Wellington City mayoral election, 1935

Wellington City mayoral election, 1935

7 May 1935

Turnout 40,514
 
Candidate Thomas Hislop Bob Semple
Party Civic League Labour
Popular vote 21,505 19,009
Percentage 53.08 46.92

Mayor before election

Thomas Hislop

Elected Mayor

Thomas Hislop

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1935 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1935, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Mayoralty results

Wellington mayoral election, 1935[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Civic League Thomas Hislop 21,505 53.08
Labour Bob Semple 19,009 46.92
Majority 2,496 6.16
Turnout 40,514

Councillor results

Wellington local election, 1935[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Peter Fraser 28,215 69.64
Labour Charles Henry Chapman 25,847 63.79 -2.63
Labour Robert McKeen 25,482 62.89 -1.48
Civic League Robert Alexander Wright 22,384 55.25
Labour Peter Butler 20,584 50.80 +6.94
Labour Tom Brindle 20,312 50.13 +4.24
Civic League William Bennett 19,846 48.98 -3.56
Civic League Will Appleton 19,100 47.14 -1.08
Civic League John Burns 18,942 46.75 +2.30
Civic League William Gaudin 18,816 46.44 -6.45
Independent Leonard McKenzie 18,551 45.78 -2.23
Civic League Martin Luckie 18,529 45.73 -3.06
Labour Adam Black 18,504 45.67 +5.44
Civic League Herbert Huggins 18,423 45.47 -1.68
Civic League William Duncan 18,416 45.45 -1.48
Labour Andrew Parlane 18,320 45.21 +2.55
Labour Alexander Croskery 18,139 44.77
Labour Michael Reardon 18,054 44.56
Civic League Thomas Forsyth 17,804 43.94 -2.55
Labour John Read 17,584 43.40
Labour Michael Walsh 16,930 41.78 +1.99
Labour John Tucker 16,878 41.65 +2.41
Civic League Robert McAlister 16,857 41.60 -1.69
Labour Caryll Hay 16,387 40.44 +1.62
Labour James Collins 16,271 40.16 -0.48
Labour James Ranson 16,248 40.10 -0.35
Communist Paul Hoskins 15,482 38.21 +4.25
Communist Charles Brooks 3,359 8.29
Communist J J Robinson 3,069 7.57
Communist C A Rawcliffe 2,750 6.78
Communist Connie Birchfield 2,695 6.65
Communist M Ormerod 2,182 5.38

References

  1. 1 2 "Polling in Wellington". New Zealand Herald. LXXII (22105). 10 May 1935. p. 13. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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