafford Party Independent Leader's seat City of Nelson Last election 53 seats Seats won 53 Seat change
Premier before election Edward Stafford Independent Subsequent Premier Edward Stafford Independent

The 1860–1861 New Zealand general election 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
Augustus White	Akaroa	Canterbury	First	13 February 1861[2]
Thomas Russell	Auckland East	Auckland	First	11 January 1861[3]
Josiah Firth	Auckland West	Auckland	First	11 January 1861[4]
John Williamson	Auckland West	Auckland	Second	11 January 1861[5]
Alfred Creyke	Avon	Canterbury	First	1 February 1861[6]
Hugh Carleton	Bay of Islands	Auckland	Third	13 February 1861[7]
Thomas Gillies	Bruce	Otago	Second	11 February 1861[8]
Charles Kettle[9]	Bruce	Otago	First	11 February 1861[10]
Frederick Weld	Cheviot	Canterbury	Third	1 March 1861[2]
John Cracroft Wilson	City of Christchurch	Canterbury	First	31 January 1861[5]
John Ormond	Clive	Hawke's Bay	First	20 February 1861[11]
Andrew Richmond[12]	Collingwood	Nelson	First	4 February 1861[13]
Thomas Dick	City of Dunedin	Otago	First	24 December 1860[14]
Edward McGlashan[15]	City of Dunedin	Otago	First	24 December 1860[16]
Thomas Rowley[17]	Ellesmere	Canterbury	First	25 January 1861[13]
Robert Graham	Franklin	Auckland	Second	28 January 1861[18]
Marmaduke Nixon	Franklin	Auckland	First	28 January 1861[19]
William King	Grey and Bell	Taranaki	First	27 November 1860[10]
Thomas Fraser	Hampden	Otago	First	20 February 1861[20]
George Hall[21]	Heathcote	Canterbury	First	12 February 1861[22]
William Fitzherbert	Hutt	Wellington	Second	12 December 1860[4]
Alfred Renall[23]	Hutt	Wellington	Second	12 December 1860[24]
Isaac Cookson	Kaiapoi	Canterbury	Second	7 February 1861[25]
Crosbie Ward	Town of Lyttelton	Canterbury	Second	25 January 1861[26]
John Munro	Marsden	Auckland	First	20 January 1861[27]
William Butler	Mongonui	Auckland	First	30 January 1861[28]
Herbert Curtis[29]	Motueka	Nelson	Second	5 February 1861[6]
Henry Stark	Napier	Hawke's Bay	First	19 February 1861[30]
Alfred Domett	City of Nelson	Nelson	Second	27 December 1860[31]
Edward Stafford	City of Nelson	Nelson	Second	27 December 1860[30]
James Wemyss[32]	Suburbs of Nelson	Nelson	First	28 January 1861[2]
William Richmond	Town of New Plymouth	Taranaki	Second	28 December 1860[13]
George Graham[33]	Newton	Auckland	First	28 January 1861[18]
Thomas Henderson	Northern Division	Auckland	Second	22 January 1861[34]
James O'Neill	Northern Division	Auckland	Second	22 January 1861[11]
James Richmond	Omata	Taranaki	First	30 November 1860[13][35]
Maurice O'Rorke	Town of Onehunga	Auckland	First	18 January 1861[11]
Reader Wood	Parnell	Auckland	First	15 January 1861[36]
William Mason	Pensioner Settlements	Auckland	First	21 January 1861[37]
David Monro	Picton	Marlborough	Third	16 February 1861[38]
Alfred Brandon	Porirua	Wellington	Second	20 December 1860[39]
Charles Taylor	Raglan	Auckland	Third	11 February 1861[40]
William Fox	Rangitiki	Wellington	Second	4 February 1861[20]
Francis Jollie	Timaru	Canterbury	First	25 March 1861[41]
Alfred Saunders	Waimea	Marlborough	First	1 February 1861[3]
Charles Carter	Wairarapa	Wellington	Second	12 December 1860[42]
William Eyes	Wairau	Marlborough	First	15 February 1861[43]
Dillon Bell	Wallace	Otago	Second	14 March 1861[44]
Walter Mantell	Wallace	Otago	First	14 March 1861[37]
Henry Harrison[45]	Wanganui	Wellington	First	1 February 1861[46]
Isaac Featherston	City of Wellington	Wellington	Third	11 December 1860[43]
William Rhodes	City of Wellington	Wellington	Third	11 December 1860[47]
William Taylor[48]	City of Wellington	Wellington	First	11 December 1860[40]

Notes

1. "General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
2. Scholefield 1950, p. 147.
3. Scholefield 1950, p. 137.
4. Scholefield 1950, p. 106.
5. Scholefield 1950, p. 148.
6. Scholefield 1950, p. 102.
7. Scholefield 1950, p. 99.
8. Scholefield 1950, p. 108.
9. Patterson, Brad (22 June 2007). "Kettle, Charles Henry 1821 - 1862". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
10. Scholefield 1950, p. 118.
11. Scholefield 1950, p. 130.
12. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Present And Past Members Of Parliament". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
13. Scholefield 1950, p. 136.
14. Scholefield 1950, p. 103.
15. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "Ex-Members". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
16. Scholefield 1950, p. 122.
17. Johnson, R. D.; Lochhead; Shapcott; Shaw-Brown. "The Architectural Heritage of Christchurch" (PDF). Christchurch City Council : Town Planning Division. p. 5. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
18. Scholefield 1950, p. 109.
19. Scholefield 1950, p. 129.
20. Scholefield 1950, p. 107.
21. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1903). "Mr. George Williamson Hall". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Canterbury Provincial District. Christchurch. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
22. Scholefield 1950, p. 110.
23. Percy, Shirley Kevin. "The Renalls of Petone and the Wairarapa". Percy Family. 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). Retrieved 8 June 2010.
30. Scholefield 1950, p. 140.
31. Scholefield 1950, p. 104.
32. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Present And Past Members Of Parliament". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
33. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). "Mr. George Graham". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand: Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
34. Scholefield 1950, p. 113.
35. "The Elections". Taranaki Herald. Vol. IX, no. 435. 1 December 1860. p. 3. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
36. Scholefield 1950, p. 149.
37. Scholefield 1950, p. 125.
38. Scholefield 1950, p. 127.
39. Scholefield 1950, p. 97.
40. Scholefield 1950, p. 143.
41. Scholefield 1950, p. 117.
42. Scholefield 1950, p. 100.
43. Scholefield 1950, p. 105.
44. Scholefield 1950, p. 95.
45. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1897). "Ex-Members". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District. Wellington. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
46. Scholefield 1950, p. 112.
47. Scholefield 1950, p. 135.
48. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1897). "Mr. William Waring Taylor". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District. Wellington. Retrieved 8 June 2010.

References

• Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.