1935 New York City aldermanic election

1935 New York City aldermanic election

←  1933 November 5, 1935 1937  →
All 65 seats to the New York City Board of Aldermen 33 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 49 16 Seats won 62 3 Seat change 13 13

Elections were held to fill the 65 seats of the New York City Board of Aldermen on November 5, 1935. ^[1] They would be the final elections to the Board of Aldermen, which would be abolished in 1937 in favor of the New York City Council, which was elected via borough-based proportional representation (single transferable voting). ^[2]

Democrats gained 13 seats compared to the 1933 result. They recovered from Republican-Fusion advances in 1933. Republicans received only three seats, two in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn, despite receiving substantial votes across the city. Democrats won 95 percent of the seats on the Board of Aldermen with only 67 percent of the vote. Such a disproportionate result led to electoral reform. ^{[3] [1]} Thomas J. Curran of Manhattan was chosen as the minority leader. ^[1]

References

1. "2 Boro Fusion Aldermen get severe upset" . The Brooklyn Citizen. Vol. 97, no. 108. November 6, 1935. p. 2. Retrieved May 5, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
2. "P.R. in Operation" . Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 97, no. 326. November 24, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved May 5, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
3. A Brief History of Full Representation in the United States, Douglas J. Amy, Department of Politics, Mount Holyoke College, Representation 34, number 1 (Winter 1996/7).