Mayoral elections in Petone

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Elections were held at regular times in Petone from its proclamation as a borough in 1888 to its abolition in 1989. Elections were held annually until 1915 when two year terms were introduced which lasted until 1935 when the mayoral term was extended to three years. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

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Election results

July 1888 election

1888 Petone mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Samuel Raymond Johnson 102 65.38
Independent John Stansell5434.62
Majority4830.76
Turnout 15656.52

November 1888 election

Samuel Raymond Johnson was re-elected mayor unopposed. [2]

1889 election

1889 Petone mayoral election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Clement Kirk 95 40.59
Independent William Henry Cook7933.76
Independent Richard Mothes6025.64
Majority166.83
Turnout 234

1890 election

Richard Clement Kirk was re-elected mayor unopposed. [4]

1891 election

1891 Petone mayoral election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Mothes 105 58.01
Independent George Thomas London7641.98
Majority2916.02
Turnout 181

1892 election

1892 Petone mayoral election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Clement Kirk 160 60.83
Independent Samuel Raymond Johnson10339.16
Majority5721.67
Turnout 263

1893 election

1893 Petone mayoral election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Clement Kirk 140 53.43 −7.40
Independent Richard Mothes12246.56
Majority186.87−14.80
Turnout 262

1894 election

Richard Clement Kirk was re-elected mayor unopposed. [8]

1895 election

Richard Clement Kirk was re-elected mayor unopposed. [9]

1896 election

Richard Clement Kirk was re-elected mayor unopposed. [10]

1897 election

Richard Clement Kirk was re-elected mayor unopposed. [11]

1898 election

Richard Clement Kirk was re-elected mayor unopposed. [12]

1899 election

Richard Clement Kirk was re-elected mayor unopposed. [13]

1901 election

1901 Petone mayoral election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Mothes 414 50.73
Independent Richard Clement Kirk39648.52
Informal votes60.73
Majority182.20
Turnout 816

1902 election

1902 Petone mayoral election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Mothes 445 61.46 +10.73
Independent James Toomath27938.53
Majority16622.92+20.72
Turnout 724

1903 election

1903 Petone mayoral election [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent George Thomas London 541 62.61
Independent Richard Mothes32337.38−24.08
Majority21925.34
Turnout 864

1904 election

1904 Petone mayoral election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent George Thomas London 720 63.66 +1.05
Independent Alex Fraser41136.33
Informal votes40.35
Majority30927.32+1.98
Turnout 1,131

1905 election

George Thomas London was re-elected mayor unopposed. [18]

1906 election

1906 Petone mayoral election [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent George Thomas London 363 50.06
Independent Henry Findlay36049.65
Informal votes20.27
Majority30.41
Turnout 725

1907 election

1907 Petone mayoral election [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John William McEwan 684 64.83
Independent Richard Mothes36334.40
Informal votes80.75
Majority32130.42
Turnout 1,055

1908 election

John William McEwan was re-elected mayor unopposed. [21]

1909 election

John William McEwan was re-elected mayor unopposed. [22]

1910 election

John William McEwan was re-elected mayor unopposed. [23]

1911 election

John William McEwan was re-elected mayor unopposed. [24]

1912 election

1912 Petone mayoral election [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John William McEwan 1,123 72.21
Independent Joseph Piper42127.07
Informal votes110.70
Majority70245.14
Turnout 1,555

1913 election

John William McEwan was re-elected mayor unopposed. [26]

1914 election

John William McEwan was re-elected mayor unopposed. [27]

1915 election

John William McEwan was re-elected mayor unopposed. [28]

1917 election

1917 Petone mayoral election [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John William McEwan 1,861 71.60
Labour Alexander Anderson71727.58
Informal votes210.80
Majority1,14444.01
Turnout 2,599

1919 election

1919 Petone mayoral election [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John William McEwan 1,079 52.58 −19.02
Independent George Thomas London95146.34
Informal votes221.07+0.27
Majority1286.23−37.78
Turnout 2,052

1921 election

1921 Petone mayoral election [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John William McEwan 1,021 45.86 −6.72
Labour David McKenzie64028.75
Independent Albert Pere56525.38
Majority38117.11
Turnout 2,226

1923 election

1923 Petone mayoral election [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John William McEwan 1,280 65.23 +19.37
Independent Albert Pere65333.28+7.90
Informal votes291.47
Majority62731.95+14.84
Turnout 1,962

1925 election

1925 Petone mayoral election [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John William McEwan 1,480 57.88 −7.35
Independent George Thomas London1,07742.12
Majority40315.76−16.19
Turnout 2,55744.05

1927 election

1927 Petone mayoral election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David McKenzie 1,740 63.94
Civic LeagueGeorge Cook94434.69
Informal votes371.35
Majority79629.25
Turnout 2,721

1929 election

David McKenzie was re-elected mayor unopposed. [35]

1931 election

David McKenzie was re-elected mayor unopposed. [36]

1933 election

1933 Petone mayoral election [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David McKenzie 1,787 43.02
Independent John William McEwan56619.94
Civic LeagueGeorge Findlay45716.10
Informal votes280.98
Majority1,22143.02
Turnout 2,838

1934 election

Mayor David McKenzie died on 2 October 1934. A by-election was avoided when the council decided to elect one of its own members to serve the remainder of the term. The deputy mayor, Albert Scholefield, was elected unanimously at a council meeting on 8 October 1934. [38]

1935 election

1935 Petone mayoral election [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Scholefield 1,266 37.21
Independent John William McEwan1,05230.92+10.98
Citizens John Campbell Burns 60717.84
Independent Edward Norman Campbell39911.72
Informal votes782.29+1.31
Majority2146.29
Turnout 3,402

1938 election

1938 Petone mayoral election [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CitizensGeorge London1,57842.69
Labour Albert Scholefield1,55141.96+4.75
Independent David Dickson52614.23
Informal votes411.10−1.19
Majority270.73
Turnout 3,696

1941 election

George London was re-elected mayor unopposed. [41]

1944 election

1944 Petone mayoral election [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CitizensHarold Green2,22650.94
Labour James Cumming 2,03846.64
Informal votes651.48
Majority1884.30
Turnout 4,369

1947 election

1947 Petone mayoral election [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CitizensAlec MacFarlane2,34850.07
Labour James Cumming 2,30649.17+2.53
Informal votes350.74−0.74
Majority420.89
Turnout 4,689

1950 election

1950 Petone mayoral election [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Huggan 2,164 52.30
CitizensAlec MacFarlane1,95247.18−2.89
Informal votes210.50−0.24
Majority2125.12
Turnout 4,137

1953 election

Joe Huggan was re-elected mayor unopposed. [45]

1956 election

Joe Huggan was re-elected mayor unopposed. [46]

1957 by-election

Annie Huggan was elected mayor unopposed. [47]

1959 election

Annie Huggan was re-elected mayor unopposed. [48]

1962 election

1962 Petone mayoral election [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Annie Huggan 1,789 59.49
CitizensTrevor Dick1,19939.87
Informal votes190.63
Majority59019.62
Turnout 3,007

1965 election

1965 Petone mayoral election [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ralph Love 1,109 37.23
CitizensTrevor Dick94131.59−8.28
Independent Annie Huggan 75125.21−34.28
Independent Peter Love1535.13
Informal votes240.80+0.17
Majority1685.64
Turnout 2,97846.50

1967 by-election

1967 Petone mayoral by-election [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ralph Love 1,249 49.36 +12.13
Independent Tom Watson1,03440.86
Informal votes160.63+0.17
Majority2158.49+2.85
Turnout 2,53039.50−7.00

1968 election

1968 Petone mayoral election [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Petone George Gee 1,85958.14
Labour Ralph Love 1,31141.00−8.36
Informal votes270.84+0.21
Majority54817.14
Turnout 3,19749.92+10.42

1971 election

1971 Petone mayoral election [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Petone George Gee 2,09072.84+14.70
CitizensWilliam Hartley Kennedy42214.70
Labour George Highfield33311.60
Informal votes240.83−0.01
Majority1,66858.13+40.99
Turnout 2,869

1974 election

1974 Petone mayoral election [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Petone George Gee 1,87868.34−4.50
Labour George Highfield81629.70+18.10
Informal votes541.96+1.13
Majority1,06238.64−19.49
Turnout 2,748

1977 election

1977 Petone mayoral election [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Petone George Gee 1,57952.04−16.30
Labour Jim Allen1,40646.34
Informal votes491.61−0.35
Majority1735.70−32.94
Turnout 3,034

1980 election

1980 Petone mayoral election [56]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United PetoneRon Marston90139.22
Labour Patricia Alexander71631.17
Independent Jim Allen68029.60−16.74
Majority1858.05
Turnout 2,297

1983 election

1983 Petone mayoral election [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United PetoneRon Marston1,05745.48+6.26
Independent Ted Woolf84336.27
Labour George Highfield35315.18
Informal votes713.05
Majority2149.20+1.15
Turnout 2,324

1986 election

1986 Petone mayoral election [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ted Woolf 939 47.44 +11.17
Independent Roy Hewson70935.82
United PetoneRon Marston32816.57−28.91
Informal votes30.15−2.90
Majority23011.62
Turnout 1,97937.50

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