Auckland City mayoral election, 1910

Auckland City mayoral election, 1910

28 April 1910
Turnout 6,133

 
Candidate Lemuel Bagnall Patrick Nerheny
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 3,627 1,992
Percentage 59.13 32.48

Mayor before election

Charles Grey

Elected Mayor

Lemuel Bagnall

The Auckland City mayoral election, 1910 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1910, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Background

Incumbent mayor Charles Grey did not seek re-election and was replaced by Councillor Lemuel Bagnall who defeated Patrick Nerheny and William Richardson. Consequently, a by-election to fill Bagnall's vacated seat was held, which was won by Henry Shaw.[1]

Mayoralty results

Auckland mayoral election, 1910[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Lemuel Bagnall 3,627 59.13
Independent Patrick Nerheny 1,992 32.48
Independent William Richardson 455 7.41
Informal votes 59 0.96
Majority 1,635 26.65
Turnout 6,133

Notes

  1. Bush 1971, pp. 599.
  2. "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Herald. XLVII (14356). 28 April 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

References

  • Bush, Graham W. A. (1971). Decently and in Order: The Government of the City of Auckland 1840-1971. Auckland: Collins.
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