Wellington City mayoral election, 1921

Wellington City mayoral election, 1921

9 May 1921

Turnout 20,518   Candidate Robert Wright Pat Hickey Party Civic League Labour Popular vote 13,405 7,113 Percentage 65.33 34.66

Mayor before election John Luke Elected Mayor Robert Wright

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1921 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1921, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The long serving incumbent Mayor John Luke did not seek re-election. Robert Alexander Wright defeated Pat Hickey for the mayoralty in a two horse race. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

To replace retiring Mayor Luke five "anti-Labour" candidates emerged, which caused fear of vote splitting. As such, two immediately withdrew and the remaining three agreed to submit to the decision of an impartial committee to decide which one of them was most suitable.^[1] The election was also notable due to the success of Annie McVicar, who became the first woman to be elected as a city councillor in Wellington's history.^[2]

Mayoralty results

Councillor results

Notes

References

• Betts, G.M. (1970). Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 0 589 00469 7. 
• Gustafson, Barry (1980). Labour's path to political independence: The Origins and Establishment of the New Zealand Labour Party, 1900–19. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press. ISBN 0-19-647986-X. 

Mayors of Wellington City
Mayors	elected by councillors George Hunter William Guyton Joseph Dransfield Charles Borlase William Sefton Moorhouse elected at large William Hutchison Joseph Dransfield George Allen William Hutchison George Fisher Arthur Winton Brown Samuel Brown John Duthie Charles Johnston Arthur Winton Brown Francis Bell Alfred Brandon Charles Luke George Fisher Francis Bell John Blair John Aitken Thomas William Hislop Alfred Newman Thomas Wilford David McLaren John Luke Robert Wright Charles Norwood George Troup Thomas Hislop Will Appleton Rob Macalister Frank Kitts Michael Fowler Ian Lawrence James Belich Fran Wilde Mark Blumsky Kerry Prendergast Celia Wade-Brown Justin Lester
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† Elected unopposed · ‡ By-election