Wellington City mayoral election, 1944
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Turnout |
50,173 |
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The Wellington City mayoral election, 1944 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1944, election were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The incumbent Mayor, Thomas Hislop did not stand for another term. Instead, Will Appleton stood as the candidate for the Citizens' Association. Trade unionist James Roberts who was the President of the Labour Party was his Party's candidate. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Background
The Citizens' Association only narrowly staved off a selection dispute between current mayor Thomas Hislop and councillor Will Appleton. Appleton said he would stand for mayor as an independent should he not be granted the Citizens' nomination. Declining arbitration, Appleton got his wish when Hislop (albeit reluctantly) agreed to stand aside in the interests of unity.
Councillor results
Wellington local election, 1944[3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
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Citizens' |
Elizabeth Gilmer |
29,785 |
59.36 |
+0.20 |
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Citizens' |
Robert Alexander Wright |
29,413 |
58.62 |
-3.86 |
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Citizens' |
Malcolm Fraser |
28,998 |
57.79 |
-0.92 |
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Citizens' |
William Gaudin |
27,816 |
55.44 |
-2.11 |
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Citizens' |
Martin Luckie |
27,757 |
55.32 |
52.93 |
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Citizens' |
Robert Macalister |
27,120 |
54.05 |
-1.23 |
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Citizens' |
Frederick Furkert |
27,068 |
53.94 |
+0.46 |
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Citizens' |
Bryan Todd |
26,609 |
53.03 |
-1.35 |
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Citizens' |
Malcolm Galloway |
26,578 |
52.97 |
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Citizens' |
George Amos |
26,101 |
52.02 |
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Citizens' |
Ernest Toop |
25,441 |
50.70 |
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Citizens' |
Leonard Jacobsen |
25,101 |
50.02 |
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Citizens' |
Alexander Pope |
25,046 |
49.91 |
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Citizens' |
William Stevens |
24,192 |
48.21 |
-0.10 |
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Citizens' |
James Sievwright |
23,823 |
47.48 |
-0.91 |
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Labour |
Charles Henry Chapman |
20,857 |
41.57 |
+3.62 |
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Labour |
John Churchill |
19,320 |
38.50 |
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Labour |
Roy Holland |
19,224 |
38.31 |
+6.90 |
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Labour |
Tom Brindle |
18,594 |
37.05 |
+2.46 |
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Labour |
Lettie Allen |
18,102 |
36.07 |
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Labour |
John Fleming |
18,023 |
35.92 |
+7.62 |
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Labour |
Andrew Parlane |
17,627 |
35.13 |
+4.21 |
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Labour |
John Arthurs |
17,186 |
34.25 |
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Labour |
Reginald Stillwell |
16,890 |
33.66 |
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Labour |
Percival Hansen |
16,779 |
33.44 |
+7.26 |
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Labour |
Toby Hill |
16,701 |
33.28 |
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Labour |
Caryll Hay |
16,381 |
32.64 |
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Labour |
Catherine Stewart |
16,243 |
32.37 |
+0.45 |
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Labour |
Ethel Harris |
16,191 |
32.27 |
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Labour |
George Mathew |
14,430 |
28.76 |
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Communist |
Harold Silverstone |
9,765 |
19.46 |
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Independent |
Amy Kane |
9,583 |
19.09 |
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Independent |
Arthur Carman |
5,543 |
11.04 |
+3.86 |
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Independent |
John Parry |
4,785 |
9.53 |
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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.
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- † Elected unopposed
- ‡ By-election
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