The 1907 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1907, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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Background
editIncumbent mayor Arthur Myers was re-elected with a huge majority over two challengers.
Three extra seats on the Auckland City Council were to be filled than at last municipal elections after the Council having by special order increased the membership from 12 to 15.
Mayoralty results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Arthur Myers | 4,568 | 72.97 | −21.09 | |
| Independent | Roland William St. Clair | 930 | 14.85 | ||
| Independent | William Richardson | 673 | 10.75 | ||
| Informal votes | 89 | 1.42 | +0.77 | ||
| Majority | 3,638 | 58.11 | −30.66 | ||
| Turnout | 6,260 | 39.19 | +28.26 | ||
Councillor results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Charles Grey | 4,096 | 65.43 | +2.18 | |
| Progressive | Andrew Entrican | 3,928 | 62.74 | +8.49 | |
| Progressive | Lemuel Bagnall | 3,478 | 55.55 | +3.59 | |
| Progressive | Albert Glover | 3,391 | 54.16 | +14.89 | |
| Progressive | James Parr | 3,367 | 53.78 | +3.86 | |
| Progressive | John Court | 3,367 | 53.78 | −1.91 | |
| Progressive | William Hutchinson | 3,349 | 53.49 | +6.51 | |
| Progressive | Robert Farrell | 3,311 | 52.89 | +11.79 | |
| Progressive | George Knight | 3,294 | 52.61 | +8.39 | |
| Progressive | Robert Tudehope | 3,118 | 49.80 | +9.83 | |
| Progressive | Peter Mitchell Mackay | 2,971 | 47.46 | ||
| Progressive | Maurice Casey | 2,966 | 47.38 | −7.25 | |
| Ind. Labour League | Robert Stopford | 2,913 | 46.53 | ||
| Progressive | Herbert Smeeton | 2,907 | 46.43 | +8.66 | |
| Independent | William Christopher Somers | 2,475 | 39.53 | ||
| Progressive | John Patterson | 2,152 | 34.37 | +2.54 | |
| Independent | James Jamieson | 2,129 | 34.00 | +3.34 | |
| Progressive | Gerald Peacocke | 1,943 | 31.03 | ||
| Independent | William Richardson | 1,768 | 28.24 | ||
| Ind. Labour League | Arthur Rosser | 1,704 | 27.22 | ||
| Independent | George Gregory | 1,641 | 26.21 | −2.07 | |
| Independent | Joseph Becroft | 1,586 | 25.33 | −4.19 | |
| Ind. Labour League | Bob Way | 1,413 | 22.57 | +8.93 | |
| Independent | Robert Thompson Graham | 1,295 | 20.68 | ||
| Independent | John Henry Hannan | 1,293 | 20.65 | −4.46 | |
| Ind. Labour League | James Aggers | 1,192 | 19.04 | +2.67 | |
| Ind. Labour League | George Davis | 1,167 | 18.64 | ||
| Ind. Labour League | Thomas Beaston | 1,013 | 16.18 | ||
| Ind. Labour League | Henry Banfield | 1,099 | 17.55 | ||
| Independent | Thomas Prosser | 1,060 | 16.93 | ||
| Ind. Labour League | Frederick Thomas Harding | 966 | 15.43 | ||
| Ind. Labour League | William Rowland | 879 | 14.04 | ||
| Ind. Labour League | William Pearce | 788 | 12.58 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLIV, no. 13471. 25 April 1907. p. 8. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Biennial Election of Councillors". The Observer. Vol. XXVII, no. 33. 4 May 1907. p. 9. Retrieved 25 December 2018.