1958 Christchurch mayoral by-election

New Zealand mayoral by-election June 2019 June 2019 1958 Christchurch mayoral by-election New Zealand Presidential no 1956 Christchurch mayoral election 1956 1959 Christchurch mayoral election 1959 17 May 1958 22,165 (25.11%) no 101px George Manning Labour 12,708 57.33 Bill Glue Citizens' DDEEFF 9,327 42.07 Mayor Robert Macfarlane George Manning The 1958 Christchurch mayoral election was held to elect a successor to Robert Macfarlane who resigned as Mayor of Christchurch upon his selection as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background Labour councillor George Manning was elected to replace McFarlane, opposed only by councillor William "Bill" Glue of the Citizens' Association. A by-election for the City Council was also held upon the resignations of both Manning and Glue in order to contest the mayoralty. Councillors Mabel Howard and John Mathison also resigned their seats following their election as cabinet ministers at the formation of the Second Labour government at the November 1957 general election. McFarlane was elected for a seat on the council, with the remaining three seats being won by the Citizens' Association. Glue was re-elected to the council with Bill MacGibbon and Peter Skellerup the other successful candidates. Mayoralty results The following table gives the election results: 1958 Christchurch mayoral by-electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19580519.2.69 The Press Mayoralty to Mr Manning 19 May 1958 XCVII 28589 10 New Zealand Labour Party George Manning 12,708 57.33 Citizens' #DDEEFF Bill Glue 9,327 42.07 130 0.58 3,381 15.25 22,165 25.11 -17.34 Manning polled highest at 84 polling stations with Glue finishing first in remaining 25. Council results The following table gives the election results: 1958 Christchurch City Council by-electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19580519.2.73 The Press Council Seats – Gain of Two by Citizens 19 May 1958 XCVII 28589 10 New Zealand Labour Party Robert Macfarlane 11,691 55.16 Citizens' #DDEEFF Bill Glue 11,408 53.82 +2.69 Citizens' #DDEEFF Bill MacGibbon 10,993 51.87 Citizens' #DDEEFF Peter Skellerup 10,931 51.57 Citizens' #DDEEFF Fred Price 9,696 45.75 +2.63 New Zealand Labour Party Tom McGuigan 9,589 45.24 New Zealand Labour Party Lawrence Godfrey Graham White 9,399 44.34 New Zealand Labour Party Edith Tongue 9,322 43.98 +4.68 Independent politician Ernest Yealands 1,441 6.79 +1.32 305 1.43 -0.80 1,235 5.82 21,193 24.01 -18.44 References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Christchurch Category:1958 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Christchurch Category:May 1958 in Oceania Category:1950s in Christchurch