1931 Wellington City mayoral election
The 1931 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1931, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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| Turnout | 25,799 | |||||||||||||||
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Mayoralty results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Civic League | Thomas Hislop | 13,593 | 52.68 | ||
| Independent | Martin Luckie | 11,678 | 45.26 | ||
| Informal votes | 528 | 2.04 | |||
| Majority | 1,915 | 7.42 | |||
| Turnout | 25,799 | ||||
Councillor results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Civic League | William Bennett | 12,766 | 49.48 | +1.66 | |
| Civic League | Will Appleton | 12,453 | 48.26 | ||
| Civic League | William Gaudin | 12,452 | 48.25 | -0.20 | |
| Labour | Charles Henry Chapman | 12,425 | 48.16 | +2.96 | |
| Civic League | Thomas Forsyth | 11,290 | 43.76 | -0.67 | |
| Civic League | Herbert Huggins | 10,576 | 40.99 | -2.20 | |
| Labour | Bob Semple | 10,395 | 40.29 | +0.81 | |
| Labour | Robert McKeen | 10,332 | 40.04 | -1.73 | |
| Civic League | Jacob McEldowney | 9,966 | 38.62 | ||
| Civic League | Frank Meadowcroft | 9,808 | 38.01 | -6.99 | |
| Civic League | John Burns | 9,514 | 36.87 | +5.53 | |
| Civic League | William Duncan | 9,282 | 35.97 | ||
| Civic League | Sydney Holm | 8,852 | 34.31 | ||
| Civic League | John Wallace | 8,480 | 32.86 | ||
| Independent | James McDonald | 8,351 | 32.36 | ||
| Civic League | George Mitchell | 8,186 | 31.72 | -6.72 | |
| Independent | Paul Hoskins | 7,764 | 30.09 | ||
| Civic League | George Stewart | 7,343 | 28.46 | ||
| Independent | Herbert Price | 7,304 | 28.31 | ||
| Labour | William Atkinson | 7,029 | 27.24 | -2.14 | |
| Independent | James Sievwright | 6,890 | 26.70 | ||
| Independent | Robert Bothamley | 6,829 | 26.47 | ||
| Labour | John Read | 6,632 | 25.70 | -3.31 | |
| Labour | Tom Brindle | 6,624 | 25.67 | -4.03 | |
| Labour | Andrew Parlane | 6,548 | 25.38 | -1.79 | |
| Labour | Jim Collins | 6,511 | 25.23 | ||
| Labour | Peter Butler | 6,390 | 24.76 | -1.46 | |
| Civic League | Amy Kane | 6,287 | 24.36 | ||
| Labour | Michael Walsh | 6,252 | 24.23 | 1.97 | |
| Labour | Lawrence Hennessy | 6,206 | 24.05 | ||
| Labour | Jim Thorn | 5,956 | 23.08 | ||
| Independent | Samuel Martin | 5,841 | 22.64 | ||
| Independent | Annie McVicar | 5,556 | 21.53 | ||
| Labour | Sarah Snow | 5,316 | 20.60 | ||
| Civic League | Charles Lethaby | 4,831 | 18.72 | ||
References
- "Election Notices". The Evening Post. CXI (112). 14 May 1931. p. 6. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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