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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 | % | ±% | |
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| 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 Francis Joseph Kitts was a New Zealand politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Wellington, holding the post from 1956 to 1974. He was the Labour Member of Parliament for Wellington Central between 1954 and 1960.
John Guthrie Wood Aitken was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand from 1900 to 1905.
Wellington, was a parliamentary electorate in Wellington, New Zealand. It existed from 1853 to 1905 with a break in the 1880s. It was a multi-member electorate. The electorate was represented, over the years, by 24 members of parliament.
Local elections are held every three years on the second Saturday in October in New Zealand to elect local government politicians using postal voting.
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The 1905 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1905, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. John Aitken, the incumbent Mayor did not seek re-election. He was succeeded by Thomas William Hislop, who was elected to office as Mayor of Wellington, beating defeating five other candidates. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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The 1911 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1911, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors, also elected biannually. Thomas Wilford, the incumbent Mayor sought re-election and retained office unopposed with no other candidates emerging. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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The 1919 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1919, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The incumbent Mayor John Luke retained office for a fourth consecutive term. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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The 1935 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1935, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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