1929 Wellington City mayoral election
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The 1929 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1929, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
George Troup, the incumbent Mayor, was re-elected to office as Mayor of Wellington, defeating Walter Nash who was his sole opponent.
Mayoralty results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Civic League | George Troup | 14,407 | 60.97 | +6.52 | |
Labour | Walter Nash | 9,034 | 38.23 | ||
Informal votes | 185 | 0.78 | |||
Majority | 5,373 | 22.74 | |||
Turnout | 23,626 |
Councillor results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Civic League | Thomas Hislop | 12,338 | 52.22 | +1.99 | |
Civic League | William Gaudin | 11,447 | 48.45 | -1.36 | |
Civic League | Robert Wright | 11,395 | 48.23 | ||
Civic League | William Bennett | 11,300 | 47.82 | -1.78 | |
Civic League | Charlton Morpeth | 10,682 | 45.21 | +13.13 | |
Labour | Charles Henry Chapman | 10,681 | 45.20 | ||
Civic League | Martin Luckie | 10,645 | 45.05 | -2.54 | |
Civic League | Frank Meadowcroft | 10,634 | 45.00 | +0.89 | |
Civic League | Thomas Forsyth | 10,498 | 44.43 | ||
Civic League | Herbert Huggins | 10,205 | 43.19 | -3.08 | |
Civic League | Benjamin Burn | 9,946 | 42.09 | 1.46 | |
Labour | Robert McKeen | 9,870 | 41.77 | -2.87 | |
Civic League | William Hildreth | 9,870 | 41.77 | ||
Labour | Bob Semple | 9,329 | 39.48 | -9.29 | |
Civic League | George Mitchell | 9,082 | 38.44 | -11.18 | |
Independent | Henry Bennett | 8,732 | 36.95 | -11.75 | |
Civic League | Alexander Blake | 8,057 | 34.10 | ||
Independent | John Burns | 7,405 | 31.34 | -15.62 | |
Independent | Richard McVilly | 7,248 | 30.67 | -14.52 | |
Civic League | Edward Thornton | 7,173 | 30.36 | ||
Civic League | Frederick Boyd | 7,094 | 30.02 | ||
Labour | John Read | 7,086 | 29.99 | ||
Labour | Tom Brindle | 7,017 | 29.70 | -1.53 | |
Labour | William Atkinson | 6,942 | 29.38 | ||
Labour | Walter Bromley | 6,816 | 28.84 | -2.78 | |
Labour | Andrew Parlane | 6,421 | 27.17 | -3.96 | |
Labour | Jim Thorn | 6,305 | 26.68 | ||
Labour | Peter Butler | 6,196 | 26.22 | ||
Labour | Adam Black | 6,125 | 25.92 | ||
Labour | Michael Walsh | 6,191 | 26.20 | ||
Labour | John Tucker | 6,089 | 25.77 | ||
Labour | Henry Lees | 5,212 | 22.06 | ||
Labour | George Whippy | 5,162 | 21.84 | ||
Independent | William Duncan | 5,114 | 21.64 | ||
Independent | Matthew Thew | 3,189 | 13.49 |
References[]
- ^ "The Mayoralty". The Evening Post. Vol. CVII, no. 100. 2 May 1929. p. 14. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Labour Nominees". The Evening Post. Vol. CVII, no. 100. 2 May 1929. p. 14. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "City Council". The Evening Post. Vol. CVII, no. 81. 9 April 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "The Nominations". The Evening Post. Vol. CVII, no. 90. 19 April 1929. p. 11. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- Mayoral elections in Wellington
- 1929 elections in New Zealand
- Politics of the Wellington Region
- 1920s in Wellington