1917 Petone Borough Council election

October 2025 October 2025 1917 Petone Borough Council election New Zealand Petone coat of arms.png 1915 Petone Borough Council election 1915 1919 Petone Borough Council election 1919 25 April 1917 2,599 yes Mayoral election John William McEwan Independent John William McEwan.jpg 1,861 71.60 Alexander Anderson New Zealand Labour Party 100px 717 27.58 Mayor John William McEwan Independent John William McEwan Independent yes yes yes Council election 9 seats on the Petone Borough Council 5 Independents 6 9 New Zealand Labour Party 3 0 The 1917 Petone Borough Council election was a local election held on 25 April in the Petone, New Zealand, as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the Mayor of Petone and nine borough councillors for a two-year term. Polling booth voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used. Background The incumbent mayor, John William McEwan, stood for a tenth term in office. He was opposed by councillor Alexander Anderson, who stood for the Labour Party. It was the first time the Labour Party ran a ticket of candidates for the borough council.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19170403.2.12 Petone Municipal Elections The Evening Post 28 April 1917 XCIII 80 2 Candidates Alexander Anderson Alexander Anderson had first been elected a councillor in 1913. He was president of the Petone Woollen Workers' Union who were affiliated to the Labour Party and supported his mayoral candidacy.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19170310.2.70 Personal Matters The Evening Post 10 March 1917 XCIII 60 6 John William McEwan John William McEwan had been mayor of Petone since 1907 and a councillor before that from 1901.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19270421.2.98 Twenty Years as Mayor The Dominion 21 April 1927 20 175 12 Results Mayoral election 1917 Petone mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19170428.2.9.7 Borough of Petone - Biennial Election of Mayor The Evening Post 28 April 1917 XCIII 101 2 Independent politician John William McEwan 1,861 71.60 New Zealand Labour Party Alexander Anderson 717 27.58 21 0.80 1,144 44.01 2,599 Council election 1917 Petone Borough Council election New Zealand Labour Party David McKenzie 1,864 71.71 Independent politician William Cox 1,489 57.29 New Zealand Labour Party Jeremiah Foster 1,332 51.25 Independent politician Ralph Jones 1,266 48.71 Independent politician James McDougall 1,247 47.97 Independent politician Christopher Brocklebank 1,238 47.63 Independent politician Stephen John Newland 1,166 44.86 New Zealand Labour Party James Churchhouse 1,131 43.51 Independent politician James Edward Tovey 1,086 41.78 Independent politician James Phillip Gaynor 1,055 40.59 New Zealand Labour Party William Seddon 1,023 39.36 New Zealand Labour Party Peter Cairns 941 36.20 Independent politician Richard Alfred Hartley 791 30.43 74 2.84 References Category:1917 elections in New Zealand Category:Petone Borough Council elections Category:April 1917 in Oceania