1910 Auckland City mayoral election

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1910 Auckland City mayoral election
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  1909 28 April 1910 1911  
Turnout6,133 (31.83%)
  Lemuel Bagnall (crop).jpg Patrick Nerheny.jpg
Candidate Lemuel Bagnall Patrick Nerheny
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote3,6271,992
Percentage59.1332.48

Mayor before election

Charles Grey

Elected Mayor

Lemuel Bagnall

The 1910 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1910, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

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Background

Incumbent mayor Charles Grey did not seek re-election and was replaced by Councillor Lemuel Bagnall who defeated Patrick Nerheny and William Richardson. Consequently, a by-election to fill Bagnall's vacated seat was held, which was won by Henry Shaw. [1]

Due to Bagnall's win at the polls for mayor his seat on the city council had been declared vacant. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy the next month which was won by Henry Shaw. William Richardson, who was defeated for the mayoralty also stood for the council seat and was again unsuccessful.

Mayoralty results

1910 Auckland mayoral election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lemuel Bagnall 3,627 59.13
Independent Patrick Nerheny 1,99232.48
Independent William Richardson4557.41
Informal votes590.96
Majority1,63526.65
Turnout 6,13331.83

Council by-election

1910 Auckland City Council by-election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Citizens Henry Shaw 1,66254.94+7.83
Independent Ernest William Burton82827.37
Independent William Richardson31810.51
Independent Thomas Harkins2016.64
Informal votes160.52
Majority83427.57
Turnout 3,025

Notes

  1. Bush 1971, pp. 599.
  2. "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Herald . Vol. XLVII, no. 14356. 28 April 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. "Election of Councillor". The New Zealand Herald . Vol. XLVII, no. 14374. 19 May 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

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