1919 Wellington mayoral election

New Zealand local election November 2016 November 2016 1919 Wellington mayoral election New Zealand Wellington coat of arms (1878-1951) (shield only).svg Presidential no 1917 Wellington mayoral election 1917 1921 Wellington mayoral election 1921 30 April 1919 17,290 (54.11%) 102px John Luke Wellington Citizens League 7,361 42.57 97px John Read New Zealand Labour Party 6,376 36.87 100px William Barber Independent politician 3,553 20.54 Mayor John Luke John Luke The 1919 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1919, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The incumbent Mayor John Luke retained office for a fourth consecutive term. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Mayoralty results 1919 Wellington mayoral electionhttp://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19190512.2.23 The Evening Post 4 Council Elections 12 May 1919 7 June 2016 XCVII 110 Wellington Citizens League John Luke 7,361 42.57 New Zealand Labour Party John Read 6,376 36.87 Independent politician William Barber 3,553 20.54 985 5.69 17,290 54.11 Councillor results 1919 Wellington City Council electionhttp://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZFL19190514.2.56.2 Free Lance 20 Wellington City Council 14 May 1919 7 June 2016 XVIII 984 Wellington Citizens League Robert Wright 7,892 57.22 -11.87 Wellington Citizens League Charles Norwood 7,468 54.14 +2.98 Wellington Citizens League Len McKenzie 7,264 52.66 -11.26 Wellington Citizens League Martin Luckie 7,179 52.05 -9.32 New Zealand Labour Party John Hutchison 7,100 51.47 +6.70 Wellington Citizens League John Shorland 6,745 48.90 -2.82 Wellington Citizens League William Bennett 6,684 48.46 -10.67 Wellington Citizens League Arthur Atkinson 6,544 47.44 -19.42 Independent politician George Frost 6,525 47.31 -25.59 New Zealand Labour Party Peter Fraser 6,509 47.19 Independent politician James Dale 6,242 45.25 New Zealand Labour Party Charles Chapman 6,239 45.23 +7.22 Wellington Citizens League Thomas Forsyth 6,093 44.17 Wellington Citizens League William Thompson 6,054 43.89 -3.74 New Zealand Labour Party John Glover 5,697 41.30 +2.00 Wellington Citizens League Frank Meadowcroft 5,693 41.27 Wellington Citizens League Henry Bennett 5,604 40.63 New Zealand Labour Party Tom Brindle 5,483 39.75 Wellington Citizens League William Hildreth 5,440 39.44 -10.08 New Zealand Labour Party Jessie Aitken 5,400 39.15 Wellington Citizens League William Gaudin 5,374 38.96 Independent politician Frederick Manton 5,316 38.54 New Zealand Labour Party Alexander Croskery 5,299 38.42 New Zealand Labour Party Alec Monteith 5,165 37.44 New Zealand Labour Party Fred Evans 5,107 37.02 Wellington Citizens League Sidney Nathan 4,964 35.99 Wellington Citizens League Bert Royle 4,935 35.78 New Zealand Labour Party Sarah Beck 4,904 35.55 New Zealand Labour Party Herbert Swindell 4,588 33.26 New Zealand Labour Party Sarah Snow 4,511 32.70 New Zealand Labour Party Robert McKeen 4,446 32.23 New Zealand Labour Party William McArley 4,422 32.06 New Zealand Labour Party Bob Stickney 4,264 30.91 Independent politician Edward Righton 4,253 30.83 Independent politician John Fitzgerald 4,155 30.12 -18.30 Independent politician Maud Gibbons 3,509 25.44 Independent politician Jane Donaldson 2,155 15.62 Independent politician James Clark 2,122 15.38 Independent politician Andrew Hornblow 1,716 12.44 Independent politician Charles Mackintosh 1,665 12.07 Independent politician William Edwards 1,564 11.33 Notes References Barry Gustafson Barry Gustafson Labour's path to political independence: The Origins and Establishment of the New Zealand Labour Party, 1900–19 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland University Press 1980 0-19-647986-X autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Wellington Category:1919 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1910s in Wellington Category:Long stubs with short prose Category:April 1919 in Oceania