The 1923 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including the nine borough councillors, also elected biennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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Background
editThe incumbent mayor, Will Strand, stood again for a second term in office. No other candidates emerged and consequently he was declared elected unopposed.[1]
Councillor results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | Alexander McBain | 1,358 | 88.41 | +4.48 | |
| Citizens' | Archibald Hobbs | 1,267 | 82.48 | +5.68 | |
| Citizens' | Herbert George Teagle | 1,255 | 81.70 | ||
| Citizens' | David Ewen | 1,233 | 80.27 | ||
| Citizens' | Alex Roberts | 1,212 | 78.90 | ||
| Citizens' | Ernest Hunt | 1,160 | 75.52 | ||
| Citizens' | Walter Meldrum | 1,088 | 70.83 | −10.05 | |
| Citizens' | John Mitchell | 1,048 | 68.22 | +0.86 | |
| Citizens' | Lemuel Thomas Watkins | 989 | 64.38 | ||
| Independent | Archibald Grierson | 511 | 33.26 | ||
| Independent | Walter Cotton | 447 | 29.10 | −46.19 | |
| Ind. Progressive | Henry James Poole | 416 | 27.08 | ||
| Independent | Walter Dempsy | 388 | 25.26 | ||
| Independent | James Forsyth | 326 | 21.22 | ||
| Independent | John W. Jones | 280 | 18.22 | ||
| Independent | Frederick Brattle | 205 | 13.34 | ||
| Independent | Thomas De Charles Bell | 193 | 12.56 | ||
| Independent | Robert Hazelwood | 177 | 11.52 | ||
| Independent | Walter Andrews | 174 | 11.32 | ||
Notes
edit- ^ "Municipal Elections – Lower Hutt and Petone Nominations". The Dominion. Vol. 16, no. 182. 20 April 1923. p. 8.
- ^ "Borough of Lower Hutt - Election of Nine Councillors". New Zealand Times. Vol. L, no. 11505. 28 April 1923. p. 3.
References
edit- Millar, David P. (1972). Once Upon a Village: A History of Lower Hutt 1819-1965. Lower Hutt: New Zealand University Press & LHCC. OCLC 154232923.
- McGill, David (1991). Lower Hutt – The First Garden City. Petone, New Zealand: Lower Hutt City Council. ISBN 1-86956-003-5.