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The 1903 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1903, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including the twelve city councillors, also elected biannually. John Aitken, the incumbent Mayor, sought re-election and retained office unopposed with no other candidates emerging. [1] The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | George Winder | 2,863 | 93.21 | +18.40 | |
Independent | William Barber | 2,831 | 92.18 | +15.52 | |
Independent | John Luke | 2,826 | 92.02 | +13.36 | |
Independent | William Evans | 2,745 | 89.38 | +14.3 | |
Independent | John Smith Jr. | 2,677 | 87.17 | +23.32 | |
Independent | Matthew Murdoch | 2,610 | 84.98 | +19.52 | |
Independent | James Devine | 2,609 | 84.95 | 23.89 | |
Independent | David Nathan | 2,568 | 83.62 | +23.32 | |
Independent | George Wiltshire | 2,563 | 83.45 | ||
Independent | Charles Hayward Izard | 2,118 | 68.96 | +11.14 | |
Labour | David McLaren | 2,108 | 68.64 | +21.15 | |
Independent | James Godber | 1,953 | 63.59 | +8.19 | |
Independent | Alexander Rand | 1,860 | 60.56 | +38.90 | |
Independent | Robert Tolhurst | 1,665 | 54.21 | ||
Independent | George Anderson | 1,417 | 46.14 | +0.35 | |
Independent | Robert Davenport | 1,268 | 41.28 | +8.20 | |
Independent | George Baylis | 1,015 | 33.05 | ||
Labour | William Hampton | 990 | 32.23 | ||
Independent | William Worth | 905 | 29.46 | ||
Independent | Allan Orr | 799 | 26.01 | −13.92 | |
Independent | William Grant | 756 | 24.61 | ||
Independent | Thomas Orr | 609 | 19.83 | ||
Independent | Vilhelm Jensen | 421 | 13.70 |
Sir John Pearce Luke was a New Zealand politician. Luke was Mayor of Wellington from 1913 to 1921 and Member of Parliament for Wellington Suburbs 1908–1911 and Wellington North 1918–1928. His brother Charles Manley Luke had previously also been Mayor of Wellington in 1895. Sir John Pearce was nicknamed Peanut because he was short.
John Guthrie Wood Aitken was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand from 1900 to 1905.
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