Wellington City mayoral election, 1953

Wellington City mayoral election, 1953
31 October 1953
Turnout 44,700 (65.19%)

 
Candidate Robert Macalister Frank Kitts
Party Citizens' Labour
Popular vote 21,809 20,094
Percentage 48.78 44.95
Mayor before election

Robert Macalister

 Elected Mayor

Robert Macalister

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1953 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1953, 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.

Mayoralty results

Wellington mayoral election, 1953[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Citizens' Robert Macalister 21,809 48.78 -3.24
Labour Frank Kitts 20,094 44.95 -1.85
Independent Julius Hyde 2,410 5.39
Informal votes 387 0.86 -0.32
Majority 1,715 3.83 -1.37
Turnout 44,700 65.19

Councillor results

Wellington local election, 1953[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Frank Kitts 23,041 51.54 +4.93
Citizens' Ken Luke 22,993 51.43
Citizens' Stewart Hardy 21,323 47.70 +4.81
Citizens' William Arcus 20,731 46.37
Citizens' Ernest Toop 20,446 45.74 -0.77
Citizens' Robert Archibald 20,052 44.85
Citizens' Barton Albert Barton-Ginger 19,880 44.47
Labour James Roberts 19,771 44.23 +3.92
Labour John Churchill 19,547 43.72 +2.42
Labour Jim Bateman 18,709 41.85 +4.08
Citizens' Berkeley Dallard 18,608 41.62 +1.88
Citizens' William Nankervis 18,089 40.46 -2.41
Citizens' Denis McGrath 17,442 39.02 -0.98
Labour John Arthurs 17,200 38.47 -1.38
Labour Mervyn Castle 16,995 38.02 -12.42
Citizens' Harry Daysh 16,950 37.91
Labour George O'Leary 16,643 37.23
Citizens' William Birtwhistle 16,386 36.65 -4.99
Labour Jim Collins 16,383 36.64
Labour Ernest Langford 16,255 36.36
Labour Hugh Kelleher 16,207 36.25
Labour Frank O'Flynn 16,192 36.22 +0.69
Labour James Hickey 15,917 35.60
Independent Elizabeth Gilmer 15,848 35.45 -18.19
Citizens' William Stevens 15,704 35.13 -5.21
Citizens' Robert Burton 15,640 34.98
Labour William Sadd 15,414 34.48 -5.63
Citizens' Charles Treadwell 15,392 34.43 -12.97
Labour Ethel Harris 15,209 34.02 -4.03
Citizens' Gilbert Lawrence 14,886 33.30
Labour Edward Hodgkinson 14,865 33.25
Independent Gilbert MacLean 13,267 29.68
Independent William Bacon 8,249 18.45 -0.66
Independent James Duncan 7,941 17.76
Independent Leslie Austin 6,612 14.79 +0.05
Independent George Joseph 6,519 14.58
Independent Ernest Killick 5,336 11.93
Communist Donald Austin 4,009 8.96
Communist Connie Birchfield 2,299 5.14 +0.02
Communist William Hunter 2,005 4.48 -0.43
Communist Dorothy Stanton 1,791 4.00 +0.34
Communist Edward Harvey 1,700 3.80
Communist Kenneth Stanton 1,504 3.54 +0.33
Communist Sydney Smith 1,369 3.06
Communist Thomas Heptinstall 1,134 2.53
Communist Ray Nunes 1,128 2.52 -0.03

References

  1. 1 2 Coppin, William Stanley (11 November 1953). Declaration of Election Results (Report). Wellington City Council.
  2. ↑ "Majority for Mr. Macalister increased by 303". Evening Post. 12 November 1953.
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