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Wellington City mayoral election, 1938
← 1935 May 1938 1941 →
Turnout42,860
 
Candidate Thomas Hislop Charles Henry Chapman
Party Civic League Labour
Popular vote 24,368 18,198
Percentage 56.85 42.45
Mayor before election

Thomas Hislop

 Elected mayor

Thomas Hislop

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1938 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1938, 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 contest resulted in the re-election of incumbent Thomas Hislop who defeated his only competitor Charles Henry Chapman of the Labour Party. Chapman had unsuccessfully run for Mayor three times prior, in 1915, 1925 and 1927. He also stood as a councillor and was successful.[1]

Mayoralty results

Wellington mayoral election, 1938[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic League Thomas Hislop 24,368 56.85 +3.77
Labour Charles Henry Chapman 18,198 42.45
Informal votes 294 0.68
Majority 6,170 14.39 +8.31
Turnout 42,860

Councillor results

Wellington local election, 1938[1][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic League Robert Alexander Wright 23,530 54.89 +2.64
Labour Robert McKeen 23,458 54.73 −8.16
Labour Charles Henry Chapman 22,142 51.66 −12.13
Civic League Will Appleton 22,096 51.55 +2.57
Civic League Malcolm Fraser 21,945 51.20
Civic League William Gaudin 21,609 50.41 +3.97
Civic League Martin Luckie 21,513 50.19 +4.46
Civic League William Duncan 21,103 49.23 +3.78
Labour Peter Butler 20,896 48.75 −2.05
Civic League Leonard McKenzie 20,852 48.65 +2.87
Labour Tom Brindle 20,486 47.79 −2.34
Labour Margaret Semple 20,410 47.62
Civic League Thomas Forsyth 20,113 46.92 +2.98
Labour Adam Black 19,817 46.23 +0.56
Civic League Robert McAlister 19,689 45.93 +4.33
Civic League Malcolm Galloway 19,465 45.41
Civic League Vincent Ward 19,424 45.31
Labour Andrew Parlane 19,016 44.36 −0.85
Labour John Read 18,719 43.67 +0.37
Labour James Collins 18,371 42.86 +2.70
Civic League Malcolm McCaul 18,347 42.80
Labour Kenneth Baxter 18,210 42.48
Civic League Noel Nelson 18,180 42.41
Labour John Tucker 17,991 41.97 +0.32
Civic League Richard McVilly 17,922 41.81
Labour Michael Walsh 17,858 41.66 −0.12
Civic League John McLean 17,730 41.36
Labour Caryll Hay 17,497 40.82 +0.38
Labour William Broadley 17,191 40.10
Labour Herbert Swindell 16,608 38.74
Independent Leslie Austin 8,656 20.19
Independent Jessie Probyn 2,214 5.16

References

  1. ^ a b "Wellington City Council". Evening Post. Vol. CXXV, no. 115. 18 May 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Election Recounts". Evening Post. Vol. CXXV, no. 114. 17 May 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Who's Who for the Elections". Evening Post. Vol. CXXV, no. 107. 9 May 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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