1950 Christchurch mayoral election

The 1950 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1950, election were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1950 Christchurch mayoral election
18 November 1950
Turnout36,075 (37.08%)
 
Candidate Robert Macfarlane William MacGibbon
Party Labour Citizens'
Popular vote 16,385 15,129
Percentage 45.41 41.91
Mayor before election

Ernest Andrews

 Elected Mayor

Robert Macfarlane

Background

Sitting mayor Ernest Andrews did not seek re-election, and former mayor Robert Macfarlane won the position against William Smith MacGibbon, who for many years was the chairman of the Tramway Board. The Labour Party gained a majority on the city council, winning twelve seats to the seven won by the Citizens' Association.

Mayoral results

The following table gives the election results:

1950 Christchurch mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Macfarlane 16,385 45.41
Citizens' William Smith MacGibbon 15,120 41.91
Independent Jim Clarke 4,176 11.57
Informal votes 394 1.09 +0.68
Majority 1,265 3.50
Turnout 36,075 37.08 -9.12

Council results
1950 Christchurch local election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Manning 20,458 56.70 +4.99
Labour Mabel Howard 18,824 52.18
Labour Teresa Green 18,722 51.89 +4.21
Citizens' James Hay 18,676 51.76 -6.26
Labour Terry McCombs 18,654 51.70
Labour James Barr 17,584 48.74
Labour John Mathison 17,579 48.72 +5.74
Citizens' Leslie George Amos 17,576 48.72 -3.52
Labour Lyn Christie 17,481 48.45 +6.01
Citizens' Mary McLean 17,110 47.42 -3.93
Citizens' Bill Glue 16,733 46.38 -1.35
Labour John Edward Jones 16,246 45.03 +3.58
Labour Arthur John Smith 15,964 44.25
Citizens' John Edward Tait 15,914 44.11 -2.71
Citizens' Clyde Sheppard 15,909 44.09 -2.18
Labour Charles Baldwin 15,877 44.01
Labour William Percy Warner 15,564 43.14
Citizens' Ron Guthrey 15,524 43.03 -3.84
Labour Norman Reginald Forbes 15,358 42.57 +3.52
Labour Percy Malcolm Velvin 15,290 42.38
Labour James Sturrock 15,214 42.17
Citizens' Reginald Gilbert Brown 15,175 42.06
Citizens' Percey Samuel Turnbull 15,066 41.76
Citizens' Robert Reuel Livingstone 15,005 41.59
Labour James Shankland Sr. 14,915 41.34 +3.01
Citizens' William James Cowles 14,891 41.27 -1.18
Labour Robert Newman 14,878 41.24
Citizens' Frank Llewellyn Brandt 14,713 40.78 -1.46
Labour Jack Leslie Laby 14,665 40.65 +7.16
Citizens' George Griffiths 14,561 40.36 -3.10
Citizens' Noel David Bowman 14,470 40.11
Labour John Gordon Wilson Power 14,435 40.01 +2.65
Citizens' Harold Smith 14,121 39.14
Labour Herman Tritt 14,101 39.08
Citizens' Arthur Norman Stone 13,996 38.79 -2.79
Citizens' William Barty Gray 13,732 38.06
Citizens' James B. Jenkins 13,182 36.54
Citizens' James Ronald Smith 13,033 36.12
Independent Edith Ann Coomes 3,395 9.41
Independent Oliver Moody 2,447 6.78
Communist Ian Robert Carruthers 1,793 4.97
Independent Ernest Samuel Marshall 1,688 4.67
Communist Geoffrey Ley Empson 1,623 4.49
Independent William Henry Davies 1,604 4.44
Communist Elsie Locke 1,586 4.39
Communist Arnold James Cox 1,471 4.07
Communist Ronald Taylor 1,436 3.98
Communist Mavis Taylor 1,411 3.91
Communist Alec Ostler 1,302 3.60 -4.27
Communist Alison Mary Ostler 1,266 3.50
Communist Frank McNulty 1,170 3.24
Independent George Alexander Beukes 1,136 3.14
Independent Arthur Edward Lyes 1,002 2.77
Communist James B. Moses 644 1.78

References
  1. "Christchurch Mayoralty - Minority Win By Mr Macfarlane". The Press. 20 November 1950.
  2. "City Council Election - Labour's Majority Maintained". The Press. 30 November 1950. p. 2.
  3. "Christchurch City Council". The Press. 5 December 1950. p. 11.
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