1962 Christchurch mayoral election

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1962 Christchurch mayoral election
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  1959 13 October 1962 1965  
Turnout28,933 (39.50%)
  George Manning, 1938.jpg No image.png
Candidate George Manning Harold Smith
Party Labour Citizens'
Popular vote19,1949,612
Percentage66.3433.23

Mayor before election

George Manning

Elected Mayor

George Manning

The 1962 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1962, election were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Contents

Background

Sitting mayor George Manning was re-elected for a third term, greatly increasing his majority against deputy mayor Harold Smith. There was a large swing to the Labour Party on the city council as well, with Labour gaining seven of the nineteen council seats. [1]

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

1962 Christchurch mayoral election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Manning 19,194 66.34 +14.42
Citizens'Harold Smith9,61233.23-13.92
Informal votes1270.43-0.48
Majority9,58233.11+28.34
Turnout 28,93339.50+7.03

Councillor results

1962 Christchurch local election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Citizens' Ron Guthrey 16,28756.29+2.19
Labour Neville Pickering 15,651 54.09
Citizens' Hamish Hay 15,27152.78-7.22
Labour Robert Macfarlane 15,063 52.06 +6.11
Citizens'Bill Glue15,25552.72-5.30
Citizens' Peter Skellerup 15,17552.44-3.90
Citizens'Mary Mclean14,70750.83-7.36
Citizens'Tom Flint14,65750.65+1.43
Citizens' Maurice Carter 14,40949.80+4.81
Labour Mabel Howard 14,356 49.61
Labour Reg Stillwell 14,108 48.76 +6.95
Citizens'Harold Smith13,85247.87-6.53
Labour Lyn Christie 13,726 47.44 +4.34
Citizens'William Ernest Olds13,57646.92-4.72
Citizens'Alma Schumacher13,19345.59-5.94
Citizens'Reginald George Brown13,09845.27-10.57
Labour Tommy Armstrong 12,836 44.36
Labour Harold Denton 12,791 44.20 +4.31
Citizens'George Griffiths12,77244.14+6.06
Citizens'Gordon Alison Guy Connal12,53743.33-5.28
Citizens'Gordon Hattaway12,38742.81-6.08
Citizens'Alvan Samuel Hollander11,89941.12-6.92
Labour Ted Adcock11,88241.06
Citizens'Philip Maxwell McShane11,80940.81
Citizens'Eric Munt11,66840.32
Citizens'Roland Henry Hammond11,54239.89
Labour Reg Jones11,53139.85
Labour Gertrude Cree11,47339.65+4.40
Labour Norman Reginald Forbes11,28639.00+2.75
Labour Arthur John Smith11,27038.95+2.35
Citizens'Charles Herbert Reardon10,77537.24
Labour John Palmer10,57936.56+3.34
Labour Archibald Edward Lester10,25135.43
Labour Milward James Mathews10,01734.62
Labour Harley Robert J. Manson9,98134.49
Labour Murray Frederick Hartman9,92734.31
Labour Rex Laurence T. Sandford9,53232.94
Labour Lyell Charles John Southon9,37532.40+1.97
Independent Charles E. Cullen2,4848.58+0.08
Independent Edward Charles Knight2,4628.50
Independent Joseph John Forster2,2217.67
Communist Clive William Joseph Walklin1,9996.90
Communist Jack Locke1,6425.67-0.30
Independent William John McFaul1,5135.22

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References

  1. "Labour Wins Seven Council Seats". The Press . Vol. CI, no. 29953. 15 October 1962. p. 14.
  2. "Election of Mayor". The Press . Vol. CI, no. 29959. 22 October 1962. p. 20.
  3. "Christchurch City Council". The Press . Vol. CI, no. 29959. 22 October 1962. p. 20.