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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. [1] The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Citizens League | Robert Fletcher | 10,900 | 71.17 | −13.46 | |
| Citizens League | William Barber | 9,298 | 60.71 | ||
| Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 8,037 | 52.48 | −3.46 | |
| Citizens League | John Fitzgerald | 8,000 | 52.23 | −1.79 | |
| Labour | David McLaren | 7,788 | 50.85 | −20.11 | |
| Citizens League | Falk Cohen | 7,711 | 50.35 | −17.21 | |
| Citizens League | George Shirtcliffe | 7,291 | 47.61 | −19.68 | |
| Citizens League | Arthur Atkinson | 7,272 | 47.48 | −21.00 | |
| Citizens League | John Smith | 7,057 | 46.08 | ||
| Independent | John Fuller Jr. | 6,955 | 45.41 | ||
| Citizens League | James Godber | 6,378 | 41.64 | ||
| Citizens League | James Trevor | 6,301 | 41.14 | −12.91 | |
| Independent | Len McKenzie | 6,247 | 40.79 | +0.02 | |
| Citizens League | George Frost | 6,198 | 40.47 | −6.91 | |
| Independent | Robert Cameron | 6,113 | 39.91 | ||
| Citizens League | William Bennett | 5,483 | 35.80 | −4.82 | |
| Citizens League | William Thompson | 5,346 | 34.90 | ||
| Labour | Elijah Carey | 4,939 | 32.25 | +10.02 | |
| Labour | Michael Reardon | 4,926 | 32.16 | +9.52 | |
| Labour | Thomas Smith | 4,832 | 31.55 | ||
| Citizens League | Arthur Hunt | 4,766 | 31.12 | ||
| Independent | John Castle | 4,439 | 28.98 | ||
| Labour | Bill Jordan | 4,227 | 27.60 | ||
| Citizens League | Stanislaus Moran | 4,080 | 26.64 | ||
| Labour | George Reyling | 3,968 | 25.91 | ||
| Independent | Joseph Mandel | 3,813 | 24.89 | ||
| Labour | Ivor Hazell | 3,808 | 24.86 | ||
| Independent | Walter Bedford | 2,800 | 18.28 | ||
| Citizens League | Edwin Gallichan | 2,683 | 17.51 | ||
| Independent | Charles McIntyre | 2,223 | 14.51 | ||
| Independent | John Jenkinson | 2,185 | 14.26 | ||
| Independent | Vilhelm Jensen | 1,804 | 11.78 | −1.82 | |
| Independent | Arthur Fullford | 1,791 | 11.69 | −21.81 | |
| Independent | Andrew Hornblow | 1,637 | 10.68 | ||
| Independent | Henry Bodley | 1,482 | 9.67 | ||
| Independent | Charles Thorpe | 990 | 6.46 | ||
The following lists events that happened during 1911 in New Zealand.
Sir Thomas Mason Wilford was a New Zealand politician. He held the seats of Wellington Suburbs then Hutt continuously for thirty years, from 1899 to 1929. Wilford was leader of the New Zealand Liberal Party, and Leader of the Opposition from 1920 to 1925.
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.
Charles Wilson was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party. He was the first chief librarian of the General Assembly Library.
Thomas William Hislop was the Mayor of Wellington from 1905 to 1908, and had represented two South Island electorates in the New Zealand Parliament.
John Vigor Brown, known as Vigor Brown, was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Napier, in the North Island. He was Mayor of Napier for a total of 18 years. He was a well-known figure in his adopted city, a successful businessman, and involved in many clubs and organisations.
Wellington Suburbs was a parliamentary electorate in Wellington, New Zealand. It existed from 1893 to 1902, then from 1908 to 1911, and from 1919 to 1946. The electorate was represented by six Members of Parliament.
The Hutt by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Hutt, an urban seat at the bottom of the North Island. The by-election was held on 18 December 1929, and was precipitated by the resignation of sitting United member of parliament Thomas Wilford on who had been appointed the High Commissioner to the United Kingdom by Prime Minister Joseph Ward. The by-election was contested by Walter Nash of the Labour Party, James Kerr from the United Party and Harold Johnston of the Reform Party. The lead up to the by-election was marred by harsh words between candidates.
The 1901 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1901, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. John Aitken, the incumbent Mayor, was re-elected to office as Mayor of Wellington, beating Thomas Wilford. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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.
The 1907 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1907, 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.
The 1909 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1909, 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.
The 1910 Wellington City mayoral election was held to determine the next Mayor of Wellington. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1912 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. Thomas Wilford, the incumbent Mayor, resigned due to ill health and did not contest the ensuing election. David McLaren was elected to office as the new Mayor of Wellington, beating three other contenders and becoming the city's first Labour Mayor. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1921 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1921, 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.
The 1941 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1941, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington and fifteen city councillors plus seats on the Wellington Hospital Board and Wellington Harbour Board. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The Wellington Citizens' Association, was a right-leaning local body electoral ticket in Wellington, New Zealand. It was formed in 1911 by merging the selection process of council candidates of several civic interest groups and business lobby groups. Its main ambitions were to continue to control the Wellington City Council, reduce local spending and deny left-leaning Labour Party candidates being elected.
The 1956 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1956, 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.
The 1904 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1906 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1906, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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