1962 Christchurch mayoral election

New Zealand mayoral election June 2019 June 2019 1962 Christchurch mayoral election New Zealand Presidential no 1959 Christchurch mayoral election 1959 1965 Christchurch mayoral election 1965 13 October 1962 28,933 (39.50%) no 100px George Manning Labour 19,194 66.34 100px Harold Smith Citizens' DDEEFF 9,612 33.23 Mayor George Manning George Manning The 1962 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1962, 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 third term, greatly increasing his majority against deputy mayor Harold Smith. There was a large swing to the Labour Party on the city council as well, with Labour gaining seven of the nineteen council seats.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19621015.2.131.2 Labour Wins Seven Council Seats The Press 15 October 1962 CI 29953 14 Mayoralty results The following table gives the election results: 1962 Christchurch mayoral electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19621022.2.229.5 Election of Mayor The Press 22 October 1962 CI 29959 20 New Zealand Labour Party George Manning 19,194 66.34 +14.42 Citizens' #DDEEFF Harold Smith 9,612 33.23 -13.92 127 0.43 -0.48 9,582 33.11 +28.34 28,933 39.50 +7.03 Councillor results 1962 Christchurch local electionhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19621022.2.229.5 Christchurch City Council The Press 22 October 1962 CI 29959 20 Citizens' #DDEEFF Ron Guthrey 16,287 56.29 +2.19 New Zealand Labour Party Neville Pickering 15,651 54.09 Citizens' #DDEEFF Hamish Hay 15,271 52.78 -7.22 New Zealand Labour Party Robert Macfarlane 15,063 52.06 +6.11 Citizens' #DDEEFF Bill Glue 15,255 52.72 -5.30 Citizens' #DDEEFF Peter Skellerup 15,175 52.44 -3.90 Citizens' #DDEEFF Mary Mclean 14,707 50.83 -7.36 Citizens' #DDEEFF Tom Flint 14,657 50.65 +1.43 Citizens' #DDEEFF Maurice Carter 14,409 49.80 +4.81 New Zealand Labour Party Mabel Howard 14,356 49.61 New Zealand Labour Party Reg Stillwell 14,108 48.76 +6.95 Citizens' #DDEEFF Harold Smith 13,852 47.87 -6.53 New Zealand Labour Party Lyn Christie 13,726 47.44 +4.34 Citizens' #DDEEFF William Ernest Olds 13,576 46.92 -4.72 Citizens' #DDEEFF Alma Schumacher 13,193 45.59 -5.94 Citizens' #DDEEFF Reginald George Brown 13,098 45.27 -10.57 New Zealand Labour Party Tommy Armstrong 12,836 44.36 New Zealand Labour Party Harold Denton 12,791 44.20 +4.31 Citizens' #DDEEFF George Griffiths 12,772 44.14 +6.06 Citizens' #DDEEFF Gordon Alison Guy Connal 12,537 43.33 -5.28 Citizens' #DDEEFF Gordon Hattaway 12,387 42.81 -6.08 Citizens' #DDEEFF Alvan Samuel Hollander 11,899 41.12 -6.92 New Zealand Labour Party Ted Adcock 11,882 41.06 Citizens' #DDEEFF Philip Maxwell McShane 11,809 40.81 Citizens' #DDEEFF Eric Munt 11,668 40.32 Citizens' #DDEEFF Roland Henry Hammond 11,542 39.89 New Zealand Labour Party Reg Jones 11,531 39.85 New Zealand Labour Party Gertrude Cree 11,473 39.65 +4.40 New Zealand Labour Party Norman Reginald Forbes 11,286 39.00 +2.75 New Zealand Labour Party Arthur John Smith 11,270 38.95 +2.35 Citizens' #DDEEFF Charles Herbert Reardon 10,775 37.24 New Zealand Labour Party John Palmer 10,579 36.56 +3.34 New Zealand Labour Party Archibald Edward Lester 10,251 35.43 New Zealand Labour Party Milward James Mathews 10,017 34.62 New Zealand Labour Party Harley Robert J. Manson 9,981 34.49 New Zealand Labour Party Murray Frederick Hartman 9,927 34.31 New Zealand Labour Party Rex Laurence T. Sandford 9,532 32.94 New Zealand Labour Party Lyell Charles John Southon 9,375 32.40 +1.97 Independent politician Charles E. Cullen 2,484 8.58 +0.08 Independent politician Edward Charles Knight 2,462 8.50 Independent politician Joseph John Forster 2,221 7.67 Communist Party of New Zealand Clive William Joseph Walklin 1,999 6.90 Communist Party of New Zealand Jack Locke 1,642 5.67 -0.30 Independent politician William John McFaul 1,513 5.22 References autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Christchurch Category:1962 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Christchurch Category:October 1962 in Oceania Category:1960s in Christchurch