The 1917 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1917, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors, also elected biannually. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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Background
editJohn Luke, the incumbent Mayor sought re-election and retained office unopposed with no other candidates emerging.[1] The current Labour Party contested its first election since unification the previous year. It put forward a small ticket that was still large enough to win a majority, however just as in 1915 no Labour candidates were successful.[2]
Councillor results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens League | George Frost | 7,411 | 72.90 | −15.75 | |
| Citizens League | Robert Wright | 7,024 | 69.09 | +16.21 | |
| Citizens League | Arthur Atkinson | 6,797 | 66.86 | +13.20 | |
| Citizens League | Len McKenzie | 6,498 | 63.92 | +8.60 | |
| Citizens League | Martin Luckie | 6,239 | 61.37 | +19.03 | |
| Citizens League | William Bennett | 6,011 | 59.13 | +17.82 | |
| Citizens League | Alexander Veitch | 6,011 | 59.13 | +19.69 | |
| Citizens League | William Barber | 5,754 | 56.60 | −0.30 | |
| Citizens League | James Godber | 5,738 | 56.44 | +8.13 | |
| Independent | John Castle | 5,386 | 52.98 | ||
| Citizens League | John Shorland | 5,258 | 51.72 | ||
| Citizens League | Charles Norwood | 5,201 | 51.16 | +22.63 | |
| Citizens League | William Hildreth | 5,034 | 49.52 | −14.21 | |
| Citizens League | John Fitzgerald | 4,922 | 48.42 | +2.27 | |
| Citizens League | William Thompson | 4,842 | 47.63 | +7.46 | |
| Labour | John Hutchison | 4,551 | 44.77 | ||
| Citizens League | Thomas Bush | 4,546 | 44.72 | ||
| Independent | John Swan | 4,439 | 43.66 | +10.62 | |
| Labour | Harry Holland | 4,403 | 43.31 | +13.90 | |
| Labour | John Glover | 3,995 | 39.30 | +13.88 | |
| Labour | James McKenzie | 3,961 | 38.96 | ||
| Labour | Charles Chapman | 3,864 | 38.01 | ||
| Labour | Edward Kennedy | 3,695 | 36.35 | +13.65 | |
| Independent | Francis McParland | 3,682 | 36.22 | ||
| Independent | John Jenkinson | 3,584 | 35.25 | +6.33 | |
| Labour | John Read | 3,249 | 31.96 | +14.88 | |
| Labour | William Wiles | 3,078 | 30.28 | ||
| Independent | Edward Perry | 2,295 | 22.57 | ||
Notes
edit- ^ "Biennial Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. Vol. XCIII, no. 89. 14 April 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Betts 1970, pp. 133.
- ^ "Wellington City Council". Free Lance. Vol. XVI, no. 878. 4 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "The Citizens Ticket". The Dominion. Vol. 10, no. 3059. 21 April 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
References
edit- Betts, George (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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