1931 Dunedin mayoral election

The 1931 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1931, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1931 Dunedin mayoral election

← 1929 6 May 1931 1933 →
Turnout21,108
 
Candidate Robert Black Walter Alexander Scott
Party Citizens' Independent
Popular vote 10,824 10,181
Percentage 51.27 48.23

Mayor before election

Robert Black

Elected mayor

Robert Black

Mayoral results

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1931 Dunedin mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens' Robert Black 10,824 51.27 +14.79
Independent Walter Alexander Scott 10,181 48.23
Informal votes 103 0.48
Majority 643 3.04
Turnout 21,108

Council results

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1931 Dunedin local election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens' Francis William Mitchell 10,961 51.92 +12.02
Citizens' John Shacklock 10,688 50.63 +5.05
Citizens' James Clark 10,680 50.59 +2.20
Citizens' Charles Henry Hayward 10,679 50.59
Citizens' Harold Tapley 10,413 49.33 +9.95
Citizens' William Begg 10,284 48.72 +15.32
Citizens' Andrew Allen 10,084 47.77
Labour Jim Munro 9,996 47.35 +2.37
Citizens' James Marlow 9,954 47.15 +11.52
Citizens' John McIndoe 9,899 46.89
Citizens' Frank Wilkinson 9,170 43.44 +9.70
Citizens' John Wilson 8,921 42.26 +4.36
Citizens' Edwin Sincock 8,195 38.82 +14.42
Labour Fred Jones 7,209 34.15
Labour Mark Silverstone 6,686 31.67 +16.94
Independent David Larnach 6,624 31.38 +1.22
Independent Henry Alexander Hamer 6,491 30.75
Labour Ralph Harrison 6,489 30.74 +9.11
Labour Arthur Paape 6,486 30.72 +5.22
Labour Alexander John Morison 6,366 30.15 +16.28
Labour John Robinson 6,355 30.10 +8.29
Labour Peter Neilson 5,974 28.30 +10.81
Independent Christopher Henry Wing 4,962 23.50
Independent Cornelius Machin Moss 4,933 23.37 +8.48
Independent Daniel Minnock 3,819 18.09 +5.79

References

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  1. ^ "Election Notices". Evening Star. No. 20789. 11 May 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Election Notices". Otago Daily Times. No. 21333. 13 May 1929. p. 12. Retrieved 29 January 2022.