1959 Hamilton by-election
The Hamilton by-election 1959 was a by-election held in the electorate in Hamilton in the Waikato during the term of the 32nd New Zealand Parliament, on 2 May 1959.Background
The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Hilda Ross of the National Party on 6 March 1959. The by-election was won by Lance Adams-Schneider, also of the National Party.Candidates
;Labour
The Labour Party chose its Hamilton candidate for the previous three elections Ben Waters. Waters was a member of The Labour Party's national executive and had placed second to Ross in 1951, 1954 and 1957 where he slightly increased Labour share of the vote from 41.63 to 43.16 percent.
;National
The National Party selected Lance Adams-Schneider a member of the Taumarunui Borough Council. He had contested the electorate in 1957.
;Social Credit
Frederick Charles Roberts stood as the candidate for the Social Credit Party. In 1957 he stood for Social Credit in the electorate.Results
The following table gives the election results:
