Wellington City mayoral election, 1921
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Turnout |
20,518 |
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The Wellington City mayoral election, 1921 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1921, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Background
The long serving incumbent Mayor John Luke did not seek re-election. Robert Alexander Wright defeated Pat Hickey for the mayoralty in a two horse race. To replace retiring Mayor Luke five "anti-Labour" candidates emerged, which caused fear of vote splitting and a repeat of the 1912 election. As such, two immediately withdrew and the remaining three agreed to submit to the decision of an impartial committee to decide which one of them was most suitable. The election was also notable due to the success of Annie McVicar, who became the first woman to be elected as a city councillor in Wellington's history.[2]
Councillor results
Wellington local election, 1921[4]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
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Civic League |
Len McKenzie |
11,332 |
55.22 |
+2.56 |
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Civic League |
Charles Norwood |
11,141 |
54.29 |
+0.15 |
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Civic League |
William Gaudin |
11,101 |
54.10 |
+15.14 |
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Civic League |
William Bennett |
10,983 |
53.52 |
+5.06 |
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Civic League |
Martin Luckie |
10,646 |
51.88 |
+1.83 |
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Civic League |
Thomas Forsyth |
10,445 |
50.90 |
+6.73 |
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Civic League |
Benjamin Burn |
10,232 |
49.86 |
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Civic League |
James Dale |
9,889 |
48.19 |
+2.94 |
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Civic League |
John Burns |
9,293 |
45.29 |
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Civic League |
William Thompson |
9,056 |
44.13 |
+0.24 |
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Labour |
Peter Fraser |
7,726 |
37.65 |
-9.54 |
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Civic League |
Annie McVicar |
7,690 |
37.47 |
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Labour |
Charles Henry Chapman |
7,333 |
35.73 |
-9.50 |
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Civic League |
Sydney Underwood |
7,300 |
35.57 |
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Civic League |
Jane Preston |
7,016 |
34.19 |
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Civic League |
Alexander Parton |
7,007 |
34.15 |
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Independent |
John Kerslake |
6,733 |
32.81 |
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Labour |
John Glover |
6,394 |
31.16 |
-10.14 |
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Labour |
Alec Monteith |
6,247 |
30.44 |
-7.00 |
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Labour |
Tom Brindle |
5,979 |
29.14 |
-10.61 |
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Independent |
Dunbar Sloane |
5,939 |
28.94 |
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Labour |
John Read |
5,895 |
28.73 |
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Labour |
Tom Young |
5,777 |
28.15 |
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Labour |
Alexander Croskery |
5,775 |
28.14 |
-10.28 |
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Independent |
Edward Vine |
5,518 |
26.89 |
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Labour |
James McKenzie |
5,363 |
26.13 |
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Labour |
Michael Walsh |
5,187 |
25.28 |
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Labour |
Sarah Snow |
4,912 |
23.93 |
-8.77 |
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Independent |
Timothy Buckley |
4,752 |
23.16 |
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Independent |
Frank Meadowcroft |
4,702 |
22.91 |
-18.36 |
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Independent |
Nellie Coad |
4,469 |
21.78 |
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Labour |
Sarah Jane Catlow |
4,392 |
21.40 |
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Labour |
Robert McKeen |
4,304 |
20.97 |
-11.26 |
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Labour |
Frederick Singleton |
3,943 |
19.24 |
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Labour |
Robert Stickney |
3,931 |
19.15 |
-11.76 |
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Independent |
Andrew Hornblow |
2,791 |
13.60 |
+1.16 |
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Independent |
Robert Burbidge |
2,783 |
13.56 |
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Independent |
George Baylis |
2,388 |
11.63 |
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Independent |
James Muir |
1,795 |
8.74 |
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Independent |
Patrick Cavanagh |
1,275 |
6.21 |
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References
- Betts, G.M. (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0 589 00469 7.
- Gustafson, Barry (1980). Labour's path to political independence: The Origins and Establishment of the New Zealand Labour Party, 1900–19. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press. ISBN 0-19-647986-X.
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