1959 Christchurch mayoral election

New Zealand mayoral election June 2019 June 2019 1959 Christchurch mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1958 Christchurch mayoral by-election 1958 1962 Christchurch mayoral election 1962 21 November 1959 30,108 (32.47%) no 100px George Manning Labour 15,635 51.92 100px Harold Smith Citizens' DDEEFF 14,197 47.15 Mayor George Manning George Manning The 1959 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1959, election were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background Sitting mayor George Manning was re-elected for a full term, with a decreased majority, opposed only by Harold Smith of the Citizens' Association. Smith was successful in winning a seat on the council and was appointed deputy mayor.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19591123.2.114 Mayors Opponent To Become Deputy-Mayor The Press XCVIII 29059 23 November 1959 14 The Citizens' Association won every council seat leaving Manning (who was also elected to the Harbour Board) as the only Labour Party elected representative in Christchurch.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19591123.2.111 Mayoral Poll – Mr Manning Succeeds The Press XCVIII 29059 23 November 1959 14 The overall anti-Labour vote (which was consistent nationwide) was attributed to the unpopularity of the then Labour government.Anti-Labour Trend Was General The Evening Post 23 November 1959 10 Prime Minister Walter Nash commented simply "We seem to have held the mayoralties" in reference that in Christchurch (as well as in Wellington and Lower Hutt) Labour mayors were re-elected despite voters electing majority centre-right councils.Have Held the Mayoralties—P.M. The Evening Post 23 November 1959 10 Mayoralty results The following table gives the election results: 1959 Christchurch mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19591201.2.266.5 Election of Mayor The Press 1 December 1959 XCVIII 29066 28 New Zealand Labour Party George Manning 15,635 51.92 -5.41 Citizens' #DDEEFF Harold Smith 14,197 47.15 276 0.91 +0.33 1,438 4.77 -10.48 30,108 32.47 +7.36 Councillor results Councillors were elected at large and 19 positions were available. All councillors were from the Citizens' ticket. 1959 Christchurch local election https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19591201.2.266.5 Christchurch City Council The Press 1 December 1959 XCVIII 29066 28 Citizens' #DDEEFF Hamish Hay 18,065 60.00 Citizens' #DDEEFF Ron Guthrey 17,610 58.48 +10.65 Citizens' #DDEEFF Mary McLean 17,521 58.19 +6.30 Citizens' #DDEEFF Bill Glue 17,469 58.02 +6.89 Citizens' #DDEEFF Peter Skellerup 16,965 56.34 +4.77 Citizens' #DDEEFF Reginald George Brown 16,815 55.84 +10.95 Citizens' #DDEEFF Maurice Carter 16,443 54.61 +7.76 Citizens' #DDEEFF Harold Smith 16,379 54.40 +3.69 Citizens' #DDEEFF Bill MacGibbon 16,282 54.07 +2.20 Citizens' #DDEEFF William James Cowles 15,625 51.89 +5.28 Citizens' #DDEEFF William Ernest Olds 15,550 51.64 -7.28 Citizens' #DDEEFF Alma Schumacher 15,517 51.53 +8.37 Citizens' #DDEEFF George Griffiths 15,115 50.20 +8.34 Citizens' #DDEEFF Tom Flint 14,822 49.22 Citizens' #DDEEFF Gordon Denis Hattaway 14,721 48.89 Citizens' #DDEEFF James Ronald Smith 14,679 48.75 Citizens' #DDEEFF Walter Raymond Campbell 14,670 48.72 +6.47 Citizens' #DDEEFF Gordon Alison Guy Connal 14,637 48.61 Citizens' #DDEEFF Alvan Samuel Hollander 14,465 48.04 New Zealand Labour Party Robert Macfarlanenb Macfarlane was appointed to the council on 13 May 1961 to fill a vacancy caused by William James Cowles' death 13,837 45.95 -9.21 New Zealand Labour Party Lyn Christie 12,979 43.10 -6.19 New Zealand Labour Party Reg Stillwell 12,590 41.81 -1.32 New Zealand Labour Party Harold Denton 12,012 39.89 -3.79 New Zealand Labour Party Mick Connelly 11,974 39.77 -5.59 New Zealand Labour Party Arthur John Smith 11,020 36.60 -5.57 New Zealand Labour Party Norman Reginald Forbes 10,917 36.25 -7.02 New Zealand Labour Party Gertrude Cree 10,614 35.25 New Zealand Labour Party James Shankland Sr. 10,367 34.43 -7.02 New Zealand Labour Party Clarence Hall 10,184 33.82 New Zealand Labour Party John Palmer 10,004 33.22 -4.78 New Zealand Labour Party Walter William Browne 9,940 33.01 New Zealand Labour Party Archibald Galbraith 9,843 32.69 -7.02 New Zealand Labour Party John Gordon Power 9,792 32.52 New Zealand Labour Party John Athol Gregor 9,564 31.76 -7.22 New Zealand Labour Party Eric Leach 9,570 31.78 New Zealand Labour Party Lyell Charles John Southon 9,162 30.43 New Zealand Labour Party Richard Leach 8,968 29.78 New Zealand Labour Party James Quickenden 8,864 29.44 Independent politician George Maxwell Edmonds 4,823 16.01 Independent politician Charles E. Cullen 2,610 8.66 Communist Party of New Zealand Jack Locke 1,800 5.97 +1.14 Table footnotes: nb References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Christchurch Category:1959 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Christchurch Category:November 1959 in Oceania Category:1950s in Christchurch