1965 Christchurch mayoral election

The 1965 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1965, 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.

1965 Christchurch mayoral election
9 October 1965
Turnout27,480 (32.00%)
 
Candidate George Manning Peter Skellerup
Party Labour Citizens'
Popular vote 17,163 9,220
Percentage 62.45 33.55
Mayor before election

George Manning

 Elected Mayor

George Manning

Background

Sitting mayor George Manning was re-elected for a fourth time, defeating his main opponent councillor Peter Skellerup of the Citizens' Association and two other candidates. Labour gained an extra seat on the city council, but lost it after special votes were counted. This left the composition of the council at seven seats to twelve in favour of the Citizens' Association.[1]

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

1965 Christchurch mayoral election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Manning 17,163 62.45 -3.89
Citizens' Peter Skellerup 9,220 33.55
Independent Tommy Armstrong 530 1.92
Workers' Action John Sturt 464 1.68
Informal votes 103 0.37 -0.90
Majority 7,943 28.90 -4.21
Turnout 27,480 32.00 -7.50

Councillor results
1965 Christchurch local election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens' Ron Guthrey 16,486 59.99 +3.70
Citizens' Peter Skellerup 14,681 53.42 +0.98
Labour Reg Stillwell 14,552 52.95 +4.19
Labour Neville Pickering 14,530 52.87 -1.22
Citizens' Hamish Hay 14,365 52.27 -0.51
Labour Robert Macfarlane 14,294 52.01 -0.05
Labour Mabel Howard 13,489 49.08 -0.53
Citizens' Leslie George Amos 13,468 49.01
Citizens' Maurice Carter 13,260 48.25 -1.55
Citizens' Bill Glue 12,886 46.89 -5.83
Labour Lyn Christie 12,796 46.56 +0.88
Citizens' William Vincent Cowles 12,311 44.79
Labour Harold Denton 11,975 43.57 -0.63
Citizens' Harold Smith 11,718 42.64 -5.23
Citizens' Alma Schumacher 11,716 42.63 -2.96
Labour William Houston Mathison 11,596 42.19
Citizens' Bruce Britten 11,565 42.08
Citizens' William Ernest Olds 11,521 41.92 -5.00
Citizens' Gordon Denis Hattaway 11,359 41.33 +1.48
Labour Ted Adcock 11,272 41.01 -0.05
Citizens' George Griffiths 11,120 40.46 -3.68
Citizens' Gordon Alison Guy Connal 10,686 38.88 -4.45
Citizens' Helen Garrett 10,574 38.47
Citizens' Reginald George Brown 10,118 36.81 -8.46
Citizens' Geoffrey Leonard Bradbury 10,047 36.56
Citizens' George Ronald Burrowes 9,959 36.24
Labour Reg Jones 9,748 35.47 -4.38
Labour Brian Alderdice 9,590 34.89
Labour Walter Baguley 9,503 34.58
Labour Reginald John Cunningham 9,441 34.35
Labour John F. Davidson 9,403 34.21
Citizens' Cyril Campbell Steel 9,328 33.94
Labour Kenneth Noel Larkin 8,732 31.77
Labour Milward James Mathews 8,487 30.88 -3.74
Labour John A. Gregor 8,529 31.03
Labour Rex Laurence T. Sandford 8,176 29.75 -3.19
Labour Stuart Laurence Lacey 7,812 28.42
Independent Tom Flint 7,577 27.57 -23.08
Labour Patrick Neary 7,518 27.35
Independent Tommy Armstrong 5,212 18.96 -25.40
Workers' Action John Sturt 2,710 9.86
Liberal Alexander Mackintosh 2,485 9.04
Independent Charles E. Cullen 2,437 8.86 +0.28
Liberal Eric Lester May 2,175 7.91
Liberal James Herbert Moore 2,009 7.31
Communist Ralph C. Blacklock 1,504 5.47
Communist Jack Locke 1,481 5.38 -0.29
Independent William John McFaul 1,285 4.67 -0.55

References
  1. "Four Councillors Lose Their Seats". The Press. CIV (30878). 11 October 1965. p. 3.
  2. "Election of Mayor". The Press. 19 October 1965. p. 32.
  3. "Christchurch City Council". The Press. 19 October 1965. p. 32.
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