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Hutt by-election, 1968

Hutt by-election, 1968
New Zealand
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MP before election

Sir Walter Nash
Labour

Elected MP

Trevor Young
Labour


Sir Walter Nash
Labour

Trevor Young
Labour

The Hutt by-election of 1968 was a by-election for the electorate of Hutt on 3 August 1968 during the 35th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the death of the previous member and former prime minister Sir Walter Nash on 4 June 1968.

The by-election was won by Trevor Young, also of the Labour Party. The National candidate was John Kennedy-Good, the Mayor of Lower Hutt, who had stood for National in the previous general election.

The following table gives the election results:



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