1910 Auckland City mayoral election

The 1910 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1910, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1910 Auckland City mayoral election
28 April 1910
Turnout6,133
 
Candidate Lemuel Bagnall Patrick Nerheny
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 3,627 1,992
Percentage 59.13 32.48
Mayor before election

Charles Grey

 Elected Mayor

Lemuel Bagnall

Background

Incumbent mayor Charles Grey did not seek re-election and was replaced by Councillor Lemuel Bagnall who defeated Patrick Nerheny and William Richardson. Consequently, a by-election to fill Bagnall's vacated seat was held, which was won by Henry Shaw.[1]

Due to Bagnall's win at the polls for mayor his seat on the city council had been declared vacant. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy the next month which was won by Henry Shaw. William Richardson, who was defeated for the mayoralty also stood for the council seat and was again unsuccessful.

Mayoralty results
1910 Auckland mayoral election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lemuel Bagnall 3,627 59.13
Independent Patrick Nerheny 1,992 32.48
Independent William Richardson 455 7.41
Informal votes 59 0.96
Majority 1,635 26.65
Turnout 6,133

Council by-election
1910 Auckland City Council by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens Henry Shaw 1,662 54.94 +7.83
Independent Ernest William Burton 828 27.37
Independent William Richardson 318 10.51
Independent Thomas Harkins 201 6.64
Informal votes 16 0.52
Majority 834 27.57
Turnout 3,025

Notes
  1. Bush 1971, pp. 599.
  2. "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Herald. XLVII (14356). 28 April 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. "Election of Councillor". The New Zealand Herald. XLVII (14374). 19 May 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

References
  • Bush, Graham W. A. (1971). Decently and in Order: The Government of the City of Auckland 1840-1971. Auckland: Collins.
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