1929 Wellington City mayoral election
Appearance
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Turnout | 23,626 | |||||||||||||||
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The Wellington City mayoral election, 1929 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1929, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen councillors. George Troup, the incumbent Mayor, was re-elected to office as Mayor of Wellington, defeating Walter Nash who was his sole opponent. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Mayoralty results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Civic League | George Troup | 14,407 | 60.97 | +6.52 | |
Labour | Walter Nash | 9,034 | 38.23 | ||
Informal votes | 185 | 0.78 | |||
Majority | 5,373 | 22.74 | |||
Turnout | 23,626 |
Councillor results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Civic League | Thomas Hislop | 12,338 | 52.22 | +1.99 | |
Civic League | William Gaudin | 11,447 | 48.45 | −1.36 | |
Civic League | Robert Alexander Wright | 11,395 | 48.23 | ||
Civic League | William Bennett | 11,300 | 47.82 | −1.78 | |
Civic League | Charlton Morpeth | 10,682 | 45.21 | +13.13 | |
Labour | Charles Henry Chapman | 10,681 | 45.20 | ||
Civic League | Martin Luckie | 10,645 | 45.05 | −2.54 | |
Civic League | Frank Meadowcroft | 10,634 | 45.00 | +0.89 | |
Civic League | Thomas Forsyth | 10,498 | 44.43 | ||
Civic League | Herbert Huggins | 10,205 | 43.19 | −3.08 | |
Civic League | Benjamin Burn | 9,946 | 42.09 | 1.46 | |
Labour | Robert McKeen | 9,870 | 41.77 | −2.87 | |
Civic League | William Hildreth | 9,870 | 41.77 | ||
Labour | Bob Semple | 9,329 | 39.48 | −9.29 | |
Civic League | George Mitchell | 9,082 | 38.44 | −11.18 | |
Civic League | Henry Bennett | 8,732 | 36.95 | −11.75 | |
Civic League | Alexander Blake | 8,057 | 34.10 | ||
Civic League | John Burns | 7,405 | 31.34 | −15.62 | |
Independent | Richard McVilly | 7,248 | 30.67 | −14.52 | |
Civic League | Edward Thornton | 7,173 | 30.36 | ||
Civic League | Frederick Boyd | 7,094 | 30.02 | ||
Labour | John Read | 7,086 | 29.99 | ||
Labour | Tom Brindle | 7,017 | 29.70 | −1.53 | |
Labour | William Atkinson | 6,942 | 29.38 | ||
Labour | Walter Bromley | 6,816 | 28.84 | −2.78 | |
Labour | Andrew Parlane | 6,421 | 27.17 | −3.96 | |
Labour | Jim Thorn | 6,305 | 26.68 | ||
Labour | Peter Butler | 6,196 | 26.22 | ||
Labour | Adam Black | 6,125 | 25.92 | ||
Labour | Michael Walsh | 6,191 | 26.20 | ||
Labour | John Tucker | 6,089 | 25.77 | ||
Labour | Henry Lees | 5,212 | 22.06 | ||
Labour | George Whippy | 5,162 | 21.84 | ||
Civic League | William Duncan | 5,114 | 21.64 | ||
Independent | Matthew Thew | 3,189 | 13.49 |
References
- ^ "The Mayoralty". The Evening Post. Vol. CVII, no. 100. 2 May 1929. p. 14. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Labour Nominees". The Evening Post. Vol. CVII, no. 100. 2 May 1929. p. 14. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "City Council". The Evening Post. Vol. CVII, no. 81. 9 April 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "The Nominations". The Evening Post. Vol. CVII, no. 90. 19 April 1929. p. 11. Retrieved 11 May 2016.