title: 1879 Hutt by-election
text: # 1879 Hutt by-election
  
  The 1879 Hutt by-election was a by-election held in the single-member Hutt electorate during the 6th New Zealand Parliament, on 2 July 1879.
  
  The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP William Fitzherbert when he was appointed to the Legislative Council. He was replaced by Henry Jackson.
  
  ## Results
  
  1879 Hutt by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Henry Jackson | 183 | 68.54 |
  | | Independent | Thomas Mason | 84 | 31.46 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 37.08 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 267 | |
  