1905 Wellington City mayoral election

1905 Wellington City mayoral election
Turnout	9,709 (49.27%)
Mayor before election; John Aitken ;	Elected Mayor; Thomas William Hislop ;

Last updated June 08, 2023

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. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Background

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.

Mayoralty results

1905 Wellington mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas William Hislop	3,060	31.51	+6.06
	Independent	William Barber	2,377	24.48
	Independent	James Joseph Devine	1,725	17.76
	Independent	John Luke	1,456	14.99
	Independent	Thomas Wardell	658	6.77
	Independent	John Smith	433	4.45
Majority			683	7.03
Turnout			9,709	49.27	+4.31

Councillor results

1905 Wellington City Council election^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Independent	George Winder	5,896	84.32	-8.89
Independent	Charles Hayward Izard	5,482	78.40	+9.44
Independent	James Godber	5,112	73.11	+4.15
Independent	George Wiltshire	4,940	70.65	+12.80
Independent	Thomas Ballinger	4,781	68.37
Independent	Folk Cohen	4,399	62.91	+21.27
Independent	Matthew Murdoch	4,221	60.36	-24.62
Independent	Augustus Biss	4,152	59.38
Ind. Labour League	David McLaren	3,704	52.97	-15.67
Independent	Walter Morrah	3,445	49.27
Independent	Arthur Gibbs	3,262	46.65
Independent	Thomas Carmichael	2,723	38.94
Independent	James Trevor	2,716	38.84
Independent	George Frost	2,691	38.48
Ind. Labour League	Alfred Hindmarsh	2,667	38.14
Independent	Arnold Edwin	2,568	36.72
Independent	William Shortt	2,523	36.08
Independent	George Baylis	2,514	35.95	+2.90
Independent	Charles Palliser	2,501	35.76
Independent	Arthur Fullford	2,277	32.56
Independent	Robert Davenport	2,256	32.26	-9.02
Independent	Alexander Rand	2,191	31.33	-29.23
Ind. Labour League	Tom Young	2,132	30.49
Independent	Martin Luckie	2,131	30.47
Independent	Allan Orr	2,095	29.96	+3.95
Independent	Victor Braund	2,090	29.89
Independent	Richard Keene	2,055	29.39
Ind. Labour League	John Brown	2,036	29.11
Ind. Labour League	William Hampton	1,900	27.17	-5.06
Independent	Walter Pearson	1,704	24.37
Independent	Justinian Powell	1,634	23.36
Independent	William Lingard	1,596	22.82
Independent	William Brannigan	1,574	22.51
Independent	James Reid	1,548	22.13
Ind. Labour League	Nicholas McGuinness	1,512	21.62
Independent	William Worth	1,273	18.20	-11.26
Independent	Francis Loudon	1,213	17.34
Independent	Edward Peers	733	10.48
Independent	William McAlpine	645	9.22

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References

1 2 "Wellington City Council". The Free Lance. Vol. V, no. 43. 29 April 1905. p. 16. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

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[Wellington_City_Council-1] 1 2 "Wellington City Council". The Free Lance. Vol. V, no. 43. 29 April 1905. p. 16. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

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