1968 Lower Hutt mayoral election

none April 2024 1968 Lower Hutt mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1965 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1965 1971 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1971 12 October 1968 14,063 (43.01%) 150x150px Percy Dowse New Zealand Labour Party 7,241 51.48 150x150px Dave Hadley Lower Hutt Citizens' Association 6,629 47.13 Mayor Percy Dowse Percy Dowse The 1968 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 seventh term. He was opposed by Citizens' Association councillor Dave Hadley. Initially John Kennedy-Good was favoured as the Citizens' mayoral candidate, but as he had in 1965, he refused to challenge Dowse. Additionally he cited his intention to stand for parliament as the National Party candidate for the Hutt electorate at the upcoming 1969 general election as being incompatible with the mayoralty.Cr. Hadley Named For Mayoralty Hutt News 23 April 1968 Dowse, who was returned unopposed in the previous election, had a large reduction in his majority. The Labour Party lost its majority on the council (three sitting councillors lost their seats) with a large swing to Citizens' candidates.New Mayors in Both Upper Hutt and Petone The Evening Post 14 October 1968 12 Mayoral results 1968 Lower Hutt mayoral electionCity of Lower Hutt - Election of Mayor The Evening Post 19 October 1968 3 Final Results in Hutt Elections The Evening Post 19 October 1968 28 New Zealand Labour Party Percy Dowse 7,241 51.48 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Dave Hadley 6,629 47.13 193 1.37 612 4.35 14,063 43.01 Councillor results 1968 Lower Hutt City Council electionCity of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Poll The Evening Post 19 October 1968 3 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Dave Hadley 8,260 58.73 +8.69 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association John Kennedy-Good 8,195 58.27 +1.43 New Zealand Labour Party Chen Werry 7,876 56.00 -5.35 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Don Lee 7,540 53.61 +4.61 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Ted Holdaway 7,347 52.24 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Stan Frost 7,104 50.51 New Zealand Labour Party Sam Chesney 6,988 49.69 -8.46 New Zealand Labour Party Kitty Mildenhall 6,849 48.70 -5.39 New Zealand Labour Party Jessie Donald 6,717 47.76 -8.28 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Cyril Phelps 6,654 47.31 +18.03 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Ted Gibbs 6,583 46.81 +1.64 New Zealand Labour Party Wally Bugden 6,517 46.34 -12.00 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Max Borra 6,442 45.80 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Jim Ross 6,406 45.55 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Harold Meachen 6,210 44.15 New Zealand Labour Party David Carrad 5,967 42.43 -8.75 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Joseph David Peters 5,927 42.14 New Zealand Labour Party William Harvey 5,891 41.89 -8.58 New Zealand Labour Party Joan Mary Pearce 5,889 41.87 -6.16 New Zealand Labour Party Bert Sutherland 5,880 41.81 -7.88 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Peter James Stevens 5,851 41.60 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association William Davidson Smith 5,677 40.36 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Andrew George Gathergood 5,491 39.04 New Zealand Labour Party Ronald Edward Alexander Annan 5,482 38.98 New Zealand Labour Party Edward William Harnett 5,142 36.56 New Zealand Labour Party William Mouat McLaren 5,120 36.40 -11.26 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Peter Edwin Grenside 5,080 36.12 New Zealand Labour Party William John Jarvis 5,064 36.00 -8.28 New Zealand Labour Party John Alan Nelsson Ivory 5,028 35.75 New Zealand Labour Party George John Ravelich 4,831 34.35 Independent politician Unah Lovell Archibald 2,604 18.51 Independent politician Nick Ursin 2,348 16.69 Notes References 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:1968 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region