1962 Christchurch mayoral election

The 1962 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1962, 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.

1962 Christchurch mayoral election
13 October 1962
Turnout28,933 (39.50%)
 
Candidate George Manning Harold Smith
Party Labour Citizens'
Popular vote 19,194 9,612
Percentage 66.34 33.23
Mayor before election

George Manning

 Elected Mayor

George Manning

Background

Sitting mayor George Manning was re-elected for a third term, greatly increasing his majority against deputy mayor Harold Smith. There was a large swing to the Labour Party on the city council as well, with Labour gaining seven of the nineteen council seats.[1]

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

1962 Christchurch mayoral election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Manning 19,194 66.34 +14.42
Citizens' Harold Smith 9,612 33.23 -13.92
Informal votes 127 0.43 -0.48
Majority 9,582 33.11 +28.34
Turnout 28,933 39.50 +7.03

Councillor results
1962 Christchurch local election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens' Ron Guthrey 16,287 56.29 +2.19
Labour Neville Pickering 15,651 54.09
Citizens' Hamish Hay 15,271 52.78 -7.22
Labour Robert Macfarlane 15,063 52.06 +6.11
Citizens' Bill Glue 15,255 52.72 -5.30
Citizens' Peter Skellerup 15,175 52.44 -3.90
Citizens' Mary Mclean 14,707 50.83 -7.36
Citizens' Tom Flint 14,657 50.65 +1.43
Citizens' Maurice Carter 14,409 49.80 +4.81
Labour Mabel Howard 14,356 49.61
Labour Reg Stillwell 14,108 48.76 +6.95
Citizens' Harold Smith 13,852 47.87 -6.53
Labour Lyn Christie 13,726 47.44 +4.34
Citizens' William Ernest Olds 13,576 46.92 -4.72
Citizens' Alma Schumacher 13,193 45.59 -5.94
Citizens' Reginald George Brown 13,098 45.27 -10.57
Labour Tommy Armstrong 12,836 44.36
Labour Harold Denton 12,791 44.20 +4.31
Citizens' George Griffiths 12,772 44.14 +6.06
Citizens' Gordon Alison Guy Connal 12,537 43.33 -5.28
Citizens' Gordon Denis Hattaway 12,387 42.81 -6.08
Citizens' Alvan Samuel Hollander 11,899 41.12 -6.92
Labour Ted Adcock 11,882 41.06
Citizens' Philip Maxwell McShane 11,809 40.81
Citizens' Eric Charles Munt 11,668 40.32
Citizens' Roland Henry Hammond 11,542 39.89
Labour Reg Jones 11,531 39.85
Labour Gertrude Cree 11,473 39.65 +4.40
Labour Norman Reginald Forbes 11,286 39.00 +2.75
Labour Arthur John Smith 11,270 38.95 +2.35
Citizens' Charles Herbert Reardon 10,775 37.24
Labour John Palmer 10,579 36.56 +3.34
Labour Archibald Edward Lester 10,251 35.43
Labour Milward James Mathews 10,017 34.62
Labour Harley Robert J. Manson 9,981 34.49
Labour Murray Frederick Hartman 9,927 34.31
Labour Rex Laurence T. Sanford 9,532 32.94
Labour Lyell Charles John Southon 9,375 32.40 +1.97
Independent Charles E. Cullen 2,484 8.58 +0.08
Independent Edward Charles Knight 2,462 8.50
Independent Joseph John Forster 2,221 7.67
Communist Clive William Joseph Walklin 1,999 6.90
Communist Jack Locke 1,642 5.67 -0.30
Independent William John McFaul 1,513 5.22

References
  1. "Labour Wins Seven Council Seats". The Press. 15 October 1962. p. 14.
  2. "Election of Mayor". The Press. 22 October 1962. p. 22.
  3. "Christchurch City Council". The Press. 22 October 1962. p. 22.
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