Charles Albert Creery Hardy

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1899–1902	14th	Selwyn		Independent
1902–1905	15th	Selwyn		Independent
1905–1908	16th	Selwyn		Independent
1908–1909	17th	Selwyn		Independent
1909–1911	Changed allegiance to:			Reform

Charles Albert Creery Hardy (1865 – 29 August 1922) was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

He was elected to the Selwyn electorate in the 1899 general election,^[1] but was defeated in 1911, when he was a candidate for the then newly formed Reform Party.

In 1902, 1905 and 1908, he was opposed by Joseph Ivess.^[2][3][4]

He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 26 June 1913. At the end of his term, he was reappointed on 25 June 1920. He remained a member until his death on 29 August 1922.^[5]

Notes

1. Scholefield 1950, p. 111.
2. "The General Election, 1902". National Library. 1903. p. 2. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
3. "The General Election, 1905". National Library. 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
4. "The General Election, 1908". National Library. June 1906. p. 19. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
5. Scholefield 1950, p. 78.

References

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