1855 New Zealand general election

1855 general election
← 1853 26 October – 28 December 1855 1860–61 →
All 37 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives
  First party
 
Leader Henry Sewell
Party Independent
Leader's seat Town of Christchurch
Last election 37 seats
Seats won 37
Seat change Steady
Premier before election

Office Established

 Subsequent Premier

Henry Sewell
Independent

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The 1855 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 2nd term. It was the second national election ever held in New Zealand, and the first one which elected a Parliament that had full authority to govern the colony.