1959 Dunedin mayoral election

The 1959 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1959, 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.

1959 Dunedin mayoral election

21 November 1959
Turnout	23,105 (48.70%)
Candidate Stuart Sidey Peter John Scott Party Citizens' Labour Popular vote 12,348 10,561 Percentage 53.44 45.70
Mayor before election Len Wright Elected mayor Stuart Sidey

Len Wright, the incumbent Mayor, declined to run for a fourth term. He was succeeded by councillor Stuart Sidey who defeated the Labour Party candidate Peter John Scott. The Citizens' Association won eight seats on the city council to the Labour Party's four.

Results

The following table shows the results for the election:

1959 Dunedin mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Citizens	Stuart Sidey	12,348	53.44
	Labour	Peter John Scott	10,561	45.70
Informal votes			196	0.84
Majority			1,787	7.73
Turnout			23,105	48.70	−7.10