1950 Lower Hutt mayoral election

none April 2024 1950 Lower Hutt mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1949 Lower Hutt mayoral by-election 1949 1953 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1953 18 November 1950 12,627 (44.00%) 150x150px Percy Dowse New Zealand Labour Party 7,072 56.01 150x150px William Gregory Lower Hutt Citizens' Association 5,417 42.90 Mayor William Gregory Percy Dowse The 1950 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 twelve city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background The incumbent Mayor, William Gregory, sought re-election for a full term after winning a by-election the previous year. Gregory was opposed by Labour Party candidate Percy Dowse who had been a councillor since 1947 (and previously from 1935 to 1938). Dowse, who had run for mayor unsuccessfully twice before in 1938 and 1944, defeated Gregory. Labour won in a landslide securing not only the mayoralty but all 12 seats on the city council as well. However, one of the successful candidates was Dowse resulting in the twelfth council seat being allocated to Citizens' candidate Norman Player.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19501120.2.117 Mayors Beaten in Valley The Evening Post 20 November 1950 26532 10 Mayoral results 1950 Lower Hutt mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19501124.2.11.4 City of Lower Hutt – Election of Mayor The Evening Post 24 November 1950 26536 2 New Zealand Labour Party Percy Dowse 7,072 56.01 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association William Gregory 5,417 42.90 -7.39 138 1.09 +0.64 1,655 13.10 12,627 44.00 +5.65 Councillor results 1950 Lower Hutt City Council electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19501124.2.11.4 City of Lower Hutt - Election of Twelve Councillors The Evening Post 24 November 1950 26536 2 New Zealand Labour Party Percy Dowsenb As Dowse won the Mayoralty his election to the council was voided and his seat was awarded to the highest polling unsuccessful candidate. 7,476 59.20 +6.29 New Zealand Labour Party Harry Horlor 7,331 58.05 +0.69 New Zealand Labour Party Bella Logie 7,212 57.11 +3.52 New Zealand Labour Party Trevor Young 6,953 55.06 +5.31 New Zealand Labour Party James McDonald 6,847 54.22 +3.34 New Zealand Labour Party Sam Chesney 6,845 54.20 New Zealand Labour Party Ronald George Maxwell 6,485 54.20 +9.05 New Zealand Labour Party John Davey 6,354 50.32 New Zealand Labour Party Chen Werry 6,191 49.02 New Zealand Labour Party Alexander Murray 6,105 48.34 New Zealand Labour Party Frank Whitley 6,057 47.96 New Zealand Labour Party Ernest Knights 6,037 47.81 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Norman Player 4,879 38.63 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Will Giltrapnb Giltrap was declared elected to the council unopposed in November 1951 to replace Norman Player who resigned.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HN19511107.2.12 New Councillor - Mr. W. Giltrap Elected 7 November 1951 Hutt News XV 23 7 4,712 37.31 -15.68 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Eric Rothwell 4,631 36.67 -14.68 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Briton Matthews 4,626 36.63 -13.67 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Marjorie Alice Feist 4,572 36.20 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Frank Lonsdale 4,540 35.95 -15.26 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Clarence Edgar Bentley 4,489 35.55 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association George Austad 4,450 35.24 -13.85 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Dick Simpson 4,210 33.34 -14.86 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Albert Maud 4,163 32.96 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Eustace Jackson Rishworth 4,119 32.62 Lower Hutt Citizens' Association Harry Godfrey Calvert 4,002 31.69 Communist Party of New Zealand Donald Austin 1,008 7.98 Communist Party of New Zealand William Durning 649 5.13 Table footnotes: nb 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:1950 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region