1957 Auckland City mayoral by-election

October 2017 October 2017 1957 Auckland City mayoral by-election New Zealand Coat of arms of Auckland.svg Presidential no 1956 Auckland City mayoral election 1956 1959 Auckland City mayoral election 1959 2 November 1957 30,944 150x170px Keith Buttle Citizens & Ratepayers 17,298 55.90 150x170px John Stewart New Zealand Labour Party 7,573 24.47 100px Horace Kirk Independent politician 4,906 15.85 Mayor Tom Ashby Keith Buttle The 1957 Auckland City mayoral by-election was held to fill the vacant position of Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background The by-election was triggered by the death of sitting Mayor Tom Ashby. Five candidates put their names forward for the contest, with Deputy-Mayor Keith Buttle elected the new Mayor. Councillor Dove-Myer Robinson's United Independents (who had backed Ashby a year earlier) ticket chose to neither contest the election nor endorse a candidate.Edgar 2012 Results The following table gives the election results: 1957 Auckland mayoral by-electionDeclaration of Result of Poll on Election of Mayor The New Zealand Herald 7 November 1957 6 Citizens & Ratepayers Keith Buttle 17,298 55.90 New Zealand Labour Party John Stewart 7,573 24.47 -6.10 Independent politician Horace Kirk 4,906 15.85 Independent politician Pat Curran 1,038 3.35 Independent politician Trevor Innes 97 0.31 32 0.10 -0.40 9,725 31.42 30,944 Notes References John Edgar Urban Legend: Sir Dove-Meyer Robinson Hodder Moa 2012 autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Auckland Category:1957 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Auckland Region Category:1950s in Auckland