1962 Lower Hutt mayoral election

none April 2024 1962 Lower Hutt mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1959 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1959 1965 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1965 13 October 1962 13,586 (45.28%) 150x150px Percy Dowse New Zealand Labour Party 8,367 61.58 150x150px George Barker Independent politician 5,137 37.81 Mayor Percy Dowse Percy Dowse The 1962 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background The incumbent Mayor, Percy Dowse, sought re-election for a fifth term. Dowse was opposed by the deputy mayor George Llewellyn Barker who stood as an independent candidate. Barker had been a councillor and member of the Wellington Harbour Board since 1959 and had recently contested the parliamentary seat of Hutt at the 1960 for the National Party. Just as in the previous two elections the Citizens' Association did not stand an official ticket of candidates and endorsed a slate of independents. The Ratepayer Independents lost all but three seats with the Labour Party regaining their majority on the council.Labour Ticket Shows Gains - Mayors Kitts and Dowse Returned with Big Majorities The Evening Post 15 October 1962 10 The main issue of the previous election was the council's finances with Dowse criticised over a NZ£75,000 loan for the second stage of the Maungaraki development. Since then the financial situation had been evaluated and the City Treasurer's report in April 1961 established that the council's accounts were healthy with the Ratepayer Independents criticisms being over-exaggerated. This news helped Dowse and Labour make a strong comeback in the election.McGill 1991 171 Mayoral results 1962 Lower Hutt mayoral electionCity of Lower Hutt - Election of Mayor The Evening Post 22 October 1962 2 New Zealand Labour Party Percy Dowse 8,367 61.58 +1.07 Independent politician George Barker 5,137 37.81 82 0.60 -1.93 3,230 23.77 +0.21 13,586 45.28 +6.46 Councillor results 1962 Lower Hutt City Council electionCity of Lower Hutt - Election of Fifteen Councillors The Evening Post 22 October 1962 2 New Zealand Labour Party Trevor Young 7,554 55.60 -14.84 New Zealand Labour Party Sam Chesney 7,391 54.40 +0.64 New Zealand Labour Party Chen Werry 7,144 52.58 -15.14 New Zealand Labour Party Jessie Donald 7,114 52.36 -14.96 New Zealand Labour Party Joe Aspell 6,850 50.41 New Zealand Labour Party Alexander Campbell 6,595 48.54 New Zealand Labour Party Wally Bugden 6,587 48.48 -16.18 New Zealand Labour Party Walter Fraser 6,525 48.02 -0.53 New Zealand Labour Party Wally Mildenhall 6,524 48.02 -1.79 Independent politician John Kennedy-Good 6,415 47.21 Independent politician Ted Holdaway 6,185 45.52 New Zealand Labour Party William Harvey 6,179 45.48 New Zealand Labour Party Bert Sutherland 6,149 45.25 -2.41 New Zealand Labour Party William Mouat McLaren 5,920 43.57 -2.82 Independent politician Dave Hadley 5,867 43.18 -8.67 Independent politician James Roderick Murray 5,864 43.16 Independent politician Stan Frost 5,709 42.02 Independent politician Donald Marshall Wilson 5,693 41.90 -11.51 Independent Labour James McDonald 5,685 41.84 -27.31 Independent politician Cyril Phelps 5,642 41.52 -15.08 New Zealand Labour Party Allan Patrick Ryan 5,574 41.02 -1.82 Independent politician Don Lee 5,572 41.01 Independent politician Harold George Cole 5,510 40.55 Independent politician Hugh McKinnon Smith 5,451 40.12 Independent politician James Kawarau Horn 5,442 40.05 New Zealand Labour Party Joseph Stanislaus O'Brien 5,436 40.01 -1.14 Independent politician Keith Thomas 5,334 39.26 -13.39 New Zealand Labour Party Morris Gordon Castree 5,132 37.77 Independent politician Alwin Atkinson 4,829 35.54 -23.89 Notes References Millar David P. Once Upon a Village: A History of Lower Hutt 1819-1965 1972 New Zealand University Press & LHCC Lower Hutt 154232923 McGill David Lower Hutt – The First Garden City Lower Hutt City Council 1991 Petone, New Zealand 1-86956-003-5 Category:Mayoral elections in Lower Hutt Category:1962 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region