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The 1938 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including the nine borough councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The incumbent Mayor, Jack Andrews, sought re-election for a third term. Andrews was opposed by Labour Party candidate Percy Dowse who had been a councillor since 1935. The election marked the first where electoral terms for local government were extended from two years to three.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | Jack Andrews | 3,076 | 50.70 | ||
| Labour | Percy Dowse | 2,957 | 48.74 | ||
| Informal votes | 33 | 0.54 | |||
| Majority | 119 | 1.96 | |||
| Turnout | 6,066 | 59.15 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harry Horlor | 2,955 | 53.27 | ||
| Citizens' | Arthur Marshall | 2,932 | 52.85 | ||
| Labour | Bill Morrison | 2,911 | 52.47 | ||
| Citizens' | Charles James Ashton | 2,899 | 52.26 | -4.45 | |
| Citizens' | Ernst Peterson Hay | 2,851 | 51.39 | ||
| Citizens' | John Mitchell | 2,838 | 51.16 | -5.32 | |
| Labour | Frank Hall | 2,829 | 51.00 | -3.01 | |
| Citizens' | William Gregory | 2,822 | 50.87 | ||
| Citizens' | Jim Vogel | 2,777 | 50.06 | ||
| Labour | Hughie Gilbert Burrell | 2,776 | 50.04 | ||
| Citizens' | Cyril George Hedge | 2,752 | 49.61 | ||
| Citizens' | Raymond Douglas Smith | 2,752 | 49.61 | ||
| Labour | Robert Webb Johnson | 2,746 | 49.50 | +5.19 | |
| Labour | Herbert Keith Milne | 2,727 | 49.16 | ||
| Labour | Thomas Logie | 2,696 | 48.60 | ||
| Citizens' | Roy Russell | 2,681 | 48.33 | +0.10 | |
| Labour | Jack Taylor | 2,638 | 47.55 | ||
| Labour | Henry Fairclough | 2,341 | 42.20 | ||
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Percy Dowse was a New Zealand politician. He was mayor of Lower Hutt from 1950 to 1970.
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