1935 Christchurch mayoral election

New Zealand mayoral election November 2016 November 2016 1935 Christchurch mayoral election New Zealand Christchurch COA pre-1949.jpg Presidential no 1933 Christchurch mayoral election 1933 1936 Christchurch mayoral by-election 1936 39,803 8 May 1935 140x120px Dan Sullivan New Zealand Labour Party 20,066 50.41 140x120px Hugh Acland Christchurch Citizens' Association 19,737 49.59 Mayor Dan Sullivan Dan Sullivan The 1935 Christchurch City mayoral election was held on 8 May. The incumbent, Dan Sullivan of the Labour Party narrowly beat the conservative candidate, Hugh Acland, a surgeon and World War I veteran. The election attracted nationwide attention, as Christchurch was a Labour-stronghold and due to Acland's widespread popularity, it was regarded as a test whether Labour could potentially win the November 1935 general election. Background In 1935, the voting system returned to the initially used first-past-the-post after a ranked voting system had been tried for some years.The Municipal Elections http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP19350315.2.163 8 May 2016 The Press LXXI 21423 15 March 1935 19 The country experienced the Great Depression at the time, with high unemployment. Sullivan had been the city's mayor since 1931, when he beat William Hayward. Candidates Dan Sullivan Dan Sullivan was first elected to Christchurch City Council in 1915. He had first stood for the House of Representatives in the 1908 and in 1919, he decisively beat the Minister of Public Health, George Warren Russell, in the wake of the 1918 flu epidemic. Since then, Sullivan had been representing the Avon electorate. Sullivan stood for mayor in 1923 but was beaten by James Arthur Flesher. A Labour Party politician, he was regarded as a moderate.Watson James 4s55 Sullivan, Daniel Giles 22 February 2011 Hugh Acland Sir Hugh Acland was from a prominent Canterbury family. The youngest of John Acland's 11 children, he was a grandson of Christchurch's first bishop, Henry Harper.Maling Peter B. 3a2 Acland, Hugh Thomas Dyke 7 January 2012 John Acland was a member of the Legislative Council for a third of a century.An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand originally published in 1966 Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/acland-john-barton-arundel/1 A. H. McLintock Alexander Hare McLintock 10 January 2012 Acland, John Barton Arundel 22 April 2009 Just prior to the election, the engagement of his son Jack was announced to Kit Ormond;News For Women http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP19350215.2.4 8 May 2016 The Press LXXI 21399 15 February 1935 2 her family was equally prominent in New Zealand, and her grandfather, John Davies Ormond, had been Superintendent of Hawke's Bay Province.Boyd Mary 1o5 Ormond, John Davies 14 April 2015 Hugh Acland was a prominent surgeon who served with the New Zealand Medical Corps during World War I. Acland was knighted in the 1933 Birthday Honours for services to medicine.Welch 2015 35 Acland stood in the election for the conservative Citizens' Association.The Municipal Elections http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP19350316.2.152 8 May 2016 The Press LXXI 21424 16 March 1935 20 Campaign Sullivan's selection for the 1935 mayoralty election was announced on 1 February.Mr Sullivan for Mayoralty http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP19350201.2.102 8 May 2016 The Press LXXI 21387 1 February 1935 12 John Beanland and Ernest Andrews were rumoured as possible candidates for the Citizens' Association,Candidates for Mayoralty http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP19350202.2.126 8 May 2016 The Press LXXI 21388 2 February 1935 16 but Acland's candidacy was announced on 25 February.The Mayoralty http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP19350225.2.76 8 May 2016 The Press LXXI 21407 25 February 1935 10Sir Hugh Acland to stand http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP19350225.2.138 8 May 2016 The Press LXXI 21407 25 February 1935 12 Results Sullivan beat Acland by a small margin, with the election resulting in a record turnout. There were significant differences between the preliminary results released on the evening of the election, and the final results three days later.The Elections http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP19350513.2.85 8 May 2016 The Press LXXI 21471 13 May 1935 12 Christchurch mayoral election, 1935 New Zealand Labour Party Dan Sullivan 20,066 50.41 Christchurch Citizens' Association Hugh Acland 19,737 49.59 329 0.83 39,803 Council results 1935 Christchurch City Council electionChristchurch City Council https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19350515.2.185.6 17 February 2020 The Press LXXI 21473 15 May 1935 21 Christchurch Citizens' Association John Beanland 21,444 53.87 Christchurch Citizens' Association Melville Lyons 20,312 51.03 Christchurch Citizens' Association Ernest Andrews 19,708 49.51 Christchurch Citizens' Association John Guthrie 19,478 48.93 Christchurch Citizens' Association Charles Edward Jones 19,463 48.89 Christchurch Citizens' Association Alfred Charles Sandston 19,265 48.40 Christchurch Citizens' Association Thomas Andrews 18,340 46.07 Christchurch Citizens' Association William Hayward 17,954 45.10 New Zealand Labour Party Edward Parlane 17,838 44.81 New Zealand Labour Party John Archer 17,718 44.51 Christchurch Citizens' Association Thomas Milliken 17,545 44.07 New Zealand Labour Party Thomas Henry Butterfield 17,432 43.79 New Zealand Labour Party Jack Barnett 17,339 43.56 Christchurch Citizens' Association Bill MacGibbon 17,238 43.30 Christchurch Citizens' Association Arthur Graham Jamieson 17,147 43.07 Christchurch Citizens' Association Frank Driessen Sargent 16,991 42.68 Christchurch Citizens' Association James Maling 16,949 42.58 New Zealand Labour Party George Manning 16,777 42.15 New Zealand Labour Party George Thomas Thurston 16,198 40.69 Christchurch Citizens' Association James Seymour Middleton 16,007 40.21 New Zealand Labour Party Mabel Howard 15,867 39.86 New Zealand Labour Party Robert Macfarlane 15,688 39.41 New Zealand Labour Party John Mathison 15,342 38.54 Christchurch Citizens' Association James Carter 15,181 38.14 New Zealand Labour Party Isabella Parlane 15,050 37.81 Christchurch Citizens' Association John Gordon Leslie Vernon 15,009 37.70 New Zealand Labour Party Harold Denton 13,764 34.58 New Zealand Labour Party John David Carey 13,624 34.22 New Zealand Labour Party Joseph William Roberts 12,878 32.35 New Zealand Labour Party Arthur Edwin Tongue 12,582 31.61 New Zealand Labour Party William Patrick Hickey 11,323 28.44 New Zealand Labour Party Alfred John Beauchamp 11,298 28.38 Independent Labour Tommy Armstrong 11,169 28.06 Independent politician Henry Thacker 8,919 22.40 Independent politician Lancelot Charles Walker 6,849 17.20 Independent politician Charles Seymour Trillo 4,417 11.09 Independent politician George Thomas Baker 3,840 9.64 Independent Labour Charles Henry Cole 3,452 8.67 Independent Labour Edward Leslie Hills 3,395 8.52 Independent Labour Jack Selwyn Edwin Wiggs 2,873 7.21 Independent politician James Sturrock 1,713 4.30 Socialist #DD0048 William Henry Bayard 1,624 4.08 Socialist #DD0048 Herbert Henry Dunkley 1,615 4.05 Communist Party of New Zealand Alexandrina Penny 1,204 3.02 Aftermath The Labour Party won the November 1935 general election and Sullivan was appointed cabinet minister. Sullivan reluctantly resigned from the mayoralty in February 1936, as the heavy workload of a cabinet minister was incompatible with remaining mayor.By-Elections for Council http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19351204.2.50 20 May 2016 The Press LXXI 21647 4 December 1935 10 The resulting by-election on 11 March 1936 was narrowly won by the deputy-mayor, John Beanland, who represented the Citizens' Association.The By-Election http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19360312.2.84 20 May 2016 The Press LXXII 21730 12 March 1936 12Mayor's Reduced Majority http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19360314.2.101 20 May 2016 The Press LXXII 21732 14 March 1936 18 Beanland beat Labour's candidate, John Archer who had previously been mayor from 1925 to 1931.City Council Election http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19360207.2.73 20 May 2016 The Press LXXII 21701 7 February 1936 12 Notes References Welch David Chippenham Lodge: Linked in History June 2015 Heartwood Community Inc. 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