1962 Porirua mayoral election

none February 2024 February 2024 1962 Porirua mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1965 Porirua mayoral election 1965 13 October 1962 2,426 (50.00%) 150x150px Whitford Brown Independent politician 885 36.47 100px Rairi Field Independent politician 667 27.49 150x150px Robert Bothamley Independent politician 558 23.00 Mayor Whitford Brown The 1962 Porirua mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Porirua plus other local government positions including ten borough councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background The locality of Porirua was part the Makara County Council which was abolished on 31 August 1962. The rural area became part of Hutt County, the urban area becoming Porirua Borough Council.NZ Elective Structures Since Colonisation http://www.pcc.govt.nz/About-Porirua/Porirua-s-heritage/Porirua-s-natural--cultural-and-historic-heritage/Civic-History/NZ-Elective-Structures-since-colonisation Porirua City Council 28 October 2010 13 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150613083645/http://pcc.govt.nz/About-Porirua/Porirua-s-heritage/Porirua-s-natural--cultural-and-historic-heritage/Civic-History/NZ-Elective-Structures-since-colonisation dead The Labour Party selected a ticket for the mayoralty as well as council candidates. Makara County Councillor Whitford Brown was nominated as part of the Labour's ticket for the election, but he declined any party endorsement.Lively issue The Evening Post 15 October 1962 10 Brown attracted many Labour voters, particularly as Labour did not select a mayoral candidate after Brown his declination, and was successful in being elected Porirua's first mayor. He defeated four other candidates including another Makara County Councillor, Alf Mexted, and the former chairman of the Makara County Council, Robert Westley Bothamley, who was at the time the sitting chairman of the Hutt Valley Electric Board.Their First Mayor The Evening Post 15 October 1962 16 The council had its first meeting on 24 October where members were sworn in and councillor Ernie Maxwell was appointed deputy mayor.Borough of Porirua - First Meeting of New Body Kapi-Mana News 31 October 1962 14 Mayoral results 1962 Porirua mayoral electionBorough of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Poll—Mayor The Evening Post 20 October 1962 3 Independent politician Whitford Brown 885 36.47 Independent politician Rairi Field 667 27.49 Independent politician Robert Westley Bothamley 558 23.00 Independent Labour Jim Hunter 161 6.63 Independent politician Alf Mexted 134 5.52 21 0.86 218 8.98 2,426 50.00 Councillor results 1962 Porirua Borough Council electionBorough of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Poll—Councillors The Evening Post 20 October 1962 3 Independent politician Whitford Brownnb As Brown won the Mayoralty his election to the council was voided and his seat was awarded to the highest polling unsuccessful candidate. 1,285 62.22 Independent politician Jill Nixon 1,157 56.02 Independent politician Christina Sylvia Bell 1,138 55.10 Independent politician Ernie Maxwell 1,033 50.02 Independent politician James Hamilton Wilson 1,011 48.95 Independent politician Charles Jane 1,005 48.66 Independent politician Bill Arnold 921 44.60 Independent politician Alf Mexted 874 42.32 New Zealand Labour Party Duncan MacLeod 865 41.88 New Zealand Labour Party Mervyn Down 852 41.25 Independent politician Matuaiwi Solomon 839 40.62 Independent politician Donald Collins 828 40.09 Independent politician John David Keay 825 39.95 New Zealand Labour Party Brownie Pūriri 784 37.96 New Zealand Labour Party Kevin Arthurs 782 37.86 Independent politician Hec Stuart 781 37.82 Independent politician John Marsh 735 35.59 New Zealand Labour Party Emily Anne Moffitt 735 35.59 New Zealand Labour Party Neville Collins 660 31.96 New Zealand Labour Party Charles Weller 644 31.18 Independent politician Ivan Williams 571 27.65 Independent politician Walter Cecil Henderson 535 25.90 Independent politician Arthur Neville Cole 448 21.69 Communist Party of New Zealand Paul Potiki 379 18.35 Independent politician Jack Underhill 363 17.57 Communist Party of New Zealand Tommy Heptinstall 323 15.64 Independent politician Noel Tock 278 13.46 Table footnotes: nb References Category:Mayoral elections in Porirua Category:1962 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region