Wellington City mayoral election, 1931
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Turnout |
25,799 |
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The Wellington City mayoral election, 1931 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1931, 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.
Councillor results
Wellington local election, 1931[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Civic League |
William Bennett |
12,766 |
49.48 |
+1.66 |
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Civic League |
Will Appleton |
12,453 |
48.26 |
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Civic League |
William Gaudin |
12,452 |
48.25 |
-0.20 |
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Labour |
Charles Henry Chapman |
12,425 |
48.16 |
+2.96 |
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Civic League |
Thomas Forsyth |
11,290 |
43.76 |
-0.67 |
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Civic League |
Herbert Huggins |
10,576 |
40.99 |
-2.20 |
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Labour |
Bob Semple |
10,395 |
40.29 |
+0.81 |
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Labour |
Robert McKeen |
10,332 |
40.04 |
-1.73 |
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Civic League |
Jacob McEldowney |
9,966 |
38.62 |
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Civic League |
Frank Meadowcroft |
9,808 |
38.01 |
-6.99 |
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Civic League |
John Burns |
9,514 |
36.87 |
+5.53 |
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Civic League |
William Duncan |
9,282 |
35.97 |
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Civic League |
Sydney Holm |
8,852 |
34.31 |
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Civic League |
John Wallace |
8,480 |
32.86 |
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Independent |
James McDonald |
8,351 |
32.36 |
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Civic League |
George Mitchell |
8,186 |
31.72 |
-6.72 |
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Independent |
Paul Hoskins |
7,764 |
30.09 |
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Civic League |
George Stewart |
7,343 |
28.46 |
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Independent |
Herbert Price |
7,304 |
28.31 |
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Labour |
William Atkinson |
7,029 |
27.24 |
-2.14 |
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Independent |
James Sievwright |
6,890 |
26.70 |
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Independent |
Robert Bothamley |
6,829 |
26.47 |
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Labour |
John Read |
6,632 |
25.70 |
-3.31 |
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Labour |
Tom Brindle |
6,624 |
25.67 |
-4.03 |
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Labour |
Andrew Parlane |
6,548 |
25.38 |
-1.79 |
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Labour |
Jim Collins |
6,511 |
25.23 |
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Labour |
Peter Butler |
6,390 |
24.76 |
-1.46 |
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Civic League |
Amy Kane |
6,287 |
24.36 |
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Labour |
Michael Walsh |
6,252 |
24.23 |
1.97 |
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Labour |
Lawrence Hennessy |
6,206 |
24.05 |
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Labour |
Jim Thorn |
5,956 |
23.08 |
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Independent |
Samuel Martin |
5,841 |
22.64 |
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Independent |
Annie McVicar |
5,556 |
21.53 |
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Labour |
Sarah Snow |
5,316 |
20.60 |
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Independent |
Charles Lethaby |
4,831 |
18.72 |
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References
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Mayors | elected by councillors | |
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elected at large | |
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Mayoral elections | Annual term | |
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- † Elected unopposed
- ‡ By-election
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