Raglan by election, 1946

The Raglan by-election 1946 was a by-election held in the Raglan electorate in the Waikato during the term of the 27th New Zealand Parliament, on 5 March 1946.

The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Robert Coulter of the Labour Party on 31 December 1945. Coulter had elected twice in rural electorates (previously in the Waikato electorate) that usually returned United or National MPs.

The by-election was won by Hallyburton Johnstone of the National Party, who defeated Alan Baxter of the Labour Party. The vote was very close (Johnstone had a majority of 308 votes), and the final outcome was decided by the electoral court.