1925 Wellington City mayoral election

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1925 Wellington City mayoral election
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Turnout24,929
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Candidate Charles Norwood Charles Henry Chapman
Party Civic League Labour
Popular vote13,18011,749
Percentage52.8747.13
Mayor before election

Robert Wright

Elected Mayor

Charles Norwood

The 1925 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1925, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Contents

Background

Incumbent Mayor Robert Wright did not seek a third term, but ran as a councillor once again. To replace him, the Civic League initially nominated councillor Thomas Forsyth as their candidate for the mayoralty, but he withdrew in favour of former councillor Charles Norwood. [1] Sitting councillor Charles Henry Chapman was the Labour Party's candidate.

Mayoralty results

1925 Wellington mayoral election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Civic League Charles Norwood 13,180 52.87
Labour Charles Henry Chapman 11,74947.13
Majority1,4315.74
Turnout 24,929

Councillor results

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Ballot papers from the election
1925 Wellington local election [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Civic League William Bennett 12,719 51.02 +2.72
Civic League Robert Wright 12,543 50.31
Civic League Henry Bennett 12,340 49.50 -0.08
Civic League Martin Luckie 11,890 47.69 +1.19
Civic League George Troup 11,729 47.04
Civic League Frank Meadowcroft 11,539 46.28 -0.39
Labour Alec Monteith 11,301 45.33 +5.24
Civic League John Aston 11,220 45.00 +2.88
Civic League Benjamin Burn 11,156 44.75 -2.26
Civic League John Burns 11,131 44.65 -1.39
Civic League Frederick Manton 11,058 44.35
Civic League Herbert Huggins 10,638 42.67 +5.32
Labour Robert McKeen 10,067 40.38 +1.83
Labour Bob Semple 10,051 40.31
Civic League William Thompson 9,762 39.15 2.79
Independent Thomas Forsyth 9,58538.44-10.30
Independent Len McKenzie8,96135.94
Labour Alexander Croskery 8,94435.87-3.37
Independent John Castle8,64134.66+2.63
Labour John Glover 8,60334.51+2.47
Labour Tom Young 8,54434.27-2.09
Civic League Arthur Whyte8,15632.71
Labour Tom Brindle 8,13732.64-1.51
Labour James McKenzie7,89131.65-2.40
Civic League Joseph Goldsmith7,69630.87
Labour John Read 7,62430.58
Labour James Roberts 7,56030.32
Labour Michael Walsh7,41929.76-0.33
Independent Lewis Glover7,35529.50+0.44
Civic League Michael Bourke7,26829.15
Labour Lawrence Hennessy6,98128.00-1.14
Independent Annie McVicar 6,53226.20-12.93
Independent Margaret Stables6,38225.60
Independent William Smith5,89123.63
Independent Joseph Salmon4,59218.42
Independent James Sievwright4,58518.39

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References

  1. ↑ "Mr. Thomas Forsyth". The Evening Post . CXXXI (32). 7 February 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Mayoral Election". The Evening Post . CIX (102). 4 May 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Election Notices". The Evening Post . CIX (108). 11 May 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Labor Ticket Fails in Cities". NZ Truth (1014). 2 May 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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