List of by-elections to the Hutt City Council

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By-elections to the Hutt City Council (formerly Lower Hutt City Council until 1989) occur to fill vacant seats in the council. The death, resignation, bankruptcy or expulsion of a sitting Councillor can cause a by-election to occur.

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List of by-elections

The following is a list of by-elections held to fill vacancies on the Hutt City Council:

Key

  Independent   Citizens'   Labour   Community Concern
Ward DateIncumbentCauseWinner
At large 26 September 1912John Watson StevensonDeathThomas Charles Dawson
At large6 May 1914Thomas Charles DawsonResignationJohn Brasell
At-large3 May 1918Sidney ClendonResignationSidney Clendon
Henry WardResignationAlbert West
At large14 December 1921 Will Strand ResignationAllan Macaskill
At large27 January 1928Ernest HuntResignationArthur Carver
At large27 January 1937Walter ColeDeathJohn Brasell
At large12 April 1949 William Gregory Elected as MayorJames McDonald
At large3 November 1951Norman PlayerResignationWill Giltrap
At large17 August 1985Jan TaylorResignationPat Hall
Northern11 December 1993Peter BatesDeathTata Parata
Wainuiomata18 February 1995Tony LondonResignation Ray Wallace
Central24 September 2021David BassettResignationGlenda Barratt

Results

1912 by-election

1912 Lower Hutt City Borough by-election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Charles Dawson 483 72.96
Independent George Mumford17426.28
Informal votes50.75
Majority30946.67
Turnout 66220.73

1914 by-election

1914 Lower Hutt City Borough by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Brasell 552 60.46
Independent Thomas Charles Dawson35639.00
Informal votes50.54
Majority19621.46
Turnout 913

1918 by-election

1918 Lower Hutt Borough Council by-election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sidney Clendon 310 49.20 -47.26
Independent Albert West 285 45.23
Independent Henry Ward25540.47-42.51
Independent William Hardy22135.07
Independent Charles Robinson16726.50
Informal votes213.33+0.46
Majority304.76
Turnout 63022.22

1921 by-election

1921 Lower Hutt Borough Council by-election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Allan Macaskill Unopposed

1928 by-election

1928 Lower Hutt Borough Council by-election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Arthur Carver Unopposed

1937 by-election

1937 Lower Hutt Borough Council by-election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Citizens' John Brasell 1,152 52.48
Labour Ronald George Maxwell1,03747.24
Informal votes60.27
Majority1155.23
Turnout 2,195

1949 by-election

1949 Lower Hutt City Council by-election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James McDonald 2,262 50.88
Citizens' Herbert Muir2,16848.77-0.85
Informal votes160.35
Majority942.11
Turnout 4,44619.33-29.71

1951 by-election

1951 Lower Hutt City Council by-election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Citizens' Will Giltrap Unopposed

1985 by-election

1985 Lower Hutt City Council by-election [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Citizens Pat Hall 2,118 42.59
Labour John Eaton2,03140.84-0.60
Independent Doug Witcher4589.21-18.27
Independent Rhys Morris3567.16
Informal votes90.18
Majority871.74
Turnout 4,97211.50

1993 by-election

1993 Hutt City Council by-election, Northern ward [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community ConcernTata Parata1,69431.32
United Citizens Pat Hall1,30424.11-14.98
Independent Peter MacMillan1,26623.41
Independent Diana East1,05319.47-19.79
Informal votes901.66+0.75
Majority3907.21
Turnout 5,407

1995 by-election

1995 Hutt City Council by-election, Wainuiomata ward [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ray Wallace 1,910 45.54
Independent Reg Moore1,18728.30-22.40
Independent Viv Auty1,09726.15
Majority72317.23
Turnout 4,194

2021 by-election

2021 Hutt City Council by-election, Central ward [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Glenda Barratt 606 22.00
Independent Andrea Hilton59221.49
Independent Henry Clayton56720.58
Independent Faran Shahzhad37013.43
Independent Simon Monrad1615.84
Independent Ash Roper993.59
Independent Colin Wilson923.34
Independent Thomas Morgan752.72
Independent Andrew Fox692.50
Independent Evelyn Richter692.50
Independent Phil Caswell331.19
Informal votes210.76
Majority140.50
Turnout 2,754

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References

  1. ↑ "Lower Hutt Borough Council − Extraordinary Election of Councillor". The Dominion . Vol. 6, no. 1557. 28 September 1912. p. 2.
  2. ↑ "Hutt By-election". The Dominion . Vol. 7, no. 2142. 7 May 1914. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "Borough of Lower Hutt − Extraordinary Election of Two Councillors". New Zealand Times . Vol. XLIII, no. 9964. 7 May 1918. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "Lower Hutt Borough Council − Extraordinary Election of Councillor". New Zealand Times . Vol. XLVIII, no. 11085. 16 December 1921. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "Lower Hutt Council". The Evening Post . Vol. CV, no. 22. 27 January 1928. p. 10.
  6. ↑ "Borough of Lower Hutt − By-election of One Councillor". Hutt News . Vol. 10, no. 33. 3 February 1937. p. 6.
  7. ↑ "Council by-election - Mr. J. McDonald elected". Hutt News . 20 April 1949. p. 7.
  8. ↑ "New Councillor - Mr. W. Giltrap Elected". Hutt News . 7 November 1951. p. 7.
  9. ↑ "By-election winner". The Evening Post . 22 August 1985. p. 3.
  10. ↑ "City of Lower Hutt − Declaration of Result of Election − Election of One Councillor". The Evening Post . 22 August 1985. p. 30.
  11. ↑ "Declaration of Result of By-election − Northern Ward". The Evening Post . 15 December 1993. p. 51.
  12. ↑ Hawkins, Barry (21 February 1995). "Easy win for councillor". The Evening Post . p. 2.
  13. ↑ "Past Elections". Hutt City Council . Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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