Dunedin mayoral election, 1953

Dunedin mayoral election, 1953
17 November 1953
Turnout 30,891

 
Candidate Len Wright Philip Connolly
Party Citizens' Labour
Popular vote 15,420 13,365
Percentage 49.91 43.26
Mayor before election

Len Wright

 Elected Mayor

Len Wright

The Dunedin mayoral election, 1953 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1953, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Len Wright, the incumbent Mayor, was re-elected for a second term. He defeated a spirited challenge from Philip Connolly the sitting Labour MP for Dunedin Central, who despite losing the mayoralty was elected to the Otago Harbour Board, where he became deputy-chairman.[1]

Results

The following table shows the results for the election:

Dunedin mayoral election, 1953[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Citizens' Len Wright 15,420 49.91
Labour Philip Connolly 13,365 43.26
Independent Charlie Hayward 2,106 6.81
Majority 2,055 6.65
Turnout 30,891

Notes

  1. ↑ Jamieson 2009, p. 167-71.
  2. ↑ "Voters reject more than twenty mayors". The New Zealand Herald. 23 November 1953. p. 6.
  3. ↑ Jamieson 2009, p. 171.

References

  • Jamieson, Rosemary (2009), In Command: Minesweeper Captain and Labour Parliamentarian (1st ed.), Wellington, [N.Z.]: Steele Roberts
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