1923 Petone Borough Council election

Election in New Zealand October 2025 October 2025 1923 Petone Borough Council election New Zealand Petone coat of arms.png 1921 Petone Borough Council election 1921 1925 Petone Borough Council election 1925 1,962 26 April 1923 yes Mayoral election John William McEwan Independent politician John William McEwan.jpg 1,280 65.23 Albert Pere Independent politician 100px 653 33.28 Mayor John William McEwan Independent politician John William McEwan Independent politician yes yes yes Council election 9 seats on the Petone Borough Council 5 Citizens' no #9999FF 8 0 Independents 1 8 New Zealand Labour Party 0 1 The 1923 Petone Borough Council election was a local election held on 26 April in the Petone Borough, 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 thirteenth term in office. He was opposed by councillor Albert Pere. Candidates 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 The Citizens' electoral ticket endorsed him on their ticket for the Wellington Harbour Board, but not for the mayoralty.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19230424.2.13.8 Petone Borough Elections – Citizens' Tickets The Evening Post 24 April 1923 CV 97 3 Albert Pere Albert Pere was a lawyer and son of Wi Pere, a former Member of Parliament for Eastern Maori. In February 1922 he had been elected to the council in a by-election to replace James Churchouse who had resigned.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19220209.2.59 Petone Borough – Election of Councillor The New Zealand Times 9 February 1922 XLIX 11130 7 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS19260427.2.19 Personal Feilding Star 27 April 1926 4 767 5 He had previously opposed McEwan at the 1921 election. Results Mayoral election 1923 Petone mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19230427.2.79 Petone The Dominion 27 April 1923 16 187 8 Independent politician John William McEwan 1,280 65.23 +19.37 Independent politician Albert Pere 653 33.28 +7.90 29 1.47 627 31.95 +14.84 1,962 Council election 1923 Petone Borough Council election #9999FF Citizens' Victor Jacobsen 1,189 60.60 #9999FF Citizens' George Cook 1,063 54.17 +4.89 #9999FF Citizens' William Hay 1,058 53.92 +4.01 Independent politician William Patrick Coles 991 50.50 #9999FF Citizens' Albert Janes Pointon 986 50.25 #9999FF Citizens' Ralph Jones 965 49.18 +2.96 #9999FF Citizens' Christopher Brocklebank 922 46.99 -2.38 #9999FF Citizens' Albert George Steffensen 922 46.99 #9999FF Citizens' Henry Jay 835 42.55 New Zealand Labour Party Albert Scholefield 826 42.09 +12.63 New Zealand Labour Party Arthur Longbottom 759 38.68 New Zealand Labour Party William Herbert Edwards 757 38.58 +12.80 #9999FF Citizens' Philip Truscott 746 38.02 New Zealand Labour Party Edward Warner 674 34.35 Independent politician Edward Holmes 547 27.87 49 2.49 Other results Harbour Board election The Combined districts of the Counties of Hutt and Makara, the Boroughs of Petone, Lower Hutt, and Eastbourne, and the Town Districts of Johnsonville and Upper Hutt elected two members to the Wellington Harbour Board. 1923 Wellington Harbour Board election, Combined Districts #9999FF Citizens' John William McEwan 3,471 93.88 +1.50 #9999FF Citizens' Maurice Welch 2,122 57.39 -4.79 Independent politician Walter Thomas Cotton 1,739 47.03 +1.64 61 1.64 383 10.35 -6.43 3,697 References Category:1923 elections in New Zealand Category:Petone Borough Council elections Category:April 1923 in Oceania