1935 Dunedin mayoral election
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The 1935 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1935, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Edwin Cox, the incumbent Mayor, sought re-election and was successful in attaining a second-term. The Labour Party was also successful in securing a majority on the council for the first time.[1]
Mayoral results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Edwin Cox | 12,215 | 43.44 | +2.56 | |
| Citizens' | James Marlow | 10,425 | 37.07 | ||
| Independent | Robert Black | 5,268 | 18.73 | −14.75 | |
| Informal votes | 210 | 0.74 | +0.01 | ||
| Majority | 1,790 | 6.36 | −1.04 | ||
| Turnout | 28,118 | ||||
Council results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Jones | 15,746 | 55.99 | +3.70 | |
| Labour | Gervan McMillan | 15,461 | 54.98 | ||
| Labour | Jim Munro | 15,131 | 53.81 | −0.08 | |
| Labour | Mark Silverstone | 14,745 | 52.43 | +12.26 | |
| Citizens' | William Begg | 13,354 | 47.49 | +8.52 | |
| Citizens' | Walter Alexander Scott | 13,121 | 46.66 | +4.17 | |
| Citizens' | Andrew Allen | 12,911 | 45.91 | +5.61 | |
| Citizens' | Francis William Mitchell | 12,723 | 45.24 | ||
| Citizens' | William Henry Sheppard | 12,404 | 44.11 | +4.62 | |
| Citizens' | Donald Cameron | 12,066 | 42.91 | ||
| Labour | Peter Neilson | 12,034 | 42.79 | +5.54 | |
| Labour | William Batchelor | 11,779 | 41.89 | +6.42 | |
| Citizens' | Robert Walls | 11,757 | 41.81 | +7.07 | |
| Labour | Ralph Harrison[nb 1] | 11,411 | 40.58 | +3.17 | |
| Citizens' | Henry Louis Paterson | 11,338 | 40.32 | ||
| Citizens' | William Julian Bardsley | 11,220 | 39.90 | ||
| Citizens' | Jackson Purdie | 11,207 | 39.85 | ||
| Labour | Michael Connelly | 11,191 | 39.80 | ||
| Labour | Phil Connolly | 11,024 | 39.20 | +3.17 | |
| Labour | James Harrison | 10,875 | 38.67 | ||
| Citizens' | Alfred Clark | 10,797 | 38.39 | ||
| Citizens' | John McIndoe | 10,794 | 38.38 | −5.20 | |
| Labour | John Robinson | 10,773 | 38.31 | ||
| Labour | Bryan O'Donnell | 10,140 | 36.06 | +4.63 | |
| Independent | Charles Andrew Wilson | 9,512 | 33.82 | ||
| Independent | Henry Alexander Hamer | 3,943 | 14.02 | −13.26 | |
| Independent | Alexander William Martin | 3,148 | 11.19 | ||
| Independent | Cornelius Machin Moss | 2,325 | 8.26 | ||
| Communist | Arthur Basil Powell | 1,082 | 3.84 | ||
| Communist | Samuel Ikin | 799 | 2.84 | ||
Table footnotes:
- ^ Harrison was appointed to the council in December 1937 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Fred Jones.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dunedins Vote". Auckland Star. Vol. LXVI, no. 108. 9 May 1935. p. 8. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Election Notices". Otago Daily Times. No. 24569. 13 May 1935. p. 11. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "The Elections - Dunedin City Council". Otago Daily Times. No. 22570. 14 May 1935. p. 6. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "A New Councillor". Otago Daily Times. No. 23368. 7 December 1937. p. 8.