Wellington City mayoral election, 1941

Wellington City mayoral election, 1941

May 1941

Turnout 31,158   Candidate Thomas Hislop Robert McKeen Party Civic League Labour Popular vote 19,919 10,978 Percentage 63.92 35.23

Mayor before election Thomas Hislop Elected Mayor Thomas Hislop

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1941 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1941, 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.

The election resulted in a landslide victory for the right-leaning local ticket the Civic League with their candidates capturing all council seats and the mayoralty, whitewashing the Labour Party. This election saw the new development of non-ratepayers being able to vote in municipal elections. The tenants of state houses were not required to pay rates directly to the council as equivalent costs were paid to central government instead, nonetheless residents of state housing were eligible to vote.^[1]

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. 

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