1909 Wellington mayoral election

New Zealand local election November 2016 November 2016 1909 Wellington mayoral election New Zealand Wellington coat of arms (1878-1951) (shield only).svg Presidential no 1908 Wellington mayoral election 1908 1910 Wellington mayoral election 1910 29 April 1909 13,411 (44.48%) 125x150px Alfred Newman Independent politician 4,523 33.72 125x150px Thomas Wilford Independent politician 4,240 31.61 125x150px Francis Fisher Independent politician 3,208 23.92 125x150px John Rigg Independent Political Labour League 824 6.14 Mayor Thomas William Hislop Alfred Newman The 1909 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1909, 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. Background Thomas William Hislop, the incumbent Mayor, did not seek re-election. Alfred Newman was elected to office as the new Mayor of Wellington, beating four other contenders. Mayoralty results 1909 Wellington mayoral electionhttp://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19090429.2.86.2 The Evening Post Mayoral Elections 29 April 1909 30 March 2016 LXXVII 100 8 Independent politician Alfred Newman 4,523 33.72 Independent politician Thomas Wilford 4,240 31.61 -2.75 Independent politician Francis Fisher 3,208 23.92 Independent Political Labour League John Rigg 824 6.14 Independent politician Fred Bolton 616 4.59 283 2.11 13,411 44.48 -7.16 Councillor results 1909 Wellington City Council electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19090427.2.83.3 The Evening Post 8 Mayoral Elections 27 April 1909 26 August 2016 LXXVII 98 Wellington Citizens League John Luke 8,074 84.63 +10.16 Wellington Citizens League Robert Fletcher 7,256 76.05 +19.01 Wellington Citizens League Thomas Ballinger 7,218 75.60 +9.11 Independent Political Labour League David McLaren 6,770 70.96 +7.50 Wellington Citizens League Arthur Atkinson 6,533 68.48 Wellington Citizens League Falk Cohen 6,446 67.56 +9.99 Wellington Citizens League George Shirtcliffe 6,420 67.29 +17.15 Wellington Citizens League Walter Morrah 6,330 66.35 +11.35 Wellington Citizens League John Smith Jr. 6,320 66.24 +9.54 Wellington Citizens League Thomas Carmichael 6,062 63.54 +6.16 Wellington Citizens League James Devine 5,796 60.75 Independent Political Labour League Alfred Hindmarsh 5,337 55.94 -0.79 Wellington Citizens League James Trevor 5,157 54.05 +11.78 Independent politician John Fitzgerald 5,154 54.02 Independent politician George Frost 4,521 47.38 +2.34 Wellington Citizens League James Dykes 3,969 41.60 Wellington Citizens League Herbert Seaton 3,913 41.01 Wellington Citizens League Arthur Hume 3,897 40.84 Independent politician Len McKenzie 3,894 40.81 Independent politician William Bennett 3,876 40.62 Independent politician Arthur Fullford 3,196 33.50 +9.53 Independent politician Albert Casey 3,097 32.46 Independent Political Labour League Charles Chapman 2,860 29.97 Independent politician Wilfred Higginbottom 2,595 27.20 Independent Political Labour League Albert Cooper 2,448 25.66 -7.08 Independent Political Labour League William Hampton 2,439 25.56 -5.97 Independent politician John Aston 2,422 25.38 Independent Political Labour League Michael Reardon 2,160 22.64 -7.95 Independent politician Robert McKenzie 2,140 22.43 Independent Political Labour League Elijah Carey 2,102 22.03 Independent Political Labour League William Noot 1,924 20.16 Independent politician Charles Monaghan 1,482 15.53 Independent politician Vilhelm Jensen 1,298 13.60 References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Wellington Category:1909 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1900s in Wellington Category:April 1909 in Oceania