1947 Auckland City mayoral election

The 1947 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1947, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1947 Auckland City mayoral election
19 November 1947
Turnout46,710
 
Candidate John Allum Bill Schramm
Party Citizens & Ratepayers Labour
Popular vote 25,968 19,498
Percentage 55.59 41.74
Mayor before election

John Allum

 Elected Mayor

John Allum

Mayoralty results
1947 Auckland mayoral election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers John Allum 25,968 55.59 -7.74
Labour Bill Schramm 19,498 41.74
Independent George Mullenger 908 1.94
Informal votes 336 0.71 -0.14
Majority 6,470 13.85 -3.42
Turnout 46,710

Councillor results
1947 Auckland local election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Leonard Coakley 26,076 58.33 +3.02
Citizens & Ratepayers Fred Ambler 25,147 56.25 +3.86
Citizens & Ratepayers Arthur Bailey 23,705 53.02 +2.99
Citizens & Ratepayers Jack Garland 23,188 51.87
Citizens & Ratepayers Joan Rattray 23,108 51.69 +5.41
Citizens & Ratepayers Roy McElroy 22,918 51.26 +4.39
Citizens & Ratepayers Mary Wright 22,807 51.02
Citizens & Ratepayers Archibald Ewing Brownlie 22,741 50.87 +7.74
Citizens & Ratepayers John W. Kealy 22,391 50.08 +1.56
Citizens & Ratepayers Barbara Roche 22,375 50.05
Citizens & Ratepayers William Mackay 22,039 49.30
Citizens & Ratepayers Max Tongue 22,030 49.28
Citizens & Ratepayers Sidney Takle 21,899 48.98 +0.47
Citizens & Ratepayers Reginald Stanley Harrop 21,895 48.97 +1.98
Citizens & Ratepayers Joyce William Hyland 21,872 48.92 -4.72
Citizens & Ratepayers Keith Buttle 21,739 48.63 -0.97
Citizens & Ratepayers Bob Beechey 21,421 47.91
Citizens & Ratepayers Horace Kirk 21,135 47.27
Citizens & Ratepayers Howard Edward Gray Matthews 21,032 47.04 +2.85
Citizens & Ratepayers Frederick George Lintott 20,993 46.96
Citizens & Ratepayers Aubrey Tronson 20,615 46.11
Labour Bill Butler 19,681 44.02
Labour Don Armishaw 18,731 41.90
Labour Elizabeth Wynn 18,293 40.92 +6.98
Labour Albert Berry 18,104 40.49 +10.85
Labour Paul Richardson 17,848 39.92 -5.52
Labour Catherine Kelleher 17,824 39.87
Labour Harold Callagher 17,791 39.79
Labour William Duncan 17,763 39.73
Labour George Forsyth 17,681 39.55
Labour Pat Curran 17,630 39.43
Labour Harold S. Callagher 17,625 39.42
Labour Denis Brophy 17,569 39.30
Labour John Thomas Jennings 17,536 39.22
Labour Norman Finch 17,291 38.68
Labour Martin Charles Conroy 17,086 38.22
Labour Frederick Johnston 16,671 37.29
Labour Richard Wrathall 16,670 37.29
Labour Thomas Tucker 16,560 37.04
Labour Frank Williams 16,246 36.34 +6.66
Labour Lyndon Peoples 16,226 36.29
Labour Eric Williamson 16,097 36.00
Communist Vic Wilcox 3,369 7.53
Communist George Jackson 3,362 7.52 -11.51
Independent George Mullenger 3,338 7.46
Communist Arthur Jackson-Thomas 2,870 6.42
Independent Amy Milburn 2,536 5.67

References
  1. "Mr Allum and Citizens' Ticket Win". The New Zealand Herald. 20 November 1947. p. 8.
  2. "Election of Mayor". Auckland Star. 29 November 1947. p. 9.
  3. "City of Auckland". Auckland Star. 29 November 1947. p. 9.
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