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The 1944 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 twelve city 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 sixth term. Andrews was opposed by Labour Party candidate Percy Dowse, a councillor between 1935 and 1938, who had challenged Andrews in 1938. Taking place during a period of rapid population growth in the area, it was the first election after the addition of the new suburbs of Epuni, Waddington and Naenae. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | Jack Andrews | 5,347 | 59.16 | +0.23 | |
| Labour | Percy Dowse | 3,616 | 40.02 | ||
| Informal votes | 74 | 0.82 | −0.09 | ||
| Majority | 1,731 | 19.15 | +0.38 | ||
| Turnout | 9,037 | 53.15 | +5.46 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | Stan Dudding | 5,141 | 56.88 | +1.28 | |
| Citizens' | William Gregory | 4,588 | 50.76 | −0.77 | |
| Citizens' | Ernst Peterson Hay | 4,564 | 50.50 | −1.32 | |
| Citizens' | Herbert Muir | 4,484 | 49.61 | −0.68 | |
| Citizens' | Gordon Giesen | 4,391 | 48.58 | −4.53 | |
| Citizens' | Frederick Seymour Hewer | 4,390 | 48.57 | −2.89 | |
| Labour | Harry Horlor | 4,318 | 47.78 | ||
| Citizens' | Eric Rothwell | 4,210 | 46.58 | ||
| Citizens' | Frank Lonsdale | 4,127 | 45.66 | ||
| Citizens' | John Barker Young [nb 1] | 4,125 | 45.64 | ||
| Citizens' | Gordon Hector Phillips | 3,980 | 44.04 | ||
| Citizens' | Horace George Lewis | 3,878 | 42.91 | ||
| Labour | Bella Logie | 3,859 | 42.70 | +4.70 | |
| Labour | David Pritchard | 3,844 | 42.53 | ||
| Labour | John Vernon Burton | 3,723 | 41.19 | ||
| Citizens' | Arthur John Hyder | 3,714 | 41.09 | ||
| Labour | Sam Chesney | 3,692 | 40.85 | ||
| Labour | James McDonald | 3,515 | 38.89 | ||
| Labour | Frank Hall | 3,502 | 38.75 | −2.40 | |
| Labour | James W.R. Gibbons | 3,339 | 36.94 | ||
| Labour | Marmaduke McTaggart | 3,257 | 36.04 | ||
| Labour | Chen Werry | 3,216 | 35.58 | ||
| Labour | Harold Burton Wakerley | 2,999 | 33.18 | ||
| Labour | Alfred Robert Darkins | 2,975 | 32.92 | ||
| Independent | Norm Croft | 2,664 | 29.47 | ||
| Independent | Briton Matthews | 2,002 | 22.15 | ||
| Independent | John Bertram Grey | 1,793 | 19.84 | ||
| Independent | Aden Seafield Lyons | 680 | 7.52 | ||
Table footnotes:
Percy Dowse was a New Zealand politician. He was mayor of Lower Hutt from 1950 to 1970.
William Cooper Gregory was a New Zealand politician who was the Mayor of Lower Hutt from 1949 to 1950.
John William Andrews was a New Zealand businessman and politician. He was Mayor of Lower Hutt from 1933 to 1947.
Ernst Peterson Hay was a New Zealand lawyer and judge who was the Mayor of Lower Hutt from 1947 to 1949.
The 1933 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 biennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1935 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 biannually. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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.
Eric Francis Rothwell was a New Zealand lawyer and politician who was Chief Judge of the High Court of Western Samoa from 1957 to 1960.
The 1941 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 city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1947 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 twelve city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1949 Lower Hutt mayoral by-election was held to elect a successor to Ernst Peterson Hay who resigned as Mayor of Lower Hutt upon his appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1950 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 twelve city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1953 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 fifteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1962 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 fifteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1965 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 fifteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1974 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 sixteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1931 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 biennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1929 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 biennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1927 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 biennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1925 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 biennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
