1931 Wellington mayoral election

New Zealand local election November 2016 November 2016 1931 Wellington mayoral election New Zealand Wellington coat of arms (1878-1951) (shield only).svg Presidential no 1929 Wellington mayoral election 1929 1933 Wellington mayoral election 1933 8 May 1931 25,799 (56.20%) 150x150px Thomas Hislop Civic League 13,593 52.68 150x150px Martin Luckie Independent politician 11,678 45.26 Mayor George Troup Thomas Hislop The 1931 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1931, 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 Mayor George Troup declined to stand for a third term. Councillor Thomas Hislop was selected as his replacement to stand for the Civic League. The Labour Party did not stand a mayoral candidate, the first time they had not done so since 1917. An election was necessitated when the deputy mayor Martin Luckie accepted the request of a deputation of citizens to run for mayor.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19310409.2.94 The Mayoralty – Mr. Luckie To Stand The Evening Post CXI 83 9 April 1931 13 Mayoralty results 1931 Wellington mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19310514.2.117 Election Notices The Evening Post CXI 112 14 May 1931 27 July 2016 6 Civic League Thomas Hislop 13,593 52.68 Independent politician Martin Luckie 11,678 45.26 528 2.04 -1.26 1,915 7.42 25,799 56.20 +0.45 Councillor results 1931 Wellington City Council election Civic League William Bennett 12,766 49.48 +1.66 Civic League Will Appleton 12,453 48.26 Civic League William Gaudin 12,452 48.25 -0.20 New Zealand Labour Party Charles Chapman 12,425 48.16 +2.96 Civic League Thomas Forsyth 11,290 43.76 -0.67 Civic League Herbert Huggins 10,576 40.99 -2.20 New Zealand Labour Party Bob Semple 10,395 40.29 +0.81 New Zealand Labour Party Robert McKeen 10,332 40.04 -1.73 Civic League Jacob McEldowney 9,966 38.62 Civic League Frank Meadowcroft 9,808 38.01 -6.99 Civic League John Burns 9,514 36.87 +5.53 Civic League William Duncan 9,282 35.97 Civic League Sydney Holm 8,852 34.31 Civic League John Wallace 8,480 32.86 Independent politician Jim McDonald 8,351 32.36 Civic League George Mitchell 8,186 31.72 -6.72 Independent politician Paul Hoskins 7,764 30.09 Civic League George Stewart 7,343 28.46 Independent politician Herbert Price 7,304 28.31 New Zealand Labour Party William Atkinson 7,029 27.24 -2.14 Independent politician James Sievwright 6,890 26.70 Independent politician Robert Bothamley 6,829 26.47 New Zealand Labour Party John Read 6,632 25.70 -3.31 New Zealand Labour Party Tom Brindle 6,624 25.67 -4.03 New Zealand Labour Party Andrew Parlane 6,548 25.38 -1.79 New Zealand Labour Party Jim Collins 6,511 25.23 New Zealand Labour Party Peter Butler 6,390 24.76 -1.46 Civic League Amy Kane 6,287 24.36 New Zealand Labour Party Michael Walsh 6,252 24.23 1.97 New Zealand Labour Party Lawrence Hennessy 6,206 24.05 New Zealand Labour Party Jim Thorn 5,956 23.08 Independent politician Samuel Martin 5,841 22.64 Independent politician Annie McVicar 5,556 21.53 New Zealand Labour Party Sarah Snow 5,316 20.60 Civic League Charles Lethaby 4,831 18.72 References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Wellington Category:1931 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1930s in Wellington Category:May 1931 in Oceania