1927 Wellington City mayoral election

1927 Wellington City mayoral election
Turnout	23,043 (54.86%)
Mayor before election; Charles Norwood ;	Elected mayor; George Troup ;

Last updated September 17, 2024

The 1927 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1927, 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.

Background

Mayor Charles Norwood declined to stand for a second term. In an open contest, architect and city councillor George Troup was elected mayor, defeating trade unionist and former councillor Charles Chapman.

Mayoralty results

1927 Wellington mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Civic League	George Troup	12,549	54.45
	Labour	Charles Chapman	10,494	45.55	−1.58
Majority			2,055	8.91
Turnout			23,043	54.86	−4.95

Councillor results

1927 Wellington City Council election^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Civic League	Thomas Hislop	11,575	50.23
Civic League	William Gaudin	11,479	49.81
Civic League	George Mitchell	11,435	49.62
Civic League	William Bennett	11,340	49.60	−1.42
Labour	Bob Semple	11,286	48.77	+8.46
Independent	Henry Bennett	11,223	48.70	−0.80
Civic League	Martin Luckie	10,984	47.66	−0.03
Civic League	John Burns	10,823	46.96	+5.31
Civic League	Herbert Huggins	10,664	46.27	+3.60
Civic League	John Caughley	10,415	45.19
Civic League	Richard McVilly	10,415	45.19
Labour	Robert McKeen	10,288	44.64	+4.26
Civic League	Frank Meadowcroft	10,165	44.11	−2.17
Civic League	Benjamin Burn	10,036	43.55	−1.20
Civic League	John Aston	9,600	41.66	−3.34
Labour	John Glover	9,084	39.42	+4.91
Independent	Frederick Manton	8,902	38.63
Labour	Walter Nash	8,816	38.25
Civic League	John Wallace	7,629	33.10
Civic League	James Doherty	7,503	32.56
Independent	Charlton Morpeth	7,393	32.08
Civic League	Gilbert Fownes	7,353	31.90
Labour	Walter Bromley	7,287	31.62
Labour	Tom Brindle	7,198	31.23	−1.41
Labour	Andrew Parlane	7,174	31.13
Labour	Tom Young	7,101	31.13	−3.14
Labour	Lawrence Hennessy	7,004	30.81	+2.81
Labour	Allison Murray	6,102	26.48
Labour	Charles Baker	6,000	26.03
Independent	Percy Brady	4,345	18.85
Independent	Archibald Whitelaw	4,245	18.42
Communist	Fred Freeman	3,704	16.07

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References

1 2 "Election Notices". The Evening Post . Vol. CXIII, no. 103. 4 May 1927. p. 6. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

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[Election_Notices-1] 1 2 "Election Notices". The Evening Post . Vol. CXIII, no. 103. 4 May 1927. p. 6. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

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