1941 Christchurch mayoral election

October 2019 October 2019 1941 Christchurch mayoral election New Zealand Christchurch COA pre-1949.jpg Presidential no 1938 Christchurch mayoral election 1938 1944 Christchurch mayoral election 1944 17 May 1941 30,846 150x150px Ernest Andrews Christchurch Citizens' Association 13,563 43.97 150x150px Edward Parlane New Zealand Labour Party 12,371 40.11 100px John Keith Moloney Independent politician 4,672 15.15 Mayor Robert Macfarlane New Zealand Labour Party Ernest Andrews Christchurch Citizens' Association The 1941 Christchurch City mayoral election was held on 17 May. The incumbent, Robert Macfarlane of the Labour Party, did not stand for re-election as he wanted to serve in WWII. Four candidates stood and Ernest Andrews of the conservative Citizens' Association was successful.Clark Kath 4m10 Macfarlane, Robert Mafeking 25 October 2019Election notices https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410507.2.97.1 25 October 2019 The Press LXXVII 23322 7 May 1941 12 Andrews was installed on 28 May 1941. Background The 1938 Christchurch mayoral election had been won by Robert Macfarlane of the Labour Party, beating John Guthrie of the conservative-leaning Citizens' Association. The city council was made up of 11 Labour members and 5 from the Citizens' Association, which gave the Labour Party a strong majority.Local body elections: Mr R. M. Macfarlane wins mayoralty https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19380512.2.75 23 October 2019 The Press LXXIV 22399 12 May 1938 18 Macfarlane was a strong proponent of war service and was determined to serve himself. He started military training in Burnham in January 1941.Mayor as soldier https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19410107.2.33 27 October 2019 Ashburton Guardian 61 73 7 January 1941 4 When the Christchurch Labour Representation Committee met on 20 February 1941 to elect the candidates for the upcoming local elections on 20 February, Macfarlane announced his retirement from the mayoralty.Mayoralty of city: Mr Parlane Labour candidate https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410221.2.67 27 October 2019 The Press LXXVII 23260 21 February 1941 10 Ernest Andrews' candidacy was announced on 5 December 1940. Andrews was a senior councillor with long service and a member of the conservative-leaning Citizens' Association. Andrews responded to a request by a large deputation.City mayoralty: Mr E. H. Andrews a candidate https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19401206.2.15 16 November 2019 The Press LXXVI 23196 6 December 1940 3 His candidacy came outside of the normal Citizens' Association process where several candidates would go through a nomination process. It took until 18 February 1941 before Andrews was confirmed as the official candidate of the Citizens' Association.The mayoral election: Support for Mr E. H. Andrews https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410219.2.52 16 November 2019 The Press LXXVII 23258 19 February 1941 8 Candidates Ernest Andrews Ernest Herbert Andrews was a senior city councillor whose candidacy was announced on 5 December 1940. Andrews had been born in 1873 near Nelson. He had studied at Canterbury University College and had been a school teacher in various parts of the country before settling in Christchurch with a printing business in 1907. A representative cricketer, he was involved with numerous organisations.Scholefield 1951 6 He had continuously been a member of Christchurch City Council since 1919, had chaired almost every council committee, and had been deputy-mayor under John Beanland (1936–1938). John Moloney John Keith Moloney, a barrister in Christchurch, announced his candidacy on 5 March.The Press https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410306.2.61 8 LXXVII 23271 6 March 1941 City mayoralty: Mr J. K. Moloney to stand 29 October 2019 Originally from Dunedin, he had come to Christchurch in the mid-1890s and had been there since with the exception of WWI.An independent candidate: mayoral election https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410501.2.77 29 October 2019 The Press LXXVII 23317 1 May 1941 8 He had not previously been on the city council. http://www1.ccc.govt.nz/handbook/councillorsofthecityofchristchurch.asp Councillors of the City of Christchurch Christchurch City Council 29 October 2019 Christchurch dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110720010657/http://www1.ccc.govt.nz/handbook/councillorsofthecityofchristchurch.asp 20 July 2011 dmy Moloney had set up and was leading a group called "Win the War". He had been the president of the Canterbury Rugby Union since 1938.General news https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410320.2.45 29 October 2019 The Press LXXVII 23283 20 March 1941 6 He advocated for the amalgamation of various local bodies plus organisations like the Drainage Board, the Fire Board, the Tramway Board, to be administered by Christchurch City Council. Edward Parlane The Labour Party candidacy for the mayoralty was first discussed in The Press in December 1940, with the party's preference that a new mayor be elected as opposed to the deputy mayor taking the leadership position if the incumbent, Macfarlane, were to leave the country on war service for an indeterminate length of time. At that point, John Septimus "Jack" Barnett (the present deputy mayor) and Edward Parlane were given as the most likely candidates.Labour and the mayoralty: Second ballot possible https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19401210.2.40 27 October 2019 The Press LXXVI 23199 10 December 1940 6 Parlane was chosen at the Christchurch Labour Representation Committee meeting on 20 February 1941. Parlane was born in Rangiora in 1874. He received his education at East Oxford primary school, where he then did farming until age 20 followed by some years of farming in the North Island. He returned to Rangiora and became involved in unions; first the Flourmillers' Union and then the Canterbury Timber Workers' Union in Christchurch. In 1923, he became the secretary of the Timber Workers' UnionGeneral news https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19230426.2.86 27 October 2019 The Press LIX 17747 26 April 1923 12 and still held the position in 1941, as well as secretary of the Canterbury Drivers' Union.Scholefield 1951 182 He was on the board of Christchurch West High School and was one of the founders of the Addington public library; he served as the library's president for 10 years. He was first elected onto Christchurch City Council in 1929 and lived in Addington's Cotterill Street.Scholefield 1951 182 His elder brother, Andrew Parlane (born 1869), was elected onto Wellington City Council in 1936.Scholefield 1951 181 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19360509.2.85 The Evening Post 10 No by-election 9 May 1936 28 October 2019 CXXI 109 Charles Thomas Rodda Charles Thomas Rodda was born on 31 December 1871 in Victoria, Australia.C. T. Rodda https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410513.2.84.3 16 November 2019 The Press LXXVII 23327 13 May 1941 11 He announced his candidacy on nomination day: 6 May 1941. Rodda was self-employed as a painter and paperhanger.The municipal elections: four candidates for mayoralty https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/s/CHP19410507.2.55 16 November 2019 The Press LXXVII 23322 7 May 1941 8 Rodda campaigned that New Brighton be connected to the Christchurch sewerage system, and that the Lyttelton road tunnel and a Christchurch Town Hall be built.Local body elections https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/s/CHP19410515.2.20 16 November 2019 The Press LXXVII 23329 15 May 1941 5 Results The election was held on Saturday, 17 May 1941, from 9 am to 6 pm.Election notices https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410507.2.97.2 25 October 2019 The Press LXXVII 23322 7 May 1941 12 This was a change from previous elections which had been held on Wednesdays, from 9 am to 7 pm.Poll to be held to-day https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19380511.2.103 25 October 2019 The Press LXXIV 22398 11 May 1938 12 The first-past-the-post voting system was used. There were 24 polling booths in Christchurch Central and Richmond, 21 polling booths across Linwood and Woolston, 28 polling booths across St Albans and Papanui, 36 polling booths across Sydenham and Spreydon, 1 polling booth in Lyttelton, and 6 polling booths in New Brighton; a total of 116 booths. Huntsbury and the borough of New Brighton had joined with Christchurch city on 1 April 1941 and polling booths for a Christchurch election were in those areas for the first time.Densem John Christchurch chronology: a history of settlement 1990 Environmental Policy and Planning Policy Unit, Christchurch City Council Christchurch second http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/Chronology/Year/1941.asp 25 October 2019 There were four different bodies elected that day. Apart from the mayoralty, people voted for 16 city councillors (33 candidates), 10 hospital board representatives (22 candidates), and 4 Lyttelton Harbour Board representatives (8 candidates). In addition, the Christchurch Tramway District held elections on that day but while many of the polling booths were the same as for the other elections, this was separately organised.Election notices https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410507.2.97.3 25 October 2019 The Press LXXVII 23322 7 May 1941 12 The election had a poor turnout, much reduced from the 1938 election despite a much larger roll due to the Borough of New Brighton having been added to the city since. Jack Roberts, the president of the Christchurch Labour Representation Committee, lamented that worker apathy had cost his party the election.Defeat in city mayoralty and council https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410519.2.33.1 26 October 2019 The Press LXXVII 23332 19 May 1941 6 Mayoral election results 1941 Christchurch mayoral electionVoting for the mayoralty https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410519.2.33.2 25 October 2019 The Press LXXVII 23332 19 May 1941 6 Christchurch Citizens' Association Ernest Andrews 13,563 43.97 New Zealand Labour Party Edward Parlane 12,371 40.11 Independent politician John Keith Moloney 4,672 15.15 Independent politician Charles Thomas Rodda 240 0.78 1,192 3.86 30,846 Andrews was installed on 28 May 1941 at a ceremony held at the municipal offices in Manchester Street.New Mayor and Council https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410529.2.38 25 October 2019 The Press LXXVII 23341 29 May 1941 6 City councillor election results 1941 Christchurch City Council electionThe city council election: Official count https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410524.2.56 25 October 2019 The Press LXXVII 23337 24 May 1941 8 Christchurch Citizens' Association Thomas Milliken 17,962 65.90 +20.48 Christchurch Citizens' Association Melville Lyons 16,692 61.24 +15.81 New Zealand Labour Party Jack Barnett 16,534 60.66 +3.18 Christchurch Citizens' Association Jim Clarke 15,953 58.53 Christchurch Citizens' Association Frank Sturmer Wilding 15,772 57.86 New Zealand Labour Party George Manning 15,074 55.30 -1.24 Christchurch Citizens' Association Mark Kershaw 14,393 52.80 Christchurch Citizens' Association Reginald Gilbert Brown 14,386 52.78 Christchurch Citizens' Association John James Hurley 14,176 52.01 New Zealand Labour Party Harold Denton 14,174 52.00 +1.20 Christchurch Citizens' Association Mary McLean 13,970 51.25 Christchurch Citizens' Association Hugh Paterson Donald 13,857 50.84 Christchurch Citizens' Association Samuel Harvey Maddren 13,852 50.82 New Zealand Labour Party Teresa Green 13,732 50.38 Christchurch Citizens' Association Clyde Sheppard 13,674 50.17 Christchurch Citizens' Association Bill Glue 13,610 49.93 Christchurch Citizens' Association George Griffiths 13,219 48.50 New Zealand Labour Party Thomas Nuttall 13,076 47.97 -0.80 New Zealand Labour Party Mabel Howard 12,713 46.64 -3.78 Christchurch Citizens' Association Fred Whiley 12,663 46.46 New Zealand Labour Party John Edward Jones 12,263 44.99 -2.57 New Zealand Labour Party Ernest Alan Sharp 11,990 43.99 -2.69 New Zealand Labour Party Louisa Macfarlane 11,522 42.27 New Zealand Labour Party Reg Jones 11,158 40.93 -4.04 New Zealand Labour Party Archie Grant 11,113 40.77 New Zealand Labour Party Margaret Annie Denton 11,046 40.52 New Zealand Labour Party Tommy Martin 10,213 37.47 New Zealand Labour Party Frederick Kelso 10,118 37.12 -5.57 New Zealand Labour Party Rosina Stuart Trevella 9,247 33.92 Independent politician Charles Seymour Trillo 5,146 18.88 Independent politician Percy Samuel Turnbull 4,990 18.30 Communist Party of New Zealand Jack Locke 2,926 10.73 Independent politician Lynwood Hollings 2,856 10.47 right 300px Andrews and the mayoress Eveleyn Couzins Andrews was a widower and his late wife's niece, Eveleyn Couzins, acted as mayoress. Andrews remained mayor until his retirement in 1950. Couzins died in 1945 and his daughter Gwendoline took on the role as mayoress.Scholefield 1951 6 Notes References Who's Who in New Zealand Scholefield Guy Guy Scholefield 1951 5th A.H. & A.W. Reed Wellington Category:Mayoral elections in Christchurch Category:1941 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Christchurch Category:1940s in Christchurch