1957 Auckland City mayoral by-election

The 1957 Auckland City mayoral by-election was held to fill the vacant position of Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1957 Auckland City mayoral by-election
2 November 1957
Turnout30,944
 
Candidate Keith Buttle John Stewart Horace Kirk
Party Citizens & Ratepayers Labour Independent
Popular vote 17,298 7,573 4,906
Percentage 55.90 24.47 15.85
Mayor before election

Thomas Ashby

 Elected Mayor

Keith Buttle

Background

The by-election was triggered by the death of sitting Mayor Thomas Ashby. Five candidates put their names forward for the contest, with Deputy-Mayor Keith Buttle elected the new Mayor. Councillor Dove-Myer Robinson's United Independents (who had backed Ashby a year earlier) ticket chose to neither contest the election nor endorse a candidate.[1]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1957 Auckland mayoral by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Keith Buttle 17,298 55.90
Labour John Stewart 7,573 24.47 -6.10
Independent Horace Kirk 4,906 15.85
Independent Pat Curran 1,038 3.35
Independent Trevor Innes 97 0.31
Informal votes 32 0.10 -0.40
Majority 9,725 31.42
Turnout 30,944

Notes
  1. Edgar 2012.
  2. "Declaration of Result of Poll on Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Herald. 7 November 1957. p. 6.

References
  • Edgar, John (2012). Urban Legend: Sir Dove-Meyer Robinson. Hodder Moa.
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